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May 5, 2025
Raheem J. Kassam
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Panzer Panic: The Atlantic’s Failed Smear of Decorated Veteran Joe Kent – The National Pulse Investigates.

PULSE POINTS:

❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Atlantic published an article implying that veteran and Trump nominee Joe Kent may harbor Nazi sympathies because of a tattoo reading “Panzer”—German for “tank”—on his arm.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Joe Kent, a former Congressional candidate and Army Ranger; The Atlantic, owned by Democrat megadonor Laurene Powell Jobs; left-wing journalist David Corn; and activist Heidi Beirich, formerly of the discredited SPLC.

🧾KEY QUOTES: “I asked the administration to address concerns that one of the president’s nominees has a tattoo associated with Nazis, and its response was to make a joke.” — The Atlantic

⚠️FALLOUT: The Atlantic misidentified a Trump administration spokesman and leaned on a blurry tweet for evidence. The National Pulse has found counterevidence showing Kent’s “Panzer Jäger” tattoos are linked to his anti-tank military service. Legal action is reportedly under consideration.

📌SIGNIFICANCE: The article appears to conflate military culture with extremism to undermine a Trump nominee while deflecting from scrutiny of MS-13 gang tattoos in immigration enforcement cases. The smear is collapsing under factual scrutiny.

OUR EXCLUSIVE REPORTING IN FULL:

On May 1, The Atlantic magazine, owned by Democrat megadonor Laurene Powell Jobs, published an article entitled, “Who Gets Panzer Tattooed on Their Arm?”

The story, about military veteran and counter-terrorism widower Joe Kent, was drafted to imply the former Congressional candidate has “far right” and/or “Nazi” sympathies–a tired smear against anyone on the political right, and one which has its roots in the defense of communism on American soil.

The Atlantic, which once endorsed eugenics, asserted: “…you can see why it’s noteworthy that Joseph Kent, Donald Trump’s nominee to head the National Counterterrorism Center, has a panzer tattoo.”

The piece relies on the reporting of David Corn, a far-left author whose last real scoop came over a decade ago, and who is most recently known for having peddled the Russia hoax to sell books.

Still, The Atlantic would go on to use Corn’s flimsy reporting–a tweet featuring a blurry picture of Kent and his son–to at least imply that Kent is covertly a Nazi, by having the German word for “tank” tattooed on his arm.

The article’s author says he received no explanation from “Ashley Henning,” of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, where Kent now works. There is, in fact, no “Ashley Henning” at that office. The Atlantic likely meant Alexa Henning, a well-known conservative communications operative, which anyone who did some basic research and/or fact-checking would have known.

An even bigger fact-checking flub appears wherein The Atlantic consults far-left “expert” Heidi Beirich, once affiliated with the discredited Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), who now runs the so-called Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.

The tattoo “could mean that he’s glorifying the Nazis. Or it could have a different context,” Beirich told them. “I don’t think I’ve run across a panzer,” she concluded.

But Panzer tattoos are, in fact, not uncommon in anti-tank divisions of the U.S. Army. Especially when combined, as The Atlantic even admits, with the German word for ‘hunter’–”Jäger.”

Here’s what the author wrote next:

Other discernible possibilities make less sense. Right-wing accounts on X have spread the claim that Kent has jäger—German for “hunter”—tattooed on his other arm. The two tattoos together would add up to “tank hunter.” The accounts claim that heavy-anti-armor-weapons crewman was one of Kent’s jobs in the Army. It’s oddly specific enough to sound plausible, except that I couldn’t find any evidence that Kent was part of an anti-tank unit—let alone one that would be targeting German tanks—or that he even has a jäger tattoo on his other arm.

The National Pulse, however, has found evidence that Kent both a) has a “jäger” tattoo on his other arm, and b) served in an anti-tank section of the 2nd Ranger Battalion from 1998 to 2001.

Pictured: Joe Kent with a ‘JÄGER’ tattoo on his other arm, Kent in the anti-tank Ranger division, and Kent posing with an anti-tank Ranger division poster.

Furthermore, U.S. army veterans and those who routinely report on the subject will know that tattoo inspections are often required to ensure members of the military aren’t Nazis, extremists of other kinds, or gang members. Kent himself has had a top-secret security clearance for around two decades. To hold Kent’s TS/SCI, one must undergo a single scope background investigation (SSBI) and polygraph tests.

The author of The Atlantic article wasn’t impressed by the administration’s response.

