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January 19, 2026

7. Former Alabama running back Mark Ingram was selected to the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class with his Heisman-winning legacy, while Auburn legend Cam Newton was notably snubbed despite his national championship and Heisman accomplishments.

6. Six countries (Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Pakistan, Hungary, and India) have confirmed receiving U.S. invitations to join a Gaza peace board, part of efforts to establish a post-conflict governance framework amid ongoing regional stabilization discussions.

5. Governor Kay Ivey expanded school choice in Alabama by implementing a new federal scholarship tax credit program, allowing more families access to private and alternative education options through tax incentives.

4. European leaders warned President Donald Trump that tariffs over Greenland could trigger a dangerous downward spiral in transatlantic relations, including an unlikely threat of NATO dissolving; U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) expressed concerns about the tariff threats’ economic and diplomatic consequences.

3. Alabama’s online sales tax legal war has resurfaced again as the 2026 legislative session began, with concerns that invalidating the Simplified Sellers Use Tax could create revenue shortfalls, as larger cities push for destination-based taxation.

2. President Donald Trump issued a “complete and total endorsement” of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) in Alabama’s open U.S. Senate race for 2026; Moore says he is honored and immediately received an additional Club for Growth endorsement following Trump’s support.

1. President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to address ongoing unrest over the ICE shooting; the administration prepared 1,500 soldiers for potential deployment; the White House slammed Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who are currently under investigation, as the chaos continues to reign in the state.

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