President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to make his first overseas visit on Saturday, December 7, to attend the re-opening of the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. However, Pope Francis has declined to attend.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron invited President-elect Trump to Paris, along with around 50 world leaders, to attend the re-opening five years after a catastrophic fire in April of 2019.
“It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the magnificent and historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago,” Trump said on Truth Social on Monday.
Meanwhile, Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, will not attend the re-opening, which is set to be a largely secular affair. The inaugural Holy Mass will not take place until Sunday morning.
Last week, 60 Minutesrevealed the newly restored cathedral, showing that the restoration has been largely faithful to the traditional Gothic architecture for which Notre Dame became famous across the world. Some, however, have criticized more modern additions to the cathedral, including a free-standing altar.
Trump has often been critical of the state of French society, stating in May that Paris, along with London, had become unrecognizable due to mass migration.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to make his first overseas visit on Saturday, December 7, to attend the re-opening of the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. However, Pope Francis has declined to attend.
show more
Eight village councils in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, India, have issued resolutions banning Christians from their villages, forcing them to renounce their faith or leave under threats of property confiscation and violence. The move affects around 100 Christians, with at least 40 already displaced, according to reports.
Local leaders have declared their authority overrides India’s Constitution, which—in theory—guarantees religious freedom under Article 25. On November 18, Christians filed a complaint at Gadiras Police Station, presenting audio evidence of threats by the village chief of Michwar. Police, however, refused to formally register the case and instead accompanied complainants to their fields, where they encountered a mob of 1,500 people looting crops and demanding the Christians renounce their faith. The officers withdrew without intervening.
On November 19, local Christian leaders appealed to district authorities, who delayed formal action until November 21, again leaving villagers vulnerable. Many were forced to seek refuge in a church building while their homes and livelihoods were destroyed.
This violence reflects a broader pattern of persecution in Chhattisgarh, which recorded 139 incidents of anti-Christian hate crimes this year. In a related attack on October 30 in Dantewada district, a mob assaulted 14 Christians harvesting communal crops, leaving several with severe injuries while police reportedly stood by.
Many Christians believe Hindu supremacists among the higher authorities tacitly support such attacks. Father Thomas Vadakumkara decried the systemic denial of Christians’ fundamental rights, citing restrictions on property, burial practices, and basic livelihoods.
India is among the first nations Christ’s apostles preached to following the Resurrection, and St. Thomas—sometimes referred to as ‘Doubting Thomas’—founded the country’s first churches.
Indian government backed Hindu supremacists vandalize a Christian church in Chhattisgarh.
There have been dozens of similar attacks committed against Christians during the past month, forcing many to flee their homes and villages. pic.twitter.com/ofMUbyMNIF
Eight village councils in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, India, have issued resolutions banning Christians from their villages, forcing them to renounce their faith or leave under threats of property confiscation and violence. The move affects around 100 Christians, with at least 40 already displaced, according to reports.
show more
An international non-government organization (NGO) comprised of journalists in six countries, intimately involved in the first Democrat-backed impeachment of President Donald J. Trump, has been exposed as receiving half of its funding from the United States Department of State. The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)—co-founded by entrepreneur Drew Sullivan—saw 52 percent of the funds it spent between 2014 and 2023 funneled to it by the U.S. federal government, according to a report published by Drop Site.
Concerningly, it appears U.S. taxpayer dollars likely contributed to the OCCRP’s investigation into former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani‘s political work in Ukraine. These activities were cited no fewer than four times in the whistleblower letter that sparked the first impeachment of President Donald J. Trump in 2019. Trump was ultimately acquitted of the charges by the U.S. Senate.
U.S. TAXPAYER FUNDS.
The report notes that while the OCCRP—a massive NGO heavily involved in corruption reporting in Eastern Europe and Russia—has disclosed that it receives some government funding, the exact amounts were previously not publicly known. Since the organization’s founding, the U.S. government has contributed $47 million to its budget and is committed to granting OCCRP an additional $12 million.
In addition to American government funding, OCCRP has received an estimated $15 million from the governments of Britain, France, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands over the last decade. OCCRP is also backed by private donors, including left-wing billionaire George Soros‘s Open Society Foundations.
EXTENSIVE MEDIA NETWORK.
The OCCRP routinely collaborates with state and corporate mediaworldwide. These include Germany’s public broadcaster NDR and Der Spiegel, Rolling Stone magazine and The Washington Post in the United States, The Guardian and The Times in the United Kingdom, France’s Le Monde, and Australia’s Dossier magazine, among many others.
