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Democrats vying for NYC mayor spar over defunding police, combating ICE

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Democratic mayoral candidates sparred over whether to defund the police during the New York City mayoral debate Wednesday night, with many candidates distancing themselves from the once-popular progressive position.
Candidates also discussed how to best combat President Donald Trump, particularly when it comes to his illegal immigration crackdown.
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the current frontrunner in the mayoral race, said: «We have to admit what we did wrong. The people on the stage, almost without exception, were all defund the police … and now they’re calling for more police. We wouldn’t need more police if we didn’t defund them in the first place.»
After saying this, several other candidates quickly turned the tables on Cuomo, accusing him of also leading the charge on defunding the police, something the former governor adamantly denied.
«I used the words defund the police, I said I don’t support defund the police,» said Cuomo.
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Democratic mayoral candidates sparred over whether to defund the police during the New York City mayoral debate Wednesday night, with many candidates distancing themselves from the once-popular progressive position. Candidates also discussed how to best combat President Donald Trump, particularly when it comes to his illegal immigration crackdown. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images and REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)
While some candidates said they actually support increasing the police presence in New York City, others suggested increasing «mental health outreach workers» on the streets and subway trains.
Progressive New York state Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani suggested, «We are going to put together dedicated teams of mental health outreach workers who will be deployed to the top hundred subway stations with the highest levels of mental health crisis and homelessness.»
Whitney Tilson, a hedge fund manager, blamed positions such as Mamdani’s as being responsible for Trump’s rise in popularity among New York City voters.
«I do think we Democrats have to stop giving Trump gifts,» said Tilson. «When we let ourselves be defined by our far left, by socialists, with their ‘defund the police’ nonsense and open borders, et cetera.»
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A protester is seen smashing the windows of a police car during the protest against the police assault of Tyre Nichols at Times Square in New York, United States on January 27, 2023. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
«One area that I do agree with Trump is, is that when, a socialist like Zohran on here tweets that the NYPD is quote, ‘wicked,’ and calls to defund and dismantle the NYPD, that that is madness,» he said, adding: «That is costing us elections since Trump has doubled his share of the New York City vote in the last three elections, from 17% to 30%.»
«We’ve got to move away from the far left, the socialism is sinking our party and our city,» said Tilson.
Candidates also discussed how to address the rise in crime and shoplifting in New York City and addressed whether bail reforms passed by the state under Cuomo are responsible for the spike.
Michael Blake, a former Obama aide, suggested a «guaranteed» median income could be the solution to rising shoplifting.
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A homeless person lies on the sidewalk in New York on Dec. 27, 2024 (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu)
«If we help New Yorkers make and keep more money in their pocket in the first place, then we wouldn’t have people speaking about shoplifting. That’s why we need the local median income. That’s why we have to have guaranteed income. That’s why I have to help people on the front end. So, we’re not talking about them being on the back,» said Blake.
Regarding Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, candidates largely doubled down on New York City’s sanctuary city status and on further limiting local police’s ability to cooperate with ICE.
Current New York City Mayor Eric Adams was widely lambasted for being willing to cooperate with the Trump administration and ICE when it comes to immigration enforcement.
Asked whether she would tip off migrants about federal immigration enforcement operations in New York City, current city council speaker Adrienne Adams asserted that if elected, «my mission is and will be to protect the immigrants.»
Adams said, «I will absolutely use my bully pulpit to warn, as I’m doing as city council speaker pretty much on a daily basis.»
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An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, meanwhile, said he would build a network in the city government that would enforce New York’s sanctuary laws and «absolutely warn people before they walk into ICE.»
Zellnor Myrie, a state senator, claimed that sanctuary laws «used to not be political» and «not only would I be warning but I would be assuring them that we have their back right now.»
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Jessica Ramos, a Democratic New York state senator, said she would use city tax resources to combat Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying, «We have absolutely have to keep ICE … out of any public institution» and «I want to make sure that in a town with so many lawyers, our immigrants have lawyers.»
«This is not the first time he’s brought ICE to New York. He’s done that before and we fought him and we won,» said Cuomo.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«So, he can be beaten. But he has to know that he’s up against an adversary who can actually beat him. And I can tell you this, I am the last person on this stage that Mr. Trump wants to see as mayor,» he went on. «And that’s why I should be the first choice that for the people of this city to have as mayor.»
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Eric Adams is running for re-election as an independent and thus did not participate in the debate.
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Guerra en Gaza: denuncian que 21 niños murieron de desnutrición o hambre en las últimas 72 horas

