7. ALGOP Chairman John Wahl is pushing success sequence legislation to promote marriage and education as pathways out of poverty with a no-brainer strategy of graduating high school, getting a job, and not having kids until marriage.

6. Alabama truckers back a Trump administration order requiring English proficiency tests for commercial drivers, citing safety concerns.

5. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 1,000 undocumented workers at Baldwin County construction sites as enforcement efforts increase

4. The Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee approved legislation allowing historical horse racing in Greene County, reversing a prior rejection.

3. Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth conducted an informal Facebook poll to gauge support for a 2026 run for governor or U.S. Senate; governor seems to be winning out but that path may be closing with a Senate door opening.

2. According to tax records, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has a homestead exemption on an Alabama home, meaning suggestions he lives in Florida are disingenuous, at best, but they will continue.while the lieutenant governor polls for a 2026 race. 

1. Before a speech commemorating his first 100 days, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in Michigan scaling back tariffs on automakers’ imported parts and vehicles with a equation that factors in all tariffs paid on manufacturing. Meanwhile, the media want you to believe he is “dangerous dictator” and it is working