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Culture
Religion

Kennedy Center Will Celebrate Birth of Christ This Christmas Under Trump, Grenell.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Kennedy Center will celebrate the Nativity and host its first-ever Christmas tree and lighting ceremony this year, marking a new tradition for the national cultural landmark under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Richard “Ric” Grenell.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Kennedy Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Roma Daravi, and Richard Grenell.

📍WHEN & WHERE: December 17, 2023, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The Kennedy Center’s inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting is a milestone for America’s cultural center.” – Roma Daravi

🎯IMPACT: Establishes a new holiday tradition at a key cultural institution while incorporating faith-focused Christmas celebrations.

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The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., will host its very first Christmas tree lighting ceremony in December—a historic new tradition for the nation’s performing arts center—as well as a Christmas concert with a live nativity and other programming centered on the birth of Jesus Christ. “We are proud to present a meaningful, faith-filled experience for families to immerse themselves in the Christmas story at America’s cultural center,” said Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s vice president of public relations.

Kennedy Center President Richard “Ric” Grenell has highlighted the renewed emphasis on the religious meaning of Christmas under the restored Trump administration. “How crazy is it to think that we’re going to celebrate Christ at Christmas with a big traditional production, to celebrate what we are all celebrating in the world during Christmastime, which is the birth of Christ?” he said earlier this year.

The centerpiece of the tree-lighting ceremony will be an 18-foot red spruce donated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and cut from the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in southern Virginia. “The Kennedy Center’s inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting is a milestone for America’s cultural center, one of Washington’s premier holiday attractions,” said Daravi. “We are grateful to partner with the… Department of Agriculture Forest Service to showcase a beautiful red spruce from the highest peaks of the Southern Appalachians and create new traditions for families and visitors this holiday season.”

The ceremony will include Christmas entertainment, remarks from the Kennedy Center’s leadership, and special guest appearances. The event signals a deliberate shift toward more traditional and faith-based holiday programming, following past criticism of politically charged performances at the venue under the Biden-Harris regime.

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Politics

Democrat Stacey Plaskett Defends Texts With Epstein.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: House Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) was found to have exchanged text messages with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2018 congressional hearing involving President Donald J. Trump.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Stacey Plaskett, Jeffrey Epstein, Michael Cohen, and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The text exchanges occurred in 2019 during a live committee hearing where Michael Cohen testified against President Trump.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent, who was not public knowledge at that time [sic], that he was under federal investigation.” – Stacey Plaskett

🎯IMPACT: A Republican-led vote to censure Plaskett failed, leaving her committee assignments intact despite the controversy.

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House Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) is attempting to explain away her text message exchange with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing with disgraced former Trump Organization attorney Michael Cohen. The exchange shows Plaskett having not just a friendly demeanor with Epstein—who had already been convicted of being a sex offender—but also seeking his advice on Trump Organization figures’ testimony and how she should press Cohen.

Plaskett, who represents the U.S. Virgin Islands territory, where Epstein’s Little Saint James island—dubbed “Pedo Island”—is located, defended the text exchange, claiming she was unaware of Epstein’s criminal sexual history or that he was under federal investigation for sex trafficking. Further, Plaskett argued on the House floor on Tuesday that she had received many texts because of her shouting down Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) over remarks he made toward the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), who was chairing the February 2019 hearing.

“I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent, who was not public knowledge at that time, that he was under federal investigation,” Plaskett argued on Tuesday. Despite her assertion, Epstein was convicted in 2008 of being a sex offender after being caught soliciting sex from a minor. In 2018, the Miami Herald published a detailed investigation into Epstein in which the newspaper detailed at least 60 women who alleged the pedophile financier had abused them when they were minors.

During her defense of communicating with Epstein, Plaskett did not reveal how either she or Epstein had obtained each other’s phone numbers, nor whether she had ever met with Epstein in person. Notably, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is also under fire for defending Plaskett’s communications with Epstein. “They want to give them another headline! Which is, that they’ve arraigned a Democratic member for taking a phone call from her constituent, Jeffrey Epstein, in the middle of a hearing. And, of course, I don’t think there are any rules here against taking phone calls in a hearing,” Raskin said on Tuesday.

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UK

Farage’s Reform Party Scores Key Defections in London.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Two Westminster City Councillors defected from the Conservatives (Tories) to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, with one joining the populist leader’s foreign policy team.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Councillors Laila Cunningham and Alan Mendoza, alongside Nigel Farage and Westminster Labour Council Leader Adam Hug.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Westminster, London, in recent days.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Britain today is in abject crisis. At home and abroad, our leaders seem determined to chart a course of national and international decline.” – Alan Mendoza

🎯IMPACT: Reform anticipates a “massive surge” in councillors, with predictions of gains in London boroughs and increased political competition.

