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Maria Bartiromo’s sources tell her the reason Democrats are doing this is they want to attend the No Kings march next Saturday. To date, the people organizing these No Kings riots are communists with other assorted leftist groups. I guess that is more proof Democrats are communists who don’t care about the working people and […] The post Democrats Demand Government Remain Shut So They Can March with Radicals? appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed several media outlets on Monday after they refused to sign off on the Pentagon’s new press policy — which they say violates the First Amendment and Hegseth says will put the Pentagon in line with the policy governing press on every other U.S. military installation. The new policy was detailed in a memo in late May, and said in part, “All members of the press issued a Pentagon Facility Alternate Credential (PFAC), will be required to read and sign a new in–brief form outlining information security requirements, the new physical control measures, and Department of War expectations of their compliance with safety and security requirements.” But several outlets have taken issue with the policy, and several have made it clear that their journalists will not sign the requisite forms. Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray issued a statement on Monday saying, “Journalists from The Washington Post will not be signing the Pentagon’s new press access policy. The proposed restrictions undercut First Amendment protections by placing unnecessary constraints on gathering and publishing information. We will continue to vigorously and fairly report on the policies and positions of the Pentagon and officials across the government.” Hegseth responded with a waving hand emoji. ? https://t.co/JhA7EutLqL — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025 Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief of The Atlantic, offered a similar statement: “The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. We fundamentally oppose the restrictions that the Trump administration is imposing on journalists who are reporting on matters of defense and national security. The requirements violate our First Amendment rights, and the rights of Americans who seek to know how taxpayer-funded military resources and personnel are being deployed. We will continued to cover matters of defense, war, and national security independently and fairly.” Again, Hegseth responded with a waving hand. ? https://t.co/kBdhMyxrnB — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025 The New York Times also issued a statement through Washington Bureau Chief Richard Stevenson: “Journalists from The New York Times will not sign the Pentagon’s revised press pass policy, which threatens to punish them for ordinary news gathering protected by the First Amendment. Since the policy was first announced, we have expressed concerns that it constrains how journalists can report on the U.S. military, which is funded by nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars annually. The public has a right to know how the government and the military are operating. The Times is dedicated to pursuing the public interest through deep, fair reporting and an unwavering pursuit of the facts.” ? https://t.co/wnTQiHJZyC — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025 Hegseth followed those posts with a brief explanation, saying, “Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right. So, here is @DeptofWar press credentialing FOR DUMMIES: Press no longer roams free; Press must wear visible badge; Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts. DONE. Pentagon now has same rules as every U.S military installation.” Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right. So, here is @DeptofWar press credentialing FOR DUMMIES: ✅ Press no longer roams free ✅ Press must wear visible badge ✅ Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts DONE. Pentagon now has same rules as every… — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 13, 2025 A number of other outlets — including a few that skew to the political Right — have made it clear that they are not on board with the policy either, citing some of the same concerns. Newsmax issued a statement that read, “Newsmax has no plans to sign the letter. We are working in conjunction with other media outlets to resolve the situation. We believe the requirements are unnecessary and onerous and hope that the Pentagon with review the matter further.” The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Examiner, CNN, The Associated Press, and The Guardian all followed suit.

Democrat Jay Jones’ texting scandal is threatening to sink Democrats’ chances in the gubernatorial race for the commonwealth of Virginia, according to pollster Brent Buchanan. Buchanan, founder and president of the polling firm Cygnal, said Jones’ August 2022 texts, which wished harm against a state GOP lawmaker, have flipped typical election dynamics to drag down other Democrats on the ballot. The scandal, as well as Democrats’ failure to condemn transgender ideology, has given Republicans an edge in a couple of campaign fundamentals. “There are some key fundamentals to any political campaign, and that is money, message, and messenger. The message and messenger is on the Republican side, but the money’s on the Democratic side right now,” Buchanan said in an interview with Morning Wire that aired on Monday. Jones is running to be the state’s next attorney general, and since his texts were made public earlier this month, he has fallen behind Republican incumbent Jason Miyares. But over the same timeframe, the fallout has appeared to spread to other races as well, as former Democrat Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s lead over Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears in the governor’s race has shrunk. “Normally, governor’s races drive down-ballot races, and because of the scandal with Democrat Jay Jones and his text messages and the fact that no Democrats are coming out and saying that he should resign, drop out of the race, it’s really flipped the race on its head,” the pollster said. Get 40% off new DailyWire+ annual memberships with code FALL40 at checkout “The proof that it’s affecting the governor’s race is that, in September, we had Winsome Earle-Sears down by seven, and now have her only down by four-and-a-half,” said Buchanan. “I know that doesn’t sound huge, but when you consider how much money has been spent by the Democrats, and little in comparison by Sears, it’s essentially proof that the [attorney general] race is driving the governor’s race now.” Spanberger may have much more to lose before the election, scheduled to take place on November 4. “What’s fascinating is, we polled right after Labor Day,” Buchanan said, “one of the things we found in the survey is that there’s a huge swath of voters in Virginia who still have not heard about these text messages.” In addition to the text messages, Spanberger may also suffer from her messaging around transgenderism. In a Virginia governor’s race debate last week, Spanberger evaded weighing in on debates over school bathroom and locker room policies regarding students who identify as transgender. Spanberger repeatedly said it was an issue to be taken up locally. “The transgender issue is popping its head back up,” said Buchanan. “The culture wars are what won Donald Trump the 2024 election, and I think we’re seeing that play itself out again in 2025 as if Democrats just can’t learn the lesson.” “Republicans are firing on all cylinders right now, making sure that this is the one issue being spoken about in paid advertising. The challenge is that Democrats still have a very large spending advantage,” he added.

