Monday, December 22, 2025

WATCH: NY Firefighters Drown Out AG Letitia James With Pro-Trump Chants.

A crowd of attendees at a New York Fire Department (FDNY) promotion ceremony interrupted a speech by State Attorney General Letitia James, drowning out her words with chants of “Trump! Trump! Trump!”

When the chanting began, James was thanking FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh for her service. In response to the unanticipated disruption, the Attorney General reportedly called for calm, asking the chanters to “simmer down.”

James initiated a politically-motivated case against the Trump Organization that resulted in a $355 million judgment against former President Donald Trump and a bar on certain members of the Trump Organization conducting business in New York State. James also threatened to seize Trump Tower in the event Trump cannot afford to pay the fine.

Questions about James’s personal ethics have recently arisen after it was reported she spent $250,000 of her campaign funds on luxury travel in 2o23.

 

 

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A crowd of attendees at a New York Fire Department (FDNY) promotion ceremony interrupted a speech by State Attorney General Letitia James, drowning out her words with chants of “Trump! Trump! Trump!” show more

NAMED AND SHAMED: The 170 Dems Who Voted Against the Laken Riley Act.

The House of Representatives has adopted The Laken Riley Act — securing a bipartisan majority of 251 votes in favor. But not without the objection of 170 Congressional Democrats, who The National Pulse has named below.

If adopted by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden into law, the legislation will require the detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of illegal immigrants implicated in local theft or burglary charges. The bill was drafted following the brutal murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who had prior criminal charges but was not previously detained by ICE.

THE LIST:

ALABAMA

Terri A. Sewell

CALIFORNIA

Pete Aguilar

Nanette Diaz Barragán

Ami Bera

Julia Brownley

Salud O. Carbajal

Tony Cárdenas

Judy Chu

J. Luis Correa

Mark DeSaulnier

Anna G. Eshoo

John Garamendi

Robert Garcia

Jimmy Gomez

Jared Huffman

Sara Jacobs

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Ro Khanna

Barbara Lee

Ted Lieu

Zoe Lofgren

Doris O. Matsui

Kevin Mullin

Grace F. Napolitano

Jimmy Panetta

Nancy Pelosi

Scott H. Peters

Raul Ruiz

Linda T. Sánchez

Brad Sherman

Eric Swalwell

Mark Takano

Mike Thompson

Norma J. Torres

Juan Vargas

Maxine Waters

COLORADO

Jason Crow

Diana DeGette

Joe Neguse

Brittany Pettersen

CONNECTICUT

Rosa L. DeLauro

James A. Himes

John B. Larson

DELAWARE

Lisa Blunt Rochester

FLORIDA

Kathy Castor

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Lois Frankel

Maxwell Frost

Darren Soto

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Frederica S. Wilson

GEORGIA

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr.

Lucy McBath

David Scott

Nikema Williams

HAWAII

Ed Case

Jill N. Tokuda

ILLINOIS

Sean Casten

Danny K. Davis

Bill Foster

Jesús G. “Chuy” García

Jonathan L. Jackson

Robin L. Kelly

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Mike Quigley

Delia C. Ramirez

Janice D. Schakowsky

Bradley Scott Schneider

Lauren Underwood

INDIANA

André Carson

KENTUCKY

Morgan McGarvey

LOUISIANA

Troy A. Carter

MAINE

Chellie Pingree

MARYLAND

Steny H. Hoyer

Glenn Ivey

Kweisi Mfume

Jamie Raskin

Dutch Ruppersberger

John P. Sarbanes

David J. Trone

MASSACHUSETTS

Jake Auchincloss

Katherine M. Clark

William R. Keating

James P. McGovern

Seth Moulton

Richard E. Neal

Ayanna Pressley

Lori Trahan

MICHIGAN

Debbie Dingell

Daniel T. Kildee

Haley M. Stevens

Shri Thanedar

Rashida Tlaib

MINNESOTA

Betty McCollum

Ilhan Omar

Dean Phillips

MISSISSIPPI

Bennie G. Thompson

MISSOURI

Cori Bush

Emanuel Cleaver

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Ann M. Kuster

NEW JERSEY

Robert Menendez

Donald Norcross

Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Donald M. Payne, Jr.

