7. Birmingham is offering multiple parents $500 to ensure their children attend school on the first day, aiming to boost attendance rates.

6. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is set to release police footage of the shooting death of Jabari Peoples today, addressing public demand for transparency.

5. Governor-elect Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) proposed legislation to ban foreign nationals from “hostile” countries – including China and Iran – from attending American colleges.

4. President Donald Trump raised tariffs on Canada to 35% and set new rates for dozens of other countries, aiming to bolster U.S. trade policy as his deadline arrives today and new tariffs will go into effect on Aug. 7.

3. U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsvlle) stated that young talent will fill the roles of retiring NASA workers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville after a large group of the agency’s leadership accepted buyouts.

2. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) accurately expressed skepticism about Democrats’ sudden interest in the Jeffrey Epstein files, calling it politically motivated, which seems obvious as they never demanded the focus on the case until they realized they could use it against President Donald Trump.

1. Declassified documents reveal Hillary Clinton approved a plan by campaign aides to smear then-candidate Donald Trump with Russia collusion allegations during the 2016 election, more troubling are the revelations that the Department of Justice was led by people who carried out her plan and used it after Trump won.

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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.