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March 17, 2025
News

Trump Declares Biden Pardons ‘VOID.’

President Donald J. Trump has declared that pardons issued by former President Joe Biden are invalid, as they were signed using an autopen without Biden’s knowledge. In a Truth Social post, Trump asserted that Biden’s decision to pardon members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol protests, among others, is “VOID.” Trump argues that Biden did not personally approve the documents, suggesting a potential crime was committed in their authorization.

“The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,” President Trump announced on his Truth Social platform. “In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them!”

Trump’s statements follow concerns raised by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project, which suggested Biden’s extensive use of an autopen during his presidency. The project collected numerous documents bearing Biden’s signature, identifying most as produced using an autopen.

Biden announced his pardons on January 20, his final day in office, covering a range of individuals, including former military leaders, health officials, congressional committee members, and Capitol police officers. Referring to January 6 Committee members, Trump said they “destroyed and deleted ALL evidence obtained during their two year Witch Hunt of me, and many other innocent people, [and] should fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level.”

Asked aboard Air Force One about the validity of documents signed by autopen, Trump suggested a court would ultimately decide the matter.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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President Donald J. Trump has declared that pardons issued by former President Joe Biden are invalid, as they were signed using an autopen without Biden’s knowledge. In a Truth Social post, Trump asserted that Biden's decision to pardon members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol protests, among others, is "VOID." Trump argues that Biden did not personally approve the documents, suggesting a potential crime was committed in their authorization. show more
March 14, 2025
News

USPS and DOGE Agree on Jobs Cuts. Here’s How Many, and What Kind…

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to implement significant budgetary measures and workforce reductions, as detailed in a recent letter from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to Congress. The plans involve cutting 10,000 USPS employees and billions in operating costs, with assistance from Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This initiative aims to address ongoing financial challenges within the $78 billion-a-year agency.

The agreement includes collaboration with the General Services Administration (GSA) to identify further efficiencies. The letter outlines several USPS issues, such as mismanagement of retirement assets and challenges related to regulatory compliance. DeJoy emphasized the complexity of the agency’s problems, highlighting the need for ongoing reform.

The National Pulse reported last April that DeJoy sought a new stamp price increase after raising the cost of a first-class stamp three times in less than two years to stymie the USPS’s ongoing revenue problems. DeJoy said the hike was needed after the then-Biden government ditched USPS reforms enacted during President Donald J. Trump’s first term in office.

Currently, USPS employs approximately 640,000 workers and plans to initiate a voluntary early retirement program to manage the workforce reduction. The agency has previously undertaken significant cost-cutting measures, including reducing 30,000 employees in 2021. These efforts aim to adapt to the decline in first-class mail usage, though calls for USPS privatization and potential control by the Commerce Department have been a point of contention.

Brian L. Renfroe, President of the National Association of Letter Carriers, expressed openness to addressing USPS’s challenges but stood against privatization efforts. Renfroe emphasized preserving jobs and maintaining universal postal service as essential priorities.

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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plans to implement significant budgetary measures and workforce reductions, as detailed in a recent letter from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to Congress. The plans involve cutting 10,000 USPS employees and billions in operating costs, with assistance from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This initiative aims to address ongoing financial challenges within the $78 billion-a-year agency. show more
March 14, 2025
William Upton
Fact Check

FACT CHECK: Far-Left Group’s NowDC March Isn’t a Veterans March, Despite Media Claims.

The corporate media is promoting a demonstration on the National Mall organized by the far-left Fourteenth Now organization as a veterans march. However, the NowDC march on the National Mall isn’t a veterans march at all, and its organizer, Fourteenth Now, isn’t a veterans interest group—though that hasn’t stopped outlets like Newsweek from claiming so.

Fourteenth Now is a political group founded by Jessica Denson, a political staffer who worked on the 2016 Trump campaign and subsequently became a far-left critic of President Donald J. Trump. Despite Denson’s relatively minor role in 2016, she has used her Trump campaign stint to become a media darling and fundraise for her Fourteenth Now group. Notably, Denson is not a veteran; rather, she is a failed Hollywood actress who was accused by her supervisor during the 2016 Trump campaign of leaking President Trump’s private tax returns.

Denson and her organization have routinely held small protests in Washington, D.C., demanding Congress use the 14th Amendment to bar President Trump from office. The National Pulse has previously noted that Trump was never convicted of insurrection—a prerequisite for the use of the 14th Amendment—and the United States Supreme Court has ruled that Trump is not disqualified from office under the constitutional provision.

WHY IT MATTERS.

