Senator Bob Menendez is reportedly set to resign from his seat in the U.S. Senate on August 20th following his conviction on federal corruption charges.

Joe Biden’s doctor gave him full clearance. BidenHe’s chipper, as always, and COVID-free. Biden will address the nation on Wednesday. He still won’t meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and is sending Kamala to meet with him. However, she will not attend Netanyahu’s congressional address. Netanyahu has been a good ally. It appears that this administration […] The post Biden’s Cured But Won’t Meet with Netanyahu appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Speaking before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday, the commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police revealed that the Secret Service has refused to release to him the operations plan they had for the day of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Colonel Christopher L. Paris, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, who noted he had asked for the Secret Service operations plan for the day but had yet to receive it, stated: Each day ….I learn multiple new facts as we uncover new information. … Prior to the shooting, our role was to provide the  Secret Service with personnel and assets that they requested. Our operation plan completed, to fulfill this responsibility consisted of 32 members, and we had two main responsibilities: a motorcade operation for the transportation with the Secret Service of former President Trump as well as manning and staffing security posts inside the secure area of the Butler County Farm Show. Additionally we provided two marked cars with uniformed troopers outside of the secure perimeter to provide roving duties, as the name implies, responding to incidents that may occur as a large gathering of people were moving to the venue. Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) commented, “The fact that the Secret Service is stonewalling your investigation, that they’re not providing you this information, we saw the testimony yesterday from the Secret Service Director where she refused to answer questions and has now resigned, I find that to be especially troubling. We have the Secret Service not wanting to cooperate with Congress, not wanting to cooperate with a fellow law enforcement agency, and I personally find that troubling.” Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), who chairs the committee, and visited the Butler, Pennsylvania site on Monday where the attempted assassination took place, stated, “I, for one, was struck by how close the unsecured building from which (the shooter) took his shot was to the stage where President Trump was standing. … after several of our committee members climbed on the roof, let me tell you, any excuse about the roof being too steep to post a counter-sniper team up there is pure nonsense.” When asked if the slope of the roof could have “prevented a sniper from being up there,” Paris replied bluntly, “I don’t believe so, sir.” Former Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle had stated that the slope of the roof where the shooter launched his attack was too sloped to post a counter-sniper there because it created a safety concern. Cheatle resigned on Tuesday morning. Green also targeted Rep. Bennie Thomson (D-MS), who on April 19 introduced the “Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act,” which stated that it would automatically terminate Secret Service protection for those who have been sentenced to prison following conviction for a Federal or State felony. “I have to urge the ranking member to reconsider his legislation that was clearly intended to strip Secret Service protection from President Trump,” Green asserted. “While I understand the legislation would not have applied in this instance, it was clear to everyone that it was directed toward former President Trump. We all introduce messaging bills; this one should be withdrawn.”

Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) will resign his seat effective August 20, several outlets have reported, and an official resignation letter could come as early as Tuesday afternoon. “Breaking news: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) plans to resign effective Aug. 20, according to two people briefed on the decision, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations,” The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Breaking news: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) plans to resign effective Aug. 20, according to two people briefed on the decision, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. https://t.co/EZZyLDWFJw — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 23, 2024 Menendez has faced a number of calls to step down since he was convicted on 16 counts including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and acting as a foreign agent — a verdict he still says was reached erroneously. “Obviously, I’m deeply, deeply disappointed by the jury’s decision. I have every faith that the law and the facts did not sustain that decision and that we will be successful upon appeal,” the New Jersey senator said immediately after he was convicted. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Menendez faces sentencing on October 29, and the most serious of the charges — extortion and wire fraud — carry sentences of up to 20 years. All sentences are likely to run concurrently, but if a judge were to order that they ran consecutively, Menendez could face up to 222 years behind bars. Following Menendez’ conviction, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined with those who had already called for him to resign: “In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign.” Menendez’ wife Nadine was also charged and has pleaded “not guilty,” but her trial has been delayed indefinitely due to health issues.

