A UPS cargo plane, an MD-11, crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday, killing at least nine people. The victims included three crew members and several ground workers.

Fox News launched a new voter poll last night. It’s data that covers thousands of voters who cast ballots early on election day, by mail and in person. Sandra Smith crunched the numbers. The youth vote overwhelmingly went for Mamdani in this race; 75% of their support went to him. And when you break this […] The post 80% of the Female Youth Vote Went to Zohran; 1 in 4 in NY Are DSA appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday that will determine the fate of President Donald Trump’s tariffs that he has used to bring countries around the world, including China, to the negotiating table.  The arguments, which stretched on for over two-and-a-half hours, focused on complex questions on the meaning of the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Trump administration has cited the law as justification for the tariffs it has imposed on over a hundred countries.  Solicitor General John Sauer said that the fentanyl emergency and the declining American industrial base were the impetus for the tariffs.  “President Trump has declared that these emergencies are country killing and not sustainable, that they threaten the bedrock of our national and economic security, and that fixing them will make America a strong, financially viable, and respected country again,” he said in his opening argument. “Due to IEEPA tariffs, President Trump has negotiated agreements worth trillions of dollars with major trading partners, including most recently China.” The key questions at issue in the case revolve around the meaning of the phrase “regulate importation” in the law, whether a tariff can be considered a tax, and the tension between the president’s broad authority over foreign policy and Congress’s authority over taxation.  The tariffs have been challenged by a group of businesses represented by Neal Katyal, who served as acting solicitor general under former President Barack Obama. A group of largely Democratic-led states has also challenged the tariffs.  The justices’ responses to the arguments were mixed, with some appearing to agree with the Trump administration and others asking more adversarial questions.  The court’s three liberal justices — Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson — all were skeptical of the Trump administration’s arguments that they had the authority to impose broad tariffs across the world.  Both Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito challenged Neal Katyal, the former acting solicitor general during the Obama Administration, who argued on behalf of businesses affected by the tariffs.  Justice Brett Kavanaugh was focused on the historical precedent for the case, asking the lawyers about what they made of President Richard Nixon’s decision to impose 10% global tariffs back in the 1970s as a tool of trade negotiation.  Kavanaugh also appeared sympathetic to the administration, noting that the law allows the president to completely cut off trade with countries. He said that the position of the challengers was “unusual” because it was “taking away the president’s suite of tools when the one is much more extreme that is authorized.” Kavanaugh noted that Trump has placed tariffs on India with the intent of ending the Russia-Ukraine War.  Justice Neil Gorsuch appeared to see the question come down to the issue of Congressional authority over taxation. He said the key context was “the constitutional assignment of the taxing power to Congress, the power to reach into the pockets of the American people is just different, and it’s been different since the founding and the Navigation Acts were part of the spark of the American Revolution.” Justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett appeared skeptical of some of Sauer’s arguments but also pressed Katyal on his claims.  “The vehicle is imposition of taxes on Americans, and that has always been the core power of Congress,” Roberts said. “So to have the president’s foreign affairs power trump that basic power for Congress seems to me to kind of at least neutralize between the two powers, the executive power and the legislative power.” Trump, on Tuesday, wrote on Truth Social that upholding his tariffs was a matter of “life and death.”  “With a Victory, we have tremendous, but fair, Financial and National Security. Without it, we are virtually defenseless against other Countries who have, for years, taken advantage of us,” Trump wrote. “Our Stock Market is consistently hitting Record Highs, and our Country has never been more respected than it is right now. A big part of this is the Economic Security created by Tariffs, and the Deals that we have negotiated because of them.”

California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, arguing that the Democrat-drawn congressional map approved by voters Tuesday night unconstitutionally favors Hispanics. The Dhillon Law Group filed the lawsuit on behalf of the California Republican Party, state Rep. David Tangipa, and 18 California voters. The lawsuit argues that Proposition 50 violates the Equal Protection Clause. Harmeet Dhillon led the Dhillon Law Group before President Donald Trump tapped her to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division earlier this year. “This violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection under the law, and the right under the 15th Amendment to not have one’s vote abridged on account of race,” Dhillon Law Group partner Mike Columbo said at a press conference. “When drawing the Proposition 50 map, the chief consultant who drew the map has stated that the first thing that he did was to increase the power of Latino voters.” “Additionally, the state legislature has announced that the maps increase the power of Latino voters,” Columbo added. Voters overwhelmingly approved Prop 50 on Tuesday with 64% support. The measure was placed on the ballot after the Democratic-led state legislature approved new congressional maps in response to Texas passing a new map that will likely give Republicans five more House seats. With Proposition 50’s passage, Democrats have likely added five more U.S. House seats for their party. President Trump said on Tuesday that Prop 50 was a “giant scam,” adding, “All ‘Mail-In’ Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are ‘Shut Out,’ is under very serious legal and criminal review.” It’s unclear if Trump’s threat of legal action was in reference to the lawsuit filed by Republicans on Wednesday. According to the complaint, Proposition 50 expanded the number of districts where Hispanic voters are likely to play a decisive role, rising from 14 to 16 of California’s 52 congressional districts. In a 1986 ruling, the Supreme Court established a three-part test, known as the “Gingles Test,” to allow states to redraw district lines to give racial minorities greater influence over who is elected to represent them. The Republican lawsuit claims that California’s new map does not meet the requirements of the Gingles Test since Hispanics make up the largest ethnic group in California and are not a racial minority in the Golden State. “We believe that the Supreme Court Gingles Test cannot be satisfied by the state, as such under the 14th and 15th Amendments, the maps drawn by Prop 50 will be considered unconstitutional,” said Dhillon Law Group attorney Mark Meuser, who was the GOP Senate candidate in California in 2022. Rep. Tangipa said he is “appalled” by the Democratic-led legislature and Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom pushing Proposition 50. “As the first Polynesian elected ever to the state legislature, I understand the diversity and the beauty that this state has, and what we have seen with Prop 50, these maps, they are completely diminishing the voices of [some] groups to benefit other groups,”  Tangipa said.

