7. Protests in Mexico City against American-driven “gentrification” turned violent, with demonstrators vandalizing businesses and harassing tourists.

6. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall emphasized the state’s leadership in challenging progressive policies, positioning Alabama as a conservative stronghold.

5. Alabama GOP Chairman John Wahl views the U.S. Supreme Court’s delay in deciding Louisiana’s redistricting case as a favorable sign for Alabama’s similar Voting Rights Act dispute.

4. President Donald Trump’s advisor Scott Bessent proposed an Aug. 1 deadline for new tariffs to “boomerang” to Liberation Day levels; he downplayed concerns over inflation and economic pitfalls as “tariff derangement syndrome,” and noting these projections have not come true yet.

3. President Donald Trump dismissed Elon Musk’s America Party political ambitions as “ridiculous,” sharply rebuking the billionaire’s plan for a political party.

2. An eight-year-old Alabama girl, Sarah Marsh, has died in Texas flash floods, sparking debates over the National Weather Service’s performance and Trump’s climate policies as contributors.

1. President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on Independence Day, full of stuff Alabamians voted for, extending 2017 tax cuts, increases to NASA’s funding when they were talking about major cuts, increasing defense and border spending, eliminating clean energy credits, and tightening immigration enforcement.

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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.