Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood in Texas, citing terrorist ties, Hamas funding links, and violent Sharia ideology spreading here. CAIR responded with mockery. Addressing Ken Paxton, they wrote back smugly, “Yawn, you’re late.” The administration must ban all of the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR and then act on it. […] The post CAIR Responds to Texas Lawsuit: “Yawn, You’re Late” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Hollywood is still in denial that “Melania,” a documentary about first lady Melania Trump and wife of President Donald Trump, is outperforming expectations, floating conspiracy theories that include claims the film’s positive audience reviews are fake. But the owner of Rotten Tomatoes says those glowing fan response is 100% real. “There has been no bot manipulation on the audience reviews for the ‘Melania’ documentary,” Versant, the parent company of the popular review aggregator, said in a statement to Variety. “Reviews displayed on the Popcornmeter are VERIFIED reviews, meaning it has been verified that users have bought a ticket to the film.” “Melania” currently has one of the largest disparities between critics’ and audience scores on the site, with reviewers giving the film a 7% rating and moviegoers giving it a 99% rating. About 75% of the audience was women aged 55 and older.  Avowed leftist late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is one of Hollywood’s most perplexed, as he mentioned during his monologue on Wednesday.  “As of tonight, Melania has a score of 5% on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics. That is very low. To put that in perspective, that is 1% lower than ‘Gigli.’ The audience score for ‘Melania’ is 99% positive, which is 1% higher than ‘The Godfather.’ And I’m sure Donald J. Corleone had nothing to do with that at all,” he said.  “We need to get to the bottom of this,” Kimmel went on. “Send in Tulsi Gabbard and the FBI! Seize the ticket machines, the popcorn buckets, the box office receipts, at every multiplex in America!” Movie industry insiders projected an abysmal opening weekend for “Melania,” but were quickly proven wrong when it raked in around $7 million. At the premiere in Washington, D.C. last week, Melania told reporters that success, to her, didn’t depend on box office numbers. “I’m very proud of the film, so people may like it, may [not] like it, and that’s their choice,” the first lady told CNN. “We achieved what we want to achieve,” Melania later added. “For myself, it’s already successful. I’m very proud of what we did.” “Melania” is directed by Brett Ratner, who is best known for the “Rush Hour” franchise. The documentary provides a glimpse into Melania’s behind-the-scenes world during the 20 days leading up to her husband’s second inauguration. The verified reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes had plenty of positive things to say.  “An inside look at inaugural preparations, done in style,” one verified reviewer wrote. “Also getting to know our First Lady in a more personal way. The lady who is smart, elegant, stylish, beautiful & someone who loves this country & appreciates all that it offers.” “Wow. Thought I may like it for the fashion take on it. But it was so much more. Absolutely loved it. Regardless if you like her or not- this documentary was really, really good,” another moviegoer agreed.

A Tennessee court has overturned a judge’s decision to block the release of writings by the transgender-identifying woman who killed three children and three adults during an attack on a Christian school in Nashville in March 2023. The Tennessee Court of Appeals said Wednesday that the city of Nashville must allow inspection of the writings of The Covenant School attacker under public record laws. In August 2024, Davidson County Judge I’Ashea Myles ruled that copyright claims put on the writings preempted public records requests. “Construing the [Tennessee Public Records Act] broadly to promote access to public records, as we are required, we conclude that under these particular circumstances, the only overt action Metro must take to meet its obligation is to allow Petitioners access to the records for personal inspection,” the judges wrote. “Simply put, so long as Metro maintains the records, it must allow Petitioners access … for personal inspection.” The writings of the shooter include journal entries made in the months leading up to the March 27, 2023, attack. After the attack, the Nashville Police Department refused to release the writings, citing an ongoing investigation. A group of parents whose children attended The Covenant School also intervened to block the release of the writings, citing a copyright claim to the materials granted by the attacker’s parents. The parents and the school also said that releasing the attacker’s writings would cause school safety concerns, a position that Myles agreed with in her ruling. “This conclusion strains credulity, and we are neither willing nor able to make the blind logical leap the Covenant Intervenors ask of us,” the appeals court said, noting that many of the writings were made years before the attack. The judges also said that there was no school shooter manifesto exemption to public records law because of fears about the writings inspiring future attacks. “Respectfully, this argument is rooted in speculation about potential future events, not facts present in the record before us. This is a policy debate not contemplated by, or anywhere mentioned in” public records law, the judges said. The parties who sued for access to the writings included Tennessee Star publisher Michael Patrick Leahy, the Tennessee Firearms Association, The Tennessean, and the National Police Association. Leahy was represented by the America First Legal Foundation. “This unanimous ruling by the Tennessee Court of Appeals is a major victory for freedom of the press, the people of the State of Tennessee, and The Tennessee Star,” Leahy said of the ruling. “It is in the public interest for all of these documents to be released to us expeditiously, as the Court of Appeals ruled.” Despite these efforts, portions of the shooter’s writings have already been released through the FBI and through media reports, including The Daily Wire. Ramblings of the shooter posted by the FBI in December 2025 revealed that she hated white people and religion.

