The number of Americans above the age of 40 who have never been married is at an all-time high, according to new research conducted by the Pew Research Center. The percentage of those above 40 without having been married is now 25 percent, compared to 20 percent in 2010.
The trend has been recognizable since the end of the twentieth century. In 1980, the number of unmarried over 40s was just six percent; in 1990, it was 11 percent; and in 2000, that number was around 15 percent.
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There is a large disparity between college graduates and non-graduates; those without a four-year degree were more likely not to have been married at 33 percent, whereas only 18 percent of graduates remained unmarried. The amount also fluctuates among ethnicities. A total of 46 percent of blacks were unmarried above 40, compared to only 17 percent of Asians, whites were 20 percent, Hispanics 27 percent.
However, one-in-four of the over 40s who were unmarried in 2001 ended up marrying by the age of 60, demonstrating the trend of younger generations delaying traditional aspirations until much later in life.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Hourly workers in service, hospitality, and retail industries overwhelmingly support President Donald J. Trump’s No Tax on Tips plan, according to a new survey.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, hourly workers, and the authors of the survey report.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Survey results published recently, with workers across the United States voicing their support.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I don’t know what the holdup is. I don’t know what the politics are, but if we can cut the BS now … it can help out a lot of people.” – Nevada food service worker.
🎯IMPACT: The plan aims to provide financial stability and relief for hourly workers, while being part of a broader economic agenda under Trump’s leadership.
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Hourly workers in the service, hospitality, and retail industries overwhelmingly back President Donald J. Trump’s No Tax On Tips plan in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” according to a new survey, saying tax-free tips would bring them needed financial stability and relief. According to the data, 83 percent of hourly workers want to see No Tax on Tips become law, with just four percent saying otherwise.
“These results suggest that any measure increasing the amount of immediately available income—such as untaxed tips—would provide meaningful, stabilizing support for a large segment of the hourly workforce,” the report, published by the earned wage payroll company Instant, states. As one Nevada food service worker put it: “I don’t know what the holdup is. I don’t know what the politics are, but if we can cut the BS now … it can help out a lot of people.”
Currently, the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—in the form of budget reconciliation legislation—is undergoing changes in the U.S. Senate after being adopted by the House of Representatives last month. While senators are making substantive changes to the bill’s Medicaid provisions, tax provisions like No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and No Tax on Social Security are not expected to be altered from the House version.
The National Pulse has previously reported that President Trump has overseen the largest increase in blue-collar wage growth in 60 years. Blue-collar workers have experienced a 1.7 percent real wage increase in the first five months of Trump’s second term. The wage growth sharply contrasts with the negative growth experienced under former President Joe Biden.
Thanks to @POTUS’s pro-growth, America First policies, real wages for hourly workers are up nearly 2% in the first five months of @realDonaldTrump’s second term — the strongest growth in 60 years.
No president has done that before — except President Trump in his first term.… pic.twitter.com/gasjQn33eb
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) June 17, 2025
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A former U.S. Army Sergeant pleaded guilty to attempting to provide military secrets to China and faces up to ten years in prison.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, a former Army Sergeant, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Schmidt was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord from 2015 to 2020. He was arrested in San Francisco in October 2023 after returning from Hong Kong.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Joseph Daniel Schmidt was once a trusted guardian of our nation’s secrets and swore an oath to defend and protect U.S. national security,” said FBI Assistant Director Suzanne Turner.
🎯IMPACT: Schmidt’s actions highlight the enticements for current and former U.S. military personnel and others to spy for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Joseph Daniel Schmidt, a 31-year-old former U.S. Army Sergeant, pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to deliver national defense information to China and retention of national defense information. Schmidt, who served from 2015 to 2020, was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. He is set to be sentenced in September and faces up to ten years in prison, along with a potential $250,000 fine.
According to the Justice Department, Schmidt had access to secret and top-secret defense information during his service with the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion. After leaving the military in January 2020, Schmidt contacted the Chinese Consulate in Turkey and Chinese security services, offering to provide national defense information.
In March 2020, Schmidt traveled to Hong Kong, where he attempted to hand over intelligence and a device capable of accessing secure military computers to Chinese security officials. He returned to the U.S. in October 2023 and was arrested in San Francisco.
