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Monday, November 10, 2025
29 minutes ago
Crime
Immigration

Federal Agents Targeted in Shootings After Gang Bounty Announced.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal immigration agents were targeted in four violent attacks during enforcement operations in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Federal immigration agents, Chicago police, protesters, the Latin Kings, and a gunman who remains at large.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Saturday in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, spanning several city blocks.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Make no mistake: Our mission will continue despite the violence.” – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin

🎯IMPACT: Nine arrests were made, with DHS working alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chicago police to locate the gunman and review security measures.

IN FULL

Federal law enforcement has launched a manhunt in Chicago, Illinois, after immigration agents came under fire from what is believed to be members of the Latin Kings gang in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Saturday. According to officials with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), agents were targeted in four separate incidents, with the shootings believed to be tied to a bounty issued by the Latin Kings gang on any federal law enforcement involved in Operation Midway Blitz.

The violence began when agents were boxed into a street and alley while making an arrest, and a man driving a black Jeep opened fire before fleeing the scene. Crowds escalated the confrontation by throwing bricks and paint cans from rooftops, prompting agents to deploy a flash-bang device. Chicago police assisted in evacuating the area. Several vehicles sustained damage.

The unrest spanned several city blocks, with demonstrators attempting to breach the perimeter of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) facility and ramming agents’ vehicles on four occasions. Protesters blocked streets and continued to hurl objects, leading agents to use crowd control measures to clear a path. Over the course of three hours, nine people were arrested, including eight U.S. citizens and one non-citizen, on charges ranging from assault to obstruction. DHS confirmed that the gunman remains at large.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin criticized Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D), accusing them of fostering hostility toward law enforcement. “J.B. Pritzker and Brandon Johnson have fueled an environment of lawlessness and assault on federal law enforcement,” McLaughlin stated.

She described the attacks as “unprecedented” and attributed the violence to anti-police rhetoric. “Make no mistake: Our mission will continue despite the violence,” she added, warning that those who target law enforcement will face consequences.

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1 hour ago
Politics

Hochul Rejects Mamdani’s Free Bus Ride Plan.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated that the state budget cannot support New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s proposed free buses program or universal child care initiative.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY), Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D), and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Hochul made the remarks at a political conference in Puerto Rico on Saturday, following Mamdani’s election victory.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I cannot set forth a plan right now that takes money out of a system that relies on the fares of the buses and the subways,” Hochul said.

🎯IMPACT: The proposed programs face skepticism from MTA leadership and funding challenges, with Hochul citing a $3 billion Medicaid deficit and federal funding cuts.

IN FULL

Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has announced that the state budget cannot accommodate the free buses program proposed by socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D). Hochul, who endorsed Mamdani in his campaign, made the comments during a political conference in Puerto Rico on Saturday.

“I cannot set forth a plan right now that takes money out of a system that relies on the fares of the buses and the subways,” Hochul stated. She also highlighted a $3 billion Medicaid deficit and federal funding cuts as obstacles to implementing Mamdani’s proposals. “Our ambitions are big, and I believe in them, and I want to accomplish them. We also have to figure out—now I’m in the hole $3 billion already on Medicaid cuts,” Hochul said.

Mamdani’s plan involves the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which Hochul oversees, eliminating fares for New York City buses. While the Ugandan immigrant had previously secured a pilot program for one free bus in each city borough in 2023, MTA leadership has expressed skepticism about the feasibility of expanding the initiative.

Hochul also addressed Mamdani’s push for free, universal child care, noting that such a program would require time to phase in due to the need for trained workers and sufficient facilities. “But can we find a path to make it more affordable for people who need help? Of course we can,” she claimed.

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2 hours ago
News

1,600 Flights Cancelled, Trump Pushes Bonus for Air Traffic Controllers Who Never Left Work.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Over 1,600 flights were canceled within, into, or out of the U.S. on Monday morning, with more than 3,000 delays reported.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and air traffic controllers, particularly at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Since Friday, with significant disruptions at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, the busiest in the world.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Eighteen of the 22 controllers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport didn’t come to work Saturday.” – Sean Duffy

🎯IMPACT: Over 5,500 flights have been canceled overall, with thousands more delayed.

