Author: Sanjh Vishwakarma

A Long Island Republican congressman accused New York City Mayor Eric Adams of playing politics and disturbing his tour of a John F. Kennedy International Airport facility housing hundreds of adult illegal males.

First-term Nassau County congressman Anthony D’Esposito, whose district borders JFK, was denied admission Thursday for an official facilities walk-through.

After 800 illegal males crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, the city rented an empty one-room warehouse from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to keep them on airport property.

Don’t care. “It’s politics,” D’Esposito said. “You have someone from the federal government who sits on both the House Homeland Security and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees, both heavily concerned with the border, immigration, the FAA, and our transportation centers… It offends.”

Last week, D’Esposito and others opposed the mayor’s plan to house immigrant men at this location after dozens of counties upstate refused to take in tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who arrived in New York City over the past year expecting the “sanctuary zone” to welcome and provide for them.

When hundreds of convicts were transported Wednesday, federal senator D’Esposito was denied entry.

D’Esposito said the mayor’s staff canceled the facilities tour last minute.

D’Esposito talked with Port Authority, FAA, TSA, and CBP personnel outside the facility. Airport offices.

Government officials painted a bleak picture of life in the warehouse and said the men were detained in violation of the city’s human care requirements for homeless organizations. Just cots.

He noticed hundreds of males must take turns using portable toilets and showers. The city outsourced three daily dinners.

The facility is on restricted territory, therefore the city has dispatched buses to move the guys to an unknown place off-site. D’Esposito said any New Yorker would struggle to navigate such a large airport, let alone a non-English speaker seeking permanent housing and employment.

Federal authorities told the congressman they were not involved and had not been given resident identities.

D’Esposito stated, “They do not have the identifications of the individuals who are at JFK.” “Everyone on the property has some concerns about foot traffic that could potentially occur.”

Two NYPD-marked policemen inspected the warehouse.

“This isn’t a political issue,” D’Esposito said. US issue. He should invite everyone to parties to fix his problems.”

A member of the Congress party was found dead on Friday in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal in the days leading up to the panchayat election. On Saturday, the Congress party made accusations that the ruling Trinamool Congress was responsible for the murder.

According to relatives of Fulchand Sheikh’s family, the 45-year-old man was playing cards in Ratanpur village on Friday when he was attacked by thugs working for the TMC.

Sheikh was transported to Kandi Hospital, but he was unable to recover from his injuries and passed away there. According to the authorities, two further people were hurt in the incident.

The TMC has refuted any claims that it had any part in the affair.

The police have stated that investigations into the issue are now underway, and two people are being questioned by authorities in connection with this matter.

This is a resounding indicator that the TMC is attempting to win the panchayat elections by putting its strength behind their campaign. “What is the use of ballot if TMC wants to win with bullets?” questioned Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, head of the state Congress.

Sheikh was murdered on the first day when candidates could submit their candidacy for the Panchayat elections on July 8.

According to Chowdhury’s assertions, “the TMC is trying to intimidate Congress workers in advance of the panchayat elections.”

According to a senior of the Congress party in the Murshidabad area, Sheikh took six gunshots.

He asserted that the two people who were hurt were also employees of the Congress.

The local officials of the TMC have asserted that personal animosity was the motivation behind the assassination, and that the Congress is attempting to give a political tint to the incident.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide explosion that killed at least 13 people and injured 30 others at a memorial service in northeast Afghanistan.

In a statement released late Friday, the IS regional affiliate known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province claimed the attack occurred Thursday near the Nabawi Mosque in Badakhshan province’s Faizabad city.

The militant group’s statement supplied higher casualty estimates than the Taliban-run government, alleging that at least 20 senior Taliban officials were killed and 50 others were wounded.

Suicide explosion during a memorial event in northeast Afghanistan

The memorial service was conducted for Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the deputy governor of Badakhshan who was slain on Tuesday in Faizabad in a car bombing. This attack, which murdered the chauffeur of the deputy governor and injured ten others, was also claimed by the Islamic State.

