Chad Pergram said today on Fox Business that as many as six Republicans may vote against Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to become the Director of National Intelligence. From various reports in legacy media, the likely no or undecided votes are: Susan Collins (Maine) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) Todd Young (Indiana) Mike Rounds (South Dakota) […] The post Reportedly Tulsi Doesn’t Have the Votes to Become DNI appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The U.S. military announced on Thursday that it killed a top Islamic terrorist leader in Syria earlier in the day. U.S. Central Command said that it “conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria targeting and killing Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir, a senior operative in the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din (HaD), an Al-Qaeda affiliate.” “The airstrike is part of CENTCOM’s ongoing commitment, along with partners in the region, to disrupt and degrade efforts by terrorists to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against civilians and military personnel from the U.S., our allies, and our partners throughout the region and beyond,” the statement said. Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command, said that CENTCOM under the Trump administration would be focused on continuing its mission “to hunt and kill or capture terrorists, and defend our homeland, against groups that plot to attack US and allied personnel.” CENTCOM Forces Kill Senior Operative of Terror Group Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda Affiliate On Jan. 30, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria targeting and killing Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir, a senior operative in the terrorist… pic.twitter.com/7waflpa0Y6 — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 31, 2025

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) erupted during a heated exchange with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after RFK accused him of being corrupt. The exchange happened during the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s hearing to consider the nomination of Kennedy to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. “If we want to make America healthy, will you assure the American people that you will fight to do what every other major country on earth does—guarantee healthcare to every single American?” Sanders asked. “I’m going to make America healthier than any other country in the world right now,” Kennedy responded. “Will you guarantee to do what every other major country is?” Sanders interrupted him. “It’s a simple question, Bobby.” Kennedy fired back: “The problem of corruption is not just in the federal agencies, it’s in Congress, too. Almost all the members of this panel are accepting, including yourself, millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry to protect their interests.” “Oh no, no, no! No, no, no,” Sanders responded. “I ran for president like you. I got millions and millions of contributions. They did not come from the executives. Not one nickel of PAC money from the pharmaceutical industry. They came from workers.” “In 2020, you were the single largest recipient of pharmaceutical dollars,” Kennedy responded. WATCH:

There’s just one more game left of the football season. The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of the 2023 game. But this time, Mama Kelce won’t have to cheer for both of her boys. Jason Kelce retired at the end of last season, and rumor has it Travis Kelce could call it quits this year. If the Kansas City Chiefs take it all, it will be the first time in NFL history a team has won three consecutive Super Bowls. Some NFL fans think the refs wrote the ending for this story a long time ago. People genuinely believe that the Kanas City Chiefs are in the Super Bowl not because of their athletic abilities, but because Taylor Swift, arguably the biggest star on the planet, is dating their tight end. But those close to the NFL say that’s totally bogus. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kansas City Chiefs (@chiefs) Taylor Swift Is Not Why The Kansas City Chiefs Made It To The Super Bowl Per People, Dean Blandino, the NFL’s former vice president of officiating, said he’s heard from plenty of people, including his own family, that the NFL is “rigged” for Swifties. Dean said that is absolutely not the case. “My brother is like, ‘They want Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl,’ ” Dean said on SiriusXM Radio. “One-hundred and fifty million people are gonna watch the Super Bowl regardless of Taylor Swift being there. Like enough, stop.” He added that he’d know if the Chiefs making it to the Super Bowl because of Taylor Swift had anything to do with officiating. Dean said he has plenty to tell the naysayers, “I say, ‘Listen, hey, I think if there was a script, I think the head of officiating would be pretty important in that process and no one ever invited me in the room.’” So, there you have it. The Chiefs made it to the Super Bowl fair and square no Taylor Swift effect here. Now, just one more win, and then maybe Travis will propose, and the love story will have the happiest ending ever. This story’s featured image is by Jamie Squire/Getty Images. The post Former NFL Rules VP Speaks Out About Those Taylor Swift Super Bowl Rumors appeared first on InspireMore.

