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OAN Staff Chloe Hauxwell9:30 AM – Monday, January 26, 2026 The Trump administration is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to manage…

President Trump is sending Tom Homan to Minnesota. It seems like he is sidelining Secretary Kristi Noem, or that he just believes she needs more help. He said Homan is “tough but fair.” Trump said Homan will report “directly to me” and will help lead the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis and […] The post Tom Homan’s Heading for Minneapolis After the President’s “Very Good Call” with Walz appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Seven people are dead, and one is injured after a private jet crashed in Maine on Sunday night. The crash took place at around 7:45 p.m. at Bangor International Airport after the craft attempted to take off during harsh winter conditions. The identities of the victims have not yet been released, and federal authorities are expected to arrive on Monday to investigate.  The Associated Press first reported the deaths and noted that the injured person was a crew member.  “At approximately 7:45 p.m. there was an incident involving a single aircraft that was departing from [Bangor International Airport],” the airport announced Sunday. “First responders are still on scene and are expected to be actively working the site for several more hours before any additional information is available.” Fire and rescue crews from the 101st Maine Air National Guard, firefighters from Bangor and nearby cities, and the Bangor Police Department all responded to the scene.  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified the crashed plane as a Bombardier CL 600. The plane ended up upside down and on fire, the Bangor Daily News reported.  The condition of the victims was not known for over 12 hours after the crash. Local officials said it was the responsibility of federal officials to release that information. The NTSB, however, said that local authorities handled updates on passenger conditions.  When asked why it had been ruled safe for departure despite the snow and ice, the spokesman said that other planes were arriving and departing at the same time.  “The snow removal operations were in progress and again, there were planes landing and departing… around that time of day,” the spokesman said.  An airport spokesman said that federal investigators were expected to arrive on Monday. In a different statement, the NTSB said it expected to be on the scene soon.  “A team of NTSB investigators is currently assembling and is expected to arrive on scene shortly. Once on site, the investigator will begin the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft. The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation,” the NTSB said.  A preliminary report on the crash will be released within 30 days.

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, took out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to apologize for his past antisemitic outbursts. The 48-year-old rapper blamed the rants on mental health issues caused by a car crash he was in over two decades ago. “I lost touch with reality. Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem,” West wrote of his manic episodes in the advertisement titled “To Those I’ve Hurt.” “I said and did things I deeply regret. Some of the people I love the most, I treated the worst. You endured fear, confusion, humiliation, and the exhaustion of trying to love someone who was, at times, unrecognizable. Looking back, I became detached from my true self.” Over the years, Ye made social media statements and appeared in interviews praising Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and disparaging Jewish people. He also sold merchandise promoting these antisemitic views and came out with a single, “Heil Hitler,” in May 2025.  One of the most viral examples of this was when Ye appeared on Alex Jones’ “Infowars” podcast in 2022, during which he said, “Every human being has something of value that they bring to the table, especially Hitler.” He said the Nazis, “did good things too,” adding that, “We gotta stop dissing the Nazis all the time.” Prior to that, Ye made several virulent antisemitic statements, including that he wanted to go “death con 3” on “JEWISH PEOPLE,” saying his children could learn “financial engineering” in a Jewish school. He blamed “Jewish Zionists” for his problems, blamed his marriage with Kim Kardashian ending due to “Zionist media handlers surrounding her,” and showed a list of the Jews that he believes control the media. The rapper went on to describe what it was like inside his head during his rants. “You don’t think you’re sick,” he wrote, adding that it feels as though “everyone else is overreacting. You feel like you’re seeing the world more clearly than ever, when in reality you’re losing your grip entirely. Once people label you as ‘crazy,’ you feel as if you cannot contribute anything meaningful to the world.”  He added, “The scariest thing about this disorder is how persuasive it is when it tells you: You don’t need help. It makes you blind, but convinced you have insight. You feel powerful, certain, and unstoppable.” Ye said that during his “fractured state,” he “gravitated toward the most destructive symbol I could find, the swastika, and even sold t-shirts bearing it.” Ye went on to say, “One of the difficult aspects of having bipolar type-1 are the disconnected moments — many of which I still cannot recall — that lead to poor judgment and reckless behavior that oftentimes feels like an out-of-body experience. I regret and am deeply mortified by my actions in that state, and am committed to accountability, treatment, and meaningful change. It does not excuse what I did, though. I am not a Nazi or an antisemite. I love Jewish people.” The rapper later said that “the black community” is “unquestionably the foundation of who I am.” “I am sorry to have let you down,” he wrote in the one-page spread. “I love us.” Ye concluded by thanking his wife, Bianca Censori, for sticking by his side as he hit “rock bottom” several months ago. He also pleaded with fans and the public to be patient during his recovery. The recording artist wrote that he’s found “much-needed clarity” and is putting his “energy into positive, meaningful art: music, clothing, design, and other new ideas to help the world.”  “I’m not asking for sympathy, or a free pass, though I aspire to earn your forgiveness. I write today simply to ask for you patience and understanding as I find my way home,” Ye concluded. 

