7. President Donald Trump’s proposed college sports commission, allegedly to be led by former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, is reportedly paused

6. The Supreme Court has graciously allowed President Donald Trump to remove Biden appointees from federal boards, allowing the president of the United States to run the government he was elected to lead.

5. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery.) and fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) defended U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) against liberal attacks on his mental health that have increased as Fetterman has shown a bipartisan lean.

4. A 10-foot alligator acting “abnormally,” reportedly going after a young girl in a south Huntsville neighborhood, was removed and euthanized; some locals are actually complaining about the death of a prehistoric killing machine.

3. The Trump administration has banned Harvard University from admitting international students because the administration says they have turned “their once-great institution into a hot-bed of anti-American, anti-Semitic, pro-terrorist agitators.”

2. Alabama’s Republican leaders have condemned an anti-Semitic terror attack on the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., as “evil,” while U.S. Reps.Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Montgomery) remained silent, as did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)

1. Alabama’s GOP delegation celebrated the passage of President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill,” touting how Republicans promised to do the things that are being done.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.