“Joseph Daniel Schmidt was once a trusted guardian of our nation’s secrets and swore an oath to defend and protect U.S. national security,” said Assistant Director Suzanne Turner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Counterintelligence Division. “As alleged by the government, Schmidt betrayed his promise and potentially placed our nation at risk in his attempts to pass national defense information to Chinese security services.”
This case is part of a broader pattern of Chinese espionage attempts targeting U.S. military secrets. Earlier this year, former Army intelligence officer Korbein Schultz was sentenced to seven years in prison for selling sensitive military documents to an individual linked to China. Additionally, in September, three individuals, including two active-duty soldiers, were charged with stealing top-secret military information to sell to Chinese agents.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) is lobbying for a pathway to citizenship for all illegal immigrants in the U.S.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Representative Maxwell Frost, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), Representative Brandon Gill (R-TX), and other lawmakers.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: June 2025, at a press conference in Orlando, Florida.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I want to be clear, being undocumented [sic] is not a crime… Let’s document every single one of them with a speedy path to citizenship.” – Maxwell Frost
🎯IMPACT: The proposal has sparked backlash from Republican lawmakers, who have labeled it a “dangerous idea” and vowed to oppose it, and underlined Democrats’ ongoing support for open borders.
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Democrat Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) has called for a pathway to citizenship for as many as 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, stating that “we should document every single one of them.” Frost, the son of a Haitian migrant and a Lebanese-descended Puerto Rican, made the announcement during a press conference in Orlando, Florida, where he also unveiled the anti-deportation Stop Unlawful Detention and End Mistreatment Act (SUDEM) bill.
The SUDEM Act aims to provide detainees, their families, and legal representatives with detailed information about detention locations, reasons, and the legal authority behind each case, tying up federal immigration officials in red tape. Frost bizarrely claimed that being an illegal immigrant “is not a crime” and advocated for a “speedy path to citizenship” as a supposed solution to the issue of illegal immigrants in the U.S.
Republican lawmakers criticized the proposal, with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) describing it as “blanket amnesty” and a “dangerous idea.” Johnson stated on X (formerly Twitter), “We must defend common sense and the rule of law.” Texas Representative Brandon Gill also weighed in, accusing Democrats of pushing mass amnesty to “rig congressional apportionment in their favor.”
While Frost remains committed to advancing his legislation and plans to seek co-sponsors in Washington, D.C., the bill is unlikely to gain traction in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. He has some support outside Congress, however, with far-left Late Show host Stephen Colbert inviting him on his show to promote the SUDEM bill and accuse ICE agents of kidnapping and human trafficking.
Immigration has been a key focus of President Donald J. Trump‘s policy agenda, with plans for increased border security, expanded deportations, and an end to federal benefits for illegal immigrants. Frost’s proposal comes amid heightened tensions over immigration enforcement, including violent protests and riots against recent ICE raids and legal challenges to the administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has demanded $40 billion annually in Western aid and urged additional pressure on Moscow from the Trump administration.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and G7 leaders.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Statements were made this week following the G7 summit in Canada.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s crucial to have $40 billion annually in budgetary support for Ukraine—to ensure our resilience and the ability of our country to carry on. This should be a joint decision by G7 leaders, including the U.S.” – Volodymyr Zelensky.
🎯IMPACT: Zelensky’s continued calls for Western financial and military support highlight an ongoing reluctance to seriously engage with the idea of a compromise peace.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Western allies to provide at least $40 billion annually to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Zelensky also called for increased pressure from the Trump administration on Moscow to end the conflict.
Zelensky missed an opportunity to meet with President J. Donald Trump, as the American leader, cut short his trip to the G7 summit in Canada earlier this week. The Ukrainian government had sought to secure additional commitments for weapons and support from the United States as Ukraine faces stalled negotiations and escalating challenges on the frontlines.
Zelensky highlighted the need for sustained financial aid on social media. “It’s crucial to have $40 billion annually in budgetary support for Ukraine—to ensure our resilience and the ability of our country to carry on,” he said. “This should be a joint decision by G7 leaders, including the U.S.”
Zelensky also called on Western powers to “continue urging President Trump to use the influence he really has—to force Putin to end this war.” Since the Russianinvasion in 2022, the United States has allocated $184.8 billion in aid to Ukraine, with $89.5 billion already distributed.