Mikie Sherrill

Bonnie Watson Coleman

NEW MEXICO

Teresa Leger Fernandez

Melanie A. Stansbury

Gabe Vasquez

NEW YORK

Jamaal Bowman

Yvette D. Clarke

Adriano Espaillat

Daniel S. Goldman

Hakeem S. Jeffries

Gregory W. Meeks

Grace Meng

Joseph D. Morelle

Jerrold Nadler

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Patrick Ryan

Paul Tonko

Ritchie Torres

Nydia M. Velázquez

NORTH CAROLINA

Alma S. Adams

Valerie P. Foushee

Kathy E. Manning

Wiley Nickel

Deborah K. Ross

OHIO

Joyce Beatty

Shontel M. Brown

OREGON

Earl Blumenauer

Suzanne Bonamici

Val T. Hoyle

Andrea Salinas

PENNSYLVANIA

Brendan F. Boyle

Madeleine Dean

Dwight Evans

Chrissy Houlahan

Summer L. Lee

Mary Gay Scanlon

RHODE ISLAND

Gabe Amo

Seth Magaziner

SOUTH CAROLINA

James E. Clyburn

TENNESSEE

Steve Cohen

TEXAS

Greg Casar

Joaquin Castro

Jasmine Crockett

Lloyd Doggett

Veronica Escobar

Lizzie Fletcher

Sylvia R. Garcia

Al Green

Sheila Jackson Lee

Marc A. Veasey

VERMONT

Becca Balint

VIRGINIA

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Gerald E. Connolly

Jennifer L. McClellan

Robert C. “Bobby” Scott

Abigail Davis Spanberger

Jennifer Wexton

WASHINGTON

Suzan K. DelBene

Pramila Jayapal

Derek Kilmer

Rick Larsen

Adam Smith

Marilyn Strickland

WISCONSIN

Gwen Moore

Mark Pocan

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The House of Representatives has adopted The Laken Riley Act — securing a bipartisan majority of 251 votes in favor. But not without the objection of 170 Congressional Democrats, who The National Pulse has named below. show more

YouTube Violating Pro-Life Group’s 1A Rights With Forced Disclaimer.

A coalition of Republican attorneys general (AGs) is calling upon YouTube to remove a “misleading” disclaimer from a video posted by the pro-life group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). The video features a woman’s account of terrifying complications experienced during a self-induced chemical abortion.

The AGs, led by Iowa’s Brenna Bird, contend that YouTube – owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google – exhibited bias and potentially illegal behavior by adding “objectively untruthful” context notes to the ADF video. They claim YouTube’s actions create disparities between access to pro-life and pro-choice content, contravening the principles of free speech protected under the First Amendment.

“Your bias against pro-life and pro-woman messages is un-American, inconsistent with the liberties protected by the First Amendment, and, in this case, illegal. It must stop,” the coalition of 16 state AGs said in a letter to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan.

YouTube’s ‘context’ note claims, “abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. The procedure is done by a licensed healthcare professional.” However, the AGs argue the note is factually incorrect.

“It suggests that chemical abortions are performed by trained professionals. They are not. Although surgical abortions are still typically ‘done by a licensed healthcare professional,’ under current FDA protocols, chemical abortions are ‘done by’ pregnant women themselves,” the AG’s letter contents. They add that by posting false information, YouTube — in this case — is no longer protected by legal immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

If YouTube fails to correct or remove the contested disclaimer, the coalition of Attorneys General says they will move to invoke their consumer protection authority.

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A coalition of Republican attorneys general (AGs) is calling upon YouTube to remove a “misleading” disclaimer from a video posted by the pro-life group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). The video features a woman’s account of terrifying complications experienced during a self-induced chemical abortion. show more

Alabama GOP Answers Trump’s Call to Honor Motherhood by Protecting IVF.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill protecting doctors who provide in vitro fertilization (IVF) and their parents from prosecution after Donald Trump called on the state to preserve access to the treatment.

IVF had been paused in Alabama as a result of the state supreme court ruling frozen embryos must be regarded as children. IVF generally results in the creation of several embryos that are not used or cannot be used, and the ruling saw hospitals suspend fertility treatments for fear they could be prosecuted for disposing of these.

Trump urged the Republican-led state legislature to “act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama,” stressing the GOP should “always be on the side of the Miracle of Life – and the side of Mothers, Fathers, and their Beautiful Babies.”

It has now done so, with Gov. Ivey signing its bill and explaining, “Alabama works to foster a culture of life, and that certainly includes IVF.”

“I am pleased to sign this important, short-term measure into law so that couples in Alabama hoping and praying to be parents can grow their families through IVF.”

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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill protecting doctors who provide in vitro fertilization (IVF) and their parents from prosecution after Donald Trump called on the state to preserve access to the treatment. show more

Trump Meets With Musk, Fueling Speculation.