Additionally, much of the OCCRP’s U.S. government-backed work has focused on countering Russian media narratives, raising concerns that the organization is simply spreading its own propaganda to counter that pushed by the Russian government. Numerous OCCRP reports have been cited as the basis for U.S. government actions against individuals, companies, and governments around the globe.
Like many NGOs, OCCRP attempts to portray itself as nonpartisan. However, its co-founder, Drew Sullivan, has a lengthy social media track record of boosting partisan political narratives. Recently, Sullivan has amplified claims that President-elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, sports far-right Christian nationalist tattoos.
The National Pulse has reported that the tattoo in question is a Jerusalem Cross associated with the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the modern country of Georgia.
show less
An international non-government organization (NGO) comprised of journalists in six countries, intimately involved in the first Democrat-backed impeachment of President Donald J. Trump, has been exposed as receiving half of its funding from the United States Department of State. The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)—co-founded by entrepreneur Drew Sullivan—saw 52 percent of the funds it spent between 2014 and 2023 funneled to it by the U.S. federal government, according to a report published by Drop Site.
show more
The town of Edison, New Jersey, has moved to prohibit so-called ‘props’—including American flags and the U.S. Constitution—at city council meetings, claiming their display is disruptive. The ban was enacted through a new local ordinance that also limits how long a resident can address the council.
Established after a nearly five-hour-long council meeting, many Edison residents contend the city government is attempting to stifle complaints about how their tax dollars are being spent and from voicing concerns regarding public safety. “To consider the American flag and the Constitution a prop when someone raises it is an insult to what the flag is, what the flag stands for, and what this country is,” Edison resident Maryann Hennessey said at the recent meeting where the council approved the ordinance. She continued: “For you to consider the use of the American flag a prop is disgusting.”
Another resident, Joel Bassoff, was removed from the meeting after pulling out a small American flag and waving it while speaking before the city council members. “He is in violation; he can be removed,” ordered Council President Nish Patel, the sponsor of the ordinance banning the display of the American flag and U.S. Constitution.
In addition, the enacted measure bars residents from wearing costumes or masks without a medical reason. Speakers can also be removed if they’re deemed disruptive or too loud.
Other residents say they fail to understand why the council is punishing those living in the town at large when only a handful of individuals tend to disrupt their meetings. “It’s juvenile to fight this war; you’re losing. It’s just making people more agitated and more determined to do something to provoke getting thrown out. Let it go,” Edison resident Sue Malone-Barber said.
WATCH:
BREAKING: Edison, NJ Town Council bans American flags at meetings.
The town of Edison, New Jersey, has moved to prohibit so-called 'props'—including American flags and the U.S. Constitution—at city council meetings, claiming their display is disruptive. The ban was enacted through a new local ordinance that also limits how long a resident can address the council.
show more
The Biden-Harris regime has vastly increased spending for transgender treatments, including sex change surgeries for minors, spending millions of taxpayer dollars. From January 2018 to September 2023, 16 states allocated over $165 million for “gender transition services.” This spending included $45 million on procedures for children aged 17 and under.
The figures come from state records on reimbursements for gender transition services covered by state insurance and medical assistance programs. These employ medical billing codes, including those from the International Classification of Diseases.
Illinois, Oregon, and Washington recorded the highest reimbursements for such services, spending $40.8 million, $30 million, and $27.1 million, respectively. Services for minors amounted to $14.3 million in Illinois. Other states, like Maryland and Nevada, also contributed significant amounts to these services.
The data reflects a 60 percent increase in funding for these interventions between 2020 and 2022, coinciding with the Biden-Harris regime’s policies. One such policy included diverting federal foster care funds to pay for fake penises for children to support their chosen gender identity.
The expansion of Medicaid funding has made transgender-related surgeries for minors more accessible. Changes in federal policy regarding discrimination under the Affordable Care Act also played a role.
Additionally, in 2014, under the Obama-Biden government, federal rules were further altered to include protections for gender identity. This prevented insurance companies from denying coverage for sex-change procedures. The federal anti-discrimination rules were reinstated by the Biden-Harris regime after the administration of President Donald J. Trump reversed them.
In recent years, the prescription of puberty blockers has been deemed unsafe in many countries and banned.
