In The News Today: 5/6/2024.

Chinese migrants using Mexican IDs to travel to US

The puzzling trend was revealed in new footage from the San Diego border, where the number of China nationals entering from Mexico so far this year is already more than double its total for the whole of last year.

It is thought the IDs are being made and sold by cartels so that migrants travelling to the US from Asia and elsewhere can pass checks by Mexican police as they travel through the country.

The documents are then destroyed or discarded by migrants as they cross the US border, making it harder for authorities to identify them and easing their path to asylum.

Video shared with DailyMail.com shows Bill Wells, Mayor of El Cajon, a city about 17 miles east of San Diego, inspecting dozens of cards left behind by Chinese nationals at a crossing point between Jacumba Hot Springs and Campo.


Jim Jordan launches probe into ‘conspiracy’ of collusion, between Biden DOJ and Trump prosecutors


Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Releases Part 2 Of Niger “Cover Up”

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (File)

Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-01) announced on the House Floor Monday the release of a follow-up investigative report into the Biden administration’s handling of the coverup of intelligence in Niger, titled “Part II Interim Report – Unwelcome in Niger,” detailing recent events in the region, as well as additional active-duty whistleblowers, since the initial bombshell report showing the imminent threat U.S. Forces face in Niger.

This supplemental report, written by the Office of Congressman Matt Gaetz, details how more than 1,000 U.S. service members and contractors currently stationed in Niger are being used as pawns by the U.S. and Nigerien governments while diplomatic negotiations on troop withdrawal are ongoing.

Furthermore, the report details a meeting between Rep. Gaetz and Chargé d’Affaires Idi Hassane at the Washington, D.C.-based Niger Embassy regarding requests for oversight flights made by the U.S. government in Niger; additional reports made by active-duty whistleblowers and their spouses to Rep. Gaetz; and the confirmation Russian military personnel are using a U.S. air base in Niger.

Gaetz says that currently, U.S. troops are being denied fresh rotations and needed medications for chronic illnesses as diplomatic overflights are stalled.


3 white former executives at NYC’s Department of Ed to receive huge payout, following ‘evidence of race-based discrimination

In yet another blow to DEI initiatives across the country, three white former executives with the Department of Education in New York City will soon receive a hefty payout after they had allegedly been demoted in favor of “less-qualified” employees “of color,” the New York Post reported.

Hererra, a Harvard alumna who had become executive director of the Office of Safety and Youth Development following decades at the agency, had been demoted in favor of Mark Rampersant, a black man with a GED. Murray, a former executive director of the Office of Counseling Support Programs, was demoted three rungs and had to report to Rampersant at one point.

Finally, Feijoo, a former senior supervising superintendent who once supervised all other DOE superintendents was passed over for an opening at deputy chancellor by one of her black subordinates, Cheryl Watson-Harris, who did not even have the license necessary for the position at the time she was hired.

Those staffing changes occurred under the leadership of former Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, a lackey of Democrat former Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was “fixated on diversity,” according to an internal DOE email written by then-chief operating officer Ursulina Ramirez.

According to the lawsuit, Carranza threatened the job of any “Caucasian DOE employees” who dared to question his “equity platform.” “Get on board … or leave,” he allegedly warned them.


Boeing in turmoil: Ten additional whistleblowers emerge after two die

Boeing is currently under intense scrutiny following the deaths of two whistleblowers, Joshua Dean and John Barnett. Dean, who worked at Spirit AeroSystems, a company that assembles fuselage sections for Boeing, died from a fast-growing mystery infection. Barnett, a former Boeing employee, was found dead in his car from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Both men were involved in exposing alleged safety lapses and shoddy work at Boeing.

The company is also dealing with financial troubles, reporting a loss of $355 million in the first quarter. This loss is another indication of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer. The situation led to the abrupt announcement in March that Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun would step down by the end of the year, a move widely seen as a reaction to the ongoing safety crises.

Despite these challenges, at least 10 more whistleblowers are ready to expose the company’s alleged malpractices. Brian Knowles, an attorney who represented both Barnett and Dean, hopes their deaths will not deter others from speaking out. “These men were heroes. So are all the whistleblowers. They loved the company and wanted to help the company do better,” Knowles said.

As Boeing faces these crises, it is crucial for the company to address the concerns raised by the whistleblowers and ensure the safety of its planes. The company’s future depends on its ability to regain the trust of its employees and the public.


13 Federal Judges Announce Boycott of Hiring Law Clerks from Columbia University, Citing Rampant Antisemitism and Campus Disruptions

A group of federal judges has announced a boycott of Columbia University, citing concerns over the institution’s handling of recent campus disruptions and allegations of fostering anti-semitism.

The judges, who hire law clerks annually, expressed their loss of confidence in Columbia University following the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas.

The university, once renowned for its academic excellence, has now been labeled by the judges as ground zero “for the explosion of student disruptions, antisemitism, and hatred for diverse viewpoints.”

In a letter addressed to Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, the judges expressed their dissatisfaction with the university’s handling of recent campus events.

