On Thursday night, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US military were poised to destroy Venezuelan military installations used by the drug-trafficking organization. The U.S. says the installations are headed by Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and run by top members of his regime. That does make Maduro a narco-terrorist if accurate. Some reports say […] The post President Trump Says He Hasn’t Decided to Strike Key Venezuelan Sites appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took the rare step of asking for additional briefing in a high-profile, emergency case challenging President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, questioning whether those troops can be used under the federal law at issue to augment immigration officials. Earlier this month, a federal court had blocked the […] The post Supreme Court Delays Decision on National Guard to Chicago appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A Texas GOP official has suspended a statewide program that prioritized non-white male businesses in state contracting.  Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock took action this week to suspend new approvals for companies to be certified as a Historically Underutilized Business, giving them benefits in competing for state jobs. Hancock said that the program was constitutionally questionable because of its emphasis on race.  “In Texas, we don’t want to discriminate against anybody, and what this program does is literally discriminate against those that are white,” Hancock told The Daily Wire. “It’s just been around for a long time, and we’ve just kind of accepted it and not looked at the constitutionality of it.” To be defined as a Historically Underutilized Business, the company must be more than 50% owned by black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Native Americans, service-disabled veterans, or women. The program has been in place since 1991. Hancock explained the requirements as “unless you’re white, you qualify.”  Advantages of being classified as a Historically Underutilized Business include opportunities to bid for contracts from around 300 state agencies that must make a “good faith” effort to reach out to them.  For example, the Texas Department of Agriculture has set goals that aim for it to use so-called underutilized businesses for 11.2% of heavy construction jobs, 21.1% of building construction, 32.9% of special trade construction, 23.7% of professional service contracts, 26.6% of other service contracts, and 21.1% of commodities contracts.  Currently, about 21% of Historically Underutilized Businesses participate in state contracts as prime contractors or subcontractors, receiving 11% of all state spending in total, according to the comptroller’s office. The total awards given to the businesses are over $4 billion, including $1.45 billion for women-owned businesses and $1.6 billion for Hispanic-owned businesses.  Join us now during our exclusive Deal of the Decade. Get everything for $7 a month. Not as fans. As fighters. Go to DailyWire.com/Subscribe to join now. Hancock said that he was concerned about the process of verifying that one had experienced economic discrimination.  “How do we audit that somebody was economically discriminated against?” he asked. “How do we verify the information of somebody being economically discriminated against? It’s got to be more than just skin color.” He said that contracts should be awarded on the basis of merit, not race or ethnicity.  The suspension of the program comes after Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting race and sex-based preferences when awarding government benefits.

Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan’s latest installment in his Cameron Winter detective series is flying off the shelves, becoming the most popular new release among similar books on Amazon.  Klavan’s book “After That, the Dark,” was the No. 1 book on Amazon’s new releases in private investigator mysteries as of Friday afternoon. The book climbed to the top spot just days after its October 28 release.  “After That, the Dark” is the fifth installment in Klavan’s USA Today bestselling Cameron Winter mystery series. This story begins with Cameron Winter falling in love, but it soon becomes a mystery cloaked in conspiracy and death.  After finally working up the courage to contact the attractive therapist Gwendolyn Lord, he finds himself immersed in a passion that feels heaven-sent. When Gwendolyn tells him about a true-life “locked room mystery,” Winter feels compelled to investigate. Join us now during our exclusive Deal of the Decade. Get everything for $7 a month. Not as fans. As fighters. Go to DailyWire.com/Subscribe to join now. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a solid citizen named Owen McKay suddenly went mad and killed his wife and child. Locked in a padded cell and monitored on video, he was nonetheless discovered dead from a projectile fired into his head. As Winter begins to ask questions, he finds Tulsa officials have been intimidated into silence by a killer who once tried to attack Winter during his days as a government assassin. What’s more, another mysterious death, just like McKay’s, has taken place in Connecticut. And both murders seem linked to a sinister billionaire who once clashed with Winter’s old mentor, the Recruiter. Winter’s past and present are coming together in a single dangerous conspiracy. And though Winter desperately wants to escape his career as an assassin, his love for Gwendolyn is deepening quickly and he will do anything―and kill anyone―to protect her. “After That, the Dark” is available now at Daily Wire Shop, where readers can also obtain a signed copy of Klavan’s latest hair-raising mystery.  Want to read more before you buy? Check out the prologue and first chapter of “After That, the Dark” for free at The Daily Wire. 

