Thursday, November 20, 2025

WATCH: Kassam Reveals How Team Biden Walked America Into a Fresh Iran Conflict.

The National Pulse’s editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam explained from the War Room stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday that President Biden’s early effort to undo President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is directly responsible for the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Iranian-backed militants in Jordan.

Appearing alongside Stephen K. Bannon at Turning Point USA’s “Alternative RNC,” Kassam laid out how the Biden government’s lifting of sanctions on Iran and its proxies served to empower the state-sponsor of terrorism and further entangle the U.S. in Middle East conflicts.

“If you want the inside track on how you got into this situation in Iran,” Kassam told Bannon this morning, explaining: “When the Biden regime took power, the foreign policy adults, the geniuses in the room – you talk to anybody that works in that area, they’ll tell you this – they tried to look for areas in which they didn’t think their actions would make a huge difference, but they wanted to show the press that they were very different from the Trump administration. And so they picked – day one – they said, ‘Look, let’s just flip all of these Iran sanctions off; we’ll hit the reset button. What we’re really trying to show here is that we’re not Trump, and we’re not Trump’s people. We’ll deal with anything else that happens after that.'”

Kassam went on to note: “What happens after that, well Americans have died.”

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Aside from lifting economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran, President Biden, on his first day in office, also removed the official terrorist designation for the Houthi rebel group. The U.S. Department of State argued this would ease the facilitation of humanitarian aid to Yemen, which has been embroiled for over a decade in civil war.

The Houthis, a military proxy of Iran, began a campaign against Western commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden last year. The Houthi attacks began after Israel invaded Gaza following the barbaric October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks against the Jewish State.

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The National Pulse's editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam explained from the War Room stage in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday that President Biden's early effort to undo President Donald Trump's foreign policy is directly responsible for the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Iranian-backed militants in Jordan. show more

Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf, Won’t Defund UN Agency Whose Staff Participated in Oct 7 Hamas Terror Attack.

First Minister Humza Yousaf says the Scottish Government, roughly equivalent to a U.S. state government, will not suspend funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), despite evidence a dozen of its personnel participated in the Hamas terror raid against Israel on October 7th.

This decision comes as Britain’s central government joins the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Italy, Iceland, Estonia, and Japan in suspending donations to the UNRWA, whose personnel are accused of participating in massacres at an Israeli kibbutz and kidnapping women, among other charges.

Yousaf is married to a Palestinian, has advocated for Israel to cease operations in Gaza, and wants the West to take in Gazan migrants. He has insisted his administration will not halt existing funding.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has criticized Yousaf’s pro-UNRWA stance as inconsistent with the international consensus that the UN agency is compromised and potentially confusing for the public.

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First Minister Humza Yousaf says the Scottish Government, roughly equivalent to a U.S. state government, will not suspend funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), despite evidence a dozen of its personnel participated in the Hamas terror raid against Israel on October 7th. show more

Johnson & Johnson Pays $149.5M in Opioid Lawsuit.

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson will pay $149.5 million to Washington state and local governments, settling a lawsuit regarding the company’s role in the national opioid epidemic. The Washington Attorney General’s Office announced the lump sum will be delivered this fiscal year following an agreement enacted via the King County Superior Court. The settlement dictates that $123.3 million must be allocated toward combating opioid misuse.

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson disclosed that the deal came about after his office declined a smaller settlement offer. That settlement offer earmarked $98.9 million, payable over almost a decade. The New Jersey-based company must pay the entire $149.5 million settlement within three weeks of agreement validation by Washington’s local governments, likely to occur by May. Legal stipulations require that 125 local governments assent to the deal to guarantee the total settlement amount.

From the 1990s to at least 2016, Johnson & Johnson cultivated and processed poppy plants via its subsidiaries, fueling the production of opioids. The AG’s office stated that Johnson & Johnson’s aggressive opioid marketing consciously overemphasized their effectiveness in managing long-term pain and trivialized addiction risks. The powerful drugs were peddled for chronic pain conditions, including headaches, low back pain, and fibromyalgia.

