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February 20, 2025
Crime
Politics

Trump Urges Federal Takeover of Washington D.C. to Restore Law and Order.

President Donald J. Trump is pushing for federal intervention in Washington, D.C., citing crime and homelessness as major issues. Aboard Air Force One on Wednesday evening, Trump emphasized the need for federal oversight to establish law and order in the capital, claiming local Democratic leadership is insufficient. He mentioned imminent plans to sign an executive order aimed at compelling D.C. officials to tackle crime and dismantle homeless encampments.

“I think that we should govern the District of Columbia,” Trump said, responding to a question posed by a member of the press pool. “I think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely flawlessly beautiful. And I think we should take over Washington, D.C.”

“I think the federal government should take over the governance of D.C. and run it really, really properly,” Trump reiterated.

Highlighting the Metropolitan Police Department, President Trump expressed a belief that they are not being adequately utilized under current management. Despite expressing personal regard for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Trump criticized the local administration for high crime rates and for allowing public spaces to become overrun with homelessness and vandalism.

The President also voiced concerns about the city’s image, especially with international dignitaries like French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visiting. Trump stressed his campaign commitment to revitalizing Washington, D.C., promising to rejuvenate the area and address crime rates.

Trump’s prospective executive action may include initiatives to impose stricter penalties for gun-related offenses and minor crimes like public urination, alongside enhanced protection for national sites and parks. This development aligns with recent legislative efforts by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN), who have proposed terminating the district’s self-governance.

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President Donald J. Trump is pushing for federal intervention in Washington, D.C., citing crime and homelessness as major issues. Aboard Air Force One on Wednesday evening, Trump emphasized the need for federal oversight to establish law and order in the capital, claiming local Democratic leadership is insufficient. He mentioned imminent plans to sign an executive order aimed at compelling D.C. officials to tackle crime and dismantle homeless encampments. show more
February 20, 2025
News

DOGE Reveals Federal Govt Has 4 Million Credit Cards, Racking Up Over 90 Million Charges.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, revealed the U.S. government manages over 4 million active credit card accounts, facilitating approximately 90 million transactions. According to DOGE, these transactions amounted to $40 billion in expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024.

A detailed report from DOGE outlined that the Department of Defense (D0D) led in transaction volume, recording roughly 27.2 million purchases across 2.4 million accounts. Other notable agencies in terms of credit card spending included the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the General Services Administration (GSA).

President Donald J. Trump continues to back DOGE’s initiatives, urging a reduction in government waste and advocating for a downsized federal bureaucracy. The National Pulse reported earlier this week that DOGE discovered $4.7 trillion in federal transactions lack a Treasury Account Symbol (TAS), a vital tracking code. This suggests tens of thousands of payments over many years are likely untraceable.

On Tuesday, President Trump issued a memorandum to all federal agencies “requiring radical transparency regarding wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars.” The document emphasizes the need to halt excessive government spending on programs and projects not aligned with American interests.

“For too long, taxpayers have subsidized ideological projects overseas and domestic organizations engaged in actions that undermine the national interest,” the memo states, adding: “The Trump Administration is aggressively investigating Biden-era programs that wasted billions of taxpayer dollars on inefficient and politically-driven projects, including canceling unnecessary government contracts and grants that do not serve the national interest.”

Image by Ted Eytan.

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, revealed the U.S. government manages over 4 million active credit card accounts, facilitating approximately 90 million transactions. According to DOGE, these transactions amounted to $40 billion in expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024. show more
February 20, 2025
News

Trump Proposes Returning 20% of DOGE Savings to Americans.

On Wednesday, during an event in Miami Beach, President Donald J. Trump outlined a plan to distribute 20 percent of the savings generated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to American taxpayers. He suggested that another 20 percent of these savings could help reduce the national debt.

This initiative follows suggestions for a “DOGE dividend” from users on the social media platform X, owned by DOGE chief Elon Musk. “I love it,” Trump said. “A 20 percent dividend, so to speak, for the money that we’re saving by going after the waste, fraud and abuse and all of the other things that are happening. I think it’s a great idea.”

DOGE has reportedly identified approximately $55 billion in savings through cuts in federal spending, including reductions in the U.S. Department for International Development (USAID), the Department of Education, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. However, some of these reduction efforts are subject to ongoing legal challenges.

