Mark Carney is running on the disconnect-from-America ticket. He said the old relationship with America no longer exists. I kind of guessed as much when Chrystia Freeland said they wanted nukes to aim at the United States. Carney is looking to Europe to save them. Lots of luck, Mark. They’ll rob you blind. Carney said, […] The post Canada’s Mark Carney Is Running on the Dumping America Ticket appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture is assisting the Department of Education in its investigation of California and the state’s law prohibiting school officials from sharing a child’s “gender identity” with parents, The Daily Wire has learned. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins informed California Governor Gavin Newsom of the move in a letter sent Thursday evening, first obtained by The Daily Wire. “This is to inform you that, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the United States Department of Agriculture is undertaking a review of its research and other education-related funding in California for compliance with the Constitution, federal laws including Titles VI and IX, and the priorities of the Trump Administration,” Rollins wrote. The USDA secretary told Newsom that her department will be working with other agencies and departments to ensure that California is in compliance with the United States Constitution, federal laws (including Titles VI and IX), and President Donald Trump’s priorities. Specifically, USDA is supporting the Education Department’s investigation into the California Department of Education for violations of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). “As the ED reported today, FERPA gives parents the right to access their children’s education records, but the California Department of Education has allegedly abdicated the responsibilities FERPA imposes, due to a new California state law that prohibits school personnel from disclosing records about a child’s ‘gender identity’ to that child’s parent,” Rollins wrote. US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins (2nd L) speaks as US President Donald Trump hosts a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 24, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) “USDA will support ED’s investigation and efforts to vigorously protect parents’ rights and ensure that students do not fall victim to a radical transgender ideology that often leads to family alienation and irreversible medical interventions,” she added, noting: “Similarly, we will be reviewing our federal funding with respect to other related matters under investigation.” The move comes hours after the Education Department’s Student Privacy Policy Office announced an investigation into the California Department of Education (CDE) for “alleged violations” of FERPA, which “gives parents the right to access their children’s educational data.” The Education Department said Thursday that CDE has “abdicated the responsibilities FERPA imposes” due to California’s law prohibiting school officials from sharing information about a child’s supposed “gender identity” with parents. In a release, the department said that it has reason to believe that numerous local educational agencies in California may be violating FERPA as they socially transition kids in school and hide their activities from parents. Given the number of local educational agencies involved, the Education Department said, it is concerned that CDE is playing a role in the “widespread adoption of these practices.” “Teachers and school counselors should not be in the business of advising minors entrusted to their care on consequential decisions about their sexual identity and mental health. That responsibility and privilege lies with a parent or trusted loved one,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement on Thursday. “It is not only immoral but also potentially in contradiction with federal law for California schools to hide crucial information about a student’s wellbeing from parents and guardians.” “The agency launched today’s investigation to vigorously protect parents’ rights and ensure that students do not fall victim to a radical transgender ideology that often leads to family alienation and irreversible medical interventions,” she added.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that he’s restructuring the department and terminating tens of thousands of employees. HHS said the moves are being made in accordance with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative,” according to a press release. “What I found when I came to HHS, is really a sprawling bureaucracy. We have over 100 communications departments — we should have one. We have 40 IT departments, 40 procurement departments, dozens of HR departments,” Kennedy told Daily Wire host Michael Knowles. “And that is where we’re doing the cuts. We’re going down from 82,000 personnel to 62,000.” “We’re keeping the scientists, we’re keeping the front-line providers,” he added. “We trying to do our best, not only to serve as stewards of the taxpayer money, but also to make the agency more efficient.” .@michaeljknowles: “You fired 20,000 bureaucrats. What is this move? It seems like DOGE meets HHS.”@RobertKennedyJr: “What I found when I came to HHS was really a sprawling bureaucracy. We have over 100 communications departments—we should have one.” pic.twitter.com/Cd6GYEzDNg — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) March 27, 2025 Kennedy’s first round of action will cut around 10,000 positions, which will help save taxpayers $1.8 billion annually. Through early retirement programs and the “Fork in the Road” initiative, the department seeks to eventually downsize to 62,000. “ We’re gonna streamline our agency and eliminate the redundancies and invite everyone to align behind a simple, bold mission,” he said. “We’re gonna save taxpayers nearly $2 billion a year, and we’re gonna return HHS to its original commitment to public health and gold standard science.” “I want everyone who works here to be proud of this agency, to be proud of the work, to feel a renewed inspiration,” he added. HHS outlined the “specific contents” of the restructuring plan, below: Creation of the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA), which will combine multiple agencies — the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) — into a new, unified entity. This centralization will improve coordination of health resources for low-income Americans and will focus on areas including, Primary Care, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Health, Environmental Health, HIV/AIDS, and Workforce development. Transferring SAMHSA to AHA will increase operational efficiency and assure programs are carried out because it will break down artificial divisions between similar programs. Strengthening the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), responsible for national disaster and public health emergency response, will transfer to the CDC, reinforcing its core mission to protect Americans from health threats. New Assistant Secretary for Enforcement: HHS will create a new Assistant Secretary for Enforcement to oversee the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB), Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA), and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in federal health programs. Research and Evaluation for Health Policy: HHS will merge the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to create the Office of Strategy to enhance research that informs the Secretary’s policies and improves the effectiveness of federal health programs. Reorganization of the Administration for Community Living (ACL): Critical programs that support older adults and people with disabilities will be integrated into other HHS agencies, including the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), ASPE, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This reorganization will not impact Medicare and Medicaid services. Related: Soda Lobby Group American Beverage Denies Paying Influencers To Fight SNAP Restrictions

