The National Pulse Where ‘MAGA’ Goes to Know.

  • News­om Denies Request to Extra­di­te CA Doc­tor for Pro­vi­ding Mail-Order Abor­ti­ons.
    von Pul­se Wires am Frei­tag, 16. Janu­ar 2026 um 1:15

    PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: Cali­for­nia Gover­nor Gavin News­om (D) denied a request from Loui­sia­na to extra­di­te a doc­tor accu­sed of mai­ling abor­ti­on pills to a Loui­sia­na woman.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Gover­nor News­om, Loui­sia­na Gover­nor Jeff Landry ®, Loui­sia­na Att­or­ney Gene­ral Liz Mur­rill ®, and San Fran­cis­co-based phy­si­ci­an Remy Coeytaux.📍WHEN & WHERE: The extra­di­ti­on request was denied on The post News­om Denies Request to Extra­di­te CA Doc­tor for Pro­vi­ding Mail-Order Abor­ti­ons. appeared first on The Natio­nal Pul­se.

  • Venezuela’s Oppo­si­ti­on Lea­der Pres­ents Her Nobel Peace Pri­ze to Trump.
    von Pul­se Wires am Frei­tag, 16. Janu­ar 2026 um 0:40

    PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: Vene­zue­lan oppo­si­ti­on lea­der María Cori­na Macha­do said she pre­sen­ted her Nobel Peace Pri­ze medal to Pre­si­dent Donald J. Trump during a pri­va­te White House meeting.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: María Cori­na Macha­do, Pre­si­dent Trump, and White House Press Secre­ta­ry Karo­li­ne Leavitt.📍WHEN & WHERE: Thurs­day at the White House, fol­lo­wed by remarks out­side to sup­port­ers The post Venezuela’s Oppo­si­ti­on Lea­der Pres­ents Her Nobel Peace Pri­ze to Trump. appeared first on The Natio­nal Pul­se.

  • KASSAM: Fara­ge Must Pro­ceed With Cau­ti­on. The Likes of Robert Jen­rick Can’t be Trus­ted.
    von Rahe­em J. Kas­sam am Don­ners­tag, 15. Janu­ar 2026 um 23:39

    Nigel Farage’s Reform Par­ty has lan­ded its most signi­fi­cant defec­tion to date: for­mer Con­ser­va­ti­ve Par­ty MP and Shadow Cabi­net Minis­ter Robert Jen­rick. If you’re a Fara­ge fan, you might think this sounds like a good thing. But as someone who con­siders Fara­ge a per­so­nal fri­end and men­tor, as well as a future Prime Minis­ter, I The post KASSAM: Fara­ge Must Pro­ceed With Cau­ti­on. The Likes of Robert Jen­rick Can’t be Trus­ted. appeared first on The Natio­nal Pul­se.

  • U.S.-Taiwan Deal Cuts Tariffs, Bols­ters Ame­ri­can Semi­con­duc­tor Indus­try.
    von Pul­se Wires am Don­ners­tag, 15. Janu­ar 2026 um 23:00

    PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: The United Sta­tes and Tai­wan rea­ched a deal to lower tariffs on Tai­wa­ne­se goods and boost Tai­wa­ne­se semi­con­duc­tor finan­cing for U.S. operations.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump admi­nis­tra­ti­on, Tai­wa­ne­se semi­con­duc­tor com­pa­nies, and the U.S. Depart­ment of Commerce.📍WHEN & WHERE: Announ­ced on Thurs­day by the Depart­ment of Commerce.🎯IMPACT: The deal aims to streng­then U.S.-Taiwan The post U.S.-Taiwan Deal Cuts Tariffs, Bols­ters Ame­ri­can Semi­con­duc­tor Indus­try. appeared first on The Natio­nal Pul­se.

  • Trump Just Unvei­led ‘The Gre­at Health­ca­re Plan.’ It Needs Con­gres­sio­nal Sup­port.
    von Pul­se Wires am Don­ners­tag, 15. Janu­ar 2026 um 22:30

    PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump admi­nis­tra­ti­on announ­ced a health­ca­re plan aimed at lowe­ring cos­ts, inclu­ding pre­scrip­ti­on drug pri­ces and incre­asing pri­ce transparency.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Pre­si­dent Donald J. Trump, Dr. Meh­met Oz, and admi­nis­tra­ti­on offi­ci­als, along­side Con­gress and health poli­cy experts.📍WHEN & WHERE: Announ­ced Thurs­day, coin­ci­ding with the end of Oba­mac­a­re open enroll­ment in most states.💬KEY The post Trump Just Unvei­led ‘The Gre­at Health­ca­re Plan.’ It Needs Con­gres­sio­nal Sup­port. appeared first on The Natio­nal Pul­se.

  • U.S. Impo­ses Sanc­tions on Ira­ni­an Offi­ci­als for Vio­lent­ly Sup­pres­sing Pro­tests.
    von Pul­se Wires am Don­ners­tag, 15. Janu­ar 2026 um 22:00

    PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. announ­ced new sanc­tions tar­ge­ting Ira­ni­an offi­ci­als and enti­ties accu­sed of repres­sing pro­tests and enga­ging in shadow ban­king activities.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Tre­asu­ry Depart­ment, Ira­ni­an offi­ci­als, and enti­ties lin­ked to Ira­ni­an finan­cial institutions.📍WHEN & WHERE: Sanc­tions were announ­ced on Thurs­day in Washing­ton, D.C.💬KEY QUOTE: “The U.S. sup­ports the Ira­ni­an people’s call The post U.S. Impo­ses Sanc­tions on Ira­ni­an Offi­ci­als for Vio­lent­ly Sup­pres­sing Pro­tests. appeared first on The Natio­nal Pul­se.

  • The Big­gest-Ever Defec­tion to Farage’s Reform Par­ty Has Been Con­firm­ed.
    von Pul­se Wires am Don­ners­tag, 15. Janu­ar 2026 um 21:46

    PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: For­mer Shadow Jus­ti­ce Secre­ta­ry Robert Jen­rick has con­firm­ed his defec­tion from the form­er­ly gover­ning Con­ser­va­ti­ve (Tory) Par­ty to Nigel Farage’s rising Reform Party.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Robert Jen­rick, Nigel Fara­ge, Tory lea­der Oluk­emi “Kemi” Bade­noch, and the Tories’ broa­der leadership.📍WHEN & WHERE: The defec­tion was announ­ced on Thurs­day, fol­lo­wing Jenrick’s dis­mis­sal from the The post The Big­gest-Ever Defec­tion to Farage’s Reform Par­ty Has Been Con­firm­ed. appeared first on The Natio­nal Pul­se.

  • ICE Just Detai­ned This Chi­ne­se Bil­lionaire.
    von Pul­se Wires am Don­ners­tag, 15. Janu­ar 2026 um 21:00

    PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immi­gra­ti­on and Cus­toms Enforce­ment (ICE) agents arres­ted Cui Lijie, a Chi­ne­se natio­nal and bil­lionaire finan­cier behind a con­tro­ver­si­al casi­no in Sai­pan, on sus­pi­ci­on of immi­gra­ti­on violations.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Cui Lijie, her son Ji Xia­o­bo, U.S. Immi­gra­ti­on and Cus­toms Enforce­ment (ICE), and Impe­ri­al Paci­fic Inter­na­tio­nal LLC.📍WHEN & WHERE: Cui was detai­ned on The post ICE Just Detai­ned This Chi­ne­se Bil­lionaire. appeared first on The Natio­nal Pul­se.