The New York Mayoral election is a few days away, and all across the city, New Yorkers are already preparing for a victory by Democrat Zoran Mamdani. Some prepare by using their laptops as kick-boards and attempting to paddle across Long Island Sound to Connecticut. Others are staging re-enactments of the scene in The Ten Commandments where people gather their belongings and livestock and head into the wilderness for forty years rather than facing the future at home. More philosophical and reflective New Yorkers simply sit in the shadow of the noose they’ve hung from the ceiling heating pipes, weeping quietly into their Pumpkin Spiced Lattes. Meanwhile, Mamdani continues his charisma-fueled campaign, with his face lit by a smile so charming it reminds supporters of Pennywise the Clown just before he entices a child into the sewer by offering him a red balloon. In an appearance before a gathering of the American Federation of Islamist Terrorists Bent on Killing Everybody and Blaming Israel (the AFITBKEBI), Mamdani delivered his closing arguments to an enthusiastic crowd gaily decked out in brightly colored sticks of dynamite. Mamdani said: “When I am mayor, there will be free buses powered by rainbow-colored unicorn farts and health care that will be paid for by taxing all the rich people who used to live here before they left so I wouldn’t be able to tax them. And there’ll be government grocery stores where the shelves will be packed with totally free luxury goods that you can almost see if you close your eyes and imagine very hard. And sure, I’ve claimed the police are oppressors funded by the Jews, and sure, I’ve said I want to seize the means of production just like the murderous tyrant Vladimir Lenin, and yes, I’ve supported terrorists and criminals who prey on the innocent, but those are just things I actually believe in. This is the time to forget all that and come into the sewer where I’ll give you a red balloon.” The speech was broadly criticized by virulent Islamophobes and other groups opposed to being blown up and beheaded, but the people who were there greeted Mamdani’s words with explosive applause, or just explosives. Some Democrats have hesitated to endorse Mamdani. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, for instance, can’t decide whether to press the big red button marked “I have no core beliefs so I’ll pretend to stand with the lunatic base,” or the identical red button marked “I have no core beliefs so I’ll pretend to reject extremism in case there are still some Democrats who aren’t total scumbags like myself.” On the other hand, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has gone all in, endorsing Mamdani at the annual meeting of the Society for Evil Clowns who Entice Innocent Children into Sewers with Red Balloons, (or SECEICSRB). Governor Hochul said, “When people ask me why I endorse Zohran Mamdani for New York Mayor, I simply tell them: Look in my eyes. Do you see anything there but an endless darkness in which values and ethics are dissolved to nothing by the acid of my ambition and love of power? How could you, when my very soul is a portal into a living hell of desire for the empty simulacrum of love that is the vote of fools who are being enticed into a catastrophe of American-hating dysfunction by their own ignorance and envy which allow them to be charmed out of rational thought by a creepy smile and obvious lies. So vote for Mamdani! Otherwise I’ll just have to live with myself, which would be intolerable.” Hochul’s speech was praised for its startling honesty by the editorial board of the New York Post, just before they headed downtown with backpacks full of gold bars in the hopes they could bribe their way through the Holland Tunnel and reach New Jersey. But Mamdani continues to have the support of younger voters, like one 25-year-old who told reporters, “I love Mamdani because he reminds me of the golden days of my childhood, and that funny clown who hid in the sewer and offered me a red balloon. I can’t exactly remember what happened after that. But I guess we’re about to find out.” * * * This excerpt is taken from the opening satirical monologue of “The Andrew Klavan Show.” Andrew Klavan is the host of “The Andrew Klavan Show” at The Daily Wire. Klavan is the bestselling author of numerous books, including the Cameron Winter Mystery series. The fifth installment, After That, The Dark, is NOW AVAILABLE. Follow him on X: @andrewklavan The views expressed in this satirical piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

President Trump has escalated political warfare by openly calling for Joe Biden’s imprisonment, marking a stunning reversal of fortune that has Democrats scrambling and their former leader “squirming” under the weight of potential accountability. House Republicans Prepare Biden Investigations House Speaker has indicated potential congressional investigations into Biden’s actions, particularly focusing on controversial pardons issued during his final days in office. These investigations represent the GOP’s commitment to uncovering potential corruption and abuse of power that conservatives believe characterized the Biden administration. Republican lawmakers argue that Biden’s eleventh-hour pardons warrant scrutiny, especially given the administration’s previous claims about respecting judicial independence and the rule of law. Biden himself called for Trump’s incarceration during a New Hampshire event, declaring “We gotta lock him up!” This mutual targeting represents an unprecedented breakdown in traditional political norms, with both figures openly advocating for their opponent’s imprisonment. Trump’s response demonstrates his determination to hold accountable those who he believes weaponized the justice system against him and his supporters. Trump has harsh words for Biden after recent Arctic Frost developments: “He is a CRIMINAL AND SHOULD BE IN JAIL.” pic.twitter.com/uyiXImfQY7 — TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 30, 2025 Justice Department Faces Critical Crossroads The Department of Justice now confronts intense scrutiny over its handling of politically charged cases, with conservatives demanding investigations into Biden-era prosecutorial decisions. Trump’s statements reflect widespread Republican concerns about the previous administration’s selective enforcement of laws and apparent double standards. The situation underscores the urgent need for restoring public confidence in federal law enforcement agencies that many conservatives believe were compromised under Biden’s leadership. As Trump consolidates power and Republicans control key investigative committees, Biden faces the real possibility of experiencing the same legal pressures that defined Trump’s political persecution. This dramatic reversal validates conservative arguments about the need for equal justice and accountability, regardless of political affiliation or previous office held. Johnson: He was checked out of his job for quite some time, and there was a cover-up, the people around him. They would give him scripts… he did not know what he was signing…. he pardoned categories of violent criminals and turn them loose on the streets… You cannot allow a… pic.twitter.com/HizaGJlQH4 — Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2025 Sources: Biden Must Use Final Months in Office to Commute the Federal Death Penalty – ACLU Federal Tracker – Prison Policy Initiative Trump Reverses Biden Order That Eliminated DOJ Contracts with Private Prisons – Brennan Center

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