💬KEY QUOTE: The airport will be renamed to President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
🎯IMPACT: The change is set to take effect on July 1, 2026, pending FAA approval.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has approved House Bill 919, which will rename Palm Beach International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport. The approval was given on March 30, 2026.
The change is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2026, but is subject to approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and a name-use agreement.
The Florida state legislature had passed the bill earlier in February, paving the way for the renaming process to begin.
Supporters of the renaming argue that it honors President Trump’s impact on the state and the nation. The airport is located in a region where Trump has strong ties, notably his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has lifted its total ban on reviewing asylum applications, though restrictions remain for around 40 countries.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The pause was implemented in November 2025 following a deadly attack on the National Guard in Washington, D.C., by an Afghan national.
💬KEY QUOTE: “USCIS has lifted the adjudicative hold for thoroughly screened asylum seekers from non-high-risk countries.” – DHS spokesman.
🎯IMPACT: The move reallocates resources to focus on national security and public safety vetting for higher-risk cases.
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The Trump administration has moved to lift the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) hold on reviewing asylum applications, though the department stresses that restrictions continue to remain in place for around 40 countries of particular national security concern. In November last year, President Donald J. Trump directed DHS to impose a pause on processing asylum claims after an Afghan national shot two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., killing one.
At the time, then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem indicated the pause in reviews would be indefinite as the department worked through a backlog of nearly four million asylum cases. Importantly, the hold on reviews continues to apply to countries deemed “high risk,” including Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, and multiple African nations.
“USCIS has lifted the adjudicative hold for thoroughly screened asylum seekers from non-high-risk countries,” a DHS spokesman said on Monday, adding, “This move allows resources to focus on continued rigorous national security and public safety vetting for higher-risk cases.”
Importantly, other restrictions remain in effect, such as the pause on issuing immigrant visas to 75 countries and the halt of immigration applications from nations covered by President Trump’s travel ban. Late last year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began a re-review of foreign nationals granted refugee status by the former Biden government, applying more rigorous scrutiny to the applicants. A number of these individuals have subsequently been referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The March 12 ramming attack by a Lebanese-American man targeting Michigan’s largest Jewish Reform synagogue was orchestrated by the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old Lebanese national and naturalized U.S. citizen; Ghazali’s brother, an alleged Hezbollah commander; and the Lebanese Islamist terrorist group Hezbollah.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The FBI revealed Ghazali’s ties to Hezbollah on Monday, March 30, 2026, following the March 12 attack.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This is the largest gathering place for Israelis in the State of Michigan in the United States. I have booby-trapped the car. I will forcefully enter and start shooting them. God willing, I will kill as many of them as I possibly can.” — Ayman Mohamad Ghazali in an alleged video taking credit for the attack
🎯IMPACT: Ghazali had lost several family members just days earlier in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, including his brother, who appears to have been a commander in Hezbollah.
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The man who targeted the largest Jewish Reform synagogue in Michigan earlier this month was directed by the Iranian-backed Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41-year-old Lebanese national and naturalized U.S. citizen, purposefully targeted the Jewish community when he drove his vehicle into Michigan’s largest synagogue and opened fire on March 12.
During a press conference, the FBI stated that Ghazali’s attack was motivated and directed by Hezbollah’s “militant ideology.” Jennifer Runyan, the FBI’s special agent in charge in Detroit, revealed that Ghazali recorded a video just before the attack in which he stated, “This is the largest gathering place for Israelis in the State of Michigan in the United States. I have booby-trapped the car. I will forcefully enter and start shooting them. God willing, I will kill as many of them as I possibly can.”
Ghazali, a resident of Dearborn Heights—which boasts a population of around 60,000 people, with 25 percent being of Arabic extraction—drove his Ford F-150 through the doors of the synagogue, the vehicle laden with commercial fireworks and gasoline. He subsequently exchanged gunfire with a security guard before fatally shooting himself.
The National Pulse previously reported that Ghazali had lost several family members just days earlier in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, including his brother, who appears to have been a commander in Hezbollah. In addition, the FBI noted that Ghazali had also watched footage of an Iranian fatwa calling for “total jihad against the U.S. military” shortly before carrying out the attack.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Legislation was introduced to ban illegalmigrants from accessing the American banking system.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and U.S. financial institutions.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Introduced in 2025, targeting U.S. banking system.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Access to the American banking system is a privilege that should only be reserved for those who respect our laws and sovereignty.” – Senator Tom Cotton
🎯IMPACT: Aims to prevent illegal migrants from using financial institutions to remain in the U.S.