“I asked the administration to address concerns that one of the president’s nominees has a tattoo associated with Nazis, and its response was to make a joke.”

But the tattoo isn’t associated with Nazis. In fact, “Panzer Jäger” was popularized amongst Americans after the Second World War, and after Germany and its Bundeswehr became critical NATO members in the fight against the Soviet Union. If anything, the tattoo is pro-NATO and anti-Communist, and nothing at all to do with Nazism.

The rationale for the article is made clear around halfway through. Once again, it is a flimsy defense of MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose knuckle tattoos are, in fact, a strong hint at his gang status. The Atlantic claims:

The Trump administration seems to strongly agree with the notion that tattoos are meaningful—but only when convenient for the president’s agenda. Consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident the Trump administration deported to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, prison camp last month. Garcia was living with protected legal status in the U.S., and the government’s own lawyers have acknowledged that he was deported because of an “administrative error.” Trump loyalists have doubled down on Garcia’s detention, in part pointing to his tattoos.

So, once again, in defense of criminal illegal migrants and open borders, another so-called great American journalistic institution has beclowned itself in another failed smear at a member of the Trump administration.

Sources tell me that Kent is carefully considering his legal options against The Atlantic and the article’s author.

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April 4, 2025
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EXC: SecDef Hegseth Heads to Panama for Security Talks, Troop Visits.

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❓What Happened: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to participate in the 2025 Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC), followed by a stop at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑Who’s Involved: Hegseth will engage with senior civilian and military leaders from Panama and across Central America. He will also visit with members of the 7th Special Forces Group in Florida. The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam will accompany the Secretary on the trip.

🎯Why It Matters: As instability and transnational criminal activity rise in the region, Hegseth’s visit underscores the United States’ intent to deepen regional defense partnerships and maintain leadership in the Western Hemisphere.

📍Where & When: The trip begins early next week. Hegseth will first stop in Panama City, Panama, before traveling to Eglin AFB in Florida.

📣Official Word: “This trip supports our shared vision for a peaceful and secure Western Hemisphere,” said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell.

IN FULL:

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week for the 2025 Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC), where he’ll hold high-level meetings with regional defense officials to strengthen U.S. partnerships in the Western Hemisphere. He will then continue to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida to visit U.S. troops stationed with the elite 7th Special Forces Group.

The trip comes as U.S. officials look to solidify military relationships across Latin America amid rising concerns over cartel activity, Chinese influence operations, and political instability throughout the region. Hegseth’s meetings will include a series of bilateral sit-downs with senior military, civilian, and security leaders from Panama and neighboring nations.

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell framed the visit as part of a broader push to reinforce regional security cooperation. “This trip supports our shared vision for a peaceful and secure Western Hemisphere,” Parnell said.

The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, will accompany Secretary Hegseth on the trip. This is a refreshing instance of an independent media figure embedded in an official Department of Defense delegation. Kassam will provide exclusive coverage and commentary on the trip’s proceedings, especially for members of The National Pulse.

CENTSEC, hosted annually, serves as a strategic venue for U.S. and Central American officials to coordinate efforts on transnational threats, narcotics trafficking, and irregular migration patterns—issues that have taken on renewed urgency since the Biden government’s destructive open border policies.

Following the conference in Panama City, Hegseth will travel to Eglin AFB to meet with command leadership and service members attached to the 7th Special Forces Group, a key unit in America’s unconventional warfare and regional engagement strategy.

The visit to Central America and one of the U.S. military’s premier special operations installations underscores the Pentagon’s dual mission: to build stronger partnerships abroad while maintaining elite readiness at home.

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February 19, 2025
William Upton
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EXC: VP Vance Says He Knew Munich Speech Would ‘Piss a Lot of People Off,’ Blasts German Reaction as ‘Too Rich.’

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is brushing off pushback from Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who called his speech at the Munich Security Conference last week “not acceptable.” In an exclusive interview with The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, Vice President Vance described Pistorius’s reaction as “too rich”—but revealed he understood his speech would “piss a lot of people off.”

“My criticism was Europeans need to be more accepting of free speech. And his response was not to engage with anything that I said but to say this is not acceptable,” Vance explained. “So, almost endorsing the censorship regime at that very moment and not doing what I counseled our European friends to do, which is actually debate ideas and engage with some of the public criticisms a little bit more.”

“I mean, look, I knew that it would piss a lot of people off,” Vance said, adding: ” I knew that there were a lot of dissidents in Europe who would be invigorated by it.”