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Alan Mendoza, a Conservative (Tory) member of Westminster City Council in London and a co-founder of the Henry Jackson Society think tank, has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party and will advise Farage on foreign policy and geopolitics. Mendoza stated, “Britain today is in abject crisis. At home and abroad, our leaders seem determined to chart a course of national and international decline.”

He added, “The British people deserve better than this. And in Reform UK we finally have a party who will put our interests first, and ensure that our tomorrow is better than our today.” Mendoza won his municipal government seat in the 2022 local elections and has served on Westminster’s audit and performance committee and budget scrutiny task group. Westminster Council runs a key London borough, centered around the Palace of Westminster, which is home to the Houses of Parliament.

Farage welcomed Mendoza, emphasizing his “intricate understanding of foreign policy and experience in global affairs” as an asset to his party. “I look forward to working closely with him as we continue to shape our policy platform in the months and years ahead,” he added.

Councillor Laila Cunningham also defected to Reform, citing frustration with the Conservatives, who governed Britain largely from the center-left from 2010 to mid-2024. “I am tired of defending failure,” Cunningham said, predicting a “massive surge” in Reform councillors in London at the upcoming municipal elections in May.

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4 hours ago
Immigration
News

Trump Deports Dozens of Ukrainian Criminals, Kiev Says ‘A Use Will Be Found for Them.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Dozens of Ukrainian criminals have been deported by the Trump administration and returned to Ukraine via Poland.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service, and Ukrainian nationals.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The deportations were confirmed this week, with deportees reentering Ukraine through the Shehyni checkpoint on the Polish border.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Today, 50 citizens were returned from the United States through the Shehyni checkpoint on the border with Poland. They were documented with the appropriate papers confirming their Ukrainian citizenship or documents for their return.” – Andrii Demchenko, Ukrainian State Border Guard Service spokesman.

🎯IMPACT: The deportations underscore the Trump administration’s commitment to deporting foreign lawbreakers even if they come from conflict zones.

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Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service has confirmed that 50 Ukrainian citizens deported from the United States have arrived back in the country through the Shehyni crossing on the border with Poland. Officials said the deportees carried either documents verifying their Ukrainian citizenship or other paperwork permitting their return.

The Ukrainian embassy in Washington, D.C., previously noted that an estimated 80 Ukrainian nationals had been issued final deportation orders due to violations of U.S. law. Notably, Ukraine has recently taken a more cooperative stance toward U.S. deportation efforts. The shift is believed to be linked to Kiev’s efforts to maintain U.S. support amid its ongoing war with Russia. One unnamed adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky was quoted as saying, “The U.S. can deport as many citizens as it wants and… a use will be found for them.”

Among those deported was 41-year-old Roman Surovtsev, who legally immigrated to the U.S. as a child but later served a prison sentence for burglary. His lawyers argue that he and others have been denied the opportunity to present claims of fear regarding their removal, claiming the process is “unlawful.”

Andrii Demchenko, spokesman for Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service, confirmed the group’s return, stating: “Today, 50 citizens were returned from the United States through the Shehyni checkpoint… They were documented with the appropriate papers confirming their Ukrainian citizenship or documents for their return.”

The removals come amid a sweeping expansion of U.S. immigration enforcement. Since the start of the year, U.S. authorities have carried out more than 515,000 deportations and are on pace to reach 600,000 by year’s end, which would set a new record. Analysts also report that the U.S. foreign-born population has fallen by an estimated 2.2 million, with both deportations and voluntary departures contributing to the decline.

Driving much of the acceleration is Border Czar Tom Homan, who has called for increasing daily arrests to 7,000. The administration has also moved to expand detention capacity and staffing, arguing that significantly greater resources are needed to sustain the current level of removals.

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William Upton
Politics

Trump Expected to Sign Bill Releasing Epstein Files Today.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump will sign legislation ordering the release of the remaining federal government files regarding deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA), House Republicans, House Democrats, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the U.S. Senate, and Jeffrey Epstein.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The bill is expected to be signed on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

🎯IMPACT: The Department of Justice (DOJ) will be forced to release the remaining documents in its possession pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein.

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President Donald J. Trump is expected to sign legislation ordering the release of the remaining federal government files regarding deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. This comes after a discharge petition was passed near-unanimously by the House of Representatives and adopted by the United States Senate through unanimous consent.

