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March 18, 2025
News

Veterans Affairs Halting Distribution of Chemical Castration Drugs to Transgenders.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday that it will begin ending access to chemical castration medications for transgenders. VA Secretary Doug Collins emphasized the agency’s commitment to serving all veterans but stated that those seeking gender transition would need to fund such efforts independently. This move follows a similar action underway at the Department of Defense, as previously reported by The National Pulse.

“All eligible Veterans – including trans-identified Veterans – will always be welcome at VA and will always receive the benefits and services they’ve earned under the law. But if Veterans want to attempt to change their sex, they can do so on their own dime,” Sec. Collins said in a statement.

Under the new policy, the VA will stop offering so-called “cross-sex hormone therapy” to veterans with a current or past diagnosis of gender dysphoria. However, exemptions will be made for those already receiving such treatments through the VA or who started them before their military discharge and qualify for VA healthcare.

NO SEX-CHANGE SURGERIES. 

Veterans who do not meet the outlined criteria will be ineligible for these hormone therapies. Further, the VA specified it would not perform any medical or surgical procedures related to gender dysphoria. Financial savings from these policy changes will be reallocated to veterans with severe injuries.

Records on the prevalence and costs of these procedures within the VA are inconsistent. The Veterans Health Administration estimates that fewer than one-tenth of one percent of the 9.1 million veterans under its care identify as transgender. Although VA has historically denied offering sex-change surgeries, a recent report suggests that the agency previously circumvented policies to provide gender-transition-related items under the Biden government.

These services included prosthetic devices and accessories designed to assist with gender presentation. Such practices were authorized under Directive 1341(4), which has since been revoked. The latest VA announcement aligns with an executive order signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 20 affirming the policy that U.S. law recognizes only two biological sexes.

Image via FCDO.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday that it will begin ending access to chemical castration medications for transgenders. VA Secretary Doug Collins emphasized the agency's commitment to serving all veterans but stated that those seeking gender transition would need to fund such efforts independently. This move follows a similar action underway at the Department of Defense, as previously reported by The National Pulse. show more
March 18, 2025
William Upton
Lawfare
SCOTUS

SCOTUS Chief Defends Lawfare Judge Against Trump Impeachment Call.

In a statement released Tuesday, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuffed Congressional Republican and Trump White House efforts to impeach federal judges who are actively hampering executive branch actions, described by some legal scholars as concerning examples of judicial overreach. Chief Justice Roberts emphasized that “impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement.”

“For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts claimed, adding: “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”

However, Chief Justice Robers and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett have both been the target of criticism over their refusal to intervene on judicial decisions at the District Court level, where judges have arguably usurped executive authority and forced President Donald J. Trump to reverse decisions typically left to the White House alone. It appears the statement by Roberts was prompted by a post by Trump on Truth Social urging the impeachment of U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg, who this past weekend attempted to bar the deportation of over 200 dangerous and violent Venezuelan illegal immigrants who are members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang.

Notably, Judge Boasberg’s ruling marked a rare moment of judicial interference with a president’s national security authority, as the Trump administration designated TdA a foreign terrorist organization in February. Additionally, the Trump White House contends that deportations are justified under the Alien Enemies Act, bolstering administration claims that the matter is purely one of national security and outside the jurisdiction of a federal District Court judge.

The National Pulse reported last week that President Trump has faced more than double the number of lawsuits any past president has grappled with in their first two months.

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In a statement released Tuesday, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuffed Congressional Republican and Trump White House efforts to impeach federal judges who are actively hampering executive branch actions, described by some legal scholars as concerning examples of judicial overreach. Chief Justice Roberts emphasized that "impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement." show more
March 18, 2025
William Upton
News

Trump Ends Secret Service Protections for Hunter and Ashley Biden.

President Donald J. Trump has moved to end United States Secret Service (USSS) protection for former President Joe Biden’s adult children, Hunter and Ashley. The move was announced after it was revealed that Hunter Biden had received a Secret Service protection detail for some time despite the fact that protection details end for adult children when the president leaves office. In the case of the Biden family, protections had been extended at Joe Biden’s request until July.

“Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended period of time, all paid for by the United States Taxpayer. There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous! ” President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “He is currently vacationing in, of all places, South Africa, where the Human Rights of people has been strenuously questioned. Because of this, South Africa has been taken off our list of Countries receiving Economic and Financial Assistance. Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection. Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list.”

While previous former presidents have extended USSS security details for their children, the large protective details extended for Hunter and Ashley Biden are unusual. Only former presidents and their spouses receive lifelong Secret Service protections.

The National Pulse reported at the beginning of March that Hunter Biden was forced to drop a lawsuit against former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler, whom he accused of unlawfully accessing and disseminating data from his infamous “laptop from hell.” Attorneys for Hunter Biden informed the judge that mounting financial difficulties and debts would prevent their client’s litigation from continuing.

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President Donald J. Trump has moved to end United States Secret Service (USSS) protection for former President Joe Biden's adult children, Hunter and Ashley. The move was announced after it was revealed that Hunter Biden had received a Secret Service protection detail for some time despite the fact that protection details end for adult children when the president leaves office. In the case of the Biden family, protections had been extended at Joe Biden's request until July. show more
March 18, 2025
Science

Trump Halts Biden Funding for Transgender Animal Research.

The Trump administration has announced the termination of taxpayer-funded grants for transgender experiments on animals, according to the watchdog group White Coat Waste Project (WCW). Initially awarded under President Joe Biden’s government, these grants were directed to Harvard University and recently ended by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

One grant, valued at $299,940, was designated for research on “Gender-Affirming Testosterone Therapy on Breast Cancer Risk and Treatment Outcomes.” This project aimed to explore breast cancer risks associated with testosterone therapy in “transmasculine” individuals by conducting experiments on female mice, which involved administering testosterone and removing ovaries. The study, which began in September 2023, was initially set to conclude in August 2025 but was cut short by the Trump administration.

Another grant, valued at $442,444, focused on the “Molecular Mechanisms of Hormone-Mediated Sex Differences in Wound Healing” and was slated to receive $2.2 million through 2029. Beginning in September 2024, this project’s funding was also terminated. The research involved experiments examining wound healing in animals treated with exogenous hormones, aiming to understand the impacts of transgender hormone therapy.

Anthony Bellotti, President of WCW, praised the Trump administration for cutting these grants, describing the move as a victory against wasteful taxpayer spending on animal experiments. WCW reported that nine such grants, totaling over $8 million, had been slashed.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer reported in February that $241 million in taxpayer funds had been utilized for transgender animal experiments during Biden’s tenure.

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The Trump administration has announced the termination of taxpayer-funded grants for transgender experiments on animals, according to the watchdog group White Coat Waste Project (WCW). Initially awarded under President Joe Biden's government, these grants were directed to Harvard University and recently ended by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). show more
March 17, 2025
War

U.S. Pulls Out of Group Seeking to Prosecute Putin as Trump Focuses on Peace.

The U.S. is exiting the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, a group the former Biden government joined in 2023 to virtue-signal about Russian President Vladimir Putin and others being guilty of war crimes. This move signals President Donald J. Trump’s intent to dial back Biden’s emphasis on personally attacking the Russian leader for alleged crimes and instead seeking to negotiate a peace settlement.

The group was established to address aggression—defined under international law as a violation of a nation’s sovereignty without self-defense justification—holding Russia and its allies, including Belarus, North Korea, and Iran, responsible.
Michael Schmid, president of Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation that oversees the center, confirmed in an internal letter that U.S. authorities will end their participation by late March.

He stressed that the group remains dedicated to prosecuting those behind major international crimes in Ukraine, but its ability to do so without U.S. support will be close to zero.

Separately, the Trump administration is scaling down the Justice Department’s War Crimes Accountability Team, or WarCAT, launched in 2022 under then-Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. The team aimed to support efforts to prosecute Russians following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. During Biden’s tenure, WarCAT played a key role in assisting Ukraine’s corrupt legal system with logistics, training, and case-building.

According to sources, the Trump administration has not detailed its reasons for leaving the investigative group beyond citing a need to redirect resources.

