Alabama: Sen. Tuberville wants to dissolve DEI policies completely/  Bill passed AL House that allows the death penalty for convicted child rapist/  The vote on a  bill to restructure the AL Dept of Veterans Affairs has been delayed due to new amendments/  AL's school superintendent weighs in on Trump wanting to abolish the Dept. of Education/  ALGOP chairman John Wahl to seek a 3rd term, leadership vote will be on March 1st

National: President Trump initiates talks with Russia and Ukraine to end the war there/ DefSec Hegseth says that Ukraine should not seek to become member of NATO/.  Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as new Director of National Intelligence/US attorney general Pam Bondi now suing state of NY for "green lighting" illegal aliens/  DOGE cutting out wasteful government contracts and saving US taxpayers $1B per day/Federal judge removes injunction on Trump's plan to buyout federal employees/ USAID humanitarian aid now found in possession of Hezbollah terroriss