The Biden-Harris regime has vastly increased spending for transgender treatments, including sex change surgeries for minors, spending millions of taxpayer dollars. From January 2018 to September 2023, 16 states allocated over $165 million for "gender transition services." This spending included $45 million on procedures for children aged 17 and under.
show more
President Joe Biden’s move to pardon his son, HunterBiden, for gun and tax evasion convictions, despite repeatedly denying he would do so prior to the election, has sparked widespread backlash. However, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has denied that the 82-year-old’s now-broken promises should “now be seen as lies.”
“First of all, one of the things that the President always believes is to be truthful to the American people. That is something that he always truly believes,” Jean-Pierre claimed in comments aboard Air Force One.
“Hunter was singled out because his last name was Biden, because he was the President’s son, that’s what we saw,” Jean-Pierre claimed, saying the Democrat had decided to issue a blanket pardon because “enough is enough.”
Journalists pressed the White House Press Secretary on whether the First Son supposedly being “singled out politically” proves the Department of Justice (DOJ) is partisan—an accusation President-elect Donald J. Trump has often leveled at the department, but which the White House has, until now, denied.
Jean-Pierre avoided giving a clear answer, saying Biden “believes in the Department of Justice” but “politics infected the process” of convicting his son.
Biden does not intend to dismiss Attorney General Merrick Garland.
LISTEN:
WH press sec on Biden pardoning his son Hunter: “Hunter was singled out … the president believed enough is enough.” pic.twitter.com/2GvtUux8kF
President Joe Biden’s move to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, for gun and tax evasion convictions, despite repeatedly denying he would do so prior to the election, has sparked widespread backlash. However, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has denied that the 82-year-old's now-broken promises should "now be seen as lies."
show more
A Wisconsin court decision is placing increasing scrutiny on ActBlue, a prominent Democratic fundraising platform. Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad D. Schimel approved a subpoena directed at ActBlue, demanding explanations concerning GOP consultant Mark Block’s claims about unauthorized donations using his email identity. This legal action is part of a broader investigation coordinated by Congress and 19 state attorneys general.
Judge Schimel rejected ActBlue’s objections, which claimed compliance with the subpoena was overly burdensome. The court granted Block and his legal team from the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) permission to pursue discovery, aiming to uncover potential fraud tied to the unauthorized donations from his old email address linked to various liberal campaigns.
ActBlue’s efforts to resist the subpoena, primarily on behalf of a purported contributor known as Bernard Cain, were unsuccessful. Judge Schimel highlighted that ActBlue operates as a contribution conduit, emphasizing the need for transparency in this case.
“Something is not right,” Judge Schimel declared when approving the subpoena. He continued: “There may be an element of fraud, or maybe it is innocent. Plaintiff has set forth enough in their complaint and in support of their subpoena to demonstrate that there may be something here.”
Block initiated legal action this fall, alleging that his identity was part of a broader conspiracy exploiting the ActBlue platform under civil racketeering laws. This case aligns with findings from the House Administration Committee, which identified numerous suspicious transactions on the platform. These transactions seemingly involved donorswho lacked the financial capacity for such contributions.
Meanwhile, the investigation has gained momentum, expanding to 19 states. ActBlue has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Additionally, House investigators have issued a subpoena to ActBlue amid broader inquiries into possible illicit foreign funding. The Treasury Department’s detection system flagged hundreds of suspicious activity reports related to the platform, prompting further legislative scrutiny.
show less
A Wisconsin court decision is placing increasing scrutiny on ActBlue, a prominent Democratic fundraising platform. Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad D. Schimel approved a subpoena directed at ActBlue, demanding explanations concerning GOP consultant Mark Block's claims about unauthorized donations using his email identity. This legal action is part of a broader investigation coordinated by Congress and 19 state attorneys general.
show more
The Canadian government is indicating it will pursue tougher border enforcement to help crack down on illegal immigration drug trafficking across their border with the United States. The move comes after President-elect Donald J. Trump threatened late last month to enact a 25 percent tariff on all goods coming from Canada and Mexico unless they cooperate with his efforts to secure America’s southern and northern borders.
“We got, I think, a mutual understanding of what they’re concerned about in terms of border security,” said Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety. LeBlanc accompanied Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week on a trip to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the two leaders discussed greater cooperation on border security. He emphasized: “All of their concerns are shared by Canadians and by the government of Canada.”
LeBlanc continued: “We talked about the security posture currently at the border that we believe to be effective, and we also discussed additional measures and visible measures that we’re going to put in place over the coming weeks.”
