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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Grows Pissed at Tulsi Gabbard as Israel-Iran Conflict Worsens
President Trump is reportedly furious with Tulsi Gabbard after the director of national intelligence posted a professionally produced, three-minute-long X video last week referencing past nuclear disasters. Gabbard's post went mostly unnoticed at the time, but now seems like a clear rebuke of U.S. support for Israel's war on Iran. 'As we stand here today, closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before, political elite warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers,' Gabbard says in the video as ominous music swells in the background. 'And perhaps it's because they are confident that they will have access to nuclear shelters for themselves and for their families that regular people won't have access to. So it's up to us, the people, to speak up and demand an end to this madness. We must reject this path to nuclear war and work toward a world where no one has to live in fear of a nuclear holocaust.' The president was apparently not a fan of Gabbard's unauthorized rebuke of the direction his administration was leaning on Israel, as multiple war hawks visited Trump just days before Gabbard posted the video. 'I don't care what she said,' Trump stated on Tuesday when asked about Gabbard's video on Air Force One. 'I think they were very close to having a weapon.' 'I don't think he dislikes Tulsi as a person.… But certainly the video made him not super hot on her … and he doesn't like it when people are off message,' a senior administration official told Politico. The beef between Trump and Gabbard shows that the MAGA split between blind military support for Israel versus 'America First' anti-interventionists, like Gabbard, is much more than just an online spat. There is a real ideological schism on display with regard to Trump's deference to Israel's wars, and even die-hard Trump supporters have begun raising their voices against another endless war in the Middle East—something Trump promised to stop during his campaign.
Indian Express
14 hours ago
- General
- Indian Express
Chandigarh administration to train 1,600 civil defence volunteers for emergency, disaster preparedness
A total of 1,600 volunteers will be trained in multiple batches for emergency and disaster preparedness by the Chandigarh Administration at Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh, from June 21. Under an extensive civil defence volunteer training programme, the initiative — a collaborative effort with the Department of Civil Defence — aims to create a technically trained and responsive volunteer force capable of assisting during emergencies ranging from natural disasters and pandemics to war-like situations and other critical incidents, an official of the administration said. The training will be formally inaugurated by the Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria. The six-day training sessions, conducted in four structured batches, have been carefully curated by expert faculty to include both theoretical learning and practical field experience. Volunteers will receive in-depth exposure to key aspects of disaster management, including risk mitigation strategies, search and rescue operations, evacuation techniques, first aid and triage, emergency communication, fire safety, and shelter management. What sets this initiative apart is its emphasis on realism and action-based learning. Simulated disaster environments will be created where volunteers will engage in mock drills replicating real-life crisis situations such as building collapses, fire outbreaks, and mass casualty events. These immersive exercises are designed to build confidence, enhance decision-making under pressure, and improve coordination with professional emergency responders. The training will also focus on psychological first aid and crowd management — skills that are vital during large-scale emergencies when public distress is high and timely intervention is critical. A significant component of the programme includes a field visit to Chandimandir Cantonment, offering volunteers a unique opportunity to interact with defence personnel and gain firsthand insights into military preparedness and civil-military coordination. This visit is expected to deepen their understanding of strategic response mechanisms in wartime scenarios and reinforce the importance of disciplined, coordinated action during crises. The training programme reflects the broader national vision of Jan Bhagidari, or public participation, promoted by the Government of India. 'By empowering citizens to act as community first responders, the administration is fostering a sense of collective responsibility and equipping the public with essential life-saving skills. The volunteers trained through this initiative will serve as a critical support system for the administration, particularly during the initial hours of any emergency, when immediate professional help may be limited or delayed,' the official added. Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh Nishant Kumar Yadav has underlined the importance of building a prepared civilian task force to support government efforts during disasters. 'Having a well-trained team of civil defence volunteers can significantly improve the city's capacity to manage crises effectively, ensure timely relief, and reduce casualties. Such programmes not only strengthen institutional preparedness but also promote a culture of awareness, readiness, and resilience among citizens,' Yadav added.
