A simple act of kindness at a neighborhood pharmacy seemed small in the moment, but its impact reached far beyond what anyone expected. That thoughtful gesture set off a chain of events that became an unexpected blessing.

The New York Times wants the ICE agents who are involved in shootings to be prosecuted. They made that obvious with an article about a 1987 law review article that they think could seal the deal. The article was written by a law professor named Akhil Reed Amar. It is considered influential and has been […] The post The Pro-Open Borders NY Times Suggests a Way to Sue ICE Agents appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Author Michael Wolff responded to President Donald Trump’s threat of a lawsuit by essentially daring him to go through with it — and then he claimed that he would be the one to come out on top if such a lawsuit were actually filed. Wolff explained in an Instagram video that he would love nothing more than to be able to subpoena both the President and first lady Melania Trump — and that he’d have standing to do so if either of them ever filed suit against him.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Michael Wolff (@michaelwolffnyc) “I woke up this morning and found that last night, Donald Trump had threatened to sue me again. I think this is the third or possibly fourth time the president of the United States has threatened to sue,” Wolff began, referencing Trump’s most recent threat — made aboard Air Force One — to sue him for “conspiring” with the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Wolff admitted to pressing Epstein for information, claiming that he’d done so in order to convince the disgraced financier to give up any information he had on Trump: “Yes, I tried to encourage Jeffrey Epstein in any way I knew how to come forward with what he knew about Donald Trump.” The author went on to note that he had already filed suit against first lady Melania Trump — after she’d threatened legal action against him for claiming that she had traveled in the same circles as Epstein — and said that if the president made good on his threat, he would be able to subpoena both Trumps. “This lawsuit gives me the power to subpoena Mrs. Trump, Mr. Trump, and all their friends … Bring it on!” he said. “I believe that if the American public knew the real nature of Donald Trump’s long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, they would turn away in horror and revulsion. So sue me. Let’s sue each other.” “I have nothing to hide, but Mr. President, you surely do,” Wolff declared. Wolff said that Melania Trump threatened legal action months earlier after he authored an article for The Daily Beast claiming that Epstein had been the one to introduce her to the president. Hunter Biden later repeated that claim in an interview, prompting Trump’s litigation counsel Alejandro Brito to fire off a letter to former President Joe Biden’s son as well. “Following receipt of our cease-and-desist demand letter just a week ago, The Daily Beast issued an apology to Mrs. Trump and retracted the false and defamatory statements contained in the Article by deleting it in its entirety,” Brito wrote, describing Wolff as a “serial fabulist” and adding, “Despite this, you have unjustifiably relied upon Mr. Wolff’s false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements about Mrs. Trump and maliciously elected to republish them.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell promised reporters that Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny would refrain from spouting divisive rhetoric during the big game on Sunday. Goodell responded to questions about potential political statements from the singer, saying, “I think Bad Bunny, and I think that was demonstrated last night [at the Grammys], is one of the great artists in the world, and that’s one of the reasons we chose him.” “But the other reason is he understood the platform he was on and that this platform is used to unite people and to be able to bring people together with their creativity, with their talents, and to be able to use this moment to do that,” he continued, per Deadline. “I think artists in the past have done that. I think Bad Bunny understands that, and I think he’ll have a great performance.” The NFL commissioner’s statements come as rumors circulate that the Puerto Rican singer, whose real name is Benito Ocasio, is planning to wear a dress to the event. Ocasio has been outspoken in his political views so far and didn’t mince words during his Grammys acceptance speech. “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say: ICE out,” the singer said from the stage during the awards ceremony Sunday night. “We are not savage. We are not animals. We are not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans,” he added. Ocasio previously referred to ICE agents as “motherf*ckers” and “sons of b*tches” in a video he posted to Instagram. The three-time Grammy Award-winner said during an interview that he didn’t book any tour stops in the United States because he was worried ICE agents would target concert attendees. “There was the issue of — like, f***ing ICE could be outside. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about,” he said. Goodell previously defended choosing Bad Bunny as the halftime performer at Super Bowl LX after significant backlash following the announcement last fall. “It’s carefully thought through,” Goodell said of the performance. “I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where we didn’t have some blowback or criticism. It’s pretty hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching.” Turning Point USA announced it would host an alternative event to rival the Super Bowl halftime show, as many Americans questioned the selection of Bad Bunny as the headliner. The lineup for “The All-American Halftime Show” was announced Monday. Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett will take the stage in a show TPUSA says will celebrate faith, family, and freedom, as The Daily Wire previously reported. “We’re approaching this show like David and Goliath,” Kid Rock said in a statement, per Fox News. “Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible, or is it? He said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish? Cool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.”