IN FULL

Over 1,600 flights were canceled within, into, or out of the U.S. on Monday morning, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. Additionally, more than 2,700 flights were delayed, causing widespread travel disruptions. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed that only four air traffic controllers were available at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Saturday. The airport, recognized as the busiest in the world, had 18 of its 22 controllers absent that day.

However, President Donald J. Trump is ordering federal air traffic control workers to return to their posts, even pushing for a substantial bonus for those who have worked through the Democrat government shutdown. “All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially ‘docked,'” President Trump wrote on Truth Social. He continued: “For those Air Traffic Controllers who were GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn’t take ANY TIME OFF for the ‘Democrat Shutdown Hoax,’ I will be recommending a BONUS of $10,000 per person for distinguished service to our Country.”

“For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU,” he added.

Flight disruptions are expected to continue into this week despite Senate Republicans overcoming the Democratic Party filibuster and advancing a bill to temporarily fund the government. Late Sunday, eight Democrats joined the Republican majority to overcome a filibuster led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). It is expected that the temporary funding bill will be finalized on Monday before moving to the House by mid-week, where it is expected to pass. By and large, the Democrat government shutdown is expected to end by late Wednesday or early Thursday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has strongly urged lawmakers to return to Capitol Hill to prepare for the House vote, but has not yet issued a formal demand that members return to Washington, D.C.

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2 hours ago
Crime
News

Was This Former Capitol Police Officer the Jan 6 Pipe Bomber?

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A forensic gait analysis identified a 94-98 percent match between former Capitol Police Officer Shauni Rae Kerkhoff and the January 6 pipe-bomb suspect.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Former Capitol Police Officer Shauni Rae Kerkhoff, Blaze News investigators, and former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Kyle Seraphin.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The analysis was based on video from Jan 5 and 6, 2021, near Capitol Hill, with Kerkhoff’s movements also compared to Capitol Police footage and earlier soccer footage.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Everything about that tells me that they were involved in a cover-up and have been since day one.” – Kyle Seraphin

🎯IMPACT: The findings raise questions about the FBI’s handling of the nearly five-year-long investigation.

IN FULL

A new investigation has reignited controversy over the unresolved January 6, 2021, pipe bomb case, revealing that a forensic gait analysis may link a former Capitol Police officer to the unidentified suspect. The analysis, carried out by The Blaze, reportedly found a 94 percent match between the walking style of Shauni Rae Kerkhoff, who served more than four years with the U.S. Capitol Police before joining the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in mid-2021, and the suspect seen planting pipe bombs the night before the Capitol riot. One veteran analyst involved in the study said the similarity was closer to 98 percent.

According to The Blaze, the analysis used specialized software to compare video footage of the pipe bomb suspect with earlier recordings of Kerkhoff playing soccer in Ohio. The program evaluated parameters including knee flexion, step length, and cadence. Surveillance videos from January 5 and 6, captured by Capitol Police security cameras, played a central role in the comparison.

The FBI has faced mounting criticism for its failure to identify the suspect nearly five years after the incident, despite offering a $490,000 reward for information. The two pipe bombs were discovered near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees on January 6, diverting law enforcement attention as the Capitol was being breached. The suspect, seen wearing a gray hoodie, gloves, and carrying a backpack, was captured on surveillance cameras walking through residential neighborhoods near both political offices.

Notably, the FBI’s publicly released video footage may have been altered, with frame-rate reductions and lower resolution making accurate gait analysis more difficult. Critics say the bureau’s handling of the evidence has fueled speculation of a cover-up. Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said he had no knowledge of any officer involvement but he has previously expressed doubts about the federal response to the attack.

Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Sund described the events of January 6 as “a cover-up” and claimed the crowd was “crawling with feds.” He suggested that intelligence failures and delayed National Guard deployment appeared deliberate.