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The U.S. is exiting the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, a group the former Biden government joined in 2023 to virtue-signal about Russian President Vladimir Putin and others being guilty of war crimes. This move signals President Donald J. Trump's intent to dial back Biden's emphasis on personally attacking the Russian leader for alleged crimes and instead seeking to negotiate a peace settlement. show more
March 17, 2025
Immigration
NatSec

Trump’s CBP Awards First Border Wall Contract of Second Term.

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has allocated close to $70 million to Granite Construction Co. to expand the southern border wall, marking the first such contract during President Donald J. Trump‘s second term. The plan involves constructing an additional seven miles of the barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. This development was announced Saturday by CBP, which emphasized the aim of addressing “critical openings” in the wall, not fully completed during Trump’s first term.

The focus of the new construction is a section of the Rio Grande Valley, identified as a frequent entry point for illegal immigrant crossings and a corridor for smuggling activities, including drugs and human trafficking. CBP has articulated the importance of this expansion for aiding the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to curb illegal activities at the border.

Joe Biden had halted funding for the border wall, a move now reversed with this latest contract. Kristi Noem, Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary, confirmed that construction commenced on Sunday. In a video posted to social media while in Arizona, Noem stated, “Everybody, I’m here in Arizona, and right at this spot you can see where the border wall ends.” She further announced the commencement of “seven new miles of construction,” emphasizing a commitment to “make America safe again.”

Granite Construction Co., based in California, has engaged in numerous government projects in the past.

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United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has allocated close to $70 million to Granite Construction Co. to expand the southern border wall, marking the first such contract during President Donald J. Trump's second term. The plan involves constructing an additional seven miles of the barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. This development was announced Saturday by CBP, which emphasized the aim of addressing "critical openings" in the wall, not fully completed during Trump's first term. show more
March 17, 2025
William Upton
Media

Far Left Daily Beast Twists Trump Chivalry Story Into Lurid Clickbait.

The far-left Daily Beast website has been caught twisting a chivalrous story about President Donald J. Trump to drive reader traffic and smear the American First leader along with Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). A story published on Monday by Erkki Forster, a breaking news intern with the Daily Beast, is emblazoned with the headline: ‘”Don’t Tell Melania’: Trump Once Offered Rising MAGA Star His Bed”—suggesting a lurid encounter between President Trump and Rep. Luna. However, the actual details, posted by the Republican Congresswoman in response, show a very different story.

“I seldom respond to nasty headlines because I don’t like giving trash credibility, however, being that there is allegedly a book coming out with me named and attacking [the President], his marriage, our first lady, and frankly implying something distasteful about me, I am responding,” Rep. Luna wrote on X (formerly Twitter). She stated: “I was very pregnant and at the time experiencing pre-eclampsia symptoms, but was not diagnosed. As soon as [Donald Trump] boarded the plane, being the gentleman and good person that he is, said if I did not feel well, I could use the back room.”

‘A SHIT HIT PIECE.’

Rep. Luna continued: “He did this in a respectful way and in front of my husband, of which we thanked him. He also assured me that they had a medical team on board in case anything happened and they were aware of how pregnant I was.”

“This was the most compassionate thing that could’ve been done at the time. I find it disgusting that the author fails to recognize that. A few weeks later, I was induced because I did have pre-eclampsia,” she added.

Addressing the manipulated context—sourced from a forthcoming book by Axios‘ Alex Isenstadt—the Florida Congresswoman stated: “The author of this book never reached out to me for comment. Which means that this book is likely going to be a shit hit piece. If people in [President Trump’s] orbit are talking to this author, they need to be cut off immediately. This is gross. ”

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The far-left Daily Beast website has been caught twisting a chivalrous story about President Donald J. Trump to drive reader traffic and smear the American First leader along with Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). A story published on Monday by Erkki Forster, a breaking news intern with the Daily Beast, is emblazoned with the headline: '"Don’t Tell Melania’: Trump Once Offered Rising MAGA Star His Bed"—suggesting a lurid encounter between President Trump and Rep. Luna. However, the actual details, posted by the Republican Congresswoman in response, show a very different story. show more
March 17, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Breaking

BREAKING: Trump Announces JFK Files Will Be Released TOMORROW.