The House of Representatives is currently debating the government spending package that could end the partial government shutdown if approved. President Donald Trump is expected to sign five appropriations bills along with a continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the next 10 days, as lawmakers negotiate potential restrictions on federal immigration enforcement. Before the House Rules Committee meeting on Monday to advance the package in the chamber, Trump said on X that he did not want any changes to the Senate package. That package was approved on Friday as part of a deal between the White House and Senate Democrats. The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis escalated tensions surrounding immigration operations by the Trump administration. Democrats threatened a shutdown if DHS funding was not split from the rest of the spending package in the Senate, even though the House had already approved it before the shooting death on a bipartisan basis. However, because the House was out of session, most government operations closed starting on Saturday. A handful of Republicans wanted the SAVE Act, a House-approved bill requiring documentary proof of citizenship to vote, tacked onto the package to force a Senate vote. Claims circulated that Senate leaders had agreed to bring the SAVE Act to a floor vote by scrapping the filibuster in order to win over House GOP holdouts and end the shutdown. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) quickly poured cold water on those reports. “We’ve got some members, as you know, who expressed an interest in that, so we’re going to have a conversation about it, but there weren’t any commitments made,” Thune said Tuesday, according to Fox News. The dispute ruffled feathers during a procedural vote, including from Rep. John Rose (R-TN), who accused the Senate leader of “already backtracking on what he reportedly told some House Republicans: that if we reopened the government, he’d keep his word and bring the SAVE Act to the floor.” “House Republicans MUST hold the line and refuse to fold on something as fundamental as election integrity. The SAVE Act belongs on must-pass legislation,” Rose, who’s running for governor of Tennessee, continued. The procedural vote narrowly passed 217-215 along party lines, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) voting against the legislation and Rose eventually changing his “no” vote to “yes.” Funding DHS through September is shaping up to be a bruising fight, as Republicans demand tougher action against sanctuary cities while Democrats seek serious restrictions on ICE and CBP. “Next week and the week after will be intense. The two sides are pretty far apart,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Punchbowl News on Tuesday. “If we’re going to be discussing all this and ICE operations, and part of that equation is how sanctuary cities have not been participating. In fact, they’ve been thwarting the efforts of ICE, and I think that has to be part of the discussion,” he further told the outlet.

Today Show host Savannah Guthrie is asking everyone to pray for her mother’s return as the search for Nancy Guthrie continues. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said he believes Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home over the weekend in a “possible kidnapping or abduction” just outside of Tucson, Arizona. Nanos told NBC News on Monday that Nancy was taken from her bed, but he later clarified he meant figuratively. Information remains limited during the active investigation, which Nanos is calling a crime. Sources told CBS News on Tuesday that blood was found in Nancy’s home. It’s not clear whose blood it is, but CBS reports it is being tested. Nanos confirmed that possible DNA is being tested as well. “We took some samples that we hope will have enough profile of a DNA profile that gives us some identification of what we’re looking at,” Nanos told NBC News. The sheriff added it could be days before there is any conclusive evidence from the DNA samples. In another development, the Los Angeles Times is reporting signs of forced entry into Nancy’s house. Meanwhile, Savannah Guthrie spoke out on Instagram late Monday, asking for prayers to bring her mom home, as this troubling case unfolds. “We believe in prayer. We believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. We believe in goodness. We believe in humanity. Above all, we believe in Him,” Savannah wrote. “Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant. Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment. We need you.” The Today Show host added the following Bible verse, “He will keep in perfect peace those whose hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord,” before concluding, “Bring her home.” Savannah’s mother was reported missing on Sunday, around noon, after a church friend called Nancy’s family, letting them know she didn’t show up for service. RELATED: Today Show Host’s Mom Missing, Her Home Now An Active Crime Scene Nancy’s belongings, including her phone, wallet, and car, were all still at the house in the Catalina Foothills just north of Tucson. The sheriff added that Nancy isn’t in good physical health but has “no cognitive issues,” is “very alert,” and is “very sound of mind.” Police do not know at this time if Nancy was targeted because she is Savannah’s mother, and added they aren’t aware of threats aimed at Savannah after speaking with her, per NBC. Nanos said in a press conference on Monday that he doesn’t think the public is in danger. “So we make a plea to anyone who knows anything about this, who has seen something, heard something, to contact us,” Nanos said. “Call 911. We don’t need another bad, tragic ending. We need some help.” Pima County Sheriff’s Office officials are holding a press conference on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. ET to give an update on this case.