Time Magazine
a day ago
- Politics
- Time Magazine
The U.S. Elected Officials Who Have Been Arrested or Approached by Authorities While Protesting Trump's Immigration Crackdown
Local officials and members of Congress have been handcuffed, slammed to the ground, and detained by law enforcement while objecting to the Trump Administration's policies in multiple high-profile confrontations as mass deportations are carried out across the country. New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander became the latest elected official to be detained amid protests over the Administration's crackdown when he was arrested by Immigrations Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday. Lander, who said he has been attending immigration court hearings in Manhattan for the past three weeks, was seen in a crowded hallway holding on to a man who was being detained by ICE. 'I will let go when you show me the judicial warrant,' Lander can be heard saying in video of the incident. 'You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant.' At least four other officials have been arrested or confronted by authorities after speaking out against the Administration's immigration policies in recent weeks. Here's what you should know about each of them. Sen. Alex Padilla California Sen. Alex Padilla was slammed to the ground and handcuffed after he disrupted a press conference being held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on June 12. The tense interaction came after Noem said DHS officials would continue their operations in Los Angeles—the site of multi-day protests over ICE raids and the Administration's broader immigration stance—to 'liberate this city from the socialist and burdensome leadership that this governor and this mayor have placed into this city.' Trump sent National Guard members and Marines to the city to quell the demonstrations against California Gov. Gavin Newsom's wishes, igniting widespread backlash. Video of the incident shows Padilla attempting to ask Noem a question before two men push him back. Padilla, who identified himself as a Senator, asked agents to keep their 'hands off' as they forcibly removed him from the room. 'If that is what the Administration is willing to do to a United States Senator for having the [audacity] to simply ask a question, imagine what they'll do to any American who dares to speak up,' Padilla said in a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday. The California Senator, who is the son of Mexican immigrants, called Trump a 'tyrant' who continues to 'test the boundaries of his power.' Many politicians have denounced Padilla's removal from the press conference. Former Vice President Kamala Harris called the incident a 'shameful and stunning abuse of power' in a post on X. Brad Lander Lander, who has been the New York City Comptroller since 2022 and is currently running for mayor, was arrested on Tuesday while accompanying a man he identified as Edgardo out of immigration court. When authorities sought to detain Edgardo, Lander repeatedly asked to see a judicial warrant. 'You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens,' Lander told ICE agents, before he was handcuffed and taken into custody himself. Lander was released later that afternoon after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned the arrest and advocated for his release. 'This is a sorry day for New York and our country,' Hochul said in a press conference following Lander's release. Asked about the 'trend' of elected officials being detained over immigration issues while speaking with Democracy Now! after his release, the comptroller said the Trump Administration 'wreak havoc.' 'They're trying … to 'liberate' Democratic cities from their duly elected officials. This is part of what authoritarians do: strike fear into immigrant families and communities and try to undermine the rule of law and basic democracy by stoking conflict,' Lander said. 'Our challenge is to find a way to stand up for the rule of law, for due process, for people's rights, and to do it in a way that is nonviolent and insistent, demands it, but also doesn't help them escalate conflict.' On Wednesday, Lander called out the Trump Administration for what he called immigration escalation 'Gestapo tactics' while speaking with MSNBC. Several other Democrats also came to Lander's defense on social media and called for his release. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called the arrest 'political intimidation,' while Sen. Padilla said he was 'not shocked' by the action. Ras Baraka Ras Baraka, the Mayor of Newark, was arrested after traveling on May 9 to inspect Delaney Hall, a privately run federal immigration detention center that he accused in March of violating safety protocols. Baraka, who is running for governor, and three members of New Jersey's congressional delegation—Reps. Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver, and Bonnie Watson Coleman— tried to enter the facility. ICE agents arrested Baraka on trespassing charges. Homeland Security officials accused the lawmakers of 'storming the gate' and trespassing into the detention facility, posting a video of the arrest on X and asking viewers to 'check the tape.' Rep. McIver and other members of Congress, though, argued that they were just trying to perform their duties as elected officials. 