President Donald J. Trump has announced the government’s John F. Kennedy assassination files will be released on Tuesday, March 18. Questions have swirled around the assassination of JFK for “decades,” the America First leader noted, but United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has now prepared all relevant documents for release on his instruction.

White House correspondent Shelby Talcott reports President Trump as saying there are about 80,000 pages of documents poised for release and that he does not expect them to be redacted. Before now, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) had been accused by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson of attempting to frustrate the file release.

President Kennedy’s nephew, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., currently serves as Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary in the Trump administration. He has previously thanked President Trump for committing to public transparency on the assassinations of his uncle, as well as his father, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Martin Luther King Jr.

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President Donald J. Trump has announced the government's John F. Kennedy assassination files will be released on Tuesday, March 18. Questions have swirled around the assassination of JFK for "decades," the America First leader noted, but United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has now prepared all relevant documents for release on his instruction. show more
March 17, 2025
William Upton
Economy

Egg Prices Continue to Plummet Under Trump.

The price of eggs continues to fall in the United States following measures taken by President Donald J. Trump‘s White House to increase supply and reduce costs. Under the policies of former President Joe Biden, the price of a dozen eggs had hit $6.55 by January 21, 2025. However, President Trump’s actions have reduced egg prices by nearly 50 percent since his inauguration, with the newest average price-per-dozen now at $3.45, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Daily National Shell Egg Index Report.

Since the Trump administration announced new measures to tackle the high cost of eggs in late February, prices have continued to drop. Notably, just two weeks after the new measures were announced, the price of a dozen eggs had fallen by nearly $2.00. Notably, the Trump administration is set to invest around a billion dollars in stabilizing prices, largely by combatting avian flu and supporting vaccine research.

Under the former Biden government, large-scale poultry and egg farm culls—due to avian flu outbreaks—greatly constrained the supply of chicken and eggs in the United States, causing a spike in prices. Additionally, grocery prices—across the board—had risen under Biden due to runaway inflationary pressures.

Economic data released last week indicates that President Trump has halted inflation, with upward cost pressure on producers and core prices both dropping.

Image by Pietro Izzo.

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The price of eggs continues to fall in the United States following measures taken by President Donald J. Trump's White House to increase supply and reduce costs. Under the policies of former President Joe Biden, the price of a dozen eggs had hit $6.55 by January 21, 2025. However, President Trump's actions have reduced egg prices by nearly 50 percent since his inauguration, with the newest average price-per-dozen now at $3.45, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Daily National Shell Egg Index Report. show more
March 17, 2025
Immigration
NatSec

The 43 Nations Mentioned in Trump’s New Travel Ban.

President Donald J. Trump‘s administration is reportedly preparing to broaden a travel ban, affecting 43 countries categorized into three levels of perceived security threat. Draft plans suggest citizens from 11 nations, including Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria, would face a complete entry ban, having been placed on the “red” list. Meanwhile, the “orange” list, containing 10 countries including Belarus, Haiti, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Russia, would require citizens to undergo in-person interviews for visa eligibility.

Across the third level, the “yellow” list, there are 22 countries, primarily located in Africa. These nations have been granted a 60-day timeframe to enhance their security measures, with failure to do so potentially resulting in reclassification to the more restrictive lists. This move follows an executive order signed two months earlier by President Trump, instructing officials to pinpoint countries with inadequate vetting systems.

The White House has emphasized that no definitive decision has been made regarding the final implementation of the proposed travel restrictions. The administration states that the lists are still under review and adjustments could be made based on further diplomatic engagements and assessments of security practices. The draft proposal represents an extension of President Trump’s longstanding focus on national security and immigration vetting processes.

The proposal is seeing pushback from far-left open-borders advocacy groups and is expected to spur legal intervention by federal courts. The administration, however, maintains that the aim of the proposed measures is to safeguard the nation by ensuring proper vetting of foreign nationals entering the United States.

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President Donald J. Trump's administration is reportedly preparing to broaden a travel ban, affecting 43 countries categorized into three levels of perceived security threat. Draft plans suggest citizens from 11 nations, including Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria, would face a complete entry ban, having been placed on the "red" list. Meanwhile, the "orange" list, containing 10 countries including Belarus, Haiti, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Russia, would require citizens to undergo in-person interviews for visa eligibility. show more