While the Europeans, especially the Germans, appear to have not necessarily taken the criticism of their censorship in stride, Vance expressed surprise that many of the leaders did not pick up on his equally stern words for the previous U.S. government under former President Joe Biden. “The one thing that I’m a little surprised by is the thing that I said midway through the speech, give or take, is that the biggest driver of this was actually the Biden administration,” the Vice President said.

“Like, my goal was not to sort of wag my finger at Europe and say, you guys have become too censorious,” Vance continued. “My goal was to say, [it was] the Biden administration and the transatlantic alliance together. This is an American and European problem. It has stopped in America because of the leadership of Donald Trump. And we want it to stop in Europe too because we really do believe in the values of free expression and free exchange.”

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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is brushing off pushback from Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who called his speech at the Munich Security Conference last week "not acceptable." In an exclusive interview with The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, Vice President Vance described Pistorius's reaction as "too rich"—but revealed he understood his speech would "piss a lot of people off." show more
February 19, 2025
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EXC: VP Vance *WILL* Raise Free Speech Issues with UK Govt During Official Visit Next Week.

Vice President J.D. Vance told Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, that he will reiterate the Trump administration’s commitment to freedom of speech when Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visits the U.S. next week. This follows Vice President Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, in which he warned against the erosion of free speech in Europe, and the subsequent imprisonment of a British man for sending emails intended to “insult and offend” London Mayor Sadiq Khan and government minister Jess Phillips, from Starmer’s Labour Party.

Asked by Kassam if he planned to reiterate his comments t Starmer and his team next week in person, Vance responded, “We certainly will,” adding, “[T]his is not hard, Raheem. We’re simply telling them to respect the values on which our civilization was founded, that you ought to debate with one another, you ought to, you know, your government should respect when the people have a dissenting viewpoint. It’s very simple, and it’s very obvious.”

“And I think that, when we talk about shared values, I think one of the most important shared values is that we, again, ought to listen to our people and not try to throw them in prison when they disagree with what the government’s doing,” he stressed.

Vance said the strong, adverse reaction to his Munich speech “from some of our European friends” indicates that “frankly, they’ve taken too much leadership from the Biden administration” and “leaned too much into the censorship regime.”

Earlier in his interview with Kassam, the Vice President highlighted that the purpose of his speech in Munich was not to “wag my finger at Europe and say, ‘You guys have become too censorious,'” but to note that the U.S. and its transatlantic partners together had developed a censorship problem, led by the Biden-Harris government.

“[A]s I said in Europe, President Trump is going to take a much different view on this stuff,” Vance emphasized.

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Vice President J.D. Vance told Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, that he will reiterate the Trump administration's commitment to freedom of speech when Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visits the U.S. next week. This follows Vice President Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, in which he warned against the erosion of free speech in Europe, and the subsequent imprisonment of a British man for sending emails intended to "insult and offend" London Mayor Sadiq Khan and government minister Jess Phillips, from Starmer's Labour Party. show more
February 19, 2025
Raheem J. Kassam
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EXCLUSIVE: VP J.D. Vance Warns Zelensky Over ‘Disgraceful’ Public Attacks on Trump, Confirms Ukrainian Elections Are Now U.S. Policy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an exclusive interview with The National Pulse on Wednesday morning, Vice President J.D. Vance issued a stern warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding his public criticisms of President Donald Trump and the administration’s peace initiatives. Vance described Zelensky’s approach as “disgraceful” and counterproductive, emphasizing that such tactics could jeopardize Ukraine’s relationship with its most crucial ally.

BAD ADVICE.

“Zelensky is getting really bad advice, and I don’t know from whom,” Vance said. “He’s not dealing with Joe Biden and the Biden administration anymore. He’s dealing with Donald Trump and the Trump administration.”

Vance warned against Zelensky’s public protestations in recent days, stating, “The idea that he’s going to litigate his disagreements with the president in the public square—I mean, you [Raheem] know the President very well, obviously, I know the President very well. This is not a good way to deal with President Trump,” Vance said. “Of course, the Ukrainians are going to have their perspective. The way to surface that is in a private discussion with American diplomats… he’s attacking the only reason this country exists, publicly, right now. And it’s disgraceful. And it’s not something that is going to move the President of the United States. In fact, it’s going to have the opposite effect.”

The Vice President reaffirmed Trump’s policy on Ukraine: the war must end. He further asserted that U.S. policy now requires that Ukraine have elections.