Elon Musk — the world’s second richest man — privately met with former President Donald Trump on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida. Several Republican mega-donors also attended the meeting, according to the New York Times. As Trump prepares to mount a general election campaign against President Joe Biden, it remains unclear if Musk will financially back or endorse Trump’s potential 2024 presidential bid.

In recent weeks, Musk has clarified that he believes President Joe Biden must be defeated in the November 2024 presidential election. If Musk decides to back former President Trump’s effort to retake the White House, he could use some of his $200 billion net worth to erase Biden’s current fundraising advantage in the contest.

The tech entrepreneur and billionaire has leveled criticism against both Biden and Trump in the past. Last year, he indicated his tacit support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the Republican presidential primary. DeSantis dropped out of the Republican contest after his double-digit loss to Trump in the Iowa Republican Caucus.

On the same day Musk met with Trump, the tech mogul made several posts on X (formerly Twitter) — which Musk owns — criticizing the Biden government’s open border immigration policies. He also announced his support for several Republican candidates, including Marty O’Donnell, a Republican congressional hopeful in Nevada, and Jeremy Sylestine, a district attorney candidate in Austin, Texas.

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Elon Musk — the world’s second richest man — privately met with former President Donald Trump on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida. Several Republican mega-donors also attended the meeting, according to the New York Times. As Trump prepares to mount a general election campaign against President Joe Biden, it remains unclear if Musk will financially back or endorse Trump’s potential 2024 presidential bid. show more

Federal Judge Strikes Down Law Banning Noncitizens From Registering Voters.

A Federal judge has ruled that Florida cannot ban noncitizens from registering voters.

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker struck down a provision in Florida’s SB 7050 that would have imposed a fine of $50,000 per instance of noncitizens “collecting or handling voter registration applications.” The law would have applied even to those with legal permanent residency or green cards. Walker argued that the ban violated constitutional equal protection rights.

An emergency injunction against the law was issued last year, preventing its enforcement and allowing organizations to retain noncitizen field staff members.

Judge Walker’s recent decision followed a lawsuit filed by the Hispanic Federation and Poder Latinx, along with three noncitizen plaintiffs. The verdict bars the Florida Secretary of State’s office from enforcing provisions prohibiting noncitizens from participating in voter registration activities. The office has not commented on the judge’s decision.

Waller, who was appointed to the court by Barrack Obama, has frequently ruled against Florida’s Republican government, referring to several laws championed by state Republicans as “racist and dystopian.”

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A Federal judge has ruled that Florida cannot ban noncitizens from registering voters. show more

Biden Admits to Flying In Over 300k Illegals, Won’t Say Where.

The Biden regime has admitted it’s flown in hundreds of thousands of illegals on secret flights to the United States but is refusing to tell lawmakers where cities they’re being flown to.

The details: A report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) found that in 2023 alone, 320,000 “inadmissible migrants” were flown directly from their home countries to US cities.

Zoom out: These hundreds of thousands of illegals are in addition to the record-high 3.2 million illegals encountered in fiscal year 2023.

How is this happening? Last year, the Biden regime rolled out the CBP One smartphone app, which allows people to apply for asylum from their home country. Then, Biden flies them to the US using our tax dollars and gives them two years to obtain legal status.

Where are they going? The CIS report confirmed 43 US airports received the illegals. Still, the Biden regime’s US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has refused to disclose which cities they’re being dropped in, citing security “vulnerabilities.”

Back up: Since taking office, Biden has undertaken a massive expansion of our immigration parole programs, which have historically been used to allow asylum seekers to come to the US for significant crises like war or natural disasters. But Biden has abused these programs, giving parole to over 1 million people.

Big picture: Biden is using these taxpayer-funded flights to lessen the traffic seen at the southern border. Tens of thousands of illegals at the border are bad optics for the regime. Flying them to US cities in the dead of night gets much less attention.

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

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The Biden regime has admitted it’s flown in hundreds of thousands of illegals on secret flights to the United States but is refusing to tell lawmakers where cities they’re being flown to. show more

Obama Advisor Says Biden ‘Threats to Democracy’ Messaging is for The ‘Privileged’ Who Don’t Worry About Inflation.

Democratic messaging about alleged threats to ‘democracy’ resonates only with ‘privileged’ Americans who don’t have to worry about inflation, said David Axelrod, a former adviser to Barack Obama.

“I think that the people who are sitting around their kitchen table talking about this are people who aren’t concerned about what they paid for their groceries that are on the kitchen table,” Axelrod said during a discussion on CNN’s “The Source” Monday night.

