7. Alabama State House Education Trust Fund Chairman State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) downplayed the potential Choose Act lawsuit being referenced by outgoing Huntsville School Board Member Andrea Alvarez as “saber rattling” while defending the school choice legislation that expands options for Alabama families.

6. A total of $43.8 million was spent across Alabama’s three biggest 2026 runoff races as candidates and outside groups poured massive resources into the high-stakes contests for U.S. Senate, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, with almost $27 million being spent in the U.S. Senate race.

5. White House advisor Stephen Miller said “America’s doors are closed fully to asylum seekers” after two  Supreme Court rulings made Haitians and Syrians ineligible to get a fast pass, the media and their Democrats erupted over the court’s decision.

4. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has asked a court to dismiss Colorado’s “sore loser” Space Command lawsuit as he fights what he calls politically motivated attempts to block Alabama getting U.S. Space Command headquarters.

3. A Republican State Senate nominee, Scott Ortis, says he expects gambling progress to be “fast and furious” after Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) takes office, as he anticipates significant movement on gambling legislation once Tuberville becomes governor.

2. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) differed on a massive housing bill with Tuberville calling it a “blank check for illegals” while Britt disputed that claim and said, “The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act appropriates zero dollars and maintains that illegal aliens are not eligible for HUD housing assistance,” as the legislation sits on President Donald Trump’s desk as a pawn in the push to get the Save America Act passed.

1. President Donald Trump and the administration continue advancing the Iran peace deal as Iran has attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, but oil prices are back near pre-conflict levels as negotiations continue, in related news, Iran and FIFA are mum on Iran’s desire to remove itself from a LGBTQ Pride match.

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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.