“The president won the election. He won it convincingly. And he’s made clear that American policy is to stop the killing and bring the war to a close,” Vance said. “Now, I talked to the President this morning, actually, and he has an incredible amount of sympathy and admiration for the people of Ukraine. He wants the killing to stop because he doesn’t want innocent Ukrainians to keep losing their lives. So I think he very much thinks about this from the perspective, not just, of course, of his obligations to the United States, but also he just. He wants the brutality and the killing to stop.”

Vance went on, stressing the point: “He has said the goal of administration policy is to end the conflict. So now, you know that has to happen. Right. Zelensky has to take that seriously. Our European allies have to take that seriously. That is the goal of administration policy. You’re not going to move the President away from that goal. You’re not going to change his mind, certainly not by attacking him publicly in the media.”

ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE.

Elections in Ukraine are now U.S. policy, with Vance making it clear that Zelensky must submit to a democratic mandate if he wants continued legitimacy. “Certainly, that would give him the strongest position, Raheem,” Vance said when asked if elections were necessary. “And I think that it’s a little rich for some of our European friends to attack Donald Trump for suggesting that Ukraine should have elections when they say that this is a war for democracy. How can you attack elections when your entire framing for the war in Ukraine is that it’s a war for democracy? I just think it’s ridiculous. And, of course, the United States had a civil war. We had an election in, of course, at the, at the end of as scheduled. You know, Churchill found out that he lost. As I understand it, he found out that he lost the British election at Potsdam.”

Vance, fresh from his European trip, where he lectured European leaders on free speech and matters of conscience, hit them again in our exclusive interview for their hypocrisy on democracy, questioning their insistence on blocking elections.

“The idea that you cannot have elections in the midst of a war is, I think, kind of a preposterous idea. And the President has made very clear that he thinks that should happen. So, you know, that is, that is American policy. And I think it’s. It’s pretty simple and straightforward.”

Martial law currently prohibits elections in Ukraine, with Zelensky having used the conflict with Russia to effectively crush opposition political parties and enrich his inner circle.

The Vice President’s remarks come just after President Trump himself blasted Zelensky as a “dictator” who “better move fast” for his country’s continued existence.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an exclusive interview with The National Pulse on Wednesday morning, Vice President J.D. Vance issued a stern warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding his public criticisms of President Donald Trump and the administration's peace initiatives. Vance described Zelensky's approach as "disgraceful" and counterproductive, emphasizing that such tactics could jeopardize Ukraine's relationship with its most crucial ally. show more
February 18, 2025
Raheem J. Kassam
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Amb Ric Grenell Has a Stark Message for Europe.

Speaking to the Vice President’s traveling press pool in Munich late last week, Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell had a stark message for his European colleagues and counterparts: you’re doing it again.

The “it,” as he put it, represents “missing the boat” in terms of tough dealing, with much of Europe adopting a supine prostration towards the Chinese Communist Party’s global efforts, rather than confronting it as an authoritarian regime.

“Look, I’m a German expert because I used to be the ambassador here,” he told The National Pulse from the basement of the Commerzbank in Munich, “And what makes me very pleased is to hear the Germans say, ‘we should have done this years ago,’ [with regards to NATO]. Holding myself back from saying, ‘I told you so.’ Donald Trump was right.

“But I’m shocked that there is an actual belief, and it’s now being articulated, not just something that they think, but an actual articulation that they should have done these things a long time ago.

“I think that within the foreign policy establishment of Europe, there is an inward look to say, did we bring this war on ourselves? Were we too close to Russia? I’ve said this publicly many times, but in my conversations with Chancellor Merkel, early, long time ago, 2019-ish, she said, look, the problem with you Americans is you don’t understand that we Germans have a different relationship with the Russians. We can control them. That was not true.

“And whether it’s Nord Stream 2, Iran sanctions, or NATO spending, Donald Trump was right on all these. And so it’s nice to see the Europeans kind of inwardly say, yeah, we should have done it.

“Now I quickly switch the ground on them and say, and you’re doing it on China now. You missed the boat on Russia before and you’re doing it. You’re missing it on China now. Clean it up, get focused on it now.”

Grenell’s warnings will be music to the ears of China hawks around the United States, and will doubtless set tongues further wagging in Europe, following Vice President J.D. Vance’s extraordinary intervention on the subjects of mass migration, free speech, and conscience issues last week at the Munich Security Forum.

