Alabama

• Governor Ivey signs into law changes to U of A School of Social Work
• Governor Ivey signs into law accountability for appointed board members
• An Audit of the Administrative Office of Courts shows multiple oversights
• Jesse Battles is running for state legislature as an Independent candidate
• Mobile County sheriff looking at possible drug connection in quadruple homicide
• US Space Command releases a rendering of future HQ facility in Huntsville

National

• VP Vance heads to Pakistan once again for talks to end Iran War
• House Oversight committee looking into case of disappearing scientists
• FBI director Kash Patel files defamation lawsuit against Atlantic magazine
• TX AG Paxton files lawsuit against ActBlue for illegal campaign donations
• CEO of Apple Tim Cook to officially leave position Sept. 1st of this year