President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to pull the US out of a racist UN coalition. The State Department officials said they are pushing unconstitutional and racist policies — including a push for global reparations. The UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent promoted racial grievances and “victim-based social policies” within the […] The post The UN Says the West, Including the US, Owes Trillions in Global Reparations appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

WASHINGTON — Days after President Donald Trump warned that he was open to another military operation in Colombia, President Gustavo Petro was ringing the White House with explanations and promises of a visit to Washington, D.C. Petro’s call followed Saturday’s unprecedented midnight raid in Venezuela, wherein the United States captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and brought them back to New York to face American justice. The next day, aboard Air Force One, President Trump told reporters of Colombia: “Colombia is very sick too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States.” “He’s not going to be doing it very long, let me tell you,” the president predicted, and asked if the United States would conduct an operation against Colombia, he responded: “It sounds good to me!” Petro intially released a statement on the raid in Venezuela on Sunday slamming Trump for his criticisms and arguing that his name “does not appear in the judicial files on drug trafficking over 50 years, neither from before nor from the present.” Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro sings the national anthem during the March for Sovereignty and Democracy against US President Donald Trump’s threats to Petro at Bolivar Square in Bogota on January 7, 2026. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images) But on Wednesday evening, Trump posted on Truth Social and shared that he had received a call from Petro. “It was a Great Honor to speak with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had,” the president shared. “I appreciated his call and tone,” Trump continued, “and look forward to meeting him in the near future. Arrangements are being made between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Foreign Minister of Colombia. The meeting will take place in the White House in Washington, D.C.” During Wednesday’s White House press briefing, The Daily Wire asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about the president’s threats to Colombia, and whether Petro should expect a visit from Delta Force. “That would be a very unwise question for me to answer,” Leavitt responded.

McDonald’s has dropped its first new worldwide permanent menu item since 1983, and it’s HUGE—literally. The iconic franchise finally announced the arrival of the Big Arch, a massive burger that features two 1/4 100% Irish beef patties, three slices of white processed cheese, crispy and fresh onions, pickles, lettuce, and a new tangy sauce named “Big Arch.” To put its side into perspective, the classic McDondonald’s hamburger is 3.5 ounces and has 255 calories. The Big Arch is 14 ounces and has 1057 calories. The burger was first teased back in December 2023, and it was tested in Canada shortly after. After performing well, McDonald’s added it to UK menus, and now the US gets to experience the Big Arch. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Snackolator (@snackolator) McDonald’s Big Arch Comes With an Affordable Price Tag According to Snackolator, the soon-to-be favorite is currently available at the McDonald’s headquarters location in downtown Chicago and will “hopefully” be available country-wide soon. “This burger is it’s messy but good!” someone commented on Instagram. “Had one when it was in Canada,” wrote another. “It is big, but it is delicious.” The price of the Big Arch is about $10 for just the burger and up to $18 for a meal, which is arguably affordable by today’s standards. This story’s featured image is by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