“As judges who hire law clerks every year to serve in the federal judiciary, we have lost confidence in Columbia as an institution of higher education,” the letter reads. “Columbia has instead become an incubator of bigotry. As a result, Columbia has disqualified itself from educating the future leaders of our country.”

The judges highlighted three main steps that Columbia should undertake to reclaim its reputation:


Pentagon: No Change in Russia Strategic Nuke Force Posture

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The Pentagon said Monday it has not seen a change to Russia’s disposition of its strategic nuclear forces, despite what it called “irresponsible rhetoric” from Moscow detailing plans for exercises involving the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons.

Russia said Monday it would hold military drills that will include practicing the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons after what Moscow said were threats from France, Britain, and the U.S. It said the exercises were ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Missile forces in the Southern Military District, aviation and the navy will take part, the defense ministry said.

“We’ve not seen any change in their strategic force posture. Obviously, we’ll continue to monitor,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon’s press secretary.

The exercise of what Russia calls its nonstrategic nuclear forces were aimed at ensuring Russia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, its defense ministry said.

Russia’s foreign ministry said the drills also aimed to cool down “hotheads” in the West, who Moscow accused of pushing for a direct military confrontation between the U.S.-led NATO military alliance and Russia.


IDF Striking Hamas Positions in Rafah After Cease-Fire Talks Appear to Falter Anew

Israeli Defvense Forces reported on Monday that they’ve begun attacks against Hamas targets in Rafah, Gaza Strip, after the latest round of talks on a proposed cease-fire took a turn unsatisfactory to Israeli leadership.

The news came after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent.

Israel’s military spokesperson said Monday that all proposals regarding negotiations to free hostages in Gaza are examined seriously, and that in parallel it continues to operate in the Hamas-ruled territory.

An Israeli official says Hamas approved a “softened” Egyptian proposal that was not acceptable and not approved by Israel, which apparently keeping up airstrikes on the Rafah hideouts of Hamas terrorists, as covered live by Newsmax.


Panama Elects President Vowing Shutdown Of Key Routes To US Used By Over Half A Million Migrants

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A tiny Central American country’s new president-elect is vowing to shut down a key corridor heavily used by migrants to enter the U.S.

Panamanian voters on Sunday elected center-right candidate Jose Raul Mulino as their new leader. The president-elect has notably vowed to shut down the trails used by hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants that run through the Darien Gap, a vast jungle region that sits across the Panama-Colombia border, and return them back to their home countries.

The 64-year-old lawyer was elected on a largely conservative platform, pledging to run a pro-private enterprise, pro-investment government and a crackdown on drug cartels, according to Bloomberg.

“The border of the United States, instead of being in Texas, moved to Panama,” Mulino said on the campaign trail, according to the Guardian. “We’re going to close the Darien and we’re going to repatriate all these people.”

Panama has served as a pivotal transit country for migrants beginning their journey in South America. More than half a million migrants crossed the Darien Gap en route to the U.S. in 2023, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.


Alan Dershowitz: Students Can and Should Sue These Ivy League Universities

Alan Dershowitz on Life, Liberty and Levin. “They can, and they should. We must fight lawfare with lawfare.

We’ve started a new group called Hurt a Jew We Sue You. If you give me the name of somebody you hurt a Jew, you give me the name of the person who was hurt, we will sue them.

We will take away their dorm rooms, we will take away their cars, we will take away their boom boxes. We will bankrupt them, because you can’t hurt a Jew and get away with it anymore.”


Hamas says it agreed to cease-fire deal proposed by Qatar, Egypt

Fox News’ Jeff Paul provides details on potential for a cease-fire, which is not yet a ‘done deal’ as mediators await Israel’s response.


Israel’s ground attack into Rafah looms; Houthis to escalate maritime attacks TV7 Israel News 06.05

1) Israel commemorates its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the six million Jews who were murdered during World War Two.

2) The IDF has dropped thousands of leaflets over the Gazan town of Rafah, instructing residents of a number of neighborhoods to relocate to designated humanitarian zones ahead of a looming offensive.

3) The Iranian-proxy Ansar-Allah pledges to broaden its attacks on maritime shipping – once Israel’s offensive into Rafah commences.


Ex-top Biden DOJ official now prosecuting Trump was once paid by DNC for ‘political consulting’

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Colangelo delivered opening statements in the unprecedented criminal trial of former President Trump and currently serves as a top prosecutor with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Office on the case. 

Colangelo joined Bragg’s office in December 2022 after the resignations of Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne — prosecutors who were investigating Trump and resigned in protest of Bragg’s initial unwillingness to indict the former president. Colangelo left a senior role at the Biden Justice Department to join Bragg’s team. Bragg afterward brought charges against the former president in April 2023, raising questions among some in the GOP about alleged politicization of the case. 

Just months after Colangelo received the payments from the DNC, in June 2018, Underwood, with Colangelo as executive deputy attorney general, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Foundation. The lawsuit claimed that Trump used the foundation’s charitable assets to pay off his legal obligations. The Trump Foundation ultimately agreed to dissolve in December 2018.  


