Author: Press Room

The British electorate is seeing the rise of “Islamopopulism”, in which Muslim voters are abandoning their traditional political home of the Labour Party for left-wing alternatives and single-issue independents who cater to niche issues like Gaza, a think tank has found. According to a report from Policy Exchange, Muslim support for the Labour Party has collapsed from a high of around 80 per cent under former leftist leader Jeremy Corbyn to just 33 per cent today under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, while polling from JL Partners for the think tank warned that the party’s Islamic vote share could collapse…

A poll of 806 New York voters shows that 67 percent believe the state’s cost of living is “out of control,” the New York Post reports. When asked if the state’s cost of living was on the right or wrong track, only 27 percent said it was on the right track, while 67 percent said it was on the wrong track. Incredibly, 59 percent of Democrats complained about New York’s cost of living, as did 71 percent of Independents. And here’s why no one should feel sorry for any of them… Even more incredibly, Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul is cruising to…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been working to modernize the agency and restore trust as it protects American citizens. FBI Director Kash Patel wrote in a draft letter to the agency’s workforce that the bureau has been making changes employees have wanted for a long time, Fox News reported Sunday. “The reforms place a heightened emphasis on domestic security, including the creation of a multiagency mission center focused on domestic terrorism and politically motivated violence,” the outlet said, adding, “Officials say the FBI has also deepened its collaboration with both law enforcement and private industry, establishing new partnerships…

Two House Republicans who were key last month in helping oust a pair of colleagues facing sexual misconduct allegations are now eying GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards — the two-term North Carolina lawmaker being investigated by the Ethics Committee for allegedly having an improper relationship with a subordinate and sexually harassing staff. “ANY member of congress engaging in an inappropriate relationship with staff needs to go,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said when asked about the allegations against Edwards. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said in a statement, “We stand with those who came forward and we expect the Ethics Committee to…

Western governments sanctioned the Russian broadcaster not because of “disinformation” but to suppress dissenting voices, Chief Producer Dmitry Leontiev has said Western efforts to censor RT have nothing to do with alleged “disinformation” but are aimed at suppressing dissenting voices, Chief Producer Dmitry Leontiev has told delegates at a UNESCO summit marking World Press Freedom Day.Leontiev made the remarks on Tuesday at a UNESCO conference titled ‘Shaping a Future at Peace’ in Lusaka, Zambia that brought together journalists, policymakers, and digital rights advocates.“We were banned by all Western countries a few years ago,” Leontiev said. “More than that, those Western…

The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was flying to Beijing for a meeting “upon invitation” with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on May 6. The announcement from the Ministry, which rarely offers information on foreign officials visiting before they arrive, did not give any other information on Araghchi’s itinerary or what both sides are expected to discuss during his time in the Chinese capital. The top diplomat is widely expected, however, to discuss ongoing attempts at negotiating with the United States to extend the current ceasefire into a permanent peace. Iran…

The labor market showed renewed vigor in March as hiring surged while job openings held steady, according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employers added 5.6 million hires during the month, up 655,000 from February and more than reversing the prior month’s decline. The hires rate jumped to 3.5 percent from 3.1 percent. The gains were broad-based, with notable increases in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+108,000), professional and business services (+165,000), and accommodation and food services (+124,000). The hiring surge is consistent with the March employment report, which showed nonfarm…

Democrats on the Los Angeles City Council are hoping to potentially open the door to foreigners, including illegal aliens, voting in city elections. The proposal, put forward by Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez (D), would ask voters on the November election ballot whether the Los Angeles City charter should be amended so that the council could discuss the plan to allow foreign nationals to vote in city elections. “It just says, ‘Should we amend the city charter to allow the city council to explore this in the future,’” Soto-Martinez told local media. The motion still has to pass the council’s rule committee and…

Nitrogen and phosphorus discharged into fjords match the raw discharge of millions of people, according to a new study Fish farms in Norway release three times more waste into fjords than the country’s entire population produces, new research has suggested.The findings come from the Sunstone Institute, an Oslo-based research group, which calculated the volume of fish excrement and uneaten feed discharged directly into coastal waters by nearly a thousand fjord-based farms in Norway.Last year, “the nitrogen and phosphorus in this waste were equivalent to the raw sewage from 17.2 million and 20 million people, respectively,” the report said. “Triple the…

Concerns over availability will soon replace fears about price, according to Mike Wirth Physical oil shortages could begin to emerge worldwide within weeks due to the Middle East war and continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth has warned.Attacks on energy infrastructure and a dual shipping blockade in the critical waterway – which carries about a fifth of global seaborne oil and LNG – have sharply cut deliveries and pushed prices to multi-year highs. Multiple tankers have remained stranded in Hormuz since the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. Washington and Tehran remain…