The conflict remains intense, with both sides launching significant attacks. Russia has demanded that Ukraine withdraw from several claimed regions. At the same time, Kiev insists on an unconditional ceasefire and refuses to cede any territory, including Crimea, which is majority Russian and has been in Russian hands since 2014.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Gay men in African nations have blamed difficulties accessing HIV prevention medication on foreignaid cuts enacted by the Trump administration, rather than African governments or their own behavior.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russell Vought, public health officials, gay Africans, and African governments.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Since President Trump’s inauguration, with impacts felt in countries like Nigeria, South Africa, and Ethiopia.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I equally blame the Trump administration because, you know, these things were available, and then, without prior notice, these things were cut off.” – Emmanuel Cherem, Nigerian citizen.
🎯IMPACT: If gay African men are unwilling to change their behavior, African governments, the African Union, and liberal governments in the European Union (EU), Canada, and elsewhere might have to step up to fund the medication, instead of relying on American taxpayers.
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Gay men in African nations are claiming increased HIV diagnoses due to the Trump administration’s decision to cut foreign aid funding, particularly for HIV/AIDS prevention programs, rather than their own risky sexual behavior. The cuts have allegedly limited access to medications such as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), which reduces the risk of contracting HIV by 99 percent, though it remains unclear why African countries or the African Union have not funded the drug themselves.
Emmanuel Cherem, a 25-year-old from Nigeria, an oil-rich state and one of Africa’s largest economies, stated that he tested positive for HIV two months after losing access to the drug. “I blame myself [but] I equally blame the Trump administration because, you know, these things were available, and then, without prior notice, these things were cut off.” He did not explain why American taxpayers should have a particular responsibility to stop him from catching HIV.
The Trump administration paused foreign development assistance on the President’s first day in office, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio issuing a “stop work order” for the State Department’s Office of Foreign Assistance. Programs like the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) saw significant funding reductions, with prevention efforts now focused on pregnant and lactating women who may pass HIV to their children. LGBT individuals unwilling to take precautions and prostitutes are no longer a main focus.
During a visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President Donald J. Trump defended the cuts, stating, “Hopefully a lot of people are going to start spending a lot of money. I’ve talked to other nations. We want them to chip in and spend money too, and we’ve spent a lot. And it’s a big—it’s a tremendous problem going on in many countries.”
Public health officials, including Linda-Gail Bekker of the University of Cape Town, have expressed concerns that African nations may not be able to fill the funding gap, potentially leading to increased HIV transmission rates. UNAIDS has noted that countries like Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique were heavily reliant on U.S. funding for HIV prevention measures—though all fall under the umbrella of the African Union, and it is unclear why other relatively wealthy nations in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere could not fund the measures instead of America.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Internal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) emails revealed the Biden Justice Department’s effort to target President Donald J. Trump over a January 6 defendant choir.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor J.P. Cooney, FBI Special Agent Walter Giardina, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and President Donald J. Trump.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: March 2023, emails were obtained in June 2025 and reviewed by Senator Grassley in Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Can we do some work to nail down Trump’s role in this,” wrote JP Cooney in an email to DOJ colleagues.
🎯IMPACT: Senator Grassley called it a “clear example” of the federal government weaponizing the DOJ against Trump.
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Internal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) emails obtained by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have revealed that the Joe Biden-era Department of Justice (DOJ) targeted President Donald J. Trump over a choir involving January 6 defendants. The emails show what was described as an “obsession with piling on Trump charges.”
An email from March 8, 2023, written by DOJ prosecutor J.P. Cooney, stated, “Can we do some work to nail down Trump’s role in this,” with the subject line “J6 Prisoner Choir/DJT.” The email included a Forbes article reporting that Trump collaborated on a song with January 6 defendants. Cooney noted that Trump recorded the Pledge of Allegiance at Mar-a-Lago, with Kash Patel and Ed Henry also involved.
Cooney’s email also mentioned that profits from the song were directed to an LLC run by Ed Henry, with proceeds intended for the families of incarcerated January 6 defendants. Cooney instructed DOJ colleagues to preserve related information and investigate Trump’s role further. The email was sent to eight DOJ staff members, including FBI Special Agent Walter Giardina.