Notably, alterations to the legislation, pushed by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Republican leaders in the lower chamber, were not adopted by the Senate. The upper chamber instead opted to adopt the legislation in a unanimous consent motion before it even reached the Senate floor. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) made a unanimous consent motion, meaning that the bill was effectively adopted as soon as it was transferred to the Senate and would be sent to the White House for President Donald J. Trump’s signature.

The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that House leaders were concerned over the lack of specific protections for victims’ identities and the lack of a prohibition on the release of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) in the legislation. Earlier on Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson held a press conference, urging his U.S. Senate colleagues to amend the legislation to ensure such protections were in place.

Additionally, Representative Clay Higgins (R-A) was the sole vote against the House discharge petition and legislation, arguing it recklessly “abandons 250 years of criminal justice procedure in America.” Higgins echoed the concerns raised by Speaker Johnson and other House leaders, stating: “As written, this bill reveals and injures thousands of innocent people—witnesses, people who provided alibis, family members, etc. If enacted in its current form, this type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will absolutely result in innocent people being hurt.”

Despite the pleas from Johnson, Higgins, and others, the Senate left the legislation unchanged. Due to its near-unanimous support, the bill is expected to be signed into law by President Trump on Wednesday.

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6 hours ago
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UK

Prince Harry’s U.S. Popularity Plummets to New Low.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Prince Harry’s U.S. popularity rating has dropped 14 points in 2025, reaching its lowest level according to YouGov Ratings. His wife Meghan’s popularity is even lower.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, King Charles III, Sophie Chandauka, and the Sentebale charity board.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Data collected in the U.S. in 2025.

🎯IMPACT: Harry’s popularity in the U.S. is at its lowest since 2020, while Meghan’s has shown signs of recovery.

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YouGov polling in Q3 2025 shows Prince Harry’s U.S. net approval rating has fallen to +17, a 14-point drop since early in the year when it stood at +31. Only 38 percent of Americans say they like him, while 21 percent say they dislike him, his weakest recorded support since YouGov began tracking his popularity in October 2020. By contrast, Meghan Markle has rebounded somewhat: after an earlier 18-point crash this year, her net approval has now improved slightly to +15—although this is still far below her husband.

Harry’s recent public appearances add further context to his shifting profile. In September, he met with King Charles III in Britain, their first encounter since the king’s cancer diagnosis, amid reports of tension. A spokesman for Harry attacked “sources intent on sabotaging any reconciliation.”

He also stepped down from the board of Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in memory of his late mother, Princess Diana, following a dispute with Sophie Chandauka, who chairs it. Meanwhile, he continues his legal fight with the British government over securing police protection during visits to Britain, complaining, “I asked [the King] to step out of the way and let the experts do their jobs.”

On the media front, Harry and Meghan’s long-running production deal with Netflix is reportedly ending. Their reported $100 million contract, signed in 2020, will expire in September 2025, and sources say it will not be renewed. The decision appears tied to the weak performance of their recent shows, including Meghan’s With Love, Meghan, which failed to crack Netflix’s top 300 and was extensively mocked on social media, and Harry’s documentary Polo, which also drew modest viewership. According to insiders, “things have just run their course.”

In addition, Harry remains under scrutiny over his past drug use in the U.S., which he detailed in his 2023 memoir Spare. He admitted to using cocaine, cannabis, and psychedelics. Court documents released in a legal battle over his U.S. immigration status remain heavily redacted, and it is not clear whether he formally reported his drug use on his visa forms.

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18 hours ago
Science
TECH

Chinese Astronauts Left Stranded Aboard Space Station.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Three Chinese astronauts are stranded in space after their spacecraft was used to return another crew to Earth due to damage caused by suspected space debris.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Shenzhou-21 crew currently aboard China’s Tiangong space station and the returning Shenzhou-20 crew.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The Shenzhou-20 crew landed on Friday in the Gobi Desert after a delay caused by spacecraft damage, leaving the Shenzhou-21 crew without an immediate return option.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The path of human space exploration is not smooth. It’s filled with difficulties and challenges. But that is exactly why we choose to walk this path.” – Chen Dong, Shenzhou-20 commander

🎯IMPACT: The incident highlights safety concerns regarding space debris and leaves the current crew on Tiangong without a return vehicle in case of emergency.

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A space capsule damaged by space debris has left three Chinese astronauts stranded aboard the Tiangong space station. The astronauts, part of the Shenzhou-21 mission—which includes a six-month rotation aboard the Chinese space station—currently have no means of returning to Earth after the prior mission’s Shenzhou-20 capsule was damaged.

