Alabama

• Alabama Forestry Commission issues statewide fire danger advisory
• Governor Ivey announces $45M in grant money for projects in Coastal AL
• State lawmaker files bill to allow prayer and Bible reading during school days
• The Islamic Academy of AL seeks rezoning for school at Meadowbrook Corporate Park in Hoover
• DHS disputes claims from illegal alien arrested in AL and detained in LA
• State lawmaker wants state law to prohibit any power slapping competitions

National

• WH memo tells federal agencies to enact plan for government shutdown
• President Trump plans to cut more jobs during the shutdown
• SecWar Hegseth delivers public speech about removing "politics" in military
• DHS uncovers 1k cases of immigration fraud in Minneapolis, MN
• Illegal who lost job as school superintendent in Iowa also lived in Maryland and was receiving mail in ballots to vote