A former Taliban police official was among those slain in the detonation at the memorial service, according to Abdul Nadai Takor, spokesman for the Taliban interior ministry.

Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, following the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces after two decades of conflict, Islamic State attacks have increased. Targets have included Taliban patrols and members of the Shia minority in Afghanistan.

In December of 2012, the provincial police superintendent of Badakhshan was murdered on his way to work by a vehicle bomb. IS claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it had parked an explosive-laden vehicle on the road and detonated it when the police chief’s vehicle passed.

After crushing a pro-democracy protest movement, Hong Kong aims to recruit talent and industry by betting that Canadian and other international firms would put profit before politics.

This week’s Canadian newspaper pitch targets firms that want to “just get on with business” and “focus on their balance sheets,” according to a Toronto-based spokesperson.

Hong Kong government grants billions to foreign firms.

Since the 2020 national security law and government critic arrests, activists warn companies and people contemplating moving to Hong Kong of risks.

Hong Kong Watch co-founder Aileen Calverley that Canadian authorities alert firms of similar hazards.

“For tourists we get some warning if it’s not safe to travel there, so what about our businesses?” Calverley said. “It was free city, not anymore.”

The government’s quasi-diplomatic commercial offices in Toronto, Dubai, Beijing, London, New York, Tokyo, and Sydney run Hong Kong’s new Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises.

On June 5, the Toronto office advertised that Hong Kong sought “strategic” companies, “namely life and health technology, artificial intelligence and data science, financial technology and advanced manufacturing and new-energy technology.”

“Hong Kong is a leading international financial and trade centre, and regional innovation and technology hub, located right at the heart of Asia,” the ad states. “Under ‘one country, two systems’, Hong Kong remains a more free and open economy which provides businesses easy access to Mainland China and other key Asian markets.”

After the 2019 political crackdown, hundreds of young Hong Kongers have departed for Canada, Britain, and other countries with specialized immigration procedures.

Christopher Chen, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto’s head of business and talent acquisition, said the office will help enterprises negotiate licenses, real estate, tax savings, and other services.

He dismissed the national security bill and dissident crackdowns as economic issues.

“The national security law is an anti-sedition law and very few people intentionally move to another country with the intention of engaging in seditious behaviour,” he continued.

“Canadian corporations we work with, including major banks, insurance companies, and technology companies, don’t necessarily participate in open political conversation with, for example, the mainland Chinese or Hong Kong governments and just get on with business.”A split.”

Chen compared the $5 billion government “co-investment” funds for firms moving to Hong Kong to sovereign wealth funds.

Campaigners warn of company and individual dangers since the security law passed.

Hong Kong Watch’s Canadian branch, launched in late May, contends Hong Kong’s Economic and Trade Offices shouldn’t get diplomatic privileges under a 1996 Canadian legislation since the People’s Republic of China maintains embassies and consulates in Canada.

Hong Kong wants Canadian companies to avert an “exodus.”

She cautioned Hong Kong firms risk money and staff. In retribution for the 2018 arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada, Chinese authorities imprisoned Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for over 1,000 days.

Since Hong Kong politics “spiralled downhill,” Calverley has urged Canada to toughen its position on China.

In an email, Global Affairs Canada said it couldn’t comment on the Hong Kong plan, but International Trade Minister Mary Ng “has always been clear that we will support businesses wherever they choose to operate internationally.”

Global Affairs’ Hong Kong travel recommendation warns of “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” and internet surveillance for “material appearing to be seditious or that is critical of mainland China and local authorities.”

“You shouldn’t expect internet privacy,” the warning states, adding that journalists who criticize the Chinese government may be censored.

Hong Kong’s corporate pitch contradicts Canada’s travel advice.

Chen said Hong Kong “is ruled by law, not authority.”

“The assumption is that any Canadian entity that wants to expand its operations into Hong Kong or take a first foray is going to engage in activities that are conducive to its own commercial growth,” he added. “Business expansion is separate from politics and economics.”

June 10, 2023, the Canadian Press reported this.

When Donald Trump became the first former president charged on criminal charges in March, his reelection campaign received a major fundraising boost. Political opponents rallied behind him. After the New York state accusations, he remained the frontrunner.