Grassley highlighted Giardina’s involvement in what he called “overzealous” actions against Trump and his allies, including the investigation of Trump advisor Peter Navarro and Giardina’s role in the now-debunked Russia collusion hoax. Grassley stated that Giardina was the “initial recipient of the Steele Dossier” and accused him of improperly destroying government records while working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Grassley criticized the DOJ and FBI, saying, “Instead of focusing on DOJ and FBI’s core law enforcement responsibilities, partisan prosecutors and agents were surfing the web to find any shred of information they could use to spin another baseless case against Trump. Their actions are a disservice to Americans, who pay their salaries and depend on DOJ and FBI to keep them safe.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Tesla has signed a deal to construct its first grid-scale battery power plant in China, resurfacing concerns regarding Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tesla, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and China Kangfu International Leasing.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Project announced recently; it will be based in Shanghai, China.
💬KEY QUOTE: “After completion, this project is expected to become the largest grid-side energy storage project in China,” Tesla stated on the Chinese-controlled social media platform Weibo.
🎯IMPACT: The project highlights Tesla’s expansion into China’s energy storage market amid increasing geopolitical tensions between the United States and the CCP.
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Elon Musk’s Tesla firm has secured its first deal to construct a grid-scale battery power plant in the People’s Republic of China, which will, upon completion, become the largest of its kind in the country. The company made the announcement on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-controlled social media platform Weibo, where Tesla highlighted the project’s potential impact on urban power supply.
The agreement, valued at four billion yuan ($556 million), was signed by Tesla, the local government of Shanghai, and China Kangfu International Leasing, according to Chinese media outlet Yicai. Tesla’s Shanghai factory has already produced over 100 Megapacks in the first quarter of this year, with each Megapack capable of delivering up to one megawatt of power for four hours.
In a statement on Weibo, Tesla described the grid-side energy storage power station as a “smart regulator” for urban electricity, capable of flexibly adjusting grid resources. “After completion, this project is expected to become the largest grid-side energy storage project in China,” Tesla stated, adding that the project would “effectively solve the pressure of urban power supply and ensure the safe, stable, and efficient electricity demand of the city.”
China’s CATL and carmaker BYD, both competitors in the battery market, have made substantial progress in battery development and manufacturing, with CATL holding approximately 40 percent of the global market share. Notably, CATL is also expected to supply battery cells and packs for Tesla’s Megapacks.
The deal comes amid strained trade relations between Beijing and Washington. The agreement also brings additional scrutiny on Elon Musk, who has long been criticized for his business ties to the CCP. Shortly after Musk was tapped as a special government employee to help advise the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), his companies saw a flood of Chinese investors, raising concerns about the possibility of foreign influence over the technology billionaire.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A previously deported illegal immigrant, Saul Morales-Garcia, was arrested on attempted murder charges after lunging at U.S. Attorney John Sarcone with a knife in Albany.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Saul Morales-Garcia, U.S. Attorney John Sarcone, Albany County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday night outside a hotel on Lodge Street in Albany, New York.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I feared for my life, but I couldn’t let this individual harm and potentially kill others.” – John Sarcone
🎯IMPACT: Morales-Garcia is in custody, facing charges of attempted murder, felony weapons possession, and menacing. The case is now being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Saul Morales-Garcia, a 40-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador with a lengthy criminal record, has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking U.S. Attorney John Sarcone in Albany, New York. The incident occurred Tuesday night outside a hotel on Lodge Street, where Morales-Garcia reportedly lunged at Sarcone with a knife, making a slitting-the-throat gesture, according to prosecutors.
Sarcone, who was appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi in March, stated he feared for his life but took action to prevent harm to others. Initially fleeing to safety inside the hotel, Sarcone ultimately returned to the scene to stop Morales-Garcia from escaping. The suspect charged at Sarcone a second time before being apprehended by Albany County Sheriff’s deputies.
“I felt an obligation to the public as the chief Federal law enforcement officer in the district that includes the city of Albany,” Sarcone said in a statement. “I feared for my life, but I couldn’t let this individual harm and potentially kill others.” Morales-Garcia was taken into custody, and the knife was recovered. He has been charged with attempted murder, felony weapons possession, and menacing. Police have described the attack as random.