Simply put, what is being billed as a veterans march isn’t one at all. Fourteenth Now isn’t a veterans group; Jessica Denson isn’t a veteran, and the only connection to veterans the NowDC march has is that Denson and her organization are asking veterans to join them. At best, what Denson and Fourteenth Now are doing is a shameless political grift; at worst, it is a bizarre attempt at Stolen Valor.

Veterans’ marches in Washington, D.C., hold significant historical meaning. While the NowDC organizing website uses stock photos from Martin Luther King Jr.‘s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, by portraying itself as a veterans’ march, Denson is evoking the image of Marine Corps General Smedley Butler and his Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.

In June 1932, Butler led nearly 50,000—including upwards of 20,000 World War I veterans—in a march on Washington, D.C., to demand Service Certificates be paid out early as the Great Depression left many veterans out of work. When Congress adjourned without action on the veterans’ demands, the Bonus Army occupied the National Mall for over a month until they were dispersed in a calvary charge led by General Douglas MacArthur.

Image by Burkhard Mücke.

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The corporate media is promoting a demonstration on the National Mall organized by the far-left Fourteenth Now organization as a veterans march. However, the NowDC march on the National Mall isn't a veterans march at all, and its organizer, Fourteenth Now, isn't a veterans interest group—though that hasn't stopped outlets like Newsweek from claiming so. show more
March 14, 2025
News

WATCH: Classless Libs Jeer Vance & Family at Kennedy Center Concert.

Mannerless liberals heckled Vice President J.D. Vance and his family at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where President Donald J. Trump recently took over as chairman, in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The Vice President was attending a National Symphony Orchestra concert in his first appearance at the venue since President Trump assumed control of it.

As Vance, accompanied by his wife Usha, settled into a box-tier seat, some audience members greeted him with boos lasting around 30 seconds. A video capturing the scene shows Vance taking the incident in stride, waving to those gathered.

The Vances remained for the whole concert despite the event starting approximately 20 minutes late due to heightened security.

Last month, Trump removed Kennedy Center board members appointed during Joe Biden’s administration. Trump’s moves as chairman have been assertive, aligning with his criticism of the center as overly “wokey” in recent years.

Usha Vance’s recent appointment to the Kennedy Center’s board aligns with Trump’s strategic placements, also including figures like Susie Wiles and Laura Ingraham.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Mannerless liberals heckled Vice President J.D. Vance and his family at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where President Donald J. Trump recently took over as chairman, in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The Vice President was attending a National Symphony Orchestra concert in his first appearance at the venue since President Trump assumed control of it. show more
March 14, 2025
Health
News

MAHA Scores String of Victories on Fluoride, Food Safety, and Vaccination Policies.

The “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, associated with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and backed by President Donald J. Trump during the 2024 election, has scored several major victories at both the state and federal levels in recent days. Utah is set to become the first state in the U.S. to prohibit fluoride in public drinking water. Meanwhile, at the federal level, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is halting research into vaccine hesitancy while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating potential connections between vaccinations and the development of autism in children.

Utah’s Republican Governor, Spencer Cox, will soon sign legislation sponsored by State Representative Stephanie Gricius (R) into law, ending the fluoridation of public drinking water in the state on May 7. This will make Utah the first state in the U.S. to explicitly ban public water fluoridation—though Hawaii currently does not require the practice, leaving fluoridation policy up to local governments. While only two counties in Utah currently fluoridate water, nearly half of the Beehive State’s population resides there.

The MAHA movement has actively campaigned against water fluoridation, labeling fluoride as an industrial byproduct linked to various health issues. Kennedy has referenced studies and a court ruling suggesting fluoride poses an “unreasonable risk” and requested an evaluation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Meanwhile, the NIH has halted funding for research into vaccine hesitancy. Around 40 grants dedicated to studying why Americans decline vaccination are being cut. Additionally, the CDC is investigating potential connections between vaccinations and rising autism rates, noting a study that found one in 36 U.S. children is diagnosed with autism—up from one in 10,000 in 1970.

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The "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement, associated with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and backed by President Donald J. Trump during the 2024 election, has scored several major victories at both the state and federal levels in recent days. Utah is set to become the first state in the U.S. to prohibit fluoride in public drinking water. Meanwhile, at the federal level, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is halting research into vaccine hesitancy while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating potential connections between vaccinations and the development of autism in children. show more
March 13, 2025
William Upton
Lawfare

Far-Left San Francisco Judge Orders Trump to Rehire Thousands of Fired Bureaucrats.