'The way we were treated at Delaney Hall is almost unbelievable. ICE shoved me, manhandled @repbonnie, and arrested @rasjbaraka,' McIver posted on X. 'They disrespected us and tried to stop us from conducting the oversight we're elected to do. But we'll never back down in our fight for what is right.' Baraka himself posted the moment that he was escorted into Delaney Hall. 'Nobody was kicking or shoving like the coverage suggests. We were invited in.' The mayor was released hours after being detained. He sued New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, earlier this month over his arrest, arguing that the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite and seeking damages for 'false arrest and malicious prosecution.' LaMonica McIver In the wake of the same incident, McIver was indicted by the Department of Justice on June 9 for allegedly "impeding and interfering with federal officers' during Baraka's arrest, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The indictment includes three counts of "assaulting, resisting, impeding and interfering" with federal officers—charges that could include a prison sentence if McIver is convicted. In a statement after the indictment was announced, McIver called the proceedings a 'a brazen attempt at political intimidation.' 'This indictment is no more justified than the original charges, and is an effort by Trump's administration to dodge accountability for the chaos ICE caused and scare me out of doing the work I was elected to do,' McIver said. 'But it won't work—I will not be intimidated. The facts are on our side, I will be entering a plea of not guilty, I'm grateful for the support of my community, and I look forward to my day in court.' Hannah Dugan Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan became the first of these elected officials to be detained when she was arrested on April 25 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges of concealing a defendant to prevent his arrest by ICE. The indictment against Dugan alleges that she allowed for the defendant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, to exit through a backroom of the courthouse. 'Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected ICE agents away from this criminal illegal alien to obstruct the arrest and try to help him evade arrest,' the Department of Homeland Security said in a press release. 'Thankfully, our FBI partners chased down this illegal alien, arrested him and removed him from American communities.' FBI director Kash Patel alleged in an X post the day of Dugan's arrest that she 'misdirected' agents away from Ruiz and 'created increased danger to the public'— and then deleted the post. After the arrest, Padilla came out in support of Dugan. 'These attacks on our justice system and the judges that uphold it do nothing but tear down the very foundations of what is most important to our country — those unalienable rights,' he said in a statement. More than 130 retired federal judges have also come to Dugan's support, penning a letter arguing that she should not be prosecuted since 'she is entitled to absolute immunity for her official acts.' Dugan will now face charges and is awaiting trial, which was originally set to begin in July but has since been postponed.
Axios
2 days ago
- Business
- Axios
Exclusive: CEO economic outlook sinks to five-year low
Economic sentiment among America's top CEOs plunged to the lowest level since 2020, according to a new survey by the Business Roundtable, first seen by Axios. Why it matters: Chief executives have not been this sour on the economy since the once-in-a-century pandemic, with significant downgrading expectations for hiring, investment and sales growth. By the numbers: The Business Roundtable's CEO Economic Outlook Index fell by 15 points to 69, a drop that brings the index well below its historical average of 83. It remains above the level that signals an economic recession. The index decline is a result of tepid expectations for the months ahead, most notably on the hiring front. The employment subindex plummeted by almost 19 points, with more than 40% of CEOs expecting to shrink their workforces in the next six months — up from the roughly 30% who said the same last quarter. A subindex for capital expenditures — investment in new buildings, equipment, technology and more — fell roughly 15 points, with fewer executives planning to increase spending. That came alongside a more than 10-point drop in sales expectations, with a smaller cohort of CEOs expecting higher revenues. What they're saying: "Driving this quarter's decline in the Index is broad-based uncertainty, arising substantially from an unpredictable trade policy environment," Joshua Bolten, the Business Roundtable's CEO, said in a release seen by Axios. "Extending and enhancing tax reform is critical, but it is not sufficient. American businesses also need the Administration rapidly to secure deals with our trading partners that open markets, remove harmful tariffs and provide certainty for investment," Bolten said. The group surveyed 169 of its members in the first two weeks of June, when the U.S.