Taylor Swift has been dethroned from the top of the Billboard charts, ending any hopes she had of maintaining the number one album for a record number of weeks. It happened when Eminem’s latest album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. This knocked Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” out of the premier position after 12 weeks.  The “Cruel Summer” singer’s latest album debuted at number one in April and over the past three months, it did break the record for the longest-running number one album by a female artist. That title previously belonged to Whitney Houston for her 1987 album “Whitney,” per the Associated Press. The album that remained number one for the longest time overall at 13 consecutive weeks is Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” from 1976, which remained at the top of the chart for 14 weeks total. “The Tortured Poets Department” tied Morgan Wallen’s 2023 album “One Thing at a Time,” which also debuted in the top spot and remained there for 12 consecutive weeks. Eminem’s latest album is his 12th release and 11th album to debut at number one.  Swift is currently still touring the world as part of her massively popular Eras Tour, which she recently admitted will come to an end later this year. “A lot of you are like, ‘How are you going to celebrate the 100th show?’” Swift said during a Liverpool performance in June, as The Daily Wire previously reported. “The celebration of the 100th show for me means this is the very first time I’ve acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is going to end in December.” “That feels so far away from now, but then again, it feels like we just played our first show on this tour because you have made this so fun for us,” she continued. “It’s taken over everything.” “I think I once had hobbies, but I don’t know what they were anymore because all I do when I’m not on stage is sit at home and try to think of clever acoustic song mashups,” Swift said. “Just know that I appreciate every single ounce of effort that you’ve put into being with us when this tour reaches triple digits of shows — so thank you.”

A new ad from a pro-Trump super PAC backing the former president’s 2024 campaign attacks Vice President Kamala Harris as “dangerously liberal,” focusing on her handling of the border and criticism of police. The ad from Make America Great Again Inc goes after Harris’ record as vice president and her roll as President Joe Biden’s “border czar.” Harris launched a campaign for president shortly after President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would not be seeking re-election. “If you thought Joe Biden was radical, just wait till you get to know Kamala Harris. She’s dangerously liberal,” the ad says. Kamala Harris is dangerously liberal. pic.twitter.com/QYeReSdJuU — MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) July 23, 2024 During the ad, video clips show Harris giving her pronouns and discussing criticism of police. “For far too long, the status quo thinking has been to believe that by putting more police on the street, you’re going have more safety, and that’s just wrong,” she says. Other clips show Harris claiming that the U.S. border is secure and saying that she did not support treating people who illegally crossed into the country as criminals. She also said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) needed to be “critically” examined and that “we should probably think about starting from scratch” when asked about the push from the Left to abolish ICE. Trump has also sharply criticized Harris over the border, which has seen record numbers of illegal crossings under the Biden administration. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Lyin’ Kamala Harris, the Biden appointed ‘Border Czar’ who never visited the Border, and whose incompetence gave us the WORST and MOST DANGEROUS Border anywhere in the World, has absolutely terrible pole numbers against a fine and brilliant young man named DONALD J. TRUMP! Be careful what you wish for, Democrats??” Trump posted on Truth Social. In another clip, Harris says that there should be a “conversation” about giving the right to vote to people who have been convicted of serious crimes, including the Boston Marathon bomber. A previous ad from MAGA Inc. blasted Harris for her role in the Biden administration, criticizing the vice president over her previous comments on Biden’s condition. “Kamala was in on it. She covered up Joe’s obvious mental decline,” the advertisement says before cutting to a clip of Kamala Harris claiming that “our president is in good shape and good health,” also calling him “tireless” and “vibrant.” Harris has already secured pledges from 2,668 Democrat delegates to vote for her when they meet during the first week in August. Harris only needed 1,976 delegates to become the party’s nominee.

A post shared on X claims that page 451 of Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership states that the only “valid” family has a working father and a stay-at-home mother. Apropos of my earlier post on Faithful Citizenship, as the child of a single-parent household with a working mother (after my father died when I was 5): […]

Former President Donald Trump said he would “absolutely” debate Vice President Kamala Harris, even adding that he would do more than one, while on a press call Tuesday. On a call with reporters, Trump was asked about debating Harris since Biden dropped out of the race, to which Trump said he was not thrilled with […]

Kamala Harris was rated the 'most liberal' senator