The Shenzhou-20 spacecraft was damaged by suspected space debris, delaying their return by over a week. Instead of using the damaged spacecraft, the Shenzhou-20 crew returned on the Shenzhou-21 capsule, which had just brought their replacements to the station. This decision left the new crew without a dedicated return vehicle.

China’s Manned Space Agency (CMSA) stated that the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft “does not meet the requirements for the astronauts’ safe return and will remain in orbit to continue relevant experiments.” A new Shenzhou-22 spacecraft is expected to be launched, but no specific date has been announced.

Chen Dong, commander of the Shenzhou-20 mission, remarked after returning to Earth on Friday: “The path of human space exploration is not smooth. It’s filled with difficulties and challenges. But that is exactly why we choose to walk this path.” The Shenzhou-20 crew’s landing in the Gobi Desert marked the end of a record-breaking 204-day stay for astronauts aboard China’s space station.

The incident raises broader concerns about the vulnerability of spacecraft to space debris, an issue that has affected other missions, including one by NASA in 2021. The CMSA has not clarified whether the Shenzhou-20 damage will impact future missions.

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18 hours ago
Crime

Woman Set Ablaze on Chicago Train in Late-Night Attack.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A 26-year-old woman was set on fire while riding a Chicago CTA Blue Line train, leaving her in critical condition.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The victim, an unnamed 26-year-old woman, and a suspect believed to be a 45-year-old man who fled the scene.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred at 9:25 PM on the CTA Blue Line as the train approached the Clark and Lake stop in Chicago’s Loop.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Just seeing her lying on the ground and she was kind of hyperventilating and in a lot of pain,” a witness said, adding: “You could tell she was in really bad shape.”

🎯IMPACT: The victim remains hospitalized with severe burns, and police are searching for the suspect. The motive remains unclear.

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A woman is fighting for her life after being set on fire aboard a Chicago CTA Blue Line train last night. The incident, involving a 26-year-old woman and a 45-year-old male assailant, occurred after 9:00 PM on Monday evening as the train approached the Clark and Lake stop in the Loop area, according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).

The victim was doused in an unknown liquid before being set alight. She managed to stumble onto the platform, where bystanders extinguished the flames. The woman was rushed to Chicago’s Stronger Hospital with severe burns to her body and face and remains in critical condition.

Witnesses described the scene as harrowing. “Just seeing her lying on the ground and she was kind of hyperventilating and in a lot of pain,” one witness said. Another stated, “I saw a lady that was laying on the ground, and they were trying to give her CPR.” Both stressed the victim’s dire condition.

The suspect, described only as a 45-year-old man, fled the scene and remains at large. Police believe a verbal altercation between the victim and the suspect preceded the attack. Video footage of the incident has surfaced online, and the CTA Blue Line was halted, resuming operations at 1:30 AM.

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19 hours ago
News

Why Did Rep. Clay Higgins Vote Against Releasing the Epstein Files?

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against a bill to release Justice Department files on deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—the only member of the House of Representatives to do so.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Clay Higgins, President Donald J. Trump, Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and other House lawmakers.

📍WHEN & WHERE: November 18, 2025, in the House of Representatives.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It abandons 250 years of criminal justice procedure in America,” Higgins said of the vote.

🎯IMPACT: The bill is likely to pass in the Senate, with Higgins warning it will impact victims and privacy standards in criminal investigations.

IN FULL

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) was the sole dissenting voice in the vote on releasing the “Epstein Files” on Tuesday, casting the only “no” vote on a House bill requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disclose files related to Jeffrey Epstein. On X, Higgins voiced his worries about the bill, saying that it “abandons 250 years of criminal justice procedure in America.”

“As written, this bill reveals and injures thousands of innocent people—witnesses, people who provided alibis, family members, etc.,” he explained, warning: “If enacted in its current form, this type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will absolutely result in innocent people being hurt.”

Nevertheless, the bill enjoyed broad backing in the House, passing with 427 yes votes, among them 216 from Republicans. The push followed President Donald J. Trump’s call on Truth Social for Republicans to support it.

Even in opposition, Higgins signaled openness to changes, adding, “If the Senate amends the bill to properly address privacy of victims and other Americans, who are named but not criminally implicated, then I will vote for that bill when it comes back to the House.”

Under Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) guidance, the Senate could take up the bill shortly, possibly approving it via unanimous consent.

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19 hours ago
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UK

A Million Brits Have Fled the UK in Recent Years.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A record number of Britons left the United Kingdom in the year the incumbent Labour Party government was elected, driven by fears over tax hikes.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: British nationals, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Chancellor (Treasury Secretary) Rachel Reeves, and other officials.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The exodus occurred in the year ending December 2024, across the United Kingdom.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This was entirely predictable: when you tax something, you get less of it, and now people are voting with their feet.” – Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith

🎯IMPACT: The exodus contributed to a significant drop in net immigration, although gross immigration remained incredibly high.