Thus far, over $1.2 billion has been retrieved by the Washington Attorney General’s Office to tackle the opioid and fentanyl crisis through settlements with corporations like Purdue Pharma and McKesson Corp. Further litigation is pending against several national pharmacy chains accused of amplifying the epidemic.

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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson will pay $149.5 million to Washington state and local governments, settling a lawsuit regarding the company’s role in the national opioid epidemic. The Washington Attorney General's Office announced the lump sum will be delivered this fiscal year following an agreement enacted via the King County Superior Court. The settlement dictates that $123.3 million must be allocated toward combating opioid misuse. show more

France’s Le Pen Balks at AfD’s Deportation Plan.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s right-wing populist National Rally party, indicated during a press conference Thursday that she is reconsidering her party’s alliance with Germany’s Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party, citing significant differences over a controversial AfD deportation plan.

News of AfD leaders discussing the potential deportation of immigrants, as well as German citizens deemed to have “failed to integrate,” led to widespread protests in Germany last weekend. Le Pen, who is currently leading in polls for France’s upcoming presidential elections, voiced her party’s strong opposition to the concept of ‘remigration’ — deporting citizens of migrant descent who have failed to integrate — saying: “We have never advocated for ‘remigration’ in the sense of withdrawing French citizenship from people who have acquired it, even under conditions we dispute.”

This disagreement between National Rally and AfD could destabilize the European Parliament’s Identity and Democracy Group, potentially reducing the right-wing populist bloc’s ability to influence European laws and projects, including aid packages for Ukraine. “We will have to discuss differences as important as these and see whether or not they will have consequences for our ability to work together in the same group,” Le Pen said.

Following Le Pen’s comments, Daniel Tapp, spokesman for AfD co-leader Alice Weidel, attempted to downplay LePen’s comments. “As is usual among friends, we will seek a discussion to clear up any misunderstandings,” he said. “We will fully inform our partners in Paris about the completely baseless media campaign.”

Right-wing populists across Europe are predicted to make significant gains in the European elections this year. The European Council on Foreign Relations predicts right-wing populist and nationalist parties could emerge as the dominant force in the European Parliament.

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Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's right-wing populist National Rally party, indicated during a press conference Thursday that she is reconsidering her party's alliance with Germany's Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party, citing significant differences over a controversial AfD deportation plan. show more
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At Least 3 US Troops Killed, Dozens Injured in Iran-Backed Drone Attack.

A drone attack in the nation of Jordan led to the deaths of three U.S. military service members and injured at least another 25, U.S. Central Command officials confirmed on Sunday. The overnight assault targeted a small outpost, Tower 22, in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. It is the first time American troops have been killed by enemy fire in the region since hostilities commenced in October 2023.

U.S. forces stationed at the outpost have been engaged in an advise-and-assist mission with their Jordanian counterparts. The drone infiltration and subsequent attack prompted questions as to why the air defenses around Tower 22 failed to intercept the drone.

The loss of American life will further undermine any Biden government claims to handle national security matters well. Biden pinned the blame on Iran on Sunday, a nation which has enjoyed a loosening of sanctions and nuclear weapons development under the Biden regime.

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A drone attack in the nation of Jordan led to the deaths of three U.S. military service members and injured at least another 25, U.S. Central Command officials confirmed on Sunday. The overnight assault targeted a small outpost, Tower 22, in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. It is the first time American troops have been killed by enemy fire in the region since hostilities commenced in October 2023. show more

Trump-Carroll Judge Was ‘Mentor’ to E. Jean’s Lawyer, Conflict of Interest Appeal Expected.

Donald Trump’s legal team is set to use a previously undisclosed “conflict of interest” as grounds for appealing a recent verdict that orders the former president to pay advice columnist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million. Trump attorney Alina Habba told the New York Post she was previously unaware that Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over the case, worked with Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s attorney, at the Paul Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison law firm in the early 1990s.