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Senator Tom Cotton, representing Arkansas, has put forth the Know Your American Customer Act, a legislative proposal aimed at barring illegal migrants from participating in the American banking system.
The proposed act mandates that U.S. financial institutions verify the legal status of new customers, ensuring that American banks do not facilitate illegal migrants in violating U.S. laws.
In a letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in 2025, Senator Cotton requested a review of the existing rules concerning illegal immigrant access to the U.S. banking system.
The act requires banks and credit unions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to confirm that anyone opening a new account is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident, or legally present with a valid visa, using identification such as a driver’s license or passport.
While the legislation would grandfather in existing clients, allowing them to maintain or open new accounts if they have an established relationship with their financial institution, it also criminalizes the act of illegal migrants opening or maintaining accounts, placing legal responsibility on individuals unless institutions fail to verify documentation in good faith.
The logic behind grandfathering in old accounts revolves around getting buy-in from the banking industry, which has objected to fronting the cost of finding existing illegal migrants in their systems.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Boston-based Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist Monica Cannon-Grant has been ordered to forfeit $224,063 by a federal judge to cover taxpayer dollars she stole through diverting donations from her nonprofit, collecting fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits, and pocketing rental assistance.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Monica Cannon-Grant, U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley, and federal prosecutors.
📍WHEN & WHERE: March 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts.
🎯IMPACT: The forfeiture ruling, issued last week, is in addition to the $106,000 restitution payment ordered when Cannon-Grant was sentenced this past January to probation, home detention, and community service, with no prison time.
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Boston-based Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist Monica Cannon-Grant has been ordered to forfeit $224,063 by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley—a Joe Biden appointee—to cover taxpayer dollars she stole through diverting donations from her nonprofit, collecting fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits, and pocketing rental assistance. The forfeiture ruling, issued last week, is in addition to the $106,000 restitution payment ordered when Cannon-Grant was sentenced this past January.
According to the federal court filing, the forfeiture amount includes approximately $181,000 in diverted donations from Violence in Boston Inc., the nonprofit she founded, over $33,000 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment benefits, and about $12,600 in rental assistance benefits. Federal prosecutors initially charged Cannon-Grant, along with her late husband Clark Grant, in March 2022 and detailed how the couple used the nonprofit’s funds and government assistance payments to finance expensive vacations and pay for extravagant dinners.
The federal charges against Clark Grant were dropped following his death in a motorcycle accident in May 2023. Meanwhile, Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to the 18-count federal indictment in September 2025. Judge Kelley initially sentenced the BLM activist to probation, home detention, and community service, with no prison time.
Cannon-Grant, who founded the nonprofit Violence in Boston Inc. in 2017, expanded the organization by 2020 and became a well-known figure in Boston‘s progressive circles. She was recognized as Bostonian of the Year by The Boston Globe and as the city’s best social justice advocate by Boston Magazine. The BLM activist was the organizer behind a several-thousand-person protest in Boston after the death of George Floyd.
The National Pulse previously reported that now-former far-left Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, a former illegal immigrant hailing from Cape Verde, was arrested in December 2024 on five counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud and theft from federally funded programs. Fernandes Anderson was found guilty and, in 2025, sentenced to one month in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Stephen K. Bannon called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son to be drafted into a possible invasion of Kharg Island.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Stephen K. Bannon, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Arab leaders.
📍WHEN & WHERE: March 30, 2026, during Bannon’s WarRoom show.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Let’s have him in the first wave.” – Stephen K. Bannon
🎯IMPACT: Bannon’s comments come as President Donald J. Trump has hinted at a possible amphibious invasion of Kharg Island, which has been pushed by neoconservatives like Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
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Stephen K. Bannon, host of the WarRoom show and former White House Chief Strategist during President Donald J. Trump’s first administration, has called for the drafting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son and various Arab princes in the event of an amphibious invasion of Iran’s Kharg Island.
Kharg is Iran’s main oil export hub in the Persian Gulf, and Trump recently hinted at the possibility of seizing it to The Financial Times, saying, “Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,” adding: “It would also mean we had to be [on Kharg] for a while.”