Actress Natalie Portman raised concerns about the lack of female directors recognized in this year’s Academy Award nominations.  The 44-year-old made the remarks over the weekend while hitting the Sundance Film Festival press circuit, per Variety. Portman wore“ICE OUT” and “Be Good” pins as an apparent statement against fatal interactions between federal immigration agents and protesters in Minneapolis. “So many of the best films I saw this year were made by women,” Portman told the outlet. “You just see the barriers at every level because so many were not recognized at awards time.” The actress went on to cite specific projects she said deserved Oscar nominations this year.  “Between ‘Sorry Baby’ and ‘Left-Handed Girl’ and ‘Hedda’ and ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’…extraordinary films this year that I think a lot of people are enjoying and loving, but are not getting the accolades that they deserve,” she went on. This year, one woman was nominated in the Best Director category: Chloé Zhao, director of the historical drama “Hamnet.” Other nominees in the category include Josh Safdie for “Marty Supreme,” Paul Thomas Anderson for “One Battle After Another,” Joachim Trier for “Sentimental Value,” and Ryan Coogler for “Sinners.”  Portman was at Sundance promoting her film, “The Gallerist,” which was also directed by a woman. The actress also disparaged federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. “This is such a joyful community celebrating film here and we’re so excited to be showing ‘The Gallerist,’ but we’re also at a moment in our country’s history that is quite devastating,” Portman told Variety.  “It’s really impossible not to talk about what is happening right now and the brutality of ICE and how it has to stop immediately,” she said. “But also, there’s a beautiful community that Americans are showing right now. They’re showing up for each other, protecting each other and fighting for their freedom. It’s a bittersweet moment to celebrate something we’re so proud of on the backdrop of our nation in pain.”

Iran and its Houthi allies escalated threats against the United States this week as a Navy carrier strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln moved toward the Middle East, signaling the potential for wider confrontation if tensions continue to rise. The veiled threat came in the form of a video showing an earlier Houthi attack on a commercial cargo ship left burning at sea, accompanied only by the word “Soon.” The message could also be a signal of a return to attacks on all ships in the region, as happened in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.   Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released a video suggesting a resumption of maritime strikes in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Red Sea. The group indicated these actions would serve as a direct response to any potential American military aggression against Iran. pic.twitter.com/tPdgZUVatA — Geopoliti? Monitor (@GeopolitixM) January 26, 2026 The threat was reinforced by Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, who said the Iran-backed group would not remain on the sidelines if a conflict expanded to include Tehran. In a statement circulated online, Saree vowed continued support for Hamas forces in Gaza. He warned that the Houthis would stand with “any Arab or Islamic country” confronting what he described as Israeli aggression backed by the United States. Iran issued its own warnings as well. Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Reza Talaei-Nik said Monday that any military action by the United States or Israel would trigger a response “more painful and more decisive than in the past,” according to Iranian state-linked media. Over the weekend, Iranian authorities unveiled a banner in Tehran’s Enghelab (Revolution) Square depicting an American aircraft carrier covered in blood and bodies, accompanied by the warning: “If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind.” The display explicitly referenced the Lincoln. President Donald Trump has said the strike group is being redeployed “just in case” he decides to take action against Iran. Trump has already publicly stated that an attack from the United States would come if Tehran killed peaceful protesters or conducted mass executions of those it has arrested in the massive crackdown over the demonstrations. For weeks, large-scale protests against the Iranian regime have spread across multiple cities, with security forces responding with lethal force. Opposition groups and human rights monitors estimate that roughly 4,000 protesters have already been killed, while authorities imposed a near-total internet blackout for nearly two weeks in an effort to prevent images and video of the crackdown from reaching the outside world. The unrest, initially sparked by extreme inflation that caused a crash in the value of the rial and soaring prices for basic goods, has placed an intensified strain on Tehran at a time when an economic collapse and recent regional defeats have pushed the regime to its limits.  Historically, periods of domestic instability in Iran have increased the regime’s will to seek leverage abroad. Typically, this meant using proxy forces capable of striking at American, Israeli, or commercial targets across the region. However, this philosophy makes the latest crisis a near impossible equation for the current leadership in Iran to come to any conclusion without seriously neutering or collapsing their reign. The American naval action is widely viewed as a signal of deterrence amid concerns that a weakened or destabilized Iranian regime could lash out through its network of proxy forces, including the Houthis in Yemen and Hamas in Gaza, which are heavily funded, trained, and armed by Tehran.  The U.S. military has not publicly responded to the threats. While the Houthis and Iran issued separate warnings, the parallel messaging from Tehran and its regional partners follows the pattern of historical reliance on proxy forces by the mullahs when undermined domestically. The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is intended to complicate the calculus for the regime, signaling U.S. readiness to respond to any escalation while reinforcing deterrence at a moment when Iran’s leadership faces its greatest threat in years.

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