Grenell, who was one of the favorites to be President Trump’s Secretary of State nominee, is now set to run the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as well as informally advise on a number of high-level diplomatic issues.

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Speaking to the Vice President's traveling press pool in Munich late last week, Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell had a stark message for his European colleagues and counterparts: you're doing it again. show more
January 17, 2025
William Upton
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EXC: San Francisco Settles With Judicial Watch, Will End Taxpayer-Funded Transgender Guaranteed Income Program.

The City of San Francisco is settling a taxpayer lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch regarding a guaranteed-income program preferencing “biological black and Latino men who identify as women” and funded through the public’s tax dollars. In a seven-to-three vote on Friday, the San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors authorized a settlement agreement that ends the racially and transgender-identity-biased program, commits the city not to allow similar new programs, and pays $3,250 in attorney’s fees.

“This settlement is a huge victory for taxpayers who oppose taxpayer-funded woke racism and transgender extremism,” Judicial Watch’s President, Tom Fitton, told The National Pulse in a statement. He continued: “This settlement agreement puts a stop to the illegal use taxpayer money to hand out free cash to transgender individuals based on race and sex in blatant violation of California’s constitution.”

Consequently, the ordinance enacted by the Board of Supervisors and signed by San Francisco Mayor London Breed states: “The Settlement Agreement provides: (1) payment of $3,250 in attorney’s fees and costs; and (2) injunctive relief agreeing that the City will not continue the guaranteed income program that Paul Wildes and Reed Sandberg alleged to be unlawful beyond September 2024 and an agreement that the City will not create a new guaranteed income program with the same eligibility criteria.”

In January last year, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on behalf of San Francisco taxpayers against Mayor Breed, City Treasurer Jose Cisneros, the director of the city’s Office of Transgender Initiatives, and City Administrator Carmen Chu. Subsequently, the legal watchdog group charged that Mayor Breed’s 2022-initiated Guaranteed Income for Trans People (GIFT) program’s preference-based qualification criteria violated the Equal Protection Clause of the California Constitution. According to the Mayor’s Office, GIFT would “provide low-income transgender San Franciscans with $1,200 each month, up to 18 months to help address financial insecurity within trans communities.”

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The City of San Francisco is settling a taxpayer lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch regarding a guaranteed-income program preferencing "biological black and Latino men who identify as women" and funded through the public's tax dollars. In a seven-to-three vote on Friday, the San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors authorized a settlement agreement that ends the racially and transgender-identity-biased program, commits the city not to allow similar new programs, and pays $3,250 in attorney’s fees. show more
October 18, 2024
Raheem J. Kassam
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EXCLUSIVE: Bannon Prison Statement – ‘Biden-Harris Are Illegally Holding Me Past My Release Date.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Trump White House Chief Advisor Stephen K. Bannon has issued a blistering statement, sent to The National Pulse, explaining how the Biden-Harris regime is holding him illegally, refusing to accept his First Step Act eligibility, and incarcerating him longer than required in order to swing the election.

“Kamala Harris is the ‘Queen of Mass Incarcerations’,” Bannon told The National Pulse, “detested by black and hispanic men who are refusing to turn out and vote for her. She has done nothing to implement President Trump’s heroic First Step Act, in fact welcoming hundreds of thousands of hardened illegal migrant criminals while allowing US citizens eligible for early release to rot in prison. No mass deportations, but continual mass incarcerations.”

On August 29, 2024, Bannon filed a motion to reimpose bail or impose a period of supervised release. The government’s response to Mr. Bannon’s en banc petition has been pending for over 75 days. His lawyers say, “the Court should grant Mr. Bannon’s motion for bail pending completion of Supreme Court review, and order the Bureau of Prisons to release Mr. Bannon immediately.”

Bannon continued: “Harris will lose this election on her inability to get black and hispanic men to vote for her in Philadelphia, Detroit, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. The four years she did nothing for family reunification of American citizen prisoners while genuflecting to illegal alien criminals is coming back to bite her. Her Indian heritage surely taught her: Karma is a Bitch.”

He concluded: “The Harris Bureau of Prisons is illegally holding me past my legal release date–trying to eliminate one of President Trump’s strongest advocates–these criminals reek of desperation.”

The First Step Act passed in December 2018 aims to reform the federal prison system by reducing sentences for non-violent offenders and focusing on rehabilitation. A key provision allows inmates to earn time credits through participation in educational and vocational programs, potentially leading to early release into pre-release custody, such as halfway houses or home confinement. The law also expands compassionate release for elderly or terminally ill prisoners.

