Jon Schweppe, Author at The National Pulse

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Why Is the Trump Administration Still Going After Nuns?

When he was a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to protect the First Amendment and end the Obama Administration’s war against religious liberty. He specifically assured Catholics in a letter…

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New Poll: Who Is America’s Most Popular Senator?

Morning Consult is out with a fresh batch of approval ratings for all 100 U.S. Senators. Check out the top three most popular senators, as rated by their constituents: 1.)…

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Why Are Politicians Staying Silent About the United Fiasco?

Like many of our readers at The National Pulse, I have been following the United Airlines story obsessively. If you are somehow living under a rock and don’t know the…

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More Sanctuary Cities? This Country Legend Just Tweeted a Genius Idea

Country music legend Charlie Daniels isn’t exactly afraid of weighing in on politics. In a relatively unnoticed tweet — Breitbart News first covered it — Daniels argued that, if the Left…

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Hillary Clinton: These Are the 4 Reasons I Lost

After several long walks in the woods and months of sober self-reflection, Hillary Clinton thinks she has figured out why she lost the presidential election to Donald Trump. Clinton sat…

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LIVE COVERAGE: Senate Dems Continue Filibuster, GOP Readies Nuclear Option

This is a live blog. Stay tuned for more updates as the day progresses. 11:30 A.M. At approximately 11:00 A.M. today, the U.S. Senate took a vote to limit debate…

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Supreme Court SHOWDOWN: GOP Promises Vote, Dems Promise Filibuster

Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stated, in no uncertain terms, that the Senate plans to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court this…

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This Week in Polls: Guess Who’s Most Unpopular in the GOP?

As Dominic wrote earlier this week, the #FakeNews media has run with a ridiculous narrative that President Trump’s approval ratings have plummeted because of the GOP’s failure to pass the…

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With One Tweet, President Trump Declares War on Freedom Caucus

President Trump is still unhappy with last week’s health care bill failure, and he’s found the perfect scapegoat to blame: the conservative Freedom Caucus: The Freedom Caucus will hurt the…

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Analysis

Liberals Don’t Actually Care About the Economic Impact of HB2

Yesterday, liberals on Twitter — and dozens of journalists — rushed to retweet a story from the Associated Press claiming that the North Carolina so-called “bathroom bill” law, HB2, cost the…

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BREAKING: House Pulls Healthcare Bill; Trump, Ryan React

Today, the House of Representatives was set to vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which would have repealed Obamacare and diverted funding away from Planned Parenthood and toward…

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BREAKING: ISIS Celebrates, American Leaders Mourn London Terrorist Attack

Four innocent people are dead in London after a terrorist used a vehicle to run over dozens of pedestrians on Westminster Bridge right outside of the Houses of Parliament. After stopping…

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Analysis

A Complete List of Facts Proving Trump Colluded with Russia

Yesterday, FBI Director James Comey testified to Congress that the FBI had launched an investigation into President Donald Trump and his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia. Democrats and political journalists…

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Final Thoughts on Tomi Lahren

It’s time for my “Final Thoughts” on Tomi Lahren, written, unfortunately, in the inimitable style of Tomi Lahren. Last week, 24-year-old know-it-all firebrand Tomi Lahren, a supposedly “conservative” media superstar…

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Will Trump Be the “Gold Standard” President?

Remember when Donald Trump advocated for the gold standard on the campaign trail? GQ remembers: Bringing back the gold standard would be very hard to do, but boy would it…

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Analysis

4 Likes, 2 Dislikes from Trump’s First 50 Days

Generally, the first 50 days of the Trump Administration have been an absolute joy to watch. The media and the Left have been apoplectic as President Trump largely honors his…

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Maybe We Need a “Day Without a Christian”

Perhaps you’ve heard about today’s “Day Without a Woman” protest. Pro-abortion feminists across the country are staying home from work, refusing to buy products or services, and otherwise withdrawing from society…

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Will Wisconsin Give the GOP a Senate Supermajority in 2018?

Perhaps the biggest surprise on Election Night last year was Wisconsin. Nobody — well, almost nobody (apologies to The National Pulse’s Steve Wagner who, after all, is a somebody) —…

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Remember These 2 Words? Trump Hasn’t Said Them Yet in 2017

A staple in his campaign speeches in 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump frequently promised to get rid of Common Core: I always say, ‘thumbs up for the Second Amendment. Thumbs down…

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WATCH: New Pro-Life Ad Absolutely Destroys Planned Parenthood

The Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List), a pro-life organization based in Washington, D.C., has released a new television advertisement urging Congress to redirect funding away from Planned Parenthood, the…

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