-China trade truce was at risk of breaking down, before top Trump officials met with their Chinese counterparts. Flashback: CEOs had economic euphoria in the early years of Trump's first term, largely on the back tax cut expectations. In the comparable period in 2017, the CEO Economic Outlook Index hit a multiyear high. One year later, it was coming off the highest level ever. The bottom line: That's no longer the case. Uncertainty about trade and other policies is weighing on the CEO class, which has generally been hesitant to publicly criticize the Trump White House — and trumping any excitement about the prospect of extended tax cuts.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump will grant TikTok another 90-day extension in enforcement of sale-or-ban law
TikTok just got another lifeline from the White House, with President Donald Trump set to delay enforcement of the sale-or-ban law by another 90 days. 'President Trump will sign an additional Executive Order this week to keep TikTok up and running,' Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, said in a statement. 'As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark. This extension will last 90 days, which the Administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue to use TikTok with the assurance that their data is safe and secure.' CNN has reached out to ByteDance and TikTok for comment. It's been about five months since a law requiring TikTok to be banned in the United States unless it's sold off by its China-based parent company technically went into effect. But thanks to President Donald Trump's promises not to enforce the law, neither of those things have happened, aside from an approximately 14-hour blackout in January. Tuesday's announcement marks Trump's third extension of the ban. The announcement means that the app will remain accessible for its 170 million American users despite the legislation that passed last year with bipartisan support over concerns that TikTok's Chinese ownership poses a US national security risk. And it comes as both the United States and China seek leverage in tense trade talks, in which TikTok appears to have become a bargaining chip. The TikTok sale-or-ban law went into effect on January 19 after it was signed by former President Joe Biden last year. TikTok briefly took itself offline, sparking outcry from creators, but quickly came back after Trump signed an order delaying the ban's enforcement by 75 days. It was one of his first acts as president, made in hopes of reaching a deal to keep the app 'alive.' In April, a deal that would have transferred majority control of TikTok's US operations to American ownership was nearly finalized. But it fell apart after Trump announced additional tariffs on China, forcing the president to announce another 75-day delay to keep the app operational in the United States. 'There are key matters to be resolved. Any agreement will be subject to approval under Chinese law,' TikTok parent company ByteDance said after Trump's tariff policy stalled progress on the deal in April. That pause was set to expire on June 19. Trump's latest enforcement delay raises questions about the status of a deal that could secure TikTok's long-term future in the United States. The Chinese government has offered little public indication that it would be willing to approve a sale beyond suggesting that any deal could not include TikTok's 'algorithm,' which has been called the app's secret sauce. Tuesday's announcement comes after the United States and China agreed on a framework to ease export controls, a move that's expected to ease tensions and prevent further escalation of export and other restrictions between the two countries. It's not clear whether a TikTok deal is included in the framework, but cooperation between the two sides could make an agreement to transfer control of the app to a US buyer more likely. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that a TikTok deal would 'probably' require approval by the Chinese government and said, 'I think we'll get it.' 'I think President Xi will ultimately approve it, yes,' the US president added. The deal that had been in the making earlier this year would have involved several American venture capital funds, private equity firms and tech giants investing in a company that would control TikTok's US operations. TikTok's China-based owner, ByteDance, would have retained a 20% stake in the spinoff company — a key stipulation of the law. Several other high-profile bidders had also put their hands up to acquire the platform, including a group led by billionaire Frank McCourt and 'Shark Tank'-famous investor Kevin O'Leary, Amazon, AI firm Perplexity and a separate group of investors that included YouTube and TikTok star Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeast. It was Trump who first tried to ban TikTok during his previous administration, but he has said he changed his mind after he 'got to use it.' TikTok CEO Shou Chew attended Trump's inauguration, seated on stage alongside Cabinet secretaries and other tech CEOs.
