The ACLU of Texas filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday challenging the state’s new law. It authorizes Texas law enforcement to detain and arrest migrants suspected of crossing the southern border illegally. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the County of El Paso and advocacy groups Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and American […] The post ACLU Files Suit Against TX for Trying to Secure the Border appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced on Tuesday that he subpoenaed Attorney General Merrick Garland for information on alleged efforts to surveil members of Congress and congressional staff — including during the Russiagate controversy that rocked former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and administration. In a cover letter to Garland‚ which noted potential legislative reforms could follow‚ Jordan said his panel “must resort to compulsory process” because of the “inadequate response to date” by the Department of Justice (DOJ) following his request for details about the apparent use of subpoenas to obtain private communications of Legislative Branch employees. The DOJ previously informed the committee that the legal process it used related to an investigation into the “unauthorized disclosure of classified information in a national media publication‚” the letter said. Jordan cited news reporting that indicated the inquiry pertained to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) surveillance of one-time Trump campaign associate Carter Page‚ reliant on an effort to get FISA warrants that the DOJ inspector general heavily criticized and the DOJ itself later conceded had relied on “insufficient predication” to last as long as it did. Government watchdog group Empower Oversight revealed in October that its founder‚ Jim Foster‚ had been notified the DOJ subpoenaed Google for his personal communication records in 2017 when Foster served as chief investigative counsel to then-Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA). At the time the subpoena was issued‚ Grassley and his team were looking into the DOJ’s handling of British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s now-discredited anti-Trump dossier‚ which was used by the FBI to obtain authority to wiretap Page during the investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged ties to Russia. Empower Oversight further claimed to have information “indicating that the other accounts listed in the subpoena belonged to other staffers‚ both Republicans and Democrats‚ for U.S. House and Senate committees also engaged in oversight investigations of the Justice Department at the time pursuant to their authorities under the U.S. Constitution.” Jordan announced on the last day of October that he was launching a probe into alleged attempts to spy on Congress and he sent requests for information to the DOJ and CEOs of various tech and communications companies. In response‚ according to Jordan’s cover letter on Tuesday‚ the DOJ offered a timeline and “brief description” of the agency’s recent policy changes for investigations involving members of Congress and their staff‚ as well as “publicly available” documents concerning the indictment and guilty plea of former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer James Wolfe as part of a national security leak investigation. The Executive Branch appears to have used its “immense law-enforcement authority to gather and search the private communications of multiple Legislative Branch employees who were conducting Constitutional oversight of the Department’s investigative actions — actions that were later found to be unlawful‚” Jordan wrote. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Because the Department has not complied in full with our requests‚ we cannot independently determine whether the Department sought to alleviate the heightened separation-of-powers sensitivities involved or whether the Department first sought the information through other means before resorting to legal process‚” Jordan added. “The Committee also has concerns that aspects of the Department’s investigation may have been a pretext to justify piercing the Legislative Branch’s deliberative process and improperly access data from Members and staff involved in conducting oversight of the Department.” The Daily Wire reached out to the DOJ seeking comment.

The Colorado Supreme Court removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot on Tuesday after ruling that he engaged in an insurrection with his actions on January 6‚ 2021. The 4-3 ruling will be placed on hold pending appeal until January 4‚ the Court said in its ruling. “A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution‚” the ruling said. “Because he is disqualified‚ it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Colorado Secretary of State to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot.” The Trump campaign responded to the ruling by saying that they would “swiftly file an appeal‚” calling it “a completely flawed decision” that was “deeply undemocratic.” “We have full confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly rule in our favor and finally put an end to these unAmerican lawsuits‚” a spokesperson for the campaign said. The Court said that they had “little difficulty concluding that substantial evidence” existed that showed “a concerted and public use of force or threat of force by a group of people to hinder or prevent the U.S. government from taking the actions necessary to accomplish the peaceful transfer of power in this country.” The Court said that because of this‚ “the events of January 6 constituted an insurrection.” “We do not reach these conclusions lightly‚” the Court said in its ruling. “We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us. We are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law‚ without fear or favor‚ and without being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that the law mandates we reach.” This is a breaking news story; refresh the page for updates.