Trump was indicted again on Thursday for handling secret materials.

Trump was indicted Friday on 37 counts of deliberate retention and illegal distribution of national security information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and corruptly concealing a document or record. Top charges bring a 20-year jail sentence.

After his indictment, Republican supporters showed signs of trusting him again with the nation’s darkest secrets and power over the laws prosecutors claim he broke.

Republican pollster Neil Newhouse said the indictment will not impact Trump’s standing in the GOP or his edge in the crowded 2024 Republican race.

In any other decade, this would murder a presidential candidate in the infancy. “That’s no longer true—especially for Donald Trump,” Newhouse remarked. He claimed Trump had been teasing further allegations for months.

“This surprises few Republicans,” Newhouse remarked. “Trump’s been predicting indictment. His indictment. Republican voters believe this is political.”

Trump’s hold on the Republican Party and his transformation of American democracy make it possible for someone under indictment twice to run for president.

It shows how well he sets expectations and controls the narrative to avoid political damage. It underscores rising Republican animosity against the federal government, notably the Justice Department, which Trump has vilified for a decade.

Even if the indictment doesn’t hurt Trump with Republican primary voters, it’s unlikely that general election voters, including independents and moderates in both parties, will be as forgiving next fall in a potential matchup against President Joe Biden.

The former president may face four trials in Georgia and Washington, D.C. while running for president again.

Republican congressional leaders defended Trump.

The latest indictment puts Trump back in the limelight, dominating every news cycle and preventing his opponents from reaching voters just as several have begun their campaigns.

Sarah Longwell, head of the Republican Accountability Project and a vocal Trump critic, said the indictment may help Trump win the GOP nominee.

She said, “I’ve certainly seen a ‘rally around Trump effect’ every time Trump is impeached or indicted,” but much relies on his Republican 2024 competitors.

“Can anyone capitalize on this political opportunity?” “Will they all back Trump?” she asked. “Because if they all defend him, they will relegate themselves to bit players in Trump’s drama and never get around to making an affirmative case for themselves.”

Another Republican strategist, Doug Heye, said Trump’s primary opponents have a significant chance to demonstrate that the former president cannot win in 2024 due to his baggage.

“This should be gold for Republican presidential candidates, if they choose to use it,” Heye added.

Trump’s challengers appear to be supporting him, acknowledging his popularity with GOP voters they need to win the nomination.

After being criticized for criticizing Trump on the New York case, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted at the Justice Department Thursday night. “The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to free society,” he wrote.

Only former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a long-shot contender and Trump opponent, criticized. “This reaffirms the need for Donald Trump to respect the office and end his campaign,” he added.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy called the indictment “a dark day for the United States of America” and “grave injustice.”

Trump will be in court Tuesday as asked.

Trump learned of the charges Thursday evening at his Bedminster, New Jersey, club. He announced it on Truth Social.

His staff, well-practiced in crisis management, contacted supporters for supporting remarks and promptly responded with a fundraising appeal and opposition research targeting special counsel Jack Smith. Trump DJed at dinner with Elvis Presley, Pavarotti, and James Brown tunes while campaign money flowed in.

“He’s not shrinking from the fight,” he remarked Thursday. He won’t hide in Scotland. He’ll fight this case with his solicitors.”

On Friday, Trusty and another Trump attorney withdrew.

Trump’s allies have always considered the Mar-a-Lago case more serious than the New York hush money claims. Smith is harder to demonize than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, and a federal conviction would entail far worse penalties.

Trump’s support among Republicans has increased after his first conviction.

Under a bill that passed the Michigan Senate on Thursday, public employers would be required to share employee contact information with unions.

This would include a worker’s complete name, non-classified home address, personal email address, and phone number.

Senator John Cherry (D-Flint) stated that unions require this information to serve everyone in the workplace.

“Ultimately, when a union… does not know about and cannot contact an employee they are supposed to represent, the employee is harmed,” Senator Cherry stated on the Senate floor.

Before the vote, Republicans unsuccessfully proposed several amendments to modify the measure and allow employees to opt out of data sharing.