Un hospital de Gaza informó este martes que 21 niños murieron de desnutrición o hambre en las últimas 72 horas en el enclave palestino, donde Israel está expandiendo sus operaciones contra Hamas entre una creciente condena internacional.
Los 2,4 millones de habitantes de Gaza se enfrentan a una grave escasez de alimentos y artículos de primera necesidad. Además, para ahondar aún más la crisis humanitaria, los centros de distribución de ayuda humanitaria son atacados regularmente.
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“Veintiún niños han muerto debido a la desnutrición y el hambre en diferentes zonas de la Franja de Gaza (…) durante las últimas 72 horas”, declaró Mohamed Abu Salmiya, director del hospital Al Chifa.
Un importante funcionario de seguridad israelí, citado en forma anónima por The Israel Times, dijo que el ejército no había identificado hambruna en Gaza, aunque afirmó que se deben tomar medidas para “estabilizar la situación humanitaria”.
El funcionario reconoció que hubo una caída significativa en la cantidad de ayuda que llega a los palestinos en la Franja, pero culpó a los organismos de las Naciones Unidas por no recoger y distribuir los alimentos y suministros. The Jerusalen Post, en base a una fuente militar, dijo que grupos de ayuda internacional tienen 950 camiones estacionados en el lado de Gaza de la frontera que no entregaron a los palestinos.
Fuerte condena de la ONU
En tanto, el secretario general de la ONU, Antonio Guterres, condenó el “horror” en Gaza, donde se alcanzó “un nivel de muerte y destrucción sin precedentes en la historia reciente”.
Previamente, el Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Türk, acusó al ejército israelí de matar a 1054 personas que esperaban ayuda desde fines de mayo, 766 de ellas “cerca de las instalaciones de la Fundación Humanitaria de Gaza (GHF) y 288 cerca de los convoyes de ayuda de la ONU y otras organizaciones humanitarias”.
Palestinos tratan de obtener alimentos donados en una cocina comunitaria en Khan Yunis, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza, el lunes 2 de junio de 2025. (AP Foto/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Este martes, la Defensa Civil gazatí, en manos de Hamas, anunció que ataques atribuidos a Israel mataron a 15 personas, 13 de ellas en el campamento de Al Shati, en el norte de Gaza, que alberga a miles de desplazados.
El organismo también informó de la muerte de dos personas en Deir el Balah, en el centro del territorio, donde Israel anunció la expansión de sus operaciones y llamó a la población a evacuar.
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El ejército israelí declaró que sus soldados “identificaron disparos en su dirección, en la zona de Deir el-Balah y respondieron al fuego atacando el origen de los disparos.
Según la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (OCHA), entre 50.000 y 80.000 personas se encontraban en la zona en ese momento. Casi el 88% de Gaza está hoy bajo orden de evacuación israelí o incluida en una zona militarizada israelí.
Crece la presión internacional sobre Israel
El patriarca latino de Jerusalén, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, dijo que la situación humanitaria en la Franja de Gaza es “moralmente inaceptable”, tras visitar el enclave palestino.
“Vimos hombres esperar durante horas bajo el sol con la esperanza de hacerse con una simple comida”, agregó.
El lunes, 25 países pidieron poner fin a la guerra en el territorio palestino. “La guerra en Gaza debe cesar inmediatamente”, escribieron en un comunicado los ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de 25 naciones, entre ellas el Reino Unido, España, Italia, Portugal, Canadá y Francia.
Los ministros consideraron que “el sufrimiento de los civiles en Gaza ha alcanzado nuevos niveles” y denunciaron “el rechazo del gobierno israelí a proporcionar asistencia humanitaria esencial a la población civil”.
Los países firmantes son: Australia, Austria, Bélgica, Canadá, Dinamarca, Eslovenia, España, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Islandia, Irlanda, Italia, Japón, Letonia, Lituania, Luxemburgo, Países Bajos, Nueva Zelanda, Noruega, Polonia, Portugal, Suecia, Suiza y Reino Unido.
La declaración también fue firmada por la comisaria europea de Igualdad, Hadja Lahbib.
(Con información de EFE, AFP y AP)
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Flashback: Biden challenged to take pre-debate drug test in 2024; his son now makes Ambien claim