The Trudeau government in Canada staunchly backed open borders policies until Trump’s landslide election victory over Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris in early November. After Trump’s election and tariff threat, Trudeau pivoted his position, with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announcing they will beef up border enforcement and bring on more staff to deal with illegal immigrants.
While much of the U.S. corporate media focus has been on the illegal immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border with Mexico, the northernborder has seen its fair share of encounters with those trying to enter the U.S. unlawfully.
show less
The Canadian government is indicating it will pursue tougher border enforcement to help crack down on illegal immigration drug trafficking across their border with the United States. The move comes after President-elect Donald J. Trump threatened late last month to enact a 25 percent tariff on all goods coming from Canada and Mexico unless they cooperate with his efforts to secure America's southern and northern borders.
show more
Ukrainian media sources report that the U.S.-funded Ukrainian military and security apparatus trained the Islamist rebels currently advancing in Syria. Turkey-backed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra, is leading the offensive against the forces of Russia-backed President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, seizing swathes of territory.
According to Ukrainian media, the rebels received operational training from the Khimik group of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), mainly relating to drone use.
Al-Nusra Front counts the first leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as one of its founders. Footage on social media allegedly shows HTS fighters wearing Islamic State flag patches.
Both al-Nusra and Islamic State have infamously oppressed and murdered Christians in Syria and Iraq, including cases of kidnapping and torture. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), HTS killed hundreds of civilians from 2012 to 2021.
The Ukrainian military, alongside Turkey, supports the HTS campaign, which is primarily directed at the forces of President Assad and his Russian, Iranian, and Hezbollah allies.
Russia, meanwhile, began a counterattack over the weekend, using airpower to bomb HTS and other rebel positions. The Syrian army claims to have regained some lost ground.
After the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, Islamic State radicals called on supporters to take advantage of the war and carry out attacks on Russia.
Islamist terrorists have also used Ukraine as a means to access Europe and plot terror attacks by claiming to be Ukrainian refugees, according to Germany’s spy agency.
show less
Ukrainian media sources report that the U.S.-funded Ukrainian military and security apparatus trained the Islamist rebels currently advancing in Syria. Turkey-backed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra, is leading the offensive against the forces of Russia-backed President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, seizing swathes of territory.
show more
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, the 22-year-old Mauritanian national who was held on charges related to a shooting incident in Chicago, was found dead in his jail cell in what authorities describe as an “apparent suicide attempt by hanging.” The Cook County Sheriff’s Office reported that staff discovered Abdallahi unresponsive during a routine check at the facility’s medical unit. Emergency measures were implemented, and he was transported to a hospital but was subsequently declared deceased.
On October 26, Abdallahi allegedly shot a Jewish man en route to a synagogue in Chicago. The incident escalated when law enforcement and first responders arrived on the scene, and Abdallahi reportedly opened fire, shouting “Allahu Akbar” during the exchange. Although Abdallahi sustained injuries in the firefight, responding officers escaped without harm. An ambulance from the Chicago Fire Department was hit during the gunfire exchange.
Prosecutors had argued that Abdallahi was involved in a broader plan targeting several Jewish institutions, including schools and community centers. Evidence suggesting he had mapped out these locations was presented in court.
Following the shooting incident, Abdallahi was initially hospitalized due to his injuries but was later transferred to jail custody. Despite the current designation of suicide, the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force is set to carry out an independent inquiry into his death. While authorities have ruled out foul play, the investigation continues to ensure all circumstances are thoroughly examined.
show less
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, the 22-year-old Mauritanian national who was held on charges related to a shooting incident in Chicago, was found dead in his jail cell in what authorities describe as an "apparent suicide attempt by hanging." The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that staff discovered Abdallahi unresponsive during a routine check at the facility's medical unit. Emergency measures were implemented, and he was transported to a hospital but was subsequently declared deceased.
show more
Share Story
FacebookTwitterWhatsappTruthTelegramGettrCopy Link
Real News Fan? Show It!
Many people are shocked to learn that because of active censorship, we currently have to spend more time making sure you can even see The National Pulse, than on producing the news itself. Which sucks. Because we do this for the truth, and for you.
But the regime doesn’t want you being informed. That’s why they want us to go away. And that will happen if more people don’t sign up to support our work. It’s basic supply and demand. So demand you get to read The National Pulse, unrestricted. Sign up, today.
We don’t sell ads, and refuse corporate or political cash. It all comes down to you, the reader. I hope you can help.