As New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to “crow” about imagining a better city, massive piles of garbage have  begun “choking” the streets near Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s residence, while the sidewalks outside Mamdani’s home “are squeaky clean.” “Eight-foot piles of rat-infested trash are choking the streets around Gracie Mansion — which has gotten kid-glove shoveling treatment as Mayor Zohran Mamdani crows he can’t ‘imagine how it could get better’ in the city,” the New York Post reported. In his January 1 inaugural address, Mamdani pledged to “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” He also urged New Yorkers to reject the “natural weather” of systemic failure. “We are told to look at a subway that is delayed, a rent check that is impossible to pay, or a neighbor sleeping in the cold, and accept it as the natural weather of our city. I ask you today to reject that. I ask you to look at everything we are told is broken and simply imagine how it could get better—and then realize that we have the power to make it so.” However, less than a month into his term, this aspirational rhetoric has collided with a brutal reality: a historic deep freeze that has claimed the lives of at least 16 people found outdoors. Critics argue that Mamdani’s leftist ideals are failing the city’s most vulnerable. While the mayor has publicized the deaths and deployed “warming buses,” the Manhattan Institute and other observers contend his refusal to use involuntary removals is “unworkable” and “deadly.” By framing homelessness as a housing issue rather than one of untreated mental illness or addiction, Mamdani’s “voluntary-first” approach may inadvertently leave those unable to make rational decisions to perish in the cold. Advocates further note that “band-aid” solutions like warming centers do not address the pervasive violence within the shelter system that drives people to the streets in the first place. The fiscal backdrop is equally contentious. Mamdani has blamed his predecessor, Eric Adams, for a $12.6 billion budget gap and “gross fiscal mismanagement.” Adams has fired back on social media, dismissing Mamdani’s campaign promises of free childcare and transit as “expensive boondoggles,” noting that “the fastest way to balance a budget is to admit that ‘free’ comes with a price tag.” As Mamdani attempts to navigate a record-breaking winter and a looming deficit, his critics suggest that “imagining” a better New York is no substitute for the pragmatism required to keep the streets clean and the population alive.

Senator John Kennedy has exposed a massive welfare fraud scheme under Governor Tim Walz’s watch in Minnesota, where hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars meant for feeding the poor were stolen and funneled overseas while state officials ignored glaring red flags. Watch the video. Kennedy Exposes Industrial-Scale Theft Senator John Kennedy delivered a scathing critique of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during recent Fox News appearances and a Senate floor speech, detailing what he characterized as “industrial scale” welfare fraud. Kennedy explained how fraudsters created fake nonprofit organizations and fictitious restaurants, submitting false reports of feeding vulnerable communities to steal COVID-19 relief funds. The Louisiana senator used colorful rhetoric to describe how “thieves sucked it up like a Hoover Deluxe,” emphasizing that hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars intended for Minnesota’s poor were instead siphoned off and transferred to entities in Somalia. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA): “Governor Tim Walz, whatever he says, believe the opposite. I’m sorry, the man learned to lie before he learned to talk. He’s just a less masculine version of Hillary Clinton.”pic.twitter.com/kRPpmBKBl2 — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 31, 2026 Kennedy’s criticism centered on Walz’s failure to act despite multiple warnings. The senator revealed that state officials received public alerts through social media and direct communications about suspicious activity in the feeding programs, yet took no meaningful action. Trial evidence later showed that state workers feared political backlash from Minnesota’s large Somali community, a key Democrat voting bloc. This political calculation appears to have paralyzed oversight mechanisms that should have caught the fraud early. Kennedy declared, “facts aren’t racist” when addressing the ethnic composition of the defendants, emphasizing that protecting taxpayers transcends identity politics. Walz’s Response Falls Short Governor Walz claimed the massive fraud was “news to me,” despite documented warnings sent to his office and the state attorney general. His administration oversaw the disbursement of funds through Minnesota’s Medicaid and welfare offices during 2020-2022, when federal and state money flowed freely for COVID-19 relief programs. After the scandal broke, with more than 90 criminal charges filed in late 2025, Walz announced “bold steps” to address the problem. Critics, including Kennedy, dismissed these measures as insufficient damage control that came only after investigative journalism and law enforcement exposed the schemes. The fraud schemes operated through multiple layers of deception. Perpetrators bribed community members to sign falsified feeding reports, created phantom restaurant operations, and submitted fraudulent documentation to state agencies. Minnesota’s legitimate poor residents who needed assistance were denied resources while criminals exploited programs designed for pandemic relief. The scale of theft was extraordinary, with trial testimony revealing systematic corruption that went unchecked for years. State officials who should have audited these programs either missed obvious red flags or deliberately avoided scrutiny that might trigger accusations of profiling. National Implications for Welfare Programs Kennedy is leveraging the Minnesota scandal to push broader welfare reform through federal legislation. The senator advocates a reconciliation bill that would impose stricter fraud-prevention measures on federal-state partnership programs nationwide. This case exemplifies concerns conservatives have raised for years about government spending lacking proper oversight. When partisan political considerations override fiscal responsibility, American taxpayers bear the cost while vulnerable citizens receive no benefit. The welfare sector now faces heightened scrutiny as this case demonstrates how easily billions can disappear when administrators prioritize electoral calculations over stewardship. The political fallout extends beyond Minnesota’s borders as the 2026 midterm elections approach. Walz’s national profile, boosted by recent vice-presidential speculation, now carries the baggage of this fraud scandal. Republicans cite this case as evidence of Democrat governance failures, particularly the tendency to ignore problems when enforcement might upset identity-based coalition partners. The tragedy affects multiple communities: taxpayers lose hundreds of millions, Minnesota’s genuinely needy were defrauded of assistance, and law-abiding members of the Somali community face undeserved stigma despite some serving as whistleblowers who tried to alert authorities. Kennedy’s persistent focus on accountability reflects conservative principles of limited government requiring vigorous oversight to prevent the waste and corruption that erode public trust.