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Former President Joe Biden’s campaign dodged answering whether the president planned to take performance-enhancing drugs ahead of his debate against President Donald Trump just over a year ago, instead arguing that Trump and his campaign were spreading «desperate, obviously false lies» about the 46th president potentially taking drugs.
About one year after Biden’s ill-fated debate, former first son Hunter Biden claimed in a wild and expansive interview published Monday his dad’s poor debate performance was due to taking Ambien, a sedative-hypnotic typically used to treat insomnia.
«I know exactly what happened in that debate,» Hunter Biden said in the interview. «He flew around the world, basically, the mileage that he could have flown around the world, three times. He’s 81 years old. He’s tired as s—. They give him Ambien to be able to sleep.
«He gets up on the stage, and he looks like he’s a deer in the headlights,» Hunter added. «And it feeds into every f—ing story that anybody wants to tell.»
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About one year after former President Joe Biden’s ill-fated debate, former first son Hunter Biden claimed in an interview published Monday his dad’s poor debate performance was due to him taking the sleep drug Ambien. (Getty)
On June 26, 2024, the day before the debate, Fox News Digital reached out to the Biden campaign inquiring if Biden had any plans to use performance-enhancing drugs for the debate, but staffers twice avoided a direct answer to the question.
At the time, Trump was leading a rising chorus, which included lawmakers, demanding that Biden take a drug test before the showdown. Those advocating a screening suggested Biden may have been motivated by a desire to quell mounting concerns about his mental acuity.
«Donald Trump is so scared of being held accountable for his toxic agenda of attacking reproductive freedom and cutting Social Security that he and his allies are resorting to desperate, obviously false lies,» a Biden campaign spokesperson told Fox News Digital the evening ahead of that 2024 debate.
When asked in a follow-up email for a «yes» or «no» response, the spokesperson said the original statement answered the question.
«The accusation from Trump on drugs is a desperate, obviously false lie,» the response said.
Ambien is a sedative that slows brain activity to help a person fall asleep and would not act as a performance-enhancing supplement for a public debate.
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President Joe Biden speaks during the consequential debate June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Joe Biden spent days preparing for the debate at Camp David in Maryland with videos of his public gaffes and missteps haunting the campaign in the days leading up to the debate. Trump, meanwhile, led the charge in demanding Biden take a drug test to prove he was not taking performance-enhancing supplements ahead of the highly anticipated event.
«DRUG TEST FOR CROOKED JOE BIDEN??? I WOULD, ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AGREE TO ONE!!!» Trump posted to Truth Social in the lead-up to the debate.
Fox News Digital also reached out to the White House and Trump campaign asking if Biden or Trump, respectively, planned to take performance-enhancing drugs ahead of the debate. The Biden White House did not respond at the time, while the Trump campaign responded.
«Absolutely not,» then-campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital at the time.
«President Trump has naturally elite stamina and doesn’t need performance-enhancing drugs, unlike Joe Biden, who many are saying will be drugged up for the debate like he was at the State of the Union,» Leavitt said at the time. «President Trump has repeatedly asked Joe Biden to participate in drug testing. What does Team Biden have to hide?»
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Hunter Biden’s recent explosive interview on «Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan,» released on YouTube, fanned the flames of Biden’s presidency and exit from the 2024 federal election amid ongoing accusations that Biden’s mental acuity had cratered during his Oval Office tenure.

Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, and wife Melissa Cohen Biden leave the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building June 7, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Biden entered the re-election cycle already racked by claims and concerns that his mental acuity had slipped, and he was not mentally fit to continue serving as president, which was underscored by special counsel Robert Hur’s report in February 2024 that rejected criminal charges against Biden for possessing classified materials, saying he was «a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.»
Biden also brushed off accusations he was using any performance-enhancing supplements, including mocking Trump’s challenge that he take a drug test in an X post just before the debate showing him drinking a can of water.
«I don’t know what they’ve got in these performance enhancers, but I’m feeling pretty jacked up. Try it yourselves, folks. See you in a bit,» the X post said, accompanied by a photo of Biden drinking a can of water that said «Get real, Jack. It’s just water.»
The debate was an abject failure for Biden as he stumbled over his responses and appeared to lose his train of thought and slur words at times, opening the floodgates of criticism from longtime Democratic allies who called on Biden to drop out of the race and pass the torch to a younger generation to take on Trump.
A handful of former President Barack Obama’s allies and former advisors publicly helped lead the charge in calling on Biden to drop out of the 2024 race earlier in the summer, including David Axelrod, who said Biden was «not winning this race;» George Clooney, who called on the president to quit in a bombshell op-ed; and Jon Favreau, who served as former director of speech writing for Obama.
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Hunter Biden unleashed on the Democrats who turned their backs on his dad as he attempted to recover from the debate performance in his expletive-riddled interview Monday.
«F‑‑- you. What do you have to do with f‑‑‑ing anything? Why do I have to f‑‑‑ing listen to you? What right do you have to step on a man who’s given 52 years of his f‑‑‑ing life to the service of this country,» Hunter Biden said of Clooney.

President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
«They’re all going to insert their judgment over a man who has figured out, unlike anybody else, how to get elected to the United States Senate over seven times … and how to garner more votes than any president that has ever won, and they’re going to replace their judgment for his?» he added, assailing other Biden allies who encouraged Joe Biden to drop out of the race.
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Fox News Digital reached out to the former president’s office regarding Hunter Biden’s remarks and the campaign’s previous statements when asked about whether Biden would use performance-enhancing drugs ahead of the 2024 debate, but did not immediately receive a reply.
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