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A newly revised report from the British Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that a record 257,000 British citizens left the United Kingdom in the year to December 2024, more than triple the provisional estimate of 77,000. Between 2021 and 2024, around 992,000 British nationals emigrated, nearly three times previous projections. The ONS said the dramatic revision follows a shift from air passenger survey-based estimates to data drawn from National Insurance registrations.

The surge in departures coincides with rising concern over the tax policies of the ruling Labour Party, which returned to office after 14 years in opposition in July 2024. After the government abolished the “non-dom” tax regime in April 2024 and replaced it with a residence-based system, foreign income and assets came within the scope of British inheritance and income taxes, prompting high-net-worth foreign residents to leave.

Further tax increases are anticipated in the upcoming Budget, including higher National Insurance (Social Security) contributions. A possible so-called “exit tax” on people attempting to escape Labour has also been leaked to the press, likely motivating more people considering emigration to accelerate their plans.

Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith described the trend as an “economic exodus,” saying people are “voting with their feet” in response to Labour’s policies. “This was entirely predictable: when you tax something, you get less of it, and now people are voting with their feet,” Griffith said.

The revised ONS figures show that net immigration, which peaked at 944,000 in the year to March 2023, has fallen largely due to British nationals leaving, although it still remains at historically high levels.

Separate assessments of global wealth flows suggest the United Kingdom is among the hardest-hit countries for millionaire departures, with forecasts projecting the loss of more than 16,000 high-net-worth individuals in 2025. Analysts say heavy inheritance and capital gains taxes have pushed wealthy residents toward lower-tax destinations, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States, and parts of southern Europe. London has been particularly affected. Recent private wealth analyses estimate the capital has lost more than 11,000 millionaires in the past year, causing it to drop out of the world’s five richest cities.

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20 hours ago
William Upton
Politics

Trump Says Dem Mega Donor Reid Hoffman Should be Investigated… As We’ve Said for YEARS.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday called on LinkedIn co-founder and billionaire Democrat donor Reid Hoffman to be investigated over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and travels to the latter’s Little Saint James island—dubbed “Pedo Island.”

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Reid Hoffman, President Donald J. Trump, and The National Pulse.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the White House in Washington, D.C.

💬KEY QUOTE: “That creep fund guy was with him all the time. What’s his name? Reid Hoffman. I don’t know Reid Hoffman, but I know he spends a lot of money on the radical left. Reid Hoffman, in my opinion, should be under investigation.” — Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The National Pulse has long documented Hoffman’s ties to Epstein and called for the billionaire’s investigation by federal prosecutors.

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President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday called on LinkedIn co-founder and billionaire Democrat donor Reid Hoffman to be investigated over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and travels to the latter’s Little Saint James island—dubbed “Pedo Island.” The President’s remarks came during a White House Oval Office event with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, also known as MBS. Notably, Hoffman was a key donor and advisor to Kamala Harris’s failed presidential campaign.

Responding to a press question about deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and a House vote ordering the release of the federal government’s Epstein Files, Trump made reference to Hoffman—at first calling him a “creep fund guy.” The National Pulse has long pushed for a federal investigation into Hoffman and his ties to Epstein, along with his financial network benefiting Democratic Party candidates for years.

“That creep fund guy was with him all the time. What’s his name? Reid Hoffman. I don’t know Reid Hoffman, but I know he spends a lot of money on the radical left. Reid Hoffman, in my opinion, should be under investigation,” President Trump said. “He’s a sleaze bag, and those are the people, but they don’t get any press, they don’t get any news, and you’re not after the radical left because you’re a radical left network,” he added, before telling the questioner to “go back and learn how to be a reporter.”


Hoffman, who in recent years has become a sort of “mini” George Soros for the Democrats, was a key financial backer of fabulist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuits against President Trump. Additionally, Hoffman crossed party lines to back former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, in the hope that she could defeat or at least damage Trump. Hoffman has also funded numerous lawfare efforts against right-leaning entities, including underwriting Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax.

In addition to his lawfare and election efforts, Hoffman has also been exposed as one of the key donors behind the far-left website and social media influencer group, MeidasTouch Network. The National Pulse previously reported on how MeidasTouch—founded by the three Meiselas brothers, Ben, Brett, and Jordy—helped popularize the “bloodbath hoax” against President Trump in 2024.

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