Medvedev Threatens Nuclear Strike on European Capitals If They Send Troops to Ukraine

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“Sending their troops to the territory of Ukraine will entail their countries’ direct entry into the war, to which we will have to respond. And, unfortunately, not on the territory of Ukraine. There will be a global catastrophe,” Medvedev wrote on Telegram on Monday, May 6.

He threatened that Western elites would be unable to hide from Russia’s response whether on Capitol Hill, in the Elysee Palace, or in 10 Downing Street.

“This, by the way, was realized by Kennedy and Khrushchev more than 60 years ago. But today’s infantile morons who have come to power in the West do not want to realize this,” Medvedev added.

According to him, that is why today the Russian General Staff has begun preparations to exercise its use of non-strategic nuclear weapons under instruction from Russian President Vladimir as the Russian defense ministry also announced today, May 6.

The decision follows continuing and increased nuclear rhetoric since the war in Ukraine began, with Putin warning of a “real” risk of nuclear war in February.

In the first days of the war with Ukraine, Putin announced the transfer of Russian nuclear forces to a “special mode” of combat alert, and six months later he threatened to use “all available means” to protect the occupied territories of Ukraine.


No ceasefire deal reached in Gaza, Israeli official says

People flee the eastern parts of Rafah after the Israeli military began evacuating Palestinian civilians ahead of a threatened assault on the southern Gazan city in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 6. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

An Israeli official said on Monday no ceasefire had been agreed in Gaza, after Hamas said it had accepted a proposal from Egyptian and Qatari mediators.

The Israeli official said the proposal that Hamas had accepted was a “softened” version of an Egyptian proposal, which included “far-reaching” conclusions that Israel could not accept.

“This would appear to be a ruse intended to make Israel look like the side refusing a deal,” said the Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Earlier, Hamas said in a brief statement that its chief, Ismail Haniyeh, had informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators that the group accepted their ceasefire proposal. The statement gave no details of the accord.

There has been no successful agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza since a week-long pause in the fighting in November.

The Hamas announcement of an agreement came hours after Israel ordered the evacuation of parts of Rafah, the city on Gaza’s southern edge that has served as the last sanctuary for around half of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.


Victor Davis Hanson: Democrat Party Has Been Taken Over By The Left

Victor Davis Hanson on Life, Liberty and Levin. “Everybody said the Democratic base is left wing and there is a moderate, no there’s one Democratic Party.

It’s been taken over by the left. Everybody said Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, they are our preeminent elite institutions. These are the cream of the crop. No, they’re not.”


Exclusive – House Panel Launches Official Investigation into U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tax Status over Soros-Linked Donations to Foundation

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House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) on Monday morning demanded answers from the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and from the president of the affiliated U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to in-depth questions about donations the Chamber’s foundation received from the Tides Foundation based on an exclusive report from Breitbart News earlier this year.

It is unclear if the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its affiliated foundation will cooperate with the investigation. Sometimes entities that receive document and question requests like this do cooperate and answer them by their deadlines, and other times they do not cooperate. If the entities do not end up cooperating, the Ways and Means Committee has the authority and power to then subpoena them and compel cooperation.

The significance of this moment—where a very serious Republican-led congressional committee is formally investigating the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—cannot be understated.

Relations between the Chamber and congressional Republicans have been getting much icier in recent years, as Breitbart News has documented repeatedly, but this is a whole new level of break between the GOP and the business community.

It’s worth noting that just a few years ago right before he became Speaker of the House now former House Speaker Paul Ryan was chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, the exact committee now investigating the Chamber of Commerce. It’s hard to see Ryan ever doing something like what Smith is doing, so this represents a very clear shift among Republicans towards economic populist nationalism and away from the globalist international corporatist days of the past.

The launch of this investigations comes at perhaps the worst possible time for Clark, Cawley, the Chamber, and its affiliated foundation. The news is breaking as the Chamber of Commerce is holding a major event in downtown Washington DC commencing Monday morning and continuing for the next three days. The event, the Chamber’s 14th annual China Business Conference, is one the organization has aggressively publicly promoted on social media:


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Israel instructs Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah as ground offensive looms

Israeli tanks positioned in southern Israel near the Gaza Strip border with smoke billowing from Israeli bombardment in the background, on May 6, 2024AFP via Getty Images

The Israel Defense Forces has begun instructing Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah as the Jewish state prepares for a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city.

Civilians were directed by the IDF on Monday to flee from the eastern part of Rafah to nearby Muwasi, which has field hospitals, tents and increased amounts of food, water, medication and other supplies as more aid flows into the humanitarian area.

The evacuation directive was given a day after cease-fire talks ended in Cairo with claims from Israeli officials that Hamas wasn’t serious about a deal.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of Gaza” after Hamas attacked Israel’s main crossing point for delivering humanitarian aid, leaving three soldiers dead.


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Report reveals funding behind anti-Israel protests

Fox News’ Peter Doocy and Madison Alworth report the latest on the aftermath of the anti-Israel college protests. The ‘Fox & Friends’ co-hosts react reports revealing who is financially behind the widespread pro-Palestinian demonstrations.