7. Governor-elect, National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) backs Alabama and Auburn presidents who denounced the Protect College Sports Act, saying Washington does not know college sports better than those who live it and criticizing the bill as another example of Congress trying to micromanage what it does not understand.

6. International World Cup visitors have shared numerous positive reactions online about Alabama’s hospitality, including stories of exceptional service at a Scottsboro diner where staff provided recommendations on Southern foods, complimentary desserts, and even covered the check for an Irish family.

5. Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Phillip Ensler and candidate for governor 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 and who will never be governor, attorney general, or U.S. Senator again, attributed the upcoming closure of the BF Goodrich tire plant in Tuscaloosa to President Donald Trump’s tariffs despite the company citing ongoing structural inefficiencies, under-capacity operations, and competitive pressures in the recreation and off-road tire segment as the reasons for consolidating production elsewhere.

4. A former University of Alabama English professor fired after her social media comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination rejected a settlement offer with the university, despite reports, that would have prohibited her from future employment at UA, UAB, or UAH, as educators nationwide disciplined for posts related to the activist continue to obtain large financial payouts in the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.

3. Embattled Maine Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, “Maine Kampf”, faced a second “explosive” allegation within days when an ex-girlfriend claimed he repeatedly removed condoms during sex without her permission in a sneaky manner despite her clear instructions to use them, adding to a recent rape accusation that has prompted multiple Democrats to withdraw endorsements and causing others to acknowledge they believe the accusations but they don’t care.

2. Alabama and states across the country are debating new rules for how power providers serve large energy customers like data centers, and it’s showing up as an issue for the midterms nationally.

1. President Donald Trump stated that the ceasefire and interim agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran are now over after Iran launched attacks on American bases in the Gulf and struck three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. retaliatory strikes on more than 80 targets and revocation of Iran’s ability to sell oil globally, with Tehran claiming U.S. and Israeli actions had made key elements of the deal ineffective.

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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.