Senator Thomas Albert (R-Lowell) stated that the legislation could be abused.

Albert stated, “It goes beyond assisting legitimate communication between a union and the employees it represents and becomes an unwarranted invasion of privacy and a potential misuse of information.”

In response to the criticism from the audience, Cherry defended the necessity of providing unions with personal contact information.

He stated that employees are prohibited from communicating with their union representatives while on the job.

“Therefore, if they cannot use their work email or work phone to communicate with their union representative, this must be done outside of work hours, which usually means at home,” Cherry explained.

He later emphasized to reporters that sharing contact information with public unions is already state policy under the administration of Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The bill would extend this to all unionized public employees.

The measure imposes no restrictions on the use of the information, stating only that employees must be informed when their information is shared.

Cherry acknowledged that this opens the door for unions to utilize the collected information for political purposes.

It was deemed a poor bill by Republican Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Twp).

“Why should they be required to update a person’s address and cell phone number every three months?” Nesbitt told reporters, “Especially considering the challenges that exist in the present day.” “There are individuals who have experienced difficult divorces and domestic violence. There are numerous issues in the world.”

The Senate passed the law along party lines. The bill is now in the House of Representatives.

A terrorist act that resulted in fatalities was denounced by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The incident took place at the Nabawi Mosque in Badakhshan, which is located in northern Afghanistan.

Nasser Kanaani, a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has issued a statement condemning the terrorist incident that took place on Thursday in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 11 people.

The spokesperson emphasized that the senseless and terrorist actions against ordinary people and civilians, especially those that took place in sacred locations, had nothing to do with the teachings of Islam and should be denounced in their entirety.

Iran Denounces Attack on Afghan Mosque

At least eleven people were murdered on Thursday when an explosion occurred close to the Nabawi Mosque in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan. The victims were attending a memorial service for a Taliban province deputy governor.

One of those murdered in the attack was a former officer in the police force of the Taliban, while more than 30 other people were injured.

At the time of the memorial ceremony for Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the deputy governor of Badakhshan, who had been murdered in a vehicle bombing on Tuesday, there was an explosion.

According to Moazuddin Ahmadi, a Taliban official who is in charge of media and culture, Safiullah Samim, a former Taliban police head in Baghlan, was among those who were killed in the explosion that took place on Thursday.

There was no prompt assertion of responsibility for the attack that was made. The terrorist organization known as ISIL or ISIS has taken responsibility for the vehicle bombing that occurred on Tuesday.

The foreign ministers of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan discussed strategies to clear up misunderstandings and restore the normal flow of relations between the two countries.

In a Thursday evening telephone conversation, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhoun Bayramov discussed the most recent developments in relations between Tehran and Baku.

During their lengthy discussion, the two senior diplomats emphasized the need for continued consultations and the exchange of technical and expert delegations between Iran and the Azerbaijan Republic in order to resolve the issues.

Amirabdollahian and Bayramov agreed that the correct management of the media atmosphere would be constructive, reviewed the most recent issues of mutual interest, and emphasized the need to clear up the misunderstandings and steer the relations between the two countries back onto a normal course consistent with good neighborliness and mutual interests.

Iran and Azerbaijan Make an Effort to Mend Fences

In a tweet published on Monday, Nasser Kanaani, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, condemned the Zionist regime’s efforts to sour relations between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, stating that Tehran pursues a policy of good neighborliness and the abolition of visa requirements for Azeri nationals.

He emphasized that the people of the Azerbaijan Republic should fear the Zionist regime, not the Islamic and civilized Iran.

“Our policy continues to be the abolition of visa requirements and open arms for our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters,” the spokesman emphasized.

Iran adheres to its policy of good neighborliness within the framework of mutual respect and observance of neighborliness norms, as stated by Kanaani.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is researching the history and considering politicians and industry executives for a debt commission.

McCarthy secured his biggest political victory since becoming speaker in January. He worked with the White House to postpone the debt ceiling to January 2025 and avoid $1.5 trillion in deficits over a decade. The bill excluded Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, which account for most federal expenditures and drive debt.