Many people on social media reacted with praise for Bentkey’s top kids show “Chip Chilla” Tuesday after The New York Times published a piece targeting the series for depicting a “weirdly present” father.  In the Times piece published on Monday‚ writer Amanda Hess criticized portrayals of the fathers in “Chip Chilla” and the popular Australian series “Bluey” as “fantasy” because they are active and engaged with their children. The NYT writer also suggested that the dad in “Chip Chilla” is the worst offender of the two because he teaches “lessons about dead white people.”  “Remember‚ folks‚ Bentkey’s #ChipChilla is Extremely Problematicâ„¢ because it teaches kids about “dead white people” like‚ you know‚ many of the greatest heroes of all time‚” Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro posted on X. “Also‚ it is now Extremely Patriarchalâ„¢ for Dad to be involved with educating the kids‚ per the NYT’s latest critique of #ChipChilla. Better to trans them‚ obviously.” “‘I hate Chip Chilla because the dad isn’t a lazy idiot and the mom does housework. Also‚ I hate my kids!’ —the NYT‚” Daily Wire host Michael Knowles wrote.  “Love it. The @nytimes has become so morally deformed it’s almost cruel to laugh at them. But I’ll try my best‚” Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan added.  Popular X account End Wokeness also chimed in‚ writing‚ “The NY Times is mad at Bentkey’s ‘Chip Chilla’ because the dad homeschools and teaches his kids about ‘dead white people.’ By the way‚ those ‘dead white people’ are George Washington‚ Neil Armstrong‚ Ben Franklin‚ etc. “They are also fuming that the show has a father figure play the central role‚” End Wokeness added. The NY Times is mad at Bentkey's "Chip Chilla" because the dad homeschools and teaches his kids about "dead white people" By the way‚ those "dead white people" are George Washington‚ Neil Armstrong‚ Ben Franklin‚ etc. They are also fuming that the show has a father figure play… pic.twitter.com/ADiJ5FEYEM — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 19‚ 2023 Others on social media piled on the Times for the piece while praising “Chip Chilla” for entertaining children through good values.  “Chip Chilla is a fantastic show and idk why I’m surprised people are upset that there’s a show that promotes ‘weirdly present fathers.’ I watch every episode with my kids. Love the work @RobSchneider‚” one X user posted.  CHECK OUT BENTKEY HERE Another person credited the NYT for “facilitating” Chip Chilla’s introduction to his children.  “My two little ones love Bluey. I will definitely be introducing them to Chip Chilla as well‚” Joshua Kane said. “Maybe I owe a little gratitude to the @nytimes for facilitating the introduction of Chip Chilla to my children.”    “Kind of weird seeing @nytimes advertise for @realDailyWire like this‚” another person on X wrote. “As a parent‚ hearing them compare Chip Chilla in the same breath as Bluey is high praise. Lol.” After the NYT piece was published‚ Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing responded‚ writing‚ “Chip Chilla is the most popular show on our new Bentkey platform‚ and Bluey is the most popular children’s show period‚” Boreing added. “It’s no coincidence that two shows that feature loving and engaged nuclear families with great values who actually enjoy being together are so popular.” He went on to note how it’s “no coincidence” that the “cultural gatekeepers” at the Times are targeting these particular programs. “The left not only wants to add its radical agenda to kids entertainment‚ they want to remove good values from kids entertainment‚” Boreing said.

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged several questions Tuesday about Hunter Biden’s unannounced trip on Marine One‚ which marked the first time the president’s son was spotted at the White House since his indictment on nine counts related to his alleged failure to pay over $1 million worth of taxes over a four-year period. […]