There is no clear plan yet from the Trump administration regarding the use of the remaining 60 percent of DOGE’s identified savings. The potential for using DOGE as a tool to both reward citizens and address national financial concerns is still under discussion.

DOGE is set to function until July 4, 2026, when it is scheduled for dissolution.

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On Wednesday, during an event in Miami Beach, President Donald J. Trump outlined a plan to distribute 20 percent of the savings generated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to American taxpayers. He suggested that another 20 percent of these savings could help reduce the national debt. show more
February 20, 2025
Health

Trump Admin Health Officials Appear Poised to Reverse Govt’s Vaccine Stance.

The appointment and pending appointments of several high-profile public health figures by President Donald J. Trump to his administration could portend pause or even suspension of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has signed a petition advocating for a pause and reevaluation of mRNA vaccines. Additionally, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is considering United Kingdom-based cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra for a role as a senior advisor. Dr. Malhotra has publicly called for the COVID-19 vaccines to be suspended and reassessed.

Concerns over the vaccines and their ties to cases of myocarditis and Guillain-Barre syndrome appear to be the primary consideration a potential suspension. Evidence of excess deaths from the vaccine will also likely be examined. A complete ban on the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines would require action by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), revoking their approval on safety or efficacy grounds.

Meanwhile, legislation to ban mRNA vaccines is being considered in states like Idaho and Montana. The discussion comes amid declining COVID-19 mortality rates and a significant decrease in pandemic-related deaths since the vaccine rollout. In confirmation hearings, Kennedy also expressed uncertainty about the vaccines’ efficacy, citing a lack of comprehensive surveillance data.

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The appointment and pending appointments of several high-profile public health figures by President Donald J. Trump to his administration could portend pause or even suspension of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has signed a petition advocating for a pause and reevaluation of mRNA vaccines. Additionally, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is considering United Kingdom-based cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra for a role as a senior advisor. Dr. Malhotra has publicly called for the COVID-19 vaccines to be suspended and reassessed. show more
February 19, 2025
Jack Montgomery
War

Zelensky Bites the Hand that Feeds, Indicates He Will Refuse to Pay Back U.S. with Minerals.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expressing anger over an apparent thaw in U.S.-Russian relations while indicating he will refuse to award the U.S. rights to Ukrainian minerals as compensation for the aid and military assistance he has received. The idea that Ukraine should be “giving back in minerals” to pay its debt to American taxpayers “is not a serious conversation,” Zelensky insists.

Zelensky, despite his heavy reliance on U.S. aid, says he is only willing to work on a “serious document” that includes “security guarantees” for Ukraine, presumably including a U.S. commitment to go to war with Russia to defend it.

The current draft agreement proposing a Reconstruction Investment Fund for Ukraine, put forward by the United States, stipulates that opportunities to develop Ukraine’s “mineral resources, oil and gas resources, ports, [and] other infrastructure (as agreed)” should be open to the U.S. rather than its competitors—as the U.S. has gifted Ukraine far more assistance than any other country.

“Look, we all want a victory, and we want Trump to win, and we want Ukraine to win, all of us to succeed… But I am protecting Ukraine. I can’t sell it away. I can’t sell our state,” Zelensky said, apparently believing that the U.S. should continue funding and supplying the Ukrainian military, paying the salaries of Ukrainian government workers, and subsidizing Ukrainian agriculture and businesses in exchange for nothing at all.

“OK, let’s do a deal. Let’s share [it], depending on the investment… but we need security guarantees,” he reiterated, also complaining about the U.S. wanting the Reconstruction Investment Fund agreement to be arbitrated according to New York law rather than “the laws of Ukraine.”

Trump has raised serious questions about the legitimacy of Zelensky’s leadership, considering his presidential term should have expired last May. The Ukrainian leader remains in post due to martial law and has previously banned at least 12 rival political parties, including the main opposition, alleging they were Russia sympathizers.

Image via the Presidential Office of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expressing anger over an apparent thaw in U.S.-Russian relations while indicating he will refuse to award the U.S. rights to Ukrainian minerals as compensation for the aid and military assistance he has received. The idea that Ukraine should be “giving back in minerals” to pay its debt to American taxpayers “is not a serious conversation,” Zelensky insists. show more
February 19, 2025
William Upton
Exclusive

EXC: VP Vance Says He Knew Munich Speech Would ‘Piss a Lot of People Off,’ Blasts German Reaction as ‘Too Rich.’