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3 hours ago
1A
News

Former Soccer Player Convicted for Being Rude to BBC Presenters Online, Rebuked by Judge for British Flag Scarf.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former footballer Joey Barton was convicted of sending “grossly offensive” social media posts, and a judge criticized him for wearing a Union flag-patterned scarf during the proceedings.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Joey Barton, Judge Andrew Menary KC, broadcaster Jeremy Vine, and TV pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The trial took place at Liverpool Crown Court, England, with sentencing scheduled for December 8.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Might as well own up now because I’d phone the police if I saw you near a primary school on ya bike.” – Joey Barton, in a post directed at BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine.

🎯IMPACT: The case has reignited debates around free speech, political symbolism, and the limits of provocative online commentary.

IN FULL

Former British soccer Premier League player Joey Barton has been convicted of six counts of sending “grossly offensive electronic communications with intent to cause distress or anxiety.” The case, which centered on Barton’s social media posts mocking BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine and soccer commentators Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, has reignited debate over the limits of free speech in the United Kingdom.

Prosecutors told the court that Barton, 43, used his X (formerly Twitter) account, where he has 2.7 million followers, to publish posts that went beyond so-called acceptable commentary. Among them were images superimposing Ward and Aluko’s faces onto those of serial killers Fred and Rose West, referring to Vine as “bike nonce,” and suggestions that the presenter had ties to “Epstein Island.” He added in one post, “Might as well own up now because I’d phone the police if I saw you near a primary [elementary] school on ya bike.” Barton also said Aluko, who is Nigerian, of benefiting from “affirmative action” and “BLM/George Floyd nonsense.”

Barton denied any criminal intent, describing his posts as “dark and stupid humor” intended to provoke debate. His defense argued that making offensive comments should not amount to a crime and warned that the prosecution risked undermining the principle of free expression.

Judge Andrew Menary KC rebuked the former soccer player for wearing a British flag scarf in court, calling it “a stunt to make a point.” Barton was released on bail pending sentencing on December 8.

The case has sparked renewed discussion about Britain’s lack of meaningful free speech rights. Under British law, people can be prosecuted for communications deemed “grossly offensive” or intended to cause “distress”—standards that free speech advocates warn are dangerously subjective.

The Online Safety Act gives regulators further broad powers to demand the removal of supposedly “harmful content” from social media, a policy defended by leftist Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as necessary.

Earlier this year, Reform Party leader  Nigel Farage warned U.S. lawmakers that his country was “sliding into an authoritarian situation” by criminalizing online speech. Free speech advocates have also pointed to recent cases such as that of Lucy Connolly, a woman who received a draconian prison sentence for posting anti-immigrant remarks online.

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3 hours ago
Breaking
Lawfare

BREAKING: Trump Issues Pardons for Giuliani, Eastman, 75 Others.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump issued pardons for members of his 2020 campaign legal team, including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, and Sidney Powell, among others.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, Mark Meadows, and others.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made late Sunday evening, at 10:54 PM local time, via Twitter by Ed Martin, Trump’s “clemency czar.”

💬KEY QUOTE: “No MAGA left behind.” – Ed Martin

🎯IMPACT: The pardons reignite discussions over the 2020 election challenges and the legal fallout for those involved, including Giuliani, who faced professional disgrace and disbarment.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump granted pardons to key figures from his 2020 campaign’s legal squad, such as Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Sidney Powell, and Kenneth Chesebro. The news was announced through an X (formerly Twitter) post from Ed Martin, Trump’s designated “clemency czar,” listing 77 individuals tied to various aspects of the 2020 election dispute. Martin’s post was an update to a previous post in May, in which he pledged, “No MAGA left behind.”

These acts of clemency cover those implicated in the so-called “fake elector” plot, an effort to send alternative electors in states that Joe Biden had supposedly carried. Notably, the list excludes Trump himself, with the America First leader declining to issue a self-pardon.

Beyond the so-called “fake elector” maneuver, the team under Trump filed court challenges alleging fraud in the 2020 vote. Rudy Giuliani, long hailed as “America’s Mayor” for steering New York City through 9/11, saw his reputation come under sustained assault over his part in the election pushback. He lost his law license in both Washington, D.C., and New York.

John Eastman, who advised that disgraced former Vice President Mike Pence could send disputed results back to the states for examination, suffered similar persecution, and was even debanked.

