PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Following a lawsuit and criticism from the Trump administration, Germany’s domestic spy agency has suspended its classification of the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD), which placed second in the country’s recent federal…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump announced a new trade agreement with the United Kingdom, leading to a rise in U.S. stock markets.👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: The European Union (EU) announced plans to challenge U.S. “reciprocal” tariffs at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and launched a public consultation on countermeasures.👥 Who’s Involved: European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic…

PULSE POINTS:What Happened: President Donald J. Trump is once again pushing for a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, threatening sanctions if either country violates the suspension of hostilities. He hopes a ceasefire can pave the way for a peace…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: American farmers are showing strong support for President Trump’s trade policies, expecting tariffs to bolster the agricultural sector.👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump, American farmers, Purdue University, and CME Group.…

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV after being elected by the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals on May 8 in Vatican City. His historic statements indicate that he will likely continue many of Pope Francis’s policies within the Church…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Prosecutors have charged a man for burning a Quran in England, which critics say could introduce blasphemy laws back to the country.👥 Who’s Involved: Prosecutors, Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick, Hamit Coskun. Newsletter…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Actors from a Kennedy Center production of Les Misérables threatened to boycott a performance attended by President Donald J. Trump.👥 Who’s Involved: The cast of Les Misérables, Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell, President…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump terminated Carla Hayden as the Librarian of Congress.👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, Carla Hayden, Trent Morse, Robert Newlen, congressional Democrats, and the American Accountability Foundation. Newsletter…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump urged China to open its markets to the U.S. and suggested reducing tariffs on Chinese goods.👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Joe Biden holdover Ricky Buria has been blocked from becoming Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s permanent chief of staff by the White House, after The National Pulse exposed his past attacks on President Donald J. Trump and Vice…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: British Airways has announced a major deal to purchase 32 Boeing airplanes following the finalization of a landmark bilateral trade deal between the United States and the United Kingdom.👥 Who’s Involved: British Airways and its…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Holy Mass as pontiff, emphasizing the need for the Church to act as a “beacon” in areas with a “lack of faith.”👥 Who’s Involved: Pope Leo XIV, previously Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the Roman…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: The U.S. has granted refugee status to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, who are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., soon.👥 Who’s Involved: The U.S. and South African governments, President Donald J. Trump, and 54 Afrikaner…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) presenter has pleaded guilty to financial terror offences linked to the terrorist group Hezbollah.👥 Who’s Involved: Oghenochuko ‘Ochuko’ Ojiri, Hezbollah, Nazem Ahmad, Metropolitan Police.…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: The Trump administration is considering suspending habeas corpus for illegal aