It’s good news and bad news. The good news is Mitch McConnell is stepping down as Republican leader in November. The bad news is it’s not sooner. To me‚ he seems like he has some kind of mental issue‚ which has been noticeable since his first fall. He hesitates at times when he speaks. It’s […] The post Mitch McConnell Is Stepping Down in November appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Florida and Texas laws limiting how social media companies can moderate user-generated content. The Florida law prohibits large social media sites like Facebook and Twitter (aka X) from banning politicians. It says they must “apply censorship‚ deplatforming‚ and shadow banning consistentl among its users on the platform.” The Texas […] The post SCOTUS Questions FL &; TX Anti-Censorship Laws on Big Tech appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Laken Riley was allegedly murdered by a migrant who had no business being in the country. She died on the University of Georgia campus in Athens‚ Georgia. The Athens Mayor is trying to blame Donald Trump when he as mayor oversees absurd‚ illegal‚ and dangerous sanctuary laws. Criminal aliens head right for sanctuary cities to […] The post Sanctuary City Mayor Blames DJT for Laken Riley’s Death appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Harmony Montgomery was five-years-old when she was last seen in 2019‚ believed to be killed by her father. Adam Montgomery‚ 34‚ was found guilty on February 22‚ 2024‚ of murdering his young daughter and moving her body to different locations in the months after her death. It took a jury less than a day to convict Montgomery of Harmony’s murder‚ even though her remains have never been found. Harmony was born in Massachusetts in 2014 to Montgomery and Crystal Sorey‚ who were unmarried and not even dating at the time of Harmony’s birth. The first years of Harmony’s life were troubled‚ with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) a regular presence in her young life. When Harmony was born‚ it was believed she would be blind and severely disabled‚ according to an investigative report by Massachusetts’ Office of the Child Advocate (OCA). She ended up being blind in one eye but finding ways to cope. Her father was in prison at the time of her birth‚ so she lived with her mother until DCF became involved when Harmony was just two-months-old. DCF placed Harmony in foster care‚ where she bounced back and forth between that and her mother’s care until February 2019‚ when her father and his wife‚ Kayla‚ were given custody. The couple lived in New Hampshire‚ and just five months after they gained custody of Harmony‚ the New Hampshire Department of Children‚ Youth‚ and Families (NHDCYF) received a report about abuse. Harmony had a black eye and Montgomery admitted to hurting his daughter. Even with Montgomery’s admission‚ NHDCYF’s assessment of the situation determined the allegations of harm were unfounded in October 2019. The OCA’s report‚ released in May 2022‚ found that DCF did not complete an assessment about whether Montgomery was capable of caring for Harmony and her medical needs. He rarely responded to the DCF case management team‚ and when he did respond‚ they couldn’t actually speak to him other than to manage his supervised visits with Harmony. The report also found Harmony had 20 supervised visits with her father from the time of her birth to when she was four-and-a-half-years-old‚ for a total of 40 hours spent with her father. Her father was not required to complete or even start tasks on his action plan designed to ensure he would be a good caregiver for his daughter. There was also no transition plan in place to make sure the new custody arrangement would be successful. Montgomery was also allowed to take Harmony across state lines and was not required to comply with regulations from the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC). This meant that there was little DCF could do once Harmony went to live with her father in New Hampshire. In January 2020‚ a few months after Harmony’s black eye‚ NHDCYF received a report about the Montgomerys that didn’t mention Harmony. The department asked Montgomery about Harmony and he told her the little girl had been living with her mother in Massachusetts since Thanksgiving. NHDCYF tried to confirm this information but couldn’t get ahold of Sorey‚ Harmony’s mother. One year later‚ in January 2021‚ NHDCYF received another report about the Montgomery household that didn’t mention Harmony. A second report‚ again with no mention of Harmony‚ was made in March 2021. At the time‚ Montgomery again claimed Harmony was living with her mother and said he hadn’t seen her in a year. Months later‚ in September 2021‚ NHDCYF was contacted by a friend of Sorey’s‚ who was concerned that Harmony had not been seen since 2019 and that she was supposed to be living with her father in Manchester‚ New Hampshire. NHDCYF did some research and found that Harmony‚ who would have been seven at the time‚ was not enrolled in school in Manchester. The department then began searching for the Montgomerys. On November 18‚ 2021‚ Sorey reached out to Manchester police to say she had not seen her daughter since a FaceTime call in April 2019‚ more than two and a half years earlier. On December 27‚ 2021‚ NHDCYF told the police they couldn’t find Harmony and police opened a search. Within days‚ Manchester police announced Harmony’s disappearance and that a search had commenced. In early January 2022‚ Montgomery was arrested after he was found to be living in his car with a girlfriend. He was charged in Harmony’s disappearance. His wife was also arrested and charged. At Montgomery’s trial this month‚ prosecutors alleged that he beat Harmony to death in December 2019 after she had a bathroom accident in his car‚ prosecutor Christopher Knowles said in his opening statements‚ according to CBS Boston. After killing his daughter‚ prosecutors alleged‚ Montgomery “pulled into that parking lot at Burger King and he ordered his food.” He ordered his food and he ate. He didn’t stop to check on Harmony‚” Knowles added‚ according to the outlet. “He didn’t look back at her. He didn’t show any concern for this innocent little girl‚ the child he had just beaten. He ordered his food‚ and he ate. And he didn’t stop.” During the three months after Harmony’s death‚ Montgomery allegedly moved her body to different places and in different containers. His wife Kayla testified that at one point‚ Harmony’s body was in the trunk of a friend’s car‚ a cooler left in the hallway of her mom’s apartment building‚ the ceiling vent of a homeless shelter where she and Montgomery were living with her two kids‚ and a freezer in an apartment. Kayla also said the remains were held in a tote bag from a hospital maternity ward that she placed in a stroller between her own two kids to bring it to Montgomery’s place of work‚ CBS reported. At another time‚ People magazine reported‚ Harmony’s body was apparently kept in a closet until neighbors complained about the smell. It is believed that in March 2020‚ Montgomery disposed of Harmony’s body using a rented U-Haul. Her remains have never been found. Montgomery claimed at trial that it was Kayla who killed Harmony and tried to frame him‚ but jurors didn’t buy it. Montgomery was found guilty on five charges: second-degree murder‚ second-degree assault‚ witness tampering‚ falsifying evidence‚ and abuse of a corpse. Kayla pleaded guilty to charges of lying to police to obstruct their murder investigation. She is serving an 18-month sentence as part of her plea deal. Montgomery faces decades in prison and likely will be sentenced in April. He was already in prison for an unrelated gun conviction that sentenced him to 30 years behind bars.

Bradley Cooper said fatherhood saved his life‚ and he’s not sure he’d “be alive” if he hadn’t become a dad to 6-year-old daughter Lea with ex-girlfriend model Irina Shayk. During the 49-year-old actor’s recent appearance on the “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepherd” podcast‚ Cooper said becoming a father has led to incredible growth over the last few years because he wanted to change for Lea.  “I just want the least amount of damage that I could do to my daughter‚ please let me work on myself‚” the “Maestro” star said. “I can just feel the safety that she feels. It’s so tangible; it’s palpable. That is so fulfilling.”  “I want her to have‚ as much as she can‚ a foundation that’s like 25 feet thick‚ cement‚ that she can walk on this earth with‚” he added. “That’s the goal. Honestly‚ I’m not sure I’d be alive if I wasn’t a dad—I don’t know…I am not sure.” “I just needed someone to say‚ ‘We’re gonna drop this massive anchor‚’ and I’m like‚ ‘Why? We’re speeding. We just got an upgrade on the boat and I know where the wind is coming in‚'” Cooper continued. “And they’re like‚ ‘No‚ there’s a tsunami coming and you need an anchor and we’re gonna drop it. This is going to dictate everything you do from now on. Your DNA is going to tell you there’s something more important than you.'” Later‚ the “Silver Linings Playbook” star admitted that for the first eight months after Lea was born‚ he didn’t completely understand when parents would say they would die for their kid. He said he thought‚ “I don’t even know if I really love the kid‚ it’s dope. It’s cool’….And then all of a sudden it’s like no question.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Speaking on the “Smartless” podcast in 2022‚ Cooper talked about how “everything changed” in his life when he became a father. “Every single thing is absolutely shaded by‚ or brought into glorious colors‚ by the fact that I get to be a father to a wonderful human being‚” the actor said. “You have this wonderful thing or breakthrough with a script‚ or you have a wonderful moment on this set or in an editing room … you have like 40 of those moments every day with your kid‚ that are that level of joy. That’s not spinning it‚ that’s just the truth.” Related: ‘I Was So Lost’: Bradley Cooper Reveals When He Realized He Had ‘A Problem With Drugs’ And The Actor Who Helped Him Turn Everything Around

Candace Cameron Bure announced a new movie franchise on Wednesday and said she “can’t wait” for everyone to watch it on her faith-based Great American Family television network. The 47-year-old actress shared a Deadline headline on her Instagram that read‚ “Great American Family To Launch Its Own Mystery Movie Franchise; Candace Cameron Bure Starrer To Kick Off Series.” “Mystery SOLVED!” Bure captioned her post. “Great American Mysteries are coming to Great American Family in 2024!! Catch [TheAinsleyMcGregorMysteries: A Case for the Winemaker] this year starring [Aaron Ashmore] [Robin Dunne] and me— I can’t wait for you all to see it.” “There’s nothing more exciting for me than being back in the cozy mystery genre‚” Bure‚ CEO of Candy Rock Entertainment‚ added. “Mysteries are so fun to watch and to try to solve. I hope our faithful fans and audiences fall in love with the townspeople of Sweet River‚ Texas‚ and Ainsley McGregor’s keen eye for solving mysteries.”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) “In this next-level mystery series‚ the family dynamics and developing relationships alone should keep you coming back for more!” Bure continued. President &; CEO of Great American Media Bill Abbott said‚ “We are thrilled to be in the business of telling fun‚ light-hearted stories featuring great characters‚ strong stories‚ and a fun side of the mystery genre that fits perfectly with our licensed series strategy.” “Our cozy mysteries are crafted in the heritage of the classic storytelling that has evolved since Agatha Christie coined the term in the 1930s and set the stage for one of the most popular genres of entertainment‚” he added. According to Deadline‚ the first mystery movie in the series will be based on Candace Havens’ best-selling book by the same name.  Bure joined GAF in 2022‚ where she develops‚ produces‚ and stars in movies and TV shows broadcast on the network. The former “Full House” star previously said she left Hallmark because she wanted to share “faith-filled” stories “that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Speaking to the Wall Street Journal‚ Bure talked about her decision to leave Hallmark for GAF. “I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment‚” Bure said‚ noting that Hallmark had essentially become “a completely different network” than when she signed on due to a “change of leadership.” Related: ‘We Honor Faith‚ Family And Country’: Candace Cameron Bure On Making Faith-Based Films

One Colorado city reaffirmed that it is not a sanctuary city as tens of thousands of illegal migrants pour into the state. The city council of Aurora‚ which sits just east of Denver‚ approved a resolution in a 7-3 vote on Monday demanding that large groups of migrants not be transported there since it is unable to fund new services for migrants or homeless people. “The City Council affirms remaining a Non-Sanctuary City and asserts the City does not currently have the financial capacity to fund new services related to this crisis and demands that other municipalities and entities do not systematically transport migrants or people experiencing homelessness to the City‚” the resolution states. The resolution also calls on the federal government to “secure our nation’s borders.” In recent months‚ Denver has become a hotspot for more than 40‚000 migrants‚ mostly from Venezuela‚ who began arriving in droves in December‚ 2022. Earlier this month‚ Denver Mayor Mike Johnston‚ a Democrat‚ announced cuts to the city’s budget due to the migrant crisis. The DMV and the parks department were some of the first areas of city government affected. “Without any federal support‚ without any work authorization‚ without changes to policy‚ we are going to have to make changes to what we can do in terms of our city budget‚ and what we can do in terms of support for newcomers who have arrived in the city‚” Johnston said. Johnston noted that the city would likely need $100 million over the course of this year to pay for migrant costs such as housing‚ school‚ and health care. Aurora Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky‚ who sponsored the resolution‚ said she views it as inhumane to bus migrants into her city. “I don’t know if the Denver residents are OK with their rec centers being scaled back and shut down and their hours cut and the DMV shut down every other week now‚ but here in Aurora‚ we’re not shutting down our rec centers‚” Jurinsky said. “We’re not doing any of that‚ and we don’t have a county budget to sustain it.” Another member of Aurora’s city council‚ Crystal Murillo‚ opposed the resolution‚ saying she is concerned it is “spreading a narrative of fear that we are pitting groups of marginalized communities‚ people in need‚ against one another.” Councilwoman Stephanie Hancock‚ who supported the resolution‚ said she and her fellow council members were elected to be a “good steward of your dollars.”