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4 hours ago
Media
News

Trump Plans to Sue BBC for Defamation Over Doctored Jan 6 Speech.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has sent a legal letter to the BBC over Panorama‘s selective editing of his 2021 Capitol riot speech, broadcast shortly before the 2024 presidential election, which spliced different sections together to make it appear as though he was calling for violence.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, BBC Chairman Samir Shah, former Director-General Tim Davie, former CEO of News Deborah Turness, and Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The controversy arose following a BBC Panorama broadcast in 2024, which contained a highly misleading edit of the President. A whistleblower exposed the scandal in November 2025, leading to resignations.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The TOP people in the BBC, including TIM DAVIE, the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, because they were caught ‘doctoring’ my very good (PERFECT!) speech of January 6th.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The BBC faces allegations of institutional bias, with resignations and calls for reform from political leaders and commentators following the Trump speech scandal.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC after it was revealed that the broadcaster’s Panorama program doctored his speech on January 6, 2021. The edits spliced together two different sections of the America First leader’s speech to make it look as though he was calling for violence, and removed a portion where he urged his supporters to demonstrate peacefully.

The scandal, exposed by a whistleblower, has led to the resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and the CEO of News, Deborah Turness. Turness conceded that the matter had escalated to a point of harming the BBC’s reputation.

India-born BBC Chairman Samir Shah came to the organization’s defense in a letter to the British Parliament’s Culture, Media, and Sport Committee, admitting that there have been “occasions when the BBC gets things wrong” but insisting that its issues are being tackled. Of President Trump’s legal letter to the BBC, he said the broadcaster was “now considering how to reply to him,” while offering no apology. 

Notably, the Panorama programme spliced together different sections of Trump’s January 6 speech together and presented him as saying, “We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be with you and we fight. We fight like hell, and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not gonna have a country anymore.” In fact, the America First leader said, “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women,” with the “fight like hell” comments coming almost an hour later.

Reform Party leader and longtime Trump ally Nigel Farage said he has spoken to the President, and he is “absolutely enraged” by the BBC’s behavior. Farage himself accused the broadcaster of “election interference,” with the Panorama edit having been broadcast shortly before the 2025 presidential election.  

Because the BBC is funded by a compulsory television license fee, which must be paid on pain of fines backed by the threat of imprisonment, it is required by its charter to be balanced and impartial. However, it is widely regarded as having an institutional left-wing bias, including by its own veteran broadcasters.

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4 hours ago
Politics

Senate Ends Shutdown Standoff, Passes Deal to Fund the Government.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Senate broke its weeks-long standoff, advancing a deal to end the historic government shutdown.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The Senate vote occurred late Sunday night, with the House expected to return early this week.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s a great development. It’s long overdue. It vindicates our position in this all along.” – Speaker Mike Johnson

🎯IMPACT: The deal ends the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and provides temporary funding through January 30.

IN FULL

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is taking a victory lap after a new House-proposed bill which will temporarily fund the government through January 30 was adopted by the Senate late Sunday. The bill, still needing final approval from the House, saw eight Senate Democrats break ranks and join Republicans in ending the government shutdown.

According to Johnson, the lower chamber will return to Washington, D.C. for session “immediately,” with the Speaker stating: “It’s a great development. It’s long overdue. It vindicates our position in this all along.” Notably, the House left Washington on September 19 and has not returned to session after passing a clean continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government. The Senate Democrats’ rejection of the clean CR is what kicked off the shutdown—which became the longest in U.S. history.

On Sunday evening, eight Senate Democrats joined nearly all Senate Republicans to break a filibuster and advance a new funding deal. The agreement, reached on the 40th day of the shutdown, includes temporary federal funding through January 30, 2026, and provisions for specific appropriations bills covering the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, and the legislative branch.

The deal also includes measures reversing federal layoffs implemented during the Trump administration and guarantees Senate Democrats a vote on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies. However, no such guarantee was made in the House, leading to frustration among progressive lawmakers. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the vote “a very, very bad vote.” At the same time, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) criticized the lack of movement on extending Obamacare tax credits.