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is brushing off pushback from Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who called his speech at the Munich Security Conference last week “not acceptable.” In an exclusive interview with The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, Vice President Vance described Pistorius’s reaction as “too rich”—but revealed he understood his speech would “piss a lot of people off.”

“My criticism was Europeans need to be more accepting of free speech. And his response was not to engage with anything that I said but to say this is not acceptable,” Vance explained. “So, almost endorsing the censorship regime at that very moment and not doing what I counseled our European friends to do, which is actually debate ideas and engage with some of the public criticisms a little bit more.”

“I mean, look, I knew that it would piss a lot of people off,” Vance said, adding: ” I knew that there were a lot of dissidents in Europe who would be invigorated by it.”

While the Europeans, especially the Germans, appear to have not necessarily taken the criticism of their censorship in stride, Vance expressed surprise that many of the leaders did not pick up on his equally stern words for the previous U.S. government under former President Joe Biden. “The one thing that I’m a little surprised by is the thing that I said midway through the speech, give or take, is that the biggest driver of this was actually the Biden administration,” the Vice President said.

“Like, my goal was not to sort of wag my finger at Europe and say, you guys have become too censorious,” Vance continued. “My goal was to say, [it was] the Biden administration and the transatlantic alliance together. This is an American and European problem. It has stopped in America because of the leadership of Donald Trump. And we want it to stop in Europe too because we really do believe in the values of free expression and free exchange.”

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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance is brushing off pushback from Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who called his speech at the Munich Security Conference last week "not acceptable." In an exclusive interview with The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, Vice President Vance described Pistorius's reaction as "too rich"—but revealed he understood his speech would "piss a lot of people off." show more
February 19, 2025
Jack Montgomery
War

BREAKING: Trump Blasts Zelensky as ‘Dictator’ Who ‘Better Move Fast.’

President Donald J. Trump has branded Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who recently indicated he will refuse to repay the U.S. for its war support with access to Ukrainian minerals and other resources, as a “dictator” for refusing to hold fresh elections. “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and ‘TRUMP,’ will never be able to settle,” the America First leader wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe, and Europe’s money is guaranteed, while the United States will get nothing back. Why didn’t Sleepy Joe Biden demand Equalization, in that this War is far more important to Europe than it is to us—We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation,” he continued, warning: “On top of this, Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is ‘MISSING.’ He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden ‘like a fiddle.’ A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left.”

Zelensky’s term expired in May 2024, but he remains in office under martial law and has banned what was his party’s main opposition, alongside over ten other parties he accuses of having Russian sympathies.

President Trump said that, while Zelensky is deciding on his next moves, the U.S. will continue “successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only ‘TRUMP,’ and the Trump Administration, can do.”

“Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going,” he continued. “I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues…..”

His intervention comes as Zelensky has signaled he will not consent to a Reconstruction Investment Fund with the U.S. reserving the rights to develop Ukraine’s mineral and energy resources to the U.S. rather than its competitors. This would be a way of repaying American taxpayers for underwriting the Ukrainian military and government from 2022 onwards.

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President Donald J. Trump has branded Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who recently indicated he will refuse to repay the U.S. for its war support with access to Ukrainian minerals and other resources, as a "dictator" for refusing to hold fresh elections. "Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and 'TRUMP,' will never be able to settle," the America First leader wrote on his Truth Social platform. show more
February 19, 2025
Jack Montgomery
War

Trump Suggests Ukraine Elections Could Pave Way for Peace.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has suggested that Ukraine should conduct fresh elections to secure a place in the ongoing peace negotiations with Russia. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, Trump explained, “We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law… where the leader—I hate to say it—he’s down to four percent approval rating.”

“It’s a country that’s been blown to smithereens. Most of the cities are laying on their side,” the America First leader continued, adding: “I would say that if they want a seat at the table, wouldn’t the people of Ukraine have to say, ‘It’s been a long time since we’ve had an election’?”

“That’s not a Russia thing. That’s something coming from me and coming from many other countries also,” he stressed.

Ukrainian state media contested Trump’s remarks, insisting Zelensky is significantly more popular than Trump suggested. Zelensky, too, argued that Russian sources are misinforming the White House. “President Trump, whom we respect as a leader, is unfortunately living in a disinformation space,” he alleged.