Neoconservatives have been pushing hard for such an invasion, with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) recently saying, “We did Iwo Jima, we can do this,” in reference to the World War II battle for the Japanese island of the same name, which saw over 25,000 American casualties.
Bannon argues it should not be left to Americans to handle the task, telling his audience, “I want Arabs, I want the UAE, MBZ [Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates], who’s the best they’ve got over there… He’s got a real army; it’s not huge, but they actually know how to fight… Kharg Island, there’s your objective, go.”
BANNON: Netanyahu’s kid down in Miami, turf him out tomorrow! Where’s DHS when you need them? Get him back there! Put a uniform on him; let’s have him in the first wave! pic.twitter.com/qmyeH393hx
“And throw in a couple of Qatar princes, throw the Saudi princes in there, too. Get ’em out of London, get ’em out of the casinos and whore houses in London, and get ’em back to the Gulf,” Bannon continued, adding: “[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s kid down in Miami, turf him out tomorrow. Where’s DHS? Throw him out, get him back there, put a uniform on him. Let’s have him in the first wave.”
Israel is currently reported to be lobbying against a ceasefire in the Iran war, arguing it needs “several more weeks” to achieve “full strategic victory,” which now includes seizing southern Lebanon.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. planes have been banned from using Spanish airspace in connection with the war in Iran.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles and the United States military.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on Monday in Spain.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Neither the bases are authorized, nor, of course, is the use of Spanish airspace authorized for any actions related to the war in Iran.” – Margarita Robles
🎯IMPACT: The decision underscores Spain’s opposition to the war and limits U.S. military options in the region.
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Spain’s Defense Minister has announced that the country will no longer allow U.S. military planes to traverse its airspace to conduct operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Spanish Socialist Party government made the announcement on Monday and stressed that the country has made its opposition to U.S.-Israeli military actions against Iran clear from the beginning.
“Neither the bases are authorized, nor, of course, is the use of Spanish airspace authorized for any actions related to the war in Iran,” Defense Minister Margarita Robles stated, adding, “This was made perfectly clear to the American military and forces from the very beginning.” She reiterated that Spain views the war in Iran as “profoundly illegal and profoundly unjust.”
The decision follows an earlier move to deny the United States the use of jointly operated military bases in the country for activities tied to the conflict. Notably, the denial of airspace and base access could create a minor complication for U.S. military logistics in moving additional resources, munitions, and equipment to the Middle East. However, other European nations have opened their airspace, allowing some flexibility.
The National Pulse reported at the beginning of March that, anticipating the lack of cooperation from Spain‘s socialist government, the U.S. military moved at least 15 aircraft from the Rota and Morón air bases in southern Spain. According to tracking data, at least seven aircraft were redeployed to Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Most Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees affected by the Senate Democrats’ shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) received at least two paychecks covering back pay for the two prior pay periods on Monday.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: TSA employees, DHS, Senate Democrats, and President Donald J. Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The paychecks were issued on Monday, March 30, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “American travelers are paying the price for Democrats’ partisan games. The president worked with his legal team and the Office of Management and Budget to find a solution to take care of the emergency we were seeing in air travel across the country, and because of the president, TSA agents are being paid.” — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
🎯IMPACT: Last week, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Homeland Security, along with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to utilize funds with a “reasonable logical nexus” to TSA operations to pay the over 60,000 TSA employees, including approximately 50,000 transportation security officers.
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Most Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees affected by the Senate Democrats’ shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) received at least two paychecks covering back pay for the two prior pay periods on Monday. The National Pulse reported last week that President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Homeland Security, along with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to utilize funds with a “reasonable logical nexus” to TSA operations to pay the over 60,000 TSA employees, including approximately 50,000 transportation security officers.
As of Monday, DHS says almost all TSA employees should have received payments, but noted that some checks may be delayed. “A small population might see a slight delay due to a variety of reasons, including financial institution processing times or issues with their direct deposit,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated, adding, “We are working aggressively with USDA’s National Finance Center to complete processing for the half paycheck they are owed from pay period 3 as soon as possible.”
Speaking at Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized that the air travel crisis is a direct result of congressional Democrats’ intransigence on funding DHS. “American travelers are paying the price for Democrats’ partisan games. The president worked with his legal team and the Office of Management and Budget to find a solution to take care of the emergency we were seeing in air travel across the country, and because of the president, TSA agents are being paid,” Leavitt said.