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Gone are the days of polishing baskets of apples for the Biden regime and, as we learned recently, submitting questions in advance, ABC chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce has had to resort to going back on the attack, so it was no surprise Monday when she spent the whole day kicking dirt on President Trump’s historic Middle East peace deal with Israel and Hamas. Bruce was so possessed to go negative World News Tonight anchor David Muir had to twice intervene to emphasize no one was casting doubt or minimizing the emotional, powerful, and necessary release of all living and deceased Israeli hostages by Hamas. Her live hits started just after 1:30 a.m. Eastern in the first of many network special reports. At first, she was hopeful and gave the hostage families the central focus they deserved since “[i]t has been 736 agonizing days for these families, for the world, waiting for this very moment for these remaining hostages to be released.” “[T]oday, right now, in this moment, this morning is all about these families and the hostages being returned, a momentous, huge moment, highly emotional,” she added. As for the path ahead, she remained even keeled in describing the “tremendous sticking points,” such as the need for Hamas to disarm, but nothing major. An hour and 20 minutes later, she begrudgingly called it “a remarkable sight” of “Israel, quite literally rolling out the red carpet to welcome President Trump, who, of course, played such a critical role in brokering this deal” and forcing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the table. But come midday U.S. time, the wheels came off with Bruce being so negative (which, to some extent, revolved around herself and her questions to Trump) and Muir seemingly realizing she had killed the vibes (click “expand” to read the full exchange):   MUIR: And as you could hear from President Trump here today, hoping that this day not only defines his presidency but defines the future here of the Middle East. What comes next, though, Mary, as you and I both know, will be a significant challenge here. BRUCE: A tremendous challenge, David, and President Trump throughout the day has been welcomed, both here in Israel and in Egypt as a peacemaker and this is a huge success for President Trump. He is now hailing this as a historic dawn of a new Middle East. He no question helped to broker this deal. He was pivotal through his relationships within the Middle East and also just through his own brash style, putting tremendous pressure on Netanyahu and also taking actions that proved that he could be trusted to Hamas. But the President today has been touting this deal. He has also been looking ahead, but it is notable that he has not really been discussing the details yet. Of the many, many challenges ahead, he did tell reporters a short while ago that he believes that phase two has begun, that it began immediately. So we are now at that point. But the President has also declared that this war is over. It is now up to many of the leaders that he is meeting with now to ensure that that actually comes to pass. But there are tremendous questions that still remain here. How will Gaza be made secure? How will it be reconstructed? Who’s going to pay for all of that? And who will govern Gaza in the short term? I have been asking these questions of the President for the last week: what does phase two look like? He hasn’t wanted to get into those details just yet. Today has been a moment for him to celebrate this victory. The question now, how does he take this momentum and move it forward? And we have heard from him that he, in fact believes that this is a turning point, not just for Israel and the people of Gaza, but for the Middle East as a whole. He has mentioned relations with Iran today in his remarks as well. He has a grand, big vision, and he is hoping that this is just the beginning of a true new era here, David. MUIR: And no one, of course, minimizing the power, the impact of these 20 hostages being returned to these Israeli families here today, extremely, extremely moving images being seen all over the world. Mary. But on Air Force One, coming into the region, as you know, President Trump made it very clear when asked. He said, the war is over. We have not heard those words from Israeli authorities any sort of declaration to that extent from the prime minister or the Israeli military. BRUCE: We have not. And it is a very important distinction. The President has been blunt. He thinks this is going to hold and that the war is over. In fact, he was quite blunt about that. The war is over. The war is over. You understand? That is what he said to reporters when they pointed out that Netanyahu hasn’t gone so far in declaring that. Hamas has welcomed that statement. And so there is a it appears to be a bit of a disagreement. And certainly while the President is using this breakthrough, this return of hostages, this tremendous ceasefire to claim that the entire war has been solved, the reality is that there is a lot left to work out here and while interestingly, Netanyahu, of course, is not there tonight, he was invited by Egyptian President el-Sisi in a conversation that President Trump brokered himself earlier today. Netanyahu not attending, citing the Jewish holiday, so it is an interesting moment to have this conversation about the path forward without essentially the protagonist in this story. Not even 15 minutes later, Muir had tried to keep things on track by even marveling at President Trump “taking on a significant role on the world stage” with not only the Board of Peace to oversee Gaza, but the fact that he was the one who took individual pictures with word leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, not