The hosts of ABC’s midday talk show “The View” devolved into chaos around the table over the anti-Israel “un-committed” protest votes cast in Michigan’s Democratic primary election on Tuesday. The hosts were responding to the fact that just over 13% of Michigan Democrats — encouraged by anti-Israel elected officials like Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) — chose to leave their vote uncommitted rather than back President Joe Biden over his support for Israel in the war against the terror group Hamas. Whoopi Goldberg kicked off the discussion by saying that Democrats certainly had the right to vote for another candidate‚ but she argued that those who chose to leave their vote “uncommitted” were somehow trampling on the voting rights of others. Joy Behar parrots and gives credence to an INSANE conspiracy theory from Democratic Congresswoman Debbie "Dingbat" Dingell (MI) who claimed that Trump would have "nuked Gaza" if he was president."It's not that farfetched because he's crazy‚" she declared‚ without evidence. pic.twitter.com/bz6F5aZaPw — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 28‚ 2024 Joy Behar agreed and then referenced a comment from Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) — who claimed that if former President Donald Trump were still in office‚ he might have “nuked Gaza.” “It’s not that farfetched because he’s crazy‚” Behar insisted. Co-host Sunny Hostin defended the anti-Israel protest vote‚ saying they were using their votes to make a point and should be allowed to do that. “They’re not sitting on the couch‚” she said. “These are protest votes.” Goldberg pushed back‚ claiming that by not supporting Biden they were effectively “sitting” on their couches. WATCH: "He got the message!" Sara Haines exclaims‚ suggesting that now's the time to rally behind Biden.She argues that what Biden is doing on Israel is saying "I know what's right here and I'm going to stand true to that even in an election year." "And I love him for that!" she says. pic.twitter.com/adiB1DoPya — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 28‚ 2024 Co-host Sara Haines weighed in then‚ saying that she felt like the Biden administration had probably gotten the message that Michigan voters were trying to send. She went on to say that by supporting Israel even when it wasn’t popular with everyone in his own party‚ Biden was effectively saying‚ “I know what’s right here and I’m going to stand true to that even in an election year.” Hostin pushed back again‚ saying that Biden risked losing the anti-Israel vote in Michigan if he did not dial back his administration’s support for Israel in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attacks. WATCH: Hostin decries her fellow cast members bringing up THE FACT that UNRWA had a hand in the October 7 terrorist attack. "So now the U.S. is under attack?!" she whined.She also lashed out at the US Ambassador to the UN for vetoing ridiculous resolutions targeting Israel‚ not Hamas. pic.twitter.com/EgQZlpFxW1 — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 28‚ 2024 Hostin went on to predict a change in policy from the White House‚ noting that Secretary of State Antony Blinken has indicated a push for a ceasefire as early as next week. She went on to complain that the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations had been the deciding vote — a veto — on a resolution demanding a ceasefire. Haines pushed back‚ noting that the United Nations itself was under scrutiny because members of the UN’s Palestinian aid organization UNRWA had participated in the October 7 attacks. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Now the UN is under attack?” Hostin asked‚ rolling her eyes. “The UN has a long history of having more resolutions against Israel than North Korea and Iran and some of the worst human rights abusers on the planet‚” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pointed out. “Her point‚ the ambassador’s point is‚ ‘I’m not voting for a ceasefire until the hostages are released.'”