A federal judge on Thursday afternoon ordered President Donald J. Trump‘s administration to rehire thousands of probationary federal workers dismissed as part of government cost-cutting measures in recent weeks. Federal District Court Judge William Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California—appointed to the bench in 1999 by then-President Bill Clinton—ruled that Trump’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) had unlawfully terminated federal employees with the Departments of Defense, Treasury, Energy, Interior, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs.

In his ruling, Judge Alsup called the terminations “unlawful” and described the OPM’s statutory justifications for the mass firings as a “sham.” However, the far-left District Court judge did not go so far as to say federal agencies could not engage in force reductions—but stipulated that proper federal statutes and procedures would need to be followed.

From the bench, the Clinton-appointed judge lashed out at Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys, whom he accused of trying to hide who directed the layoffs. “You will not bring the people in here to be cross-examined. You’re afraid to do so because you know cross-examination would reveal the truth,” Alsup said. “I tend to doubt that you’re telling me the truth. … I’m tired of seeing you stonewall on trying to get at the truth.”

‘A CRAZY JUDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO.’

Additionally, Judge Alsup called OPM’s argument that the layoffs were performance-based “a gimmick,” again baselessly accusing the Trump administration of dishonesty: “It is sad, a sad day when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie.”

In a brief moment of self-awareness—and perhaps realizing his statements announcing his ruling could see him quickly reversed on appeal—Alsup added: “The words that I give you today should not be taken that some wild-and-crazy judge in San Francisco said that an administration cannot engage in a reduction in force. It can be done, if it’s done in accordance with the law.”

The lawsuit was brought by a federal employee union representing government workers. Meanwhile, in a similar case involving President Trump’s buyout offer, U.S. District Court Judge George O’Toole ruled that federal employment policies were outside the jurisdiction of federal courts and should be adjudicated by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).

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A federal judge on Thursday afternoon ordered President Donald J. Trump's administration to rehire thousands of probationary federal workers dismissed as part of government cost-cutting measures in recent weeks. Federal District Court Judge William Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California—appointed to the bench in 1999 by then-President Bill Clinton—ruled that Trump's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) had unlawfully terminated federal employees with the Departments of Defense, Treasury, Energy, Interior, Agriculture, and Veterans Affairs. show more
March 13, 2025
Corruption
Crime
Immigration

Trump DOJ Investigates NYC Illegal Immigrant Hotels for Criminal Activity.

President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued subpoenas to two New York City hotels that were converted into aid centers and shelters for illegal immigrants. The subpoenas order the infamous Roosevelt Hotel and the Stewart Hotel to provide federal prosecutors with the names of individuals, contractors, and other entities that oversaw the “funding and management of the illegal immigrant/migrant shelter program.” Additionally, the DOJ is seeking the names and other identifying information of the individuals who stayed at both hotels.

In addition to the Roosevelt Hotel and the Stewart Hotel, the Hotel Chandler also received a DOJ subpoena. While the Hotel Chandler is being operated ostensibly as a homeless shelter, it appears federal prosecutors believe the facility has either housed illegal immigrants in the past or is connected financially to the other two hotels.

The DOJ investigation is centered on suspected violations of federal immigration law and is explicitly directed at the hotels and their operators rather than New York City government officials. Since its conversion to an aid center and shelter in May 2023, the Roosevelt Hotel alone has processed 173,000 illegal immigrants. In exchange for serving as a shelter, the New York City government agreed to pay up to $220 million to the hotel, which is owned by the Pakistani government, as part of a larger financial arrangement involving an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package.

Currently, the city provides shelter and assistance to around 45,000 illegal immigrants—down from a peak of around 70,000 in January last year. Notably, Mayor Eric Adams testified before Congress that his city has spent nearly $7 billion on housing and feeding an estimated 232,000 illegal immigrants since 2022.

The National Pulse reported in late February that Adams announced that the city is moving to shut down the Roosevelt Hotel shelter facility.

Image by Billy Hathorn.

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President Donald J. Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued subpoenas to two New York City hotels that were converted into aid centers and shelters for illegal immigrants. The subpoenas order the infamous Roosevelt Hotel and the Stewart Hotel to provide federal prosecutors with the names of individuals, contractors, and other entities that oversaw the "funding and management of the illegal immigrant/migrant shelter program." Additionally, the DOJ is seeking the names and other identifying information of the individuals who stayed at both hotels. show more
March 13, 2025
William Upton
War
World

Putin Appears to Agree to Ceasefire ‘Framework’ — But No Confirmed Deal Yet.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have agreed to the framework of a ceasefire deal with Ukraine proposed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump. However, the Russian leader stopped short of confirming that he accepts the terms of the U.S.-brokered plan as written and recently agreed to by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The comments from Putin, made during a Thursday press conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, mark significant progress in Trump’s efforts to end the three-year-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russian officials had until recently refused to acknowledge Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and, as early as Thursday morning, had flatly dismissed the American-negotiated ceasefire deal.