Several Republicans highlighted that the final deal closely resembled what Senate GOP leaders had proposed weeks earlier, underscoring the prolonged nature of the standoff and Democratic obstruction.

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5 hours ago
Media
News

BBC Executives Step Down After Falsifying Trump Speech.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: BBC Director General Tim Davie and the CEO of News, Deborah Turness, resigned over a misleading edit of a speech by President Donald J. Trump on January 6, 2021.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tim Davie, Deborah Turness, Donald Trump, and whistleblowers.

📍WHEN & WHERE: London, England, Sunday, October 2023.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Overall the BBC is delivering well, but there have been some mistakes made and as Director-General I have to take ultimate responsibility.” – Tim Davie

🎯IMPACT: The resignations have fueled criticism of the BBC’s impartiality and raised questions about its taxpayer-funded operations.

IN FULL

On Sunday, BBC Director General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness stepped down amid growing backlash over the de facto state broadcaster’s bias, exemplified by a grossly misleading edit of a speech by President Donald J. Trump on January 6, 2021.

In an internal memo to staff that afternoon, Davie confirmed his resignation was “entirely my decision,” while noting, “Overall the BBC is delivering well, but there have been some mistakes made and as Director-General I have to take ultimate responsibility.” He added that he would collaborate with the BBC board for a seamless handover to his replacement.

Turness, who resigned at the same time, said that “mistakes have been made.” The moves came after a whistleblower revealed the BBC aired a “doctored” clip of Trump’s speech, which falsely suggested he urged on the Capitol rioters through the manipulated splicing of two statements made almost an hour apart.

The BBC Panorama programme showed a clip of Trump saying, “We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be with you and we fight. We fight like hell, and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not gonna have a country anymore.” In truth, Trump said, “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women.” The whistleblower’s disclosures ignited fury, including from Donald Trump Jr. “The FAKE NEWS ‘reporters’ in the UK are just as dishonest and full of s**t as the ones here in America!!!!” he wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, branded the BBC “100 percent fake news” and a “propaganda machine,” lamenting that British taxpayers are “forced to foot the bill for a leftist propaganda machine.” Notably, anyone in Britain who watches live programming is required to fund the BBC via a television license, even if none of the programming they watch is BBC content. Non-payment is punished by criminal fines, backed by the threat of imprisonment.

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November 9, 2025
News

This Western Country Is Offering Parents Cash Incentives to Boost Birth Rate.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The capital city of Spain has launched a financial incentive program to encourage higher birth rates, offering payments to parents for having children.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida and the city government.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The program, announced in October 2022, officially began on Tuesday and applies to children born or adopted after June 1, 2025, in Madrid, Spain.

💬KEY QUOTE: “There are people who want to start a family, but they don’t have the right conditions to do so.” – José Luis Martínez-Almeida

🎯IMPACT: The initiative aims to address Spain’s declining birth rate and aging population by providing financial support to families.

IN FULL

A new program in Spain‘s capital, Madrid, is offering families a small financial incentive to have more children as the European Union (EU) country seeks to improve its birth rate. Parents in the city can apply for a subsidy equivalent to $578 (€500) for their initial child, $868 (€750) for a second child, and $1,157 (€1,000) for each additional child thereafter.

The Spanish fertility rate currently sits at a meager 1.4 live births per woman, far below the 2.1 replacement rate considered necessary to maintain population levels. Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida implemented the natality program with the aim of reversing the city and country’s declining birth rate and assisting families with the economic challenges of having children.

Notably, most European countries are contending with an aging population and live births that are well below the replacement level, despite mass migration from the Third World.

The subsidy applies to children born or adopted after June 1, 2025, and parents must apply within two months of the birth or adoption. Applications can be submitted online or at municipal offices. The city government has allocated over $20 million (€17.3 million) to the program’s initial phase, with plans to increase the budget if demand exceeds expectations.

Spain’s national government also offers tax deductions ranging upwards of $1,390 (€1,200) per year for children under age three. Meanwhile, regional governments in Andalucia and Valencia also provide subsidies. Mayor Martínez-Almeida stated during the program’s announcement: “There are people who want to start a family, but they don’t have the right conditions to do so.”

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