Suspected assassin Luigi Mangione spoke out in court on Friday after a New York judge set his state trial date for June 8. As he was being escorted out of the courtroom, Mangione raged against the state trial moving forward, as he also faces a federal trial. Mangione faces multiple state charges, including second-degree murder related to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all state and federal charges. “One plus one equals two. This is the same trial twice,” Mangione said, according to Fox 5 New York. “This is double jeopardy by any common sense definition.” The suspected assassin was unexpectedly ordered back in court on Friday by Manhattan state Judge Gregory Carro. His next appearance in state court wasn’t scheduled until May. Mangione’s lawyer objected to the June 8 trial start date, arguing that the defense team would also be preparing for the federal trial at that time. “Mr. Mangione is being put in an untenable situation,” defense lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said, according to the Associated Press. “This is a tug-of-war between two different prosecution offices.” “The defense will not be ready on June 8,” she added. “Be ready,” the judge replied. Jury selection for Mangione’s federal trial was set for September 8, with opening statements scheduled for October 13. Last week, the judge overseeing Mangione’s federal trial dropped the murder charge that carried a potential death penalty. In a surprising twist to the federal trial, U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett agreed with Mangione’s defense team and said that stalking does not constitute “a crime of violence.” The judge acknowledged that her decision was “strange,” but argued that violence is defined by using force, and stalking could technically be committed without using force, ABC News reported. Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Joel Seidemann argued for Mangione’s state trial to begin before the federal trial, saying that the state’s interests “would be unfairly prejudiced by an unnecessary delay.” Seidemann also told the judge that Thompson’s family wants the state trial to proceed first, which would also help prosecutors avoid a double jeopardy challenge. New York state law could prevent Mangione from being tried at the state level if his federal trial comes first. Judge Carro said on Friday, “It appears the federal government has reneged on its agreement to let the state, which has done most of the work in this case, go first.” In May, Carro will decide whether prosecutors can use evidence seized from Mangione when he was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Investigators say that Mangione was found with a 9 mm handgun that connects him to the crime scene and a notebook, where Mangione allegedly discusses taking out Thompson. U.S. District Judge Garnett ruled last week that federal prosecutors can use the items found on Mangione when he was arrested as evidence.

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A long-lost sport once feared dead is being dusted off and played again in the villages where it was born. “Knurr-and-spell” was once played widely in pubs across England’s South Yorkshire, but had all but vanished by the 1970s. The quirky ball game which bears a similarity to golf  sees players hit a clay ball […] The post Forgotten Centuries-Old Ball Game Making a Surprise Comeback After 50 years appeared first on Good News Network.

In the wake of new crime data, Republicans in Congress are telling The Daily Signal that President Donald Trump is delivering on his “law and order” promises. At Thursday’s White House press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed new findings from the Council on Criminal Justice that showed that the nationwide murder rate has dropped to its lowest number since 1900. Overall, violent crime has reached levels last seen in 2019, when Trump’s first administration enacted similar policies to fight crime, the report noted. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, told The Daily Signal the president’s “respect for law and order” is “saving American lives,” stating that this is a reversal from the “last four years of lawlessness.” “Between the apprehension and deportation of illegal criminals as well as a renewed focus safety in American cities, lives are being saved,” Lee added. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal that “The historic decline in crime across the country is a direct result of President Trump’s strong law-and-order agenda and decisive border policies, which empower our patriotic men and women in law enforcement to do their jobs effectively.” President Trump promised to restore law and order to the United States.Newly released data proves he is delivering: the murder rate in America’s largest cities plummeted in 2025 to its lowest level since at least 1900 — marking the largest single-year drop in murders on record.… pic.twitter.com/e5oADwP4wW— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 5, 2026 “Governor Walz should take note of what real leadership looks like,” Roy added. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., who pledged to continue to fight with Trump “side-by-side” in “backing the blue, deporting criminal illegals, and securing our border,” told The Daily Signal that “crime is coming down because President Trump is the Law-and-Order President.” The president has mobilized federal law enforcement agencies at the beginning of his second term to help lower crime in American cities. Republicans believe the Trump administration’s attention to crime is the main driver behind murders plummeting by 21% since 2024, carjackings dropping by 61% since 2023, and shoplifting’s 10% decline since 2024. One of the American cities highlighted in the report was Atlanta, Georgia, which saw increased presence of federal law enforcement in 2025. According to the report, the murder rate has dropped by 14% since 2024. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who urged Trump to increase federal law enforcement presence in Atlanta last year, told The Daily Signal that the president is “committed” to prevent another “Laken Riley” by “restoring law and order.” Laken Riley was murdered by an illegal immigrant while at the University of Georgia in 2024. “His successful federal interventions speak for themselves,” Carter added. “Atlanta – under Democrat leadership – continues to battle a migrant crime problem.” Another key city mentioned in the report was Richmond, Virginia, which saw a 59% drop in homicide rates since 2024. Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., welcomed immigration law enforcement in the state in 2025. Gov. Abigail Spanberger, however, has directed local law enforcement to severely reduce collaboration with federal law enforcement.   The lead researcher from the report, Ernesto Lopez, described the overall drop in crime, specifically homicide, as “welcome news,” and noted that the homicide rate spiked significantly in 2020. On Thursday, Leavitt told reporters that “under President Trump in 2025 the Federal Bureau of Investigation increased violent crime arrest by 100% compared to the prior year.” “The FBI also conducted more than 67,000 arrest in the past year, which she mentioned is 197% more than in the previous year,” Leavitt added. Levitt also noted that the FBI has also disrupted 1800 gangs and criminal enterprises, which marks a 200% increase from 2024, arrested 1,700 child predators, and more than 300 human traffickers across the country. “The FBI has also arrested 6 out of 10 of the FBI’s most wanted,” Levitt claimed. The post Lawmakers Say Trump Is Delivering on ‘Law and Order’ as Crime Plummets appeared first on The Daily Signal.