Still, a number of House and Senate Democrats contend that President Trump‘s order to pay TSA agents violates federal law and infringes on Congress’s constitutional power over appropriations. Nearly 500 transportation security officers have resigned since the shutdown began, and many more have reported sick at unprecedented rates. This situation has led to excessive security wait times at airports, some reaching over many hours, causing chaos for travelers and increasing the risk of security issues amid the ongoing Iran war.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. has issued an advisory for all American citizens to leave Iraq due to escalating threats and attacks by Iran and allied militias, especially on universities with perceived ties to the American government.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and American citizens in Iraq.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The advisory was issued on Sunday, with threats targeting Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk, and other locations in Iraq.
💬KEY QUOTE: “From now on, all universities of the occupier regime and American universities in the West Asia region will be legitimate targets for us.” – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
🎯IMPACT: U.S. citizens in Iraq face significant risks, including potential kidnappings, missile attacks, and targeted strikes on American-linked institutions.
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The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has warned American citizens to leave Iraq immediately due to escalating threats from the Islamic Republic of Iran and militias aligned with the Islamist regime. The advisory highlighted potential attacks on American-linked universities and other institutions in Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, and Dohuk, as well as civilian sites around the Middle Eastern country.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declared U.S.-linked universities in the region to be “legitimate targets.” On Sunday, a statement from the IRGC was published in Iraqi media informing “the unwise rulers of the White House” that “from now on, all universities of the occupier [Israeli] regime and American universities in the West Asia region will be legitimate targets for us.” Notably, the IRGC statement advised individuals near these universities to maintain a distance of at least half-a-mile, citing recent strikes on Iranian universities as justification for their threats.
The IRGC statement also claimed that Iran and its affiliated militias have conducted widespread attacks in Iraq, targeting airports, government institutions, energyinfrastructure, and hotels frequented by foreigners. Meanwhile, the U.S. government has warned that these groups may also attempt kidnappings of American citizens.
Likewise, the U.S. State Department continues to reiterate its Level 4 “Do Not Travel” warning for Iraq, urging Americans to leave immediately. Overland routes into Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey remain the primary options for departure, though each route has its own restrictions and potential delays. Jordan currently offers the most accessible exit, with commercial flights operating from Amman.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Nearly £1 billion (~$1.3 billion) in welfare benefits is being claimed monthly by households with at least one foreign national in the United Kingdom, according to governmentdata.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Foreign nationals, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party government, Conservative (Tory) Member of Parliament (MP) Neil O’Brien, who secured the information, and Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Data from March 2022 to the present, across the United Kingdom.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The growth of benefit spending and the rate of migration are both much too fast, and the Government is doing far too little to change either trend. Migrants know that if they can make it to the UK, they will be allowed to stay. As long as that is true, we’ll see more and more coming. Our soft-touch welfare state makes this worse.” – Neil O’Brien MP
🎯IMPACT: Welfare payments to foreign nationals have doubled in four years, raising concerns about fiscal sustainability and fairness to British citizens.
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Foreign nationals are claiming close to £1 billion (~$1.3 billion) in welfare payments from the British government each month, according to the latest Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures. The data, released in response to Freedom of Information requests from Conservative (Tory) Member of Parliament (MP) Neil O’Brien, shows that households containing at least one foreign national received £941 million in Universal Credit payments this month.
Universal Credit, which supports low-income working-age families, is available to migrants who hold Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)—roughly equivalent to permanent residency in the U.S.—or refugee status. Over the last four years, the total value of claims from households with a migrant has more than doubled, climbing from £461 million in March 2019 to almost £1 billion now. The figure rose by nearly 30 per cent in the past 12 months alone.
Neil O’Brien criticized the trend, saying: “The growth of benefit spending and the rate of migration are both much too fast, and the Government is doing far too little to change either trend. Migrants know that if they can make it to the UK, they will be allowed to stay. As long as that is true, we’ll see more and more coming. Our soft-touch welfare state makes this worse.”
Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has called for the complete abolition of Indefinite Leave to Remain as a way to reduce the financial strain of large-scale migration. Reform wants to restrict welfare benefits to British citizens only and replace Indefinite Leave to Remain with a five-year work visa system modelled on the American approach to long-term legal immigration.
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