7. Florida went into Jordan-Hare Stadium and won there for the first time since 1999, earning the first signature SEC win of the Jon Sumrall era in a loss for Auburn in a battle of programs seeking a resurgence; now some claim the fans want Auburn’s head coach’s blood (not buying that).

6. A Democrat blocked fast-track passage of the data center ratepayer bill in Congress after the House had moved to make 100-megawatt-plus facilities cover their own power generation and grid upgrades, leaving the measure stalled amid Democrat objections and their desire to have a campaign issue.

5. U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) warned (accurately and honestly) that if Democrats take either chamber in 2027, “it will pretty much come to a screeching halt all the policies that President Trump wants to do,” saying Hakeem Jeffries or whoever becomes speaker “will just sit on the Trump policies,” and adding it “is not going to take a wave election” to flip the House, so “every vote is going to be so important.”

4. It’s the art of deal, as President Donald Trump got a huge win with a deal to get a stronger position in Greenland, much to the chagrin of the media and their Democrats, as he stated that “The United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland” and that “no U.S. adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval,” in a move that freezes out China and makes clear who controls the Arctic’s strategic future.

3. Insiders told the New York Post that OpenAI and Anthropic “oversold” rogue-AI hacks to pressure Washington D.C., into locking out competition, with one founder saying, “They were simply told to get the best result possible on a test,” even as President Donald Trump announced an “AI Force” and an AI czar, and insisted, “We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry,” and repeated, “Whoever wins AI wins,” while calling doomsday talk a “hoax.”

2. aldoctom claims school choice is splitting the Alabama governor’s race (it’s not) as the CHOOSE Act heads toward universal eligibility in 2027, with 34,000 students already approved for up to $7,000 and $174 million handed out, Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) writing that “we still have enough to give parents another option,” while Doug Jones, the cowardly caretaker former junior senator in an ill-fitting suit, who looks like he just woke up and stole his shoes from a homeless person, who will never be governor, attorney general, or U.S. Senator again, and loves crushing ice cream sandwiches, said he would phase the program out because “there is too much money that is going out of public education.”

1. National regular gas hit $4.48 a gallon, Alabama averaged $4.01, and President Donald Trump told a North Carolina rally that higher pump prices are “a very inexpensive price to pay for what we’ve done,” adding, “Frankly, even if it was a lot more,” and Republican strategists are warning, “Gas prices matter because they’re one of the few economic indicators voters experience and see in real time.”

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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.