A husband made a heartfelt gesture for his wife’s 40th birthday by paying for 40 pet adoptions at a local shelter. This act of kindness allowed families to adopt animals in need, creating a memorable and meaningful celebration.

Elton John announced that he seems to have lost his eyesight following a severe eye infection, resulting in the singer struggling to "see" his new musical, "The Devil Wears Prada."

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson slammed President Joe Biden for his decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, after announcing numerous times that he would not do so, with Johnson characterizing the decision as an “abuse” of the justice system.

John Bolton, President-elect Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, has called on the Senate to reject Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel for FBI Director, likening Patel to a former Soviet secret police head.

With the silent approval Amsterdam’s far-left mayor, Femke Halsema, a dangerous alliance of Muslim terrorists and far-left extremists turned the city’s streets into a hunting ground for Jews, where they had the freedom to “unleash violence and brutally beat up Jews without any consequences.” RAIR Foundation An Albanian-Dutch Muslim man in a viral TikTok video […]

“Germany will remain Ukraine’s strongest supporter in Europe,” Olaf Scholz told Ukraine’s President Zelensky. However, he did not give Volodymyr Zelensky what he wanted. The soon-to-be-gone German chancellor, who arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning after a nine-hour journey by special train, announced further arms deliveries worth €650 million ($684 million) by the […] The post Scholz in Kiev Without NATO Membership & Taurus Missiles appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

California kicked off its new legislative term in a special session on Monday focused on making plans to thwart President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom convened the special session and wants the state legislature to approve a $25 million legal defense fund for the state’s justice department. The goal of the fund would be to “Trump-proof” the state against legal challenges from the Trump administration. “The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack — and we won’t sit idle. California has faced this challenge before, and we know how to respond. We are prepared, and we will do everything necessary to ensure Californians have the support and resources they need to thrive,” Newsom said in a statement last month announcing the special session. Several of the policies that California Democrats want “Trump-proofed” include rules that block local and state authorities from working with federal immigration enforcement, as well as rules on California’s strict standards for vehicle emissions, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE California’s Democrats have banded together to promote resisting Trump. Sen. Alex Padilla appeared on CBS News on Sunday to tout Newsom’s approach to immigration. Padilla said that California would spend taxpayer funds providing legal services for illegal immigrants. “If it’s legal assistance, legal advice, legal support, that’s just the California way. We embrace our diversity. Our diversity is what has made our communities thrive and our economy thrive. And so we will assist families against the threats of the Trump administration,” Padilla said. Padilla suggested that the state would fight any attempt to deport illegal aliens who were not considered to be “violent criminals.” “If we wanted to sort of cut to the chase, you know, we’re hearing a lot of bombast from Trump and his allies about the biggest deportation operation in our country’s history, on the one hand, versus a – maybe a focus on violent criminals on the other,” he said. “Nobody – nobody disagrees with a focus on violent criminals.” Trump tore into Newsom last month after the governor began to call for passing new laws aimed at thwarting Trump’s agenda and tying up federal action in court. The president-elect said in a post on Truth Social that Newsom and other California Democrats are driving residents out of the state through “INSANE POLICY DECISIONS.” “Governor Gavin Newscum is trying to KILL our Nation’s beautiful California. For the first time ever, more people are leaving than are coming in,” Trump said in the post. “He is using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again,’ but I just overwhelmingly won the Election.”

Plans for battery factories in Indiana will be one step closer to reality thanks to a nearly $7 billion loan announced by the Biden administration on Monday. The $6.85 billion loan will go to StarPlus, a joint venture between the U.S. auto manufacturer Stellantis and South Korean company Samsung SDI, The New York Times reported. President Joe Biden, who will leave office in less than two months, has given multiple loans to car manufacturers for electric vehicle battery plants, seeking to further his climate agenda. The Biden administration’s announcement comes after Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares suddenly resigned on Sunday, citing “different views” between him and the board of directors. The company has underperformed financial expectations this year, and its sales have struggled, according to CNBC. The Biden administration also announced last week that it is lending EV manufacturer Rivian $6 billion for a factory in Georgia. Rivian, which began producing EVs in the fall of 2021, has struggled to make money. The EV company was worth $150 billion three years ago but is now worth around $10 billion, The New York Post reported. The StarPlus battery plants in Indiana will produce batteries for 670,000 vehicles per year and employ around 3,000 people, according to the Department of Energy. Stellantis owns major American car brands Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, and Ram. It also owns Fiat and Peugeot. The factories “will greatly expand E.V. battery manufacturing capacity in North America and reduce America’s reliance on adversarial foreign nations like China,” the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office said in a statement, according to the Times. Since taking office, Biden has pushed to ensure that half of all vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030 are electric, offering Americans tax credits to purchase EVs. With President-elect Donald Trump taking over on January 20, 2025, however, those tax credits and EV incentives could be thrown out as Trump has signaled his opposition to them. Tesla CEO and Trump ally Elon Musk said earlier this year that he also supports getting rid of the EV tax credit, saying, “Taking[ing] away the subsidies … will only help Tesla.” The loan agreements between the federal government and Rivian and StarPlus are expected to be finalized before Trump takes office, and the contracts will be binding. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Despite the Biden administration’s push for more EV sales, vehicle demand remains low. A report from the consulting firm McKinsey & Co. published earlier this year found that 46% of Americans who bought an EV regret switching from a gas-powered car to an electric vehicle. The Biden administration has loaned $34 billion to car companies such as Stellantis, Rivian, and Ford to produce low-emission or zero-emission vehicles.

President-elect Donald Trump issued a fiery statement on Monday afternoon, calling on Hamas to release the hostages the terrorist group has been holding for more than a year or face serious consequences. Trump posted the statement on Truth Social after the Israel Defense Forces said that American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra — who for months was thought to be alive in Hamas captivity — was killed on October 7, 2023, and his body has been held by the terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The president-elect said that it’s time for more action to bring home the hostages. “Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East – But it’s all talk, and no action!” he wrote. “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity. Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!” Neutra was an Israeli tank platoon commander in the 77th Battalion of the 7th Brigade. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Monday that Israel would “act resolutely and tirelessly until we return all of our hostages.” Around 50 hostages, including six Americans, are still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, along with 50 dead hostages, The Jerusalem Post reported. In its October 7, 2023, terrorist attack against Israel, Hamas killed around 1,200 people and kidnapped around 250 others. CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Trump and his transition team have taken credit for the ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hezbollah. Trump’s national security adviser pick Mike Waltz said last week, “Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump. His resounding victory sent a clear message to the rest of the world that chaos won’t be tolerated. I’m glad to see concrete steps towards deescalation in the Middle East.” Throughout his 2024 campaign, Trump vowed to push for an end to the war in the Middle East, saying it’s time to “get back to peace and stop killing people.” Trump was a staunch supporter of Israel in his first term and brokered the Abraham Accords, bilateral agreements signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Israel and Bahrain.