Ukraine last held elections in 2019, and future elections are currently postponed until the war concludes. In the normal course of events, Zelensky’s term would have concluded in May 2024.

Even if fresh elections were held, the results might be questionable, with much of Ukraine now under Russian control and Zelensky having banned at least 12 rival parties, including his main opposition, after accusing them of having Russian sympathies.

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump has suggested that Ukraine should conduct fresh elections to secure a place in the ongoing peace negotiations with Russia. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, Trump explained, “We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law... where the leader—I hate to say it—he’s down to four percent approval rating." show more
February 19, 2025
Immigration
NatSec

Mexico Seizes $40M in Meth Following Trump Pressure on Drug Trafficking.

Mexican authorities have seized approximately $40 million worth of methamphetamine in a recent operation amid heightened pressure from the United States to combat drug trafficking. The operation occurred over the weekend in Sinaloa, a region notoriously linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. During the crackdown, authorities confiscated around 440 pounds of meth and more than 3,170 gallons of chemical precursors utilized in meth production.

This significant drug seizure occurred shortly after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to enhance border security following tariff threats by U.S. President Donald J. Trump. These tariffs were set to affect all goods exported to the U.S., Mexico’s largest trading partner. As part of an agreement reached on February 3, Sheinbaum pledged to deploy 10,000 national guard soldiers to Mexico’s border with the U.S., focusing efforts on blocking fentanyl trafficking. President Trump, in return, agreed to delay the imposition of tariffs for a month while monitoring progress.

The issue of drug trafficking has been a focal point for Trump, who moved to designate Mexican drug cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations. This designation was one of Trump’s first executive actions as he returned to office.

The battle against drug trafficking is further supported by initiatives such as a covert American drone program to identify fentanyl laboratories in Mexico. The National Pulse has previously reported the Mexican Senate approved a measure allowing U.S. military personnel to train Mexican counterparts, extending their presence until the end of March.

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Mexican authorities have seized approximately $40 million worth of methamphetamine in a recent operation amid heightened pressure from the United States to combat drug trafficking. The operation occurred over the weekend in Sinaloa, a region notoriously linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. During the crackdown, authorities confiscated around 440 pounds of meth and more than 3,170 gallons of chemical precursors utilized in meth production. show more
February 18, 2025
Immigration

Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Reports Significant Decrease in Daily Illegal Immigrant Encounters.

U.S. Border Patrol encounters along the Mexican frontier have dramatically decreased in the first two months of President Donald J. Trump’s second term in office. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, revealed the drop in illegal crossings in a post on social media. In the 24 hours before February 17, agents reported encountering just 229 individuals across the southwest border, a significant drop from the over 11,000 daily encounters counted under the Biden government.

“In the last 24 hours the U.S. Border Patrol has encountered a total of 229 aliens across the entire southwest border. That is down from a high of over 11,000 a day under Biden,” Homan wrote on X (formerly Twitter), adding: “I started as a Border Patrol Agent in 1984 and I don’t remember the numbers ever being that low. President Trump promised a secure border and he is delivering.”

Shortly after taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration and securing the U.S.-Mexico border. Additionally, Trump has placed mounting pressure on the Mexican and Canadian governments to commit more resources to preventing illegal crossings into the United States and to curb the flow of illicit drugs.

The low encounter figures coincide with ongoing actions by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies to apprehend illegal immigrants nationwide. These operations have targeted individuals involved in transnational gangs, suspected terrorism, and those with criminal convictions. Last week, Texas authorities arrested a Venezuelan national linked to the Tren de Aragua prison gang, who had a prior conviction for attempting to smuggle firearms from the U.S.

Craig Larrabee, ICE Homeland Security Investigations San Antonio Special Agent in Charge, stated that this arrest underscores law enforcement’s diligence in addressing criminal activities and ensuring community safety.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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U.S. Border Patrol encounters along the Mexican frontier have dramatically decreased in the first two months of President Donald J. Trump's second term in office. Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, revealed the drop in illegal crossings in a post on social media. In the 24 hours before February 17, agents reported encountering just 229 individuals across the southwest border, a significant drop from the over 11,000 daily encounters counted under the Biden government. show more