7. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) introduced a bill seeking the death penalty for illegal immigrants convicted of murdering U.S. citizens.
6. Democrat lawmakers and officials attempted to gain access to an ICE facility in New Jersey; many were arrested and charges are pending for assaulting officers, which video shows they did, despite their claims otherwise.
5. A bill that will regulate vaping products, including age restrictions and places it can be sold, is on Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk but intense lobbying have some suggesting she may not sign it.
4. Alabama’s most famous meteorologist, James Spann, can’t get over the controversy over the soon-to-be Alabama Legislature-approved “Gulf of America” name so he is trying to opt out of the conversation by calling it “the Gulf.”
3. Alabama Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter defended allowing a 5% overtime tax cut to expire, citing a $320 million education budget hit
2. Russia and Ukraine’s presidents may be moving toward a potential face-to-face later this week with hopes for a total ceasefire. Additionally, a ceasefire between India and Pakistan was declared after about a week of skirmishes and attacks between the nuclear powers – all of this should make President Donald Trump a future Nobel Peace Prize winner.
1. President Donald Trump’s schedule was packed this weekend and it appears there is a tentative trade deal between China and the U.S., while he also signed an executive order to cut drug prices and he got a free plane.
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