7. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is forcing Senate action on the college sports bill, declaring it has become free agency as he pushes for national rules on NIL, transfers, and athlete compensation to restore order to what he sees as a chaotic system harming student-athletes and the integrity of college athletics.

6. Gov. Kay Ivey encouraged Alabama families to open a Trump Account as part of an initiative to promote savings, financial responsibility, and family-focused economic policies in the state, “[e]very American child born between Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2028, will receive $1,000 in their Trump Account.”

5. The Alabama Department of Transportation has $393 million in ongoing road projects in the Huntsville metro area with several major initiatives currently under construction or in planning stages to improve infrastructure in the fast-growing North Alabama region.

4. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen unloaded on John Wahl after surrogates disclosed what he called completely false state ethics complaints, describing the move as a blatant ploy in the heated lieutenant governor Republican runoff.

3. Ex-Navy SEAL Jared Hudson declined to say if he believes U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is a veteran amid ongoing questions about military service records in the contentious Alabama U.S. Senate runoff.

2. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham), who sought the support of an organization that is accused of funding white supremacy, extremism, and racial violence, went on offense for ActBlue and the Southern Poverty Law Center by playing the race card against the Trump DOJ, accusing it of harassing black women with bogus lawsuits.

1. President Donald Trump convened a situation room meeting on Iran as the administration weighs ongoing potential strikes while U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) warned the Iranian regime against dragging its feet amid peace negotiations.

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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.