Bannon is expected to be released on October 29th, though qualified for First Step Act early release last month.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Trump White House Chief Advisor Stephen K. Bannon has issued a blistering statement, sent to The National Pulse, explaining how the Biden-Harris regime is holding him illegally, refusing to accept his First Step Act eligibility, and incarcerating him longer than required in order to swing the election. show more
June 12, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
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EXC: Leftist Report on Voter ID Laws Actually Suggests They Impact Very Few Americans.

A new survey pushed by the Brennan Center for Justice—a Democrat-aligned dark-money lawfare group—claims that nearly one in 10 Americans cannot quickly access proof of citizenship. The National Pulse analyzed the data—intended to undermine voter I.D. requirements and other measures to prevent noncitizens from voting—and found that it is far less startling when the population sample used for the survey is examined.

The Brennan Center for Justice—along with VoteRiders, Public Wise, and the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) at the University of Maryland—partnered with the survey firm SSRS to determine what segment of the U.S. population lacks access to government-issued I.D.

However, SSRS acknowledges their survey includes “…oversamples of 18-24-year-olds, Black respondents, Hispanic respondents, Black and Hispanic 18-24-year olds, and individuals with income less than $30,000 per year.”

These demographics are most likely to lack a government-issued form of identification, meaning that even with juiced numbers, the SSRS survey could only find “nearly one in 10” U.S. citizens who lack identification. Another concern with the survey sampling is its over-reliance on pre-paid cell phone contacts, again likely resulting in further oversampling of demographics that lack identification documents.

Despite the glaring issues with the survey’s methodology, the far-left Guardian newspaper cites the data in a story arguing that Republican efforts to strengthen voter I.D. laws and ensure noncitizens are not voting in state and federal elections “could disenfranchise millions.” The far-left newspaper claims that former President Donald J. Trump and Republican lawmakers “have exaggerated the threat of [noncitizen] voting—which is already illegal and rare—and have pushed for federal legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.”

In actuality, access to government-issued identification has become increasingly easier for American citizens in recent years. Additionally, The National Pulse has reported extensively on the very real issue of noncitizen voters—documenting numerous instances where ineligible immigrants have either received voter registration forms or voted in state and federal elections.

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A new survey pushed by the Brennan Center for Justice—a Democrat-aligned dark-money lawfare group—claims that nearly one in 10 Americans cannot quickly access proof of citizenship. The National Pulse analyzed the data—intended to undermine voter I.D. requirements and other measures to prevent noncitizens from voting—and found that it is far less startling when the population sample used for the survey is examined. show more
May 28, 2024
William Upton
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EXC: Anti-Trump TX House Speaker Arrested for Drunk Driving, Refused Breathalyzer, Records Reveal.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who is facing off against David Covey in today’s primary run-off election, was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in 1999, newly released court records obtained by The National Pulse have revealed.

Phelan infamously appeared to be intoxicated on the floor of the state legislature last year shortly before the anti-Trump Republican pursued an impeachment action against the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton.

According to the records, Phelan was arrested in Travis County, Texas, in October 1999 for drunk driving. The future Texas House Speaker refused a breathalyzer test. As a result, Phelan — then 24 years old — had his driver’s license suspended and was ordered to complete the Texas Drug and Alcohol Driving Awareness Program. Despite having his license suspended, Phelan applied for and received an occupational driver’s license, allowing him to drive between the hours of 7AM and 7PM for his work as a real estate agent.

Phelan is perhaps best known as the Texas Republican who led the impeachment against the state’s conservative Attorney General Ken Paxton, a staunch ally of former President Donald J. Trump. Despite the Texas Speaker’s best efforts, Paxton survived the dubious impeachment after the case against him collapsed during the trial in the State Senate.

Several witnesses brought by Phelan’s impeachment managers either recanted their prior statements entirely or admitted that they had no evidence of the accusations they leveled against Paxton. Attorney General Paxton credited The National Pulse with helping expose the false charges against him.

In addition to his attacks on Paxton, Phelan has also scuttled several conservative legislative efforts undertaken by Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX). In one instance, he blocked a 2023 effort to enact school choice despite it being a top issue for Abbott and receiving the backing of the Republican-controlled State Senate.


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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who is facing off against David Covey in today's primary run-off election, was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in 1999, newly released court records obtained by The National Pulse have revealed.

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