President el-Sisi. Despite that table-setting, Bruce doubled down:   Bruce gave it one more go before 1:00 p.m. Eastern, harping on the “very daunting tasks” and “very tall task” for President Trump to ensure Middle East leaders do their part. To rebalance things, Muir invoked President Trump’s praise for the media coverage as a way of correctly noting asking “tougher questions” about the future of the region does nothing in “diminishing the power of what finally played out for the families who waited for more than two years.” Bruce took that and ran with the negatives:   He certainly is taking a victory lap today. He certainly has been relishing all of the praise, but the praise is much deserved. He played a very pivotal role here, an incredibly pivotal role in getting this deal across the finish line in a way that, as he notes, his predecessor was unable to do. But all of the circumstances coming together, the work of his negotiators, Steve Witkoff, his Middle East envoy, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, using his real estate know-how, his connections in the region to get this deal together. But even Jared Kushner has reflected on how this is similar to a real estate deal in the sense that you get to yes and then you work out the details they have gotten to. Yes, they’ve gotten the ceasefire. They have now the hostages finally home on this momentous day. Now you have to get down to doing the real work of working through what comes next and how you make sure that this lasts, and coming up with some long term solution. So, the President — yes, he has been, I think, quite pleased to see all of the coverage praising his role in this. He certainly seemed to relish the reception he received here in Israel earlier today, the — the lengthy standing ovations, the repeated standing ovation, the heaping praise from the Israeli leaders, the calls for him to perhaps receive the Nobel Peace Prize next year. So yes, this is a huge moment for this President, for the us. But now what comes next[.] To see the relevant ABC transcript from October 13, click here.

Actor Martin Sheen vehemently criticized President Donald Trump in an unhinged screed during a live taping of "The Best People" podcast with Nicolle Wallace. The far-left actor also bashed the president's Cabinet before he said he wanted to give Trump some advice, and instead launched into his tirade. 'There's no heroes in there. There's no music. There's no laughter.'"The big guy in the White House, if he would take some personal advice — you got to realize, sir, that you are the biggest nothing in the world. And sir, you stop there. You stop listening to all these people around you, these sycophants, who are encouraging you to be your nonhuman self," he said. "Stop fussing with your hair, and don't worry about your tie. And stand up straight and speak clearly, not from your throat. Speak from your heart and start being human," he continued. "That's what you were made for, not golf. So there you are, Mr. President. With all due respect, sir."He said he could imagine a meeting of Trump's cabinet members to have the smell of "ego and fear and false worship." Sheen added, "There's no heroes in there. There's no music. There's no laughter. There's no self-effacement. There's no joy in that room."The actor not only endorsed Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, but he turned up at a pro-Harris campaign event to sing "America the Beautiful" for the cameras. RELATED: Bette Midler gets slapped with vicious backlash after offering ignorant solution to baby formula crisis Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images He was also among those arrested at a climate change protest organized by Jane Fonda on Capitol Hill in 2020. "We are called to find something in our lives worth fighting for, something that unites the will of the spirit with the work of the flesh," he said in his speech, "something that can help us lift up this nation and all its people to that place where the heart is without fear."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

After the Supreme Court declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal, President Trump was thrown into the hot seat by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, who asked the president whether or not he intended to pardon her himself.“You know, I haven’t heard the name in so long. I can say this: that I’d have to take a look at it. I would have to take a look,” he responded, asking Collins, “Did they reject that?”“She wanted to appeal her conviction. They said that they were not going to hear her appeal,” Collins answered.“I see. Well, I’ll take a look at it. I will speak to the DOJ. I wouldn’t consider it or not consider it; I don’t know anything about it. I will speak to the DOJ,” he answered.“I have a lot of people who have asked me for pardons. I call him Puff Daddy, has asked me for a pardon,” he added.“But she was convicted of child sex trafficking,” Collins interjected.BlazeTV host Liz Wheeler isn't impressed by Collins' line of questioning.“Kaitlan Collins was obviously trying to set President Trump up by asking whether he would pardon Ghislaine Maxwell because she wanted to be outraged by the idea that Trump would pardon Ghislaine Maxwell,” Wheeler says on “The Liz Wheeler Show.”“I don’t think he will pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, but I think it was not a question that was asked in good faith by CNN. It was an attempt to trick Trump into appearing to go soft on Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein,” she continues.“So CNN, as always, can be completely discounted,” she adds.Want more from Liz Wheeler?To enjoy more of Liz’s based commentary, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.