McCarthy favors a deficit-reduction fiscal commission. Despite earlier triumphs, Congress did not approve the latest commission’s recommendations. The speaker requested Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., to assist him negotiate the debt ceiling with the White House.

I’m experimenting with members. Should I hire efficient modern businesspeople?” McCarthy said. “I think that combination would work well, but I’m spending a lot of time putting that together.”

Many believe the country’s finances require cuts and tax hikes. Many Republicans and Democrats oppose tax rises and benefit reforms.

McCarthy advised speaking about each debt commission suggestion.

McCarthy opposed debt ceiling taxes. McCarthy said he was focusing on structure but added that government revenue, 19.2% of GDP last year, is at the upper end of the 50-year norm.

Democrats fear. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. “I don’t know what the commission would look like, so I can’t say.”

Commission landmines abound. McCarthy’s House measure would fail without Senate and White House backing. A strategy that requires public sacrifice may be revealed during a presidential election year, a bad political environment.

McCarthy compared it to the Defense Department’s Base Realignment and Closure rounds to reduce infrastructure. “I could bring it directly to the floor, no amendments, you vote up or down and see what passed or didn’t.”

To minimize misunderstanding, he advocated sectioning items.

Steve Womack, R-Ark., likes commissions.

“We need to get as much politics out of it as we can and just give us the facts,” Womack said. The government spends 70% on autopilot.

“We must make these programs sustainable,” Womack said.

The commission plan was supported by Senate No. 2 Republican John Thune.

I agree. “Let’s get the best experts in the room and figure out what’s the best way to fix these issues, make these programs sustainable, and see if we can’t do something meaningful to address deficits and debt,” Thune said.

Ron Wyden, Democratic Senate Finance Committee head, dubbed it “ideological trophies” for Republicans.

Wyden continued, “They’re looking at a glide path to reduce benefits.”

Latest commission-recommended deficit reduction failed.

Simpson and Bowles co-chaired the 2010 Simpson-Bowles commission. They reduced safety-net programs and raised taxes while cutting top rates to 28% from 35%. It would have raised Social Security’s retirement age and cut health insurance and mortgage interest deductions.

Most committee members approved the ideas, but three votes short of the 14 required to send the package to Congress.

Simpson-Bowles panelist Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said Congress needed a stronger voting system. He said a panel would best prepare Congress for “tough political decisions” on the $31 trillion-plus debt.

After Simpson-Bowles, Congress established a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction the next year. The “supercommittee” failed to produce a $1.2 trillion deficit-cutting plan after two months.

If the supercommittee fails, its measure slashes defense and non-defense spending equally. March 2013 saw cuts. Congress often expanded discretionary expenditure limitations to offset the automatic drop.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sharad Pawar stated on Thursday that the Kolhapur incident does not need politics after reported unpleasant social media posts on Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan ignited unrest.

Unfortunately, some individuals caused this. This harms society.Commoners must pay…Politics are unnecessary. The Nationalist Congress chairman told reporters that the investigation will reveal the truth.

Kolhapur was tense after some youngsters wrote offensive social media messages on Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan.

“Suddenly, in some districts of Maharashtra, sons of Aurangzeb took birth,” Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis remarked Wednesday of Mughal followers. Their posters maintain Aurangzeb’s prestige. Tensions result. Where are Aurangzeb’s boys from? Who’s responsible? “We will find out,” Fadnavis told ANI in Nagpur.

NCP chairman Sharad Pawar says Kolhapur tragedy doesn’t need politics.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stressed the government’s role in law and order and urged calm.

“The government keeps order in the state.” I request calm from the people. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said the police inquiry is ongoing and anybody found guilty would be punished.

On Wednesday, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar urged the government to investigate the Kolhapur violence.

Kolhapur is under curfew. Intentional lawlessness occurs. Some violent riots disrupted law and order. The CM and police must examine the confrontations. Election-related events are rumored. “The government must know the cause of the clashes,” Pawar remarked.

After two groups fought, Maharashtra’s Kolhapur was under a curfew on Wednesday.