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Buckle up: Stellantis has joined the MAGA movement. Maybe not officially, but the huge auto conglomerate has reversed its plans to move production to Mexico— something on the table after escalating tensions with the UAW, beginning with the union's 2023 strike. The company's smartest move? Bringing back performance expert Tim Kuniskis and putting him in charge of the Ram truck line.Stellantis' decision might have something to do with Trump's threat to slap 100% tariffs on anything it ships from south of the border. It also might have to do with the realization that the company — which owns Ram, Jeep, Dodge, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and other brands — is badly in need of a course correction after the resignation of CEO Carlos Tavares in December. At any rate, the company is doing its best to stay on the new administration's good side.Ram toughIn a letter to employees, Stellantis North America COO Antonio Filosa revealed that group chairman John Elkann met with Trump ahead of his inauguration and noted Trump’s “enthusiasm” for his strong commitment to the U.S. and growing jobs and the U.S. economy.Filosa echoed this sentiment, confirming a number of specific actions it will take to “entail a multibillion-dollar investment in our people, great products, and innovative technology, all here in the U.S.”The company's smartest move? Bringing back performance expert Tim Kuniskis and putting him in charge of the Ram truck line.He'll be overseeing production of Ram's first new midsize pickup — its first since 2011 — at the company's Belvidere, Illinois, assembly plant. Stellantis shut down production of the plant's Jeep Cherokee in 2023, a move that helped lead to the UAW strike.The reopening of the Belvidere plant should return approximately 1,500 UAW members to work.Durango dealIn addition, the company will move forward with plans to build the next-generation Dodge Durango SUV at its Detroit Assembly Complex. There had been rumors that Stellantis would move Durango production to Canada — prompting the UAW to file charges with the National Labor Relations Board.Stellantis also confirmed new investment in its Toledo assembly plant — where it makes the Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator — reversing its earlier plans to lay off workers and cut production. Both vehicles will be getting additional tech and other features.Tooling operations at the Toledo plant will also be expanded, allowing the company to make more "critical" components in-house. Likewise, Stellantis will beef up its Kokomo, Indiana, plant in order to produce a new four-cylinder engine, “ensuring that the U.S. will be the manufacturing home of this strategic powertrain,” Filosa said.Making friendsIt's worth noting that Stellantis donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration, as did Toyota, Ford, and GM. Neither Stellantis nor Toyota donated to Biden's inauguration in 2021. Ford and GM did but only to the tune of $250,000 and $500,000, respectively. Looks like everybody's ready to play nice in the hopes that Trump will make good on his promises to abolish strict vehicle emission regulations, remove tax credits for EVs, use tariffs to bring back automotive jobs, and make auto loan interest completely tax deductible. Stellantis will have more to say about its plans at the end of February; as always, we will be watching.

The left has spent the last year fearmongering about RFK Jr. and his stance on vaccines, and the attacks are only getting more volatile and desperate as his confirmation hearings rage on. What the left has failed to admit or accept is that RFK Jr. does not want to rid the American health care system of vaccines but rather hold manufacturers liable and give American citizens the right to choose whether or not they want to give them to their children or take them themselves. Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” couldn’t be more thrilled with RFK’s stance — especially as a mother who has undergone intense pressure and scrutiny from her medical doctors to vaccinate her children. “I don’t know if I’ve ever talked about this, but I started having some questions for my pediatricians when my oldest was a baby, and it just seemed like a lot. It just seemed like a lot at once, when they’re really little, and so I had some questions, especially as a new mom,” Stuckey explains. While Stuckey had her first child before COVID hit, she couldn’t help feeling that something was off with her pediatrician's response to her questions. “I was just curious before all of that, like ‘Where do we get the science for the schedule?’ And ‘This is so much more than when I was a baby,’ and ‘What’s the reason for that?’ and ‘Is it okay to space them out?’ I just wanted to know, and I felt completely shut down by my pediatrician,” she says. “First of all, I didn’t get any answers,” she continues. “And when I started to ask about, ‘Okay, well, what about this kind of adjusted schedule or something like that,’ I was told, ‘As you know, there’s no science backing your position. As long as you know that, there’s no medical necessity behind what you might choose to do, as long as you know that there’s no foundation to your concerns or your curiosities.’” “It came to the point where I would not go to a pediatrician appointment without my husband because I felt like I was being made to feel stupid for just asking things, and if anything causes skepticism, it is being made to feel like you cannot ask a question,” she adds. Stuckey isn’t alone in her experience, as mothers all over the country have reported feeling pressured by pediatricians to pump their children full of vaccines within the first year of their lives. “A lot of parents go through this bullying in the doctor’s office, and if RFK being the head of the HHS at least changes that, gives parents more information and more power and changes the culture so that maybe doctors don’t feel like they have to be so defensive, because doctors really don’t spend a lot of time in med school learning about vaccines, but they should,” Stuckey says. “They should know everything about them. They should know the benefits, they should know the risks, they should know the ingredients, they should be able to answer questions in a very cheery and helpful way that should be the norm,” she continues. “I’m not saying that RFK has the power to change all of that as one individual, but I do think he has a lot of it. And I think no matter where you stand on vaccines, that would be a benefit for everyone,” she adds. Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture, news, and theology from a Christian, conservative perspective, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.