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When Rep. Mary Miller saw President Donald Trump’s announcement of plans to ban large investors from buying single-family homes, she immediately volunteered to introduce a bill to codify it, she said. “It’s been an issue that the Family Caucus has been discussing, and I’m thrilled to see President Trump’s tweet and that he’s making this a priority,” Miller, a Republican from Illinois who chairs the Congressional Family Caucus, told The Daily Signal. Miller expects Trump to sign an executive order banning large investors from buying single-family homes, and then her bill will codify that policy into law. The mother of seven said she is working on the bill text with the White House. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he will introduce a similar bill in the Senate. This is a terrific idea and long overdue. I will gladly introduce this bill in the Senate https://t.co/t0rvG9gA1w— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 7, 2026 Trump posted Wednesday on TruthSocial saying that he is “taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it.” “For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream,” he said. “It was the reward for working hard, and doing the right thing, but now, because of the Record High Inflation caused by Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress, that American Dream is increasingly out of reach for far too many people, especially younger Americans.” “People live in homes, not corporations,” the president continued. Trump said he would discuss the topic at his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos in two weeks. “Tune into the President’s upcoming Davos speech where he will detail his plans to restore the dream of American home ownership,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle told The Daily Signal. The timeline of Miller’s bill “depends on what President Trump does,” the congresswoman said. “We’re working with him and obviously Sen. Hawley also, so we’re very excited,” she said. “Stay tuned, great things are ahead in the housing market.” The housing reform move could become a cornerstone of Republicans’ affordability agenda. The initiative will be “huge for the midterm elections,” Miller said, because people will “have more money in their pockets” due to finding affordable housing. “I have a big family and young children, and the ones that haven’t purchased a home are concerned, ‘How can we afford a home?'” she said. “I think this is huge, and by allowing these large institutional investors to buy up these single family homes in bulk, they’re turning our neighborhoods into corporate assets instead of communities.” Miller described the president as “a great advocate for American families.” “President Trump’s doing other things to lower the price of housing,” she said. “He’s really been advocating for lower interest rates. And we’re looking forward to that getting ratcheted down a little bit.” “Deregulation is going to be huge because the cost of a home is definitely impacted by excessive regulation.” “I think the key thing is deportation of illegals,” she continued. “To have tens of millions of illegals come in here and take up our housing is extraordinary in light of the impact it has on making allowing housing to be accessible to American people.” The post How a GOP Rep Is Working with Trump to Ban Large Investors from Buying Single-Family Homes appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Americans tend to forget that the Civil War didn’t start overnight. The Confederate South’s desire to nullify federal law sparked multiple crises before Abraham Lincoln’s election, and we’re seeing a similar movement crystalize among Democrats today. The neo-Confederate opposition to immigration law seemed to reach a fever pitch Wednesday, when Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz threatened to deploy his state’s National Guard troops against federal agents—a direct military confrontation against the federal government. When a reporter asked about the prospect of National Guard troops facing off against federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Walz gave a chilling response: “We’ve never been at war with our federal government.” Walz repeatedly suggested that President Donald Trump was effectively at war with him, saying state military force would be necessary to confront “rogue” federal agents. “We do not need any further help from the federal government,” the governor declared. “To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you’ve done enough. I’ve issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard. We have soldiers in training who are prepared to be deployed if necessary.” Of course, Walz was far from alone in opposing immigration law. Governors like JB Pritzker of Illinois, or Gavin Newsom of California, or Tina Kotek of Oregon, openly say that immigration law should not be enforced in their jurisdictions. This has even plagued my home state of Colorado. Make no mistake: Walz was threatening to oppose federal agents with his own military troops. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey added his own particular flourish. “To ICE: Get the f— out of Minneapolis,” he stated. What Started This? Walz and Frey had been responding to a shooting earlier Wednesday in which ICE agents fatally opened fire on a woman driving a vehicle. The Department of Homeland Security said the woman had been attempting to run over ICE agents “in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism.” DHS claimed the ICE officer fired in self-defense. While the full truth will require investigation, this explanation is plausible. Federal agents have faced an unprecedented number of threats and attacks, coinciding with the Left demonizing the enforcement of immigration law. Even in responding to the incident, Walz suggested that Trump’s attempts to enforce immigration law amount to “governing by reality TV.” He said the president’s “recklessness cost someone their life.” Is it “reckless” to try to enforce the laws for which the American people voted? Is it “reckless” to try to deport illegal aliens when the American people elected Trump to do that? It is far more reckless to suggest you would use state troops to violently oppose ICE on the streets. Of course, were Walz to attempt to use the National Guard against federal agents, Trump could merely supersede his authority and take control of the Minnesota National Guard. Walz, who decided Monday not to seek reelection in the midst of a massive fraud scandal—remember that?—has no authority to turn his state’s militia into a neo-Confederate Army, much as he might like to. No one expects Tim Walz to put on a uniform and lead troops into battle. The real danger comes in the rhetoric. Walz urged Minnesotans to take to the streets. He repeatedly urged them to protest “peacefully,” but he laughably suggested those in Minneapolis protest “peacefully, as you always do.” Let’s just say that if you think every Minneapolis protest in recent years has been peaceful, I’ve got a burning police station to sell you. Trying to Nullify Sanity Walz’s rhetoric blamed Trump’s attempt to enforce immigration law for violence and instability, flipping the truth on its head. The truth is, Democrats have been trying to avoid immigration law for decades, and their nullification reached a fever pitch under President Joe Biden, who effectively opened the border and actually imported illegal aliens by the hundreds of thousands. Of course, since he didn’t change the law, this didn’t make the hordes of migrants entering our country legal, but it did create a crisis across the country. President Trump proved that we didn’t need new laws to close the border—just a new president. But even though he won re-election on a mandate to deport the illegal aliens Biden allowed into the country, Trump has faced tremendous opposition from the Left from the beginning. The same leftist groups that called the shots in the Biden administration sued to block his policies. Leftist protest networks organized agitators to oppose ICE on the ground. Contrary to Walz’s suggestion, Trump’s belated response to the Biden immigration crisis isn’t the problem—the opposition to it is. This opposition echoes the Confederate desire to nullify federal authority, and the more Democrats demonize Trump over this, the more “reckless” the Left’s shock troops will become. The post Minnesota Democrats’ Dangerous Neo-Confederate Rhetoric appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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