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At a Human Rights Campaign dinner, Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett decided it would be a great idea to mock Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s use of a wheelchair by calling him “Governor Hot Wheels.” “We in these hot-a** Texas streets, honey,” Crockett began. “Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there, come on now. And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot-a** mess, honey.” Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” is shocked that Crockett would publicly stoop that low — though she’s well aware that it’s all an act. “I mean, yes, it is an act, because there are videos of her speaking normally and not adding in ebonics and speaking ghetto and talking like a hood rat,” Gonzales says. “It is an act, and it’s so rich coming from the left,” she continues. “You’re not allowed to joke about anything; comedy is dead. You can’t make fun of anyone for their disability, their race, you can’t lean into stereotypes because that’s mean.” “And then you have Jasmine Crockett, who is in a position that used to be prestigious; it’s not any more,” she says. “I mean, is this the most offensive thing that she’s said? I don’t know because there have been many times during hearings in Congress, at the Capitol, where she has just belittled the position that she holds.” “Like really, that’s how little you think of your constituents,” she adds. Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

The House Homeland Security Committee on March 5 held a hearing on threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party. The timing was fitting, as China responded to President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on the very same day by declaring it could fight the United States in any war.As Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) stated before the hearing, “From infiltrating American higher education and operating clandestine police stations on U.S. soil to conducting cyber espionage and undermining our supply chains — Beijing casts an authoritarian shadow upon the United States.” Concerns about Elon Musk’s ties to China are not just partisan noise. They are authentic, bipartisan, and rooted in national security risks.Green is correct, and that’s the least of it. The CCP has also abetted illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border, attempted to buy up strategic assets like the Panama Canal, and played a key role in concealing — and likely creating — the COVID-19 virus, which killed over one million Americans.Countering CCP influence requires a multipronged approach: banning Chinese nationals from purchasing American land, reasserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal, using diplomacy to disrupt China’s increasingly close relationship with Russia, canceling visas for Chinese students at American universities, reshoring supply chains, and strengthening the U.S. Navy in preparation for a potential conflict over Taiwan.Yet, the congressional hearing failed to address one primary vector of CCP influence: the need to impose more rules on government leaders and contractors, most notably, Elon Musk — the indispensable leader of the Department of Government Efficiency and national security contractor for the federal government — to better protect the United States from China.Musk’s ties to Beijing Before you roll your eyes and close this tab, rest assured: This is not another Democratic National Committee-workshopped, anti-DOGE hit piece. I’m a fan of Musk. Democrats’ “Musk derangement syndrome” — often bordering on outright xenophobia by attacking his legal immigrant status — is nothing more than a political messaging strategy aimed at rallying their base and chipping away at Trump’s approval ratings. That said, concerns about Musk’s ties to China — however unintentional their potential effects on the U.S. may be — are not just partisan noise. They are authentic, bipartisan, and rooted in national security risks.In February, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), who chairs the House Select Committee on the CCP, stated that “the CCP will try and leverage any opportunity” to exploit Musk’s business ties to its advantage. Former Trump campaign manager Steve Bannon and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy have both similarly warned of China’s potential ability to undermine U.S. interests through their proximity to Musk and his business interests.A billion-dollar dilemmaTesla relies heavily on China. It is the company’s second-largest market, and Musk has suggested it could become the top market soon. Musk secured over $1.4 billion in loans from a state-controlled Chinese bank to build Tesla's Gigafactory in Shanghai. In return, he has navigated the Chinese political landscape with a businessman’s pragmatism — sometimes praising China’s governance model and pledging to uphold “core socialist values” in the country. None of this may seem like a big deal, but it is concerning that Chinese laws require private companies operating in the country to give the Chinese government any information it demands.Doing business in China is not a crime. Neither is saying favorable things about a country that might help sell more electric vehicles. What is a crime, however, is that Congress does not better investigate and police defense contractors who do business in China — ensuring their companies don’t have any potential vulnerabilities to the country’s military-civil fusion laws or risks of falling prey to one of the CCP’s many espionage efforts.Taking steps to separate certain aspects of one’s business life from one’s government role is not unprecedented. David Sacks, the president’s crypto czar, already did the right thing by liquidating his digital currency holdings before entering the White House. No one should expect or mandate that Musk walk away from the companies he founded, but having him agree to some basic oversight or business requirements is a reasonable safeguard.The solution is not to sideline Musk. It is to implement policies that ensure his business dealings do not conflict with U.S. national security interests. Congress must establish clear safeguards that protect both Musk and the United States from the CCP’s far-reaching influence. The future of American security depends on it.