The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today

1. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union promises some fireworks

— Trump will tout tax cuts, the economy, and his attempts to deal with DREAMers, but the White House seems to be suggesting it will not be a bombastic campaign-style speech.

— Democrats are bringing multiple protest guests to the event, including sexual harassment victims and DACA recipients, and Trump is bringing an ICE agent and MS-13 victims’ family members.

2. FBI’s Andrew McCabe resigns and, like most happenings involving Trump, the media is sure something is wrong

— It is what is called a “surprise resignation“, even though it has been speculated for months.

— There are plenty of complaints about McCabe’s behavior.

3. The House has voted to “#ReleaseTheMemo” but it is still up to Trump

— The memo reportedly tells of misconduct at the FBI and the DOJ regarding the Trump campaign and surveillance.

— A competing Democrat memo was blocked from being released, but this memo hasn’t even been presented to the House.

4. Congressman Robert Aderholt wants the Senate to change their filibuster rules

— Aderholt feels the rules keep Republicans from passing legislation the House sends to the Senate, and that was not the intent of the filibuster.

— Republicans have long complained about the rules that keep legislation that could pass from passing the Senate; they also have stated that they believe Democrats will kill the filibuster if they take control of the Senate.

5. 20-week abortion ban fails, Doug Jones votes against it

— An attempt to join almost every country on the planet with a 20-week abortion ban was blocked by Democrats; the bill required 60 votes but only received 51.

— Jones made this position clear in a “Meet The Press” interview last year when he told host Chuck Todd he was for no restrictions on abortion until birth.

6. State Representative Patricia Todd has decided to step down over Alabama’s ethics law; more speculated to follow

— Todd says, “The current ethic laws and the time to serve as a legislator create a barrier for me to secure full time employment.”

— Montgomery rumors seem to imply that the Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed between 25-70 lawmakers for campaign finance issues.

7. People knew the Grammys would be lecturing them, so they opted out

— The show was down 24 percent since last year, but still had 19.8 million viewers.

— The highlights of the show weren’t any musical performances; instead all people are talking about is Hillary Clinton reading a book slamming Donald Trump and other anti-Trump moments.