7. Comedian Michael Rapaport claims his comedy show was canceled in Birmingham due to threats over his public support for Israel.

6. Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil claimed the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas was a desperate attempt to make Gaza’s plight heard globally, defending the terrorists, justifying terrorism, and showing why the Trump organization wanted him out of the country.

5. Alabama landed at No. 8 in the 2025 preseason college football coaches poll, with Texas taking the top spot. Other SEC teams throughout the top 25 are Georgia at 4, LSU at 9, South Carolina at 13, Ole Miss at 15, Florida at 16, Tennessee at 18, and Texas A&M at 21.

4. Governor-elect Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) criticized Texas Democrats for fleeing the state to avoid a redistricting vote, calling them “cowards.” The issue of congressional redistricting remains in the news as illegal immigrants in the census reveal that there are millions of illegals in California and Texas, and hundreds of thousands in Florida, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Arizona.

3. U.S. Transportation Secretary/interim NASA Director Sean Duffy announced wild plans to deploy a nuclear reactor on the moon as part of its strategy to win the “second space race” against international competitors.

2. Former Attorney General and U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Mobile) was subpoenaed by a U.S. House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case, along with President Bill Clinton and many others, as the case continues crawling toward further explanation as federal inmate Ghislaine Maxwell is now opposing transcript unsealing.

1. U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Montgomery) criticized Democrats and Republicans for failing to secure the border, while Trump called undocumented immigrants “very special people” and opened the door for illegals to do farm work.

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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.