“We agree with the proposals for the ceasefire, but our position is based on the assumption that the ceasefire would lead to a long-term peace. Something that would remove the initial reasons for the crisis,” Putin said. The Russian president added that he would discuss the proposal further with U.S. negotiators and perhaps speak over the phone with President Trump about the plan.

Earlier on Thursday, the Russian government’s negotiator, Yuri Ushakov, appeared to reject the ceasefire proposal outright in off-the-cuff comments made to Russian media. However, an overnight move by President Trump’s Treasury Department to cut off all Russian oil sales to the European Union allowed under a sanctions exemption issued by the former Biden government may have pushed Putin to reverse course.

Putin specifically cited the issue of restoring Russian oil and gas sales to European nations during the press conference on Thursday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have agreed to the framework of a ceasefire deal with Ukraine proposed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump. However, the Russian leader stopped short of confirming that he accepts the terms of the U.S.-brokered plan as written and recently agreed to by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. show more
March 13, 2025
Economy

Trump Halted Producer Inflation and Reduced Core Prices Drop in First Month.

Trade tariffs imposed by President Donald J. Trump have not caused a rise in inflation, despite claims in the corporate media that foreign import levies would drive up production costs for American manufacturers and prices for consumers. In February, the core producer price index (PPI) for final demand in the U.S. decreased by 0.1 percent, signaling a decline in prices for goods and services, excluding food and energy.

The broader PPI remained unchanged during the same period, showing no inflation overall for the month. Economists had predicted a 0.3 percent increase in the broad PPI and a 0.5 percent rise in core prices. However, these projections were not met, with the data indicating price stability and a reduction in core prices instead.

Notably, the PPI measures prices that U.S. businesses receive for goods, services, and construction, although it excludes export prices and sales taxes. It offers a different perspective from the consumer price index (CPI), which reflects prices paid by U.S. consumers and includes sales taxes but excludes those paid by businesses and government entities. February’s CPI and core consumer prices both increased by 0.2 percent—showing minimal change in inflation.

While the PPI and core PPI remain up 3.2 and 3.4 percent, respectively, from a year ago—signaling that inflationary pressures continue to linger—this is mostly attributable to a lag effect from the high rate of inflation experienced under former President Joe Biden.

Additionally, goods prices rose by only 0.3 percent in February compared to January’s higher rate, while services prices fell by 0.2 percent.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Trade tariffs imposed by President Donald J. Trump have not caused a rise in inflation, despite claims in the corporate media that foreign import levies would drive up production costs for American manufacturers and prices for consumers. In February, the core producer price index (PPI) for final demand in the U.S. decreased by 0.1 percent, signaling a decline in prices for goods and services, excluding food and energy. show more
March 13, 2025
World

Trump Admin Weighs Military Options for ‘Reclaiming the Panama Canal.’

President Donald J. Trump is directing the Pentagon to develop plans for a strategic increase in U.S. military personnel at the Panama Canal as part of the American First leader’s goal of retaking control of the vital shipping passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The move follows President Trump’s joint address to Congress last week, in which he pledged that “to further enhance our national security, my administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal.”

U.S. Southern Command is evaluating various strategies, ranging from enhanced collaboration with the Panamanian military to more aggressive measures such as a potential military takeover of the canal, Pentagon officials say. The necessity of military action would depend on Panama’s willingness to cooperate. A number of draft strategies are believed to have already been presented to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth by the head of Southern Command, Admiral Alvin Holsey.

While a U.S. invasion of Panama remains a remote possibility, an increased military presence is under consideration to secure U.S. access to the canal. The U.S. currently has a fluctuating military presence in Panama, with approximately 200 troops, including Special Forces units.

President Trump contends that American control of the Panama Canal is necessary to diminish China’s influence in Panama. However, both Panama and China have rebuffed the notion of the canal’s return to U.S. control, with Chinese representatives labeling U.S. efforts as “coercive.”

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President Donald J. Trump is directing the Pentagon to develop plans for a strategic increase in U.S. military personnel at the Panama Canal as part of the American First leader's goal of retaking control of the vital shipping passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The move follows President Trump's joint address to Congress last week, in which he pledged that "to further enhance our national security, my administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal." show more