Habba says neither the judge nor Roberta Kaplan revealed this professional history. “It was never disclosed. It’s insane and so incestuous,” Habba said, asserting the non-disclosure counts as an ethics violation. Early in her career, Roberta worked as an associate at the firm during the same period as Judge Kaplan, who was a partner until his 1994 appointment to the federal bench by then-President Bill Clinton.

A representative for Roberta Kaplan, Zak Sawyer, said no conflict of interest exists because Roberta never worked directly for Kaplan, a defense undermined by an unnamed ex-partner at the firm, who told the Post, “Lew [Lewis Kaplan] was like her mentor.”

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Donald Trump’s legal team is set to use a previously undisclosed “conflict of interest” as grounds for appealing a recent verdict that orders the former president to pay advice columnist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million. Trump attorney Alina Habba told the New York Post she was previously unaware that Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over the case, worked with Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s attorney, at the Paul Weiss Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison law firm in the early 1990s. show more

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Jury Awards E. Jean Carroll Ludicrous $83M Settlement in 2nd Trump Case.

The jury in the second E. Jean Carroll case against President Donald J. Trump has returned a verdict awarding the sex-obsessed writer $83 million.

The clerk read the verdict, which included $7.1 million for compensatory damages, $11 million more, and a $65 million punitive cost. Carroll’s lawyers had initially asked for between $7 million and $12 million.

The money is supposed to be used for a “reputational damage repair” program for Ms. Carroll, whose publicity and income have risen since her bizarre story about being raped by Trump in a department store in the 1990s first came to light.

By comparison, the multi-billion-dollar Bud Light is spending $7m on a Super Bowl ad to repair its reputation since its Dylan Mulvaney fiasco.

Ashlee Humphreys, the reputation repair “expert” who testified on behalf of E. Jean Carroll, admitted under cross-examination that she has no “real world” experience in the field. She is a Democratic Party donor.

The trial has been marred with bias from the judge, as well as having a tainted New York pool of evidently far-left jurors seeking to punish President Trump for his politics.

Nikki Haley donor and Jeffrey Epstein’s friend Reid Hoffman funded the case.

UPDATE – President Trump responded on Truth Social shortly after the verdict: “Absolutely ridiculous! I fully disagree with both verdicts, and will be appealing this whole Biden Directed Witch Hunt focused on me and the Republican Party. Our Legal System is out of control, and being used as a Political Weapon. They have taken away all First Amendment Rights. THIS IS NOT AMERICA!”

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The jury in the second E. Jean Carroll case against President Donald J. Trump has returned a verdict awarding the sex-obsessed writer $83 million. show more

Bud Light Tries to Salvage Brand with Super Bowl Ad Campaign.

Bud Light is using an expensive Super Bowl ad campaign to resurrect its image and win back beer drinkers. The brand hopes customers will forget its affair with a transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney.

The details: Bud Light’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch (AB), is forking out big bucks for a 60-second ad that will reportedly introduce a new brand character. And according to Kyle Norrington, AB’s chief commercial officer, you can expect “some really funny advertising.”

The price tag: We don’t know the exact figure, but it’s estimated that advertisers fork out about $7 million for thirty seconds.

Back up: Bud Light customers abandoned the beer by the caseload after an ill-advised marketing deal with transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney last April.

Sales plunge: Since going trans, Bud Light lost its title as the nation’s top-selling domestic beer to Modello Especial. In the first two weeks of 2024, Bud Light’s retail-store sales are down 28.9 percent compared to the same time last year. Modelo is up 15.1 percent.

More about the ad: AB released a 12-second teaser online featuring a man wearing metallic sunglasses with a handlebar mustache. One fan in the ad is wearing a Peyton Manning jersey, leading to speculation that the Hall of Fame quarterback might be the man behind the glasses. Someone is then heard to scream, “LET’S GO!!!” – which is widely recognized as the “Allahu Akbar” for white guys.