“If you’re living with the concerns about inflation and sort of the day-to-day concerns of life, if you’re — if you don’t have the privilege not to, then you’re probably not talking about that,” he said.

The Biden campaign has leaned hard into its “democracy” messaging as it has become increasingly clear that Bidenomics has failed and that most Americans lack faith in Joe Biden’s ability to steer the economy successfully.

Last year, Axelrod called for Biden to drop out of the race due to former President Donald Trump’s strong poll results. In response, Biden allegedly called Axelrod a “prick.”

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Democratic messaging about alleged threats to ‘democracy’ resonates only with ‘privileged’ Americans who don’t have to worry about inflation, said David Axelrod, a former adviser to Barack Obama. show more

THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD – Top Dem Lawyer Marc Elias Boasts That Trump Can’t Get Fair Trial in D.C.

Marc E. Elias, a prominent Democratic election attorney, raised concerns about the potential impartiality of a Washington, D.C. trial for former President Donald Trump in the wake of his primary defeat to Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley.

“In a city of 700,000, Donald Trump got 676 votes in the GOP primary. A tough jury pool,” Elias posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Elias, founder of the “Democracy Docket,” often represents Democrats in cases related to election disputes. He played a significant role in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, advocating for changes to voting laws that proved to be crucial for Democratic turnouts in critical states.

Former President Trump is facing criminal charges led by Special Counsel Jack Smith in the District of Columbia in connection to his efforts to contest the 2020 election outcome. Although generally involved in voting issues, Elias played a pivotal role in pushing the “Russia collusion” hoax.

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Marc E. Elias, a prominent Democratic election attorney, raised concerns about the potential impartiality of a Washington, D.C. trial for former President Donald Trump in the wake of his primary defeat to Nimarata 'Nikki' Haley. show more
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House Conservatives Brand Schumer-Johnson Budget Bills ‘Pathetic.’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced details of the first six major budget bills on Sunday to prevent a partial government shutdown, which House conservatives are calling “pathetic.” Federal funding for several government agencies is set to lapse on March 8.

The 1,050-page appropriations package combines six bills drafted by the House and Senate — including funding for the military, veterans affairs, agriculture, commerce, energy and water, transportation, and housing. Initial funding was due to expire on March 1, but leaders agreed on Wednesday to extend these deadlines by a week.

The funding agreement falls well short of what many conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill expected. The legislation does not prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) from using taxpayer funds to prosecute a presidential candidate — a top priority for many Congressional Republicans. Additionally, it allows for continued funding of China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology and other labs controlled by governments hostile to the United States. The appropriations package doesn’t prohibit taxpayer funding of mail-order chemical abortion drugs, nor does it defund President Joe Biden’s DEI executive orders or federal funding for the promotion of Critical Race Theory.

“It’s pathetic,” a senior House Republican aide told The National Pulse, adding: “Weak, low energy, apologetic failure.”

“The truth is that the FBI cut is largely a result of killing one big earmark for Alabama now that Senator Shelby is gone; plus, there is nothing meaningful on border security at all,” the aide said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, however, declared the appropriations package a victory for conservatives, noting House Republicans were able to secure a handful of the policy priorities in the negotiations.

“House Republicans secured key conservative policy victories, rejected left-wing proposals, and imposed sharp cuts to agencies and programs critical to President Biden’s agenda,” Johnson said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter).

He continued: “This legislation forbids the Department of Justice from targeting parents exercising their right to free speech before school boards, while it blocks the Biden Administration from stripping Second Amendment rights from veterans.”

The appropriations package contains modest cuts to FBI and ATF funding — seven percent and six percent, respectively. It also includes a 10 percent cut to funding for the Environment Protection Agency. Additionally, the funding agreement nearly zeroed out the FBI’s construction budget. The package also addresses — to a degree — partisan lawfare by Biden’s DOJ. It bars the DOJ from investigating parents who exercise their free speech rights at local school board meetings and bars the investigation of churches for their religious beliefs.

Democrat leaders on Capitol Hill praised the package, cheering its continued full funding for programs including special food assistance for women, infants, and children, rent assistance, and infrastructure employee pay. House leaders have indicated they expect to take the legislation to the floor for a vote this coming weekend, just ahead of the March 8 funding deadline.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced details of the first six major budget bills on Sunday to prevent a partial government shutdown, which House conservatives are calling “pathetic.” Federal funding for several government agencies is set to lapse on March 8. show more