Uber left CNN political commentator Van Jones said he was taken aback by the “character switch” during New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech. “I think he missed an opportunity. I think the Mamdani that we saw in the campaign trail, who was a lot more calm, who was a lot warmer, who was a lot more embracing, was not present in that speech,” the commentator said while participating in a panel discussion for CNN. “There are a lot of people trying to figure out, ‘Can I get on this train with him or not? Is he going to include me? Is he going to be more of a class warrior even in office?’ I think he missed a chance tonight to open up and bring more people into the tent,” Jones added. “I think his tone was sharp. I think he was using the microphone in a way that he was almost yelling,” he went on. “That’s not the Mamdani that we’ve seen on TikTok and the great interviews and stuff like that.” “I felt like it was a little bit of a character switch here,” Jones noted, wondering why the “warm, open, embracing guy” was gone during his first statements to the public following his big win in NYC. CNN’s Van Jones was not a fan of Zohran Mamdani’s angry, far-left, rage-filled victory speech: “I think he missed an opportunity. I think the Mamdani that we saw in the campaign trail, who was a lot more calm, who was a lot warmer, who was a lot more embracing, was not present… pic.twitter.com/aM2AlcgM1U — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 5, 2025 “That said, he’s very young and he just pulled off something very, very difficult. I wouldn’t write him off, but I think he missed an opportunity to open himself up tonight and I think that that will probably cost him going forward.” Mamdani, 35, who has not been shy about his embrace of socialism, promised in his victory speech to freeze rents for more than one million New Yorkers, provide free busing, and offer universal childcare, as The Daily Wire previously reported.  “For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands,” he said during his speech. “The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life. But let tonight be the final time I utter his name, as we turn the page on a politics that abandons the many and answers only to the few.” Mamdani’s speech focused on class warfare and identity politics, plus included negative comments about President Donald Trump, whom he called a “despot.” “If we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves,” he said. “After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump, how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him.”

There was a time when Mark Wahlberg was not living his best life. He got involved with drugs and crime at a very young age and found himself behind bars. Mark turned his life around in the early 1990s and launched his career in show business. He’s been successful in music, television, and the movies. Mark has also been very lucky in love. He and his wife have been married for 16 years, share four children, Ella, Michael, Brendan, and Grace. Mark Wahlberg is a doting dad who supports his children by showing up for them as much as he can. He’s been a cheerleader for his daughter, Grace, a talented equestrian. The teenager recently had an accident that left her father asking for prayers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mark Wahlberg (@markwahlberg) Mark Wahlberg Is Not Shy About His Faith In God Mark Wahlberg is a devout Catholic who uses his platform to encourage others to pray and strengthen their faith. When Grace Wahlberg wound up in the hospital after a fall on her horse, she shared photos on Instagram captioned, “No pressure we will be back.” Her father immediately commented with his hands in prayer, letting his baby girl know he had faith in her healing. Many fans and friends joined Mark Wahlberg in praying for Grace’s swift and complete recovery. “You got this! You have such a massive horse community that is rooting for you! Healing energy!!” Someone wrote. “I’m sorry sweetheart praying for your speedy recovery,” another person shared. “Sending you good thoughts and prayers,” a prayer reads. “Welcome to the collarbone club.” “Sending hugs!!! You’ve got this – sending all positive energy to get well soon!!” A follower wrote. With this much prayer and love, Grace will be back riding in no time. This story’s featured image is by Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images. The post Mark Wahlberg Fans Are “Praying” After His Daughter’s Hospitalization appeared first on InspireMore.

The Daily Caller’s Thomas English reacts to left-wing streamer Hasan Piker being denied entry Tuesday to the VIP section at New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory party. Thomas also mocks Piker’s socialist rhetoric and the pathetic state of leftist thought. SUBSCRIBE to the Media Madness YouTube channel and please support our work by becoming […]

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