This article is adapted from the free ‘Wake Up Right’ newsletter, which you can subscribe to here.

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Bud Light is using an expensive Super Bowl ad campaign to resurrect its image and win back beer drinkers. The brand hopes customers will forget its affair with a transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney. show more

Taylor Swift’s Stalker Keeps Getting Out of Jail Because of the Democrat Policies Swift Herself Supports.

Taylor Swift stalker David Crowe has been arrested for the third time since Saturday after heading from court to her New York City townhouse within hours of a judge imposing an order of protection against him.

Law enforcement sources say Crowe, who had already been arraigned on counts of stalking and harassment, is “aware of what he’s doing and he’s articulate” but remains “fixated on [Swift] and cannot keep away from where she lives. We are doing all we can to protect her.”

The singer may be the author of her own misfortune, having supported Democrat politicians such as Joe Biden, who advocate for so-called bail reform, making it easier for suspected criminals to avoid detention and commit further offenses pre-trial.

Bail reform in New York, in particular, has “increased recidivism for people with substantial recent criminal histories” — but Biden has downplayed the dangers. New York’s State Fiscal Year budget for 2019-2202, passed on April 1, 2019, eliminated cash bail for a host of misdemeanor and non-violent felony charges, including stalking.

In 2022, the 81-year-old Democrat insisted “the negative side of bail reform is vastly overrated” and denied “the leniency of prosecutors” was putting the public at greater risk.

He campaigned on a platform of eliminating cash bail nationwide in 2020, claiming it harms “Black women and families,” although progress on achieving this goal has been limited.

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Taylor Swift stalker David Crowe has been arrested for the third time since Saturday after heading from court to her New York City townhouse within hours of a judge imposing an order of protection against him. show more

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DATA: Potential D.C. Jurors Say ‘Trump Must Be Stopped At All Costs’ Suggesting Fair Trial Is Impossible.

A new poll suggests it will be nearly impossible for former President Donald Trump to receive a fair trial, free of partisan bias, in Washington, D.C. The survey, conducted from January 1st through the 8th by Triton Polling and Research, indicates there is likely a high level of political bias among the potential jury pool — especially towards individuals accused of participating in the January 6th, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Triton polled 422 “jury eligible” residents in the nation’s capital, with 27.5 percent of those surveyed saying those who participated in the January 6th protest are “insurrectionists.” An additional 13 percent said protestors were “criminals,” while 14.9 percent said they were “domestic terrorists,” and 11.6 percent called the participants “traitors.”

Three-quarters of those polled said they “strongly” agree that former President Donald Trump is to blame for the riot at the Capitol, with an additional 14.4 percent saying they “somewhat agree.” When asked if “anyone who participated in the events at the Capitol on January 6 should serve prison time,” 51.4 percent strongly agreed they should, and 17.4 percent somewhat agreed.

The poll also revealed that nearly 70 percent of the potential jury pool believes “Donald Trump and his supporters should be stopped at all costs.” Over 80 percent of those surveyed said they’d be willing to serve on the jury that could hear Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith’s January 6th prosecution of Trump. Among the potential jurors, 78.6 percent said they had a “very unfavorable” view of the former President, while just 12 percent said the same of Joe Biden.

Former President Trump is facing federal charges in Washington, D.C. alleging he attempted to obstruct an official proceeding of the U.S. government on January 6th, 2021. The trial, set to begin in early March, will likely be delayed as the courts mull a motion by Trump arguing his actions were protected by “presidential immunity.” A previous motion by Trump’s attorneys to move the trial to West Virginia was denied.

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A new poll suggests it will be nearly impossible for former President Donald Trump to receive a fair trial, free of partisan bias, in Washington, D.C. The survey, conducted from January 1st through the 8th by Triton Polling and Research, indicates there is likely a high level of political bias among the potential jury pool — especially towards individuals accused of participating in the January 6th, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. show more