Morales-Garcia, who unlawfully reentered the United States in 2021, has a criminal history spanning multiple states, including convictions for driving under the influence in Georgia and disorderly conduct on federal property in Virginia. He also has an active warrant in Forsyth County, Georgia, for failure to appear in court. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York will now handle the prosecution, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
“Public safety is our highest priority,” Sarcone emphasized. “I am relieved that no one was harmed. I appreciated the swift response by the Albany County Sheriff’s office, which was within minutes, although it seemed like an eternity.” Sarcone also expressed concerns about safety in Albany, stating, “I’m a resident of the city of Albany, and I can’t … I don’t feel safe to go out for a walk and have a cigar right near the state Capitol.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted for a bill that could legalise medically assisted suicide, despite objections from many experts and professionals.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: British House of Commons, vulnerable patients, doctors.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The bill was passed by the House of Commons on June 20.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I do not want to live in a society where anyone is encouraged in the belief that their lives are not valuable,” commented former British Attorney General Jeremy Wright.
🎯IMPACT: The bill could legalise assisted suicide and see many vulnerable people pressured into being euthanized due to inadequate safeguards.
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British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted to approve a new bill that could lead to the legalization of medically assisted suicide. MPs voted 314 to 291 to pass the euthanasia bill, despite around a thousand doctors warning of the threat it poses to them and their patients.
The so-called Assisted Dying Bill will now go to the House of Lords and must be approved there before being sent to King Charles III to receive the Royal Assent and become law. Critics of the bill have argued that there are not enough safeguards in place for vulnerable people. Notably, MPs rejected an amendment which would have made people who merely feel like a “burden” ineligible for assisted suicide, which could incentivize Britain’s socialized National Health Service (NHS) to keep support for elderly patients minimal, so they become more dependent and more likely to request to be euthanized, reducing NHS costs.
The British Geriatrics Society stated its opposition: “We have significant concerns about the lack of effective legal safeguards that would protect older people from unwarranted harm. The current language in the bill does not protect older people, especially considering the link between frailty and feeling a burden on others.”
The Royal College of Physicians also opposed it, saying that it could divert resources from other NHS operations, and that doctors must have the ability to refuse to euthanise patients. They also warned that there needs to be more stringent safeguards regarding the possible coercion of patients.
Former Attorney General Jeremy Wright commented on the bill’s passage, saying, “I do not want to live in a society where anyone is encouraged to believe that their lives are not valuable.”
The United Kingdom would be just the latest Western country to legalize euthanasia. In Canada, assisted suicide has become one of the leading causes of death in the country since it was legalized in 2016. In 2023 alone, so-called medical assistance in dying (MAID) was responsible for 4.7 percent of all deaths in Canada.
MAID has been deeply criticized after it was revealed that some had been offered assisted suicide because they were disabled or poor. Several Canadian Armed Forces veterans were even pushed toward the program.
The British vote also comes just days after the House of Commons voted to decriminalize abortion up to birth for women, causing many to remark that the country is in a moral crisis.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Los Angeles Dodgers claims they denied U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to their baseball stadium parking lot for the purposes of a workplace raid; however, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states the agents were members of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and were merely transferring detainees from an earlier raid nearby.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and DHS.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday morning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization.” – LA Dodgers statement.
🎯IMPACT: The decision sparked backlash on social media, with calls for boycotts and criticism of the baseball team’s stance.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is denying the Los Angeles Dodgers’ claims that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to conduct a workplace raid at the baseball team’s stadium but was denied entry. On Thursday, the Dodgers claimed, “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”
However, DHS, responding to the incident, has clarified that the presence of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicles at the stadium was unrelated to any operational enforcement. “This had nothing to do with the Dodgers. CBP vehicles were in the stadium parking lot very briefly, unrelated to any operation or enforcement,” DHS stated. A post from ICE’s official X account also denied the Dodgers’ claims, stating, “False. We were never there.”
The incident drew significant attention online, with images of DHS vehicles circulating on social media. CBP officials note that the vehicles were part of a separate raid at a nearby Home Depot, and due to protests, were unable to transfer the illegal immigrants they apprehended at the scene of the raid. Instead, they traveled to the nearby stadium parking lot to place detainees in vans to take them to a federal detention facility.
The Dodgers have faced increasing pressure to align with pro-illegal immigration activists, particularly after anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles earlier this month. Notably, the controversy comes in the wake of another divisive decision by the Dodgers, when the team chose to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” a drag group centered around blasphemous distortions of the Catholic faith.
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) June 19, 2025
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