CNN has finally stepped into the arena to cover Minnesota's ongoing scandal involving allegations of fraudulent day care centers funded by taxpayers -- but don't hold your breath for fair and honest reporting. On Tuesday, CNN host Anderson Cooper posted a video of reporter Whitney Wild on the ground in...

Former Republican Sen. Jon Kyl announced on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with dementia. Kyl, 83, represented Arizona in the Senate from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. He was Senate Minority Whip from 2007 to 2013. “I was blessed to represent the people of Arizona in Congress and to have numerous other opportunities to contribute to the political and civic life of our nation and state,” Kyl said in a statement, according to Fox News “However, the time has come for me to withdraw from public life. I have been diagnosed with a neurological disease manifesting as dementia,” the statement continued. A longtime public servant who represented Arizona from the 1990s to the 2010s announced he is retiring from public life. https://t.co/VxRGAEbcbK — KTAR News 92.3 (@KTAR923) December 30, 2025 Fox News has more: After leaving the Senate, Kyl joined the lobbying firm Covington and Burling, before being appointed in 2018 by then-Gov. Doug Ducey to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former Sen. John McCain. Kyl held the seat for several months in the Senate before rejoining the firm in 2019, where he helped guide the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The longtime Arizona lawmaker described himself as “a very fortunate man” despite the diagnosis. “My family and I now head down a path filled with moments of joy and increasing difficulties,” he stated. “I am grateful beyond expression for their love and support, in these coming days as in all the days of my life.” “A mentor, a friend and a confidant. Not sure I would have been Governor without his counsel and encouragement. Senator Jon Kyl is a giant set forth in the tradition of Arizona’s own Barry Goldwater. All my deepest love and prayers to him and the entire Kyl family,” former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said. A mentor, a friend and a confidant. Not sure I would have been Governor without his counsel and encouragement. Senator Jon Kyl is a giant set forth in the tradition of Arizona’s own Barry Goldwater. All my deepest love and prayers to him and the entire Kyl family. https://t.co/d4Vbpw62a2 — Doug Ducey (@DougDucey) December 31, 2025 “Jon Kyl has given decades of his life in service to Arizonans, and I’ll always be grateful for his commitment to our state and country. Dementia is a tough disease, and Gabby and I are thinking of him and the whole Kyl family, as they take this on together,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) commented. Jon Kyl has given decades of his life in service to Arizonans, and I’ll always be grateful for his commitment to our state and country. Dementia is a tough disease, and Gabby and I are thinking of him and the whole Kyl family, as they take this on together. https://t.co/Zzx4fAENaE — Senator Mark Kelly (@SenMarkKelly) December 31, 2025 The Hill shared: The son of former Rep. John Henry Kyl (R-Iowa) and Arlene Kyl, the former lawmaker was born in Oakland, Neb. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1964 and received his law degree from the school two years later. Kyl married his wife, Caryll, in 1964. They have two children and four grandchildren. As of 2021, roughly 57 million people worldwide had dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases each year, according to the World Health Organization. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. A study published in Nature Medicine earlier this year found that dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double to roughly 1 million new cases per year by 2060.

Zohran Mamdani will be the first New York City mayor to be sworn in on a Quran when he takes his oath of office on January 1st. Mamdani will be the first Muslim mayor of the Big Apple. According to the New York Post, Mamdani will use at least three different sets of the Quran to take the oath of office during public and private ceremonies. Zohran Mamdani will become first NYC mayor sworn in on Quran when he takes oath of office https://t.co/mvQT31E48R pic.twitter.com/O0wK1pcsDM — New York Post (@nypost) December 31, 2025 More from the New York Post: The far-left pol is expected to use his grandfather’s Quran and one that belonged to black writer and historian Arturo Schomburg, lent by the New York Public Library, during a private midnight ceremony at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station. During his daytime oath of office outside City Hall, he will again use his grandfather’s religious book and at least one other family Quran, the New York Times first reported and Mamdani’s rep confirmed. State Attorney General Letitia James will swear in Mamdani at midnight while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will deliver the oath of office to the democratic socialist later in the day. Recent mayors have used a variety of different religious texts with personal meaning and historical significance when getting sworn into office. The Old City Hall station was part of the city’s first subway line. It was decommissioned in 1945. “When Old City Hall Station first opened in 1904 — one of New York’s 28 original subway stations — it was a physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples’ lives,” Mamdani said, according to NBC New York. “That ambition need not be a memory confined only to our past, nor must it be isolated only to the tunnels beneath City Hall: it will be the purpose of the administration fortunate enough to serve New Yorkers from the building above,” he added. EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration. https://t.co/qBmYXIeZGk — Streetsblog New York (@StreetsblogNYC) December 29, 2025 NBC New York shared further: Mamdani’s transition formed an inaugural committee that includes actor John Turturro, playwright Cole Escola and writer Colson Whitehead, as well as advocates, small business owners and campaign workers who the incoming mayor’s office says have “provided perspective, guidance, and cultural sensibility” for the ceremony. The public swearing-in will be accompanied by a block party along a stretch of Broadway leading up to City Hall. Mamdani’s office expects thousands of people to attend and says there will be performances, music and interfaith elements.

Flu-vaccinated individuals face sharply higher rates of pneumonia and other non-flu respiratory illnesses compared to the unvaccinated, according to multiple peer-reviewed studies. While the flu shot may slightly reduce influenza itself, multiple studies prove that susceptibility [...] The post Major Study Links Flu Shot to 440% Surge in Pneumonia and Other Respiratory Illnesses appeared first on The People's Voice.

It looks like Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is traveling the world on work time and can now say she is gaining experience in foreign affairs. Whitmer wants to run for President. This year alone, it has cost a million dollars and 25% of her work time for her travels away from the USA, and to other […] The post Part-Time Gov: Whitmer Spent 25% of Her Time Outside Michigan appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Minnesota wins the clown world’s most corrupt election award. It was a tough choice, and they had to share it with California, which has banned voter ID. The prize is a Night with the Governor and His Family to listen to their favorite stories of opening windows as Minneapolis burned, so they could smell the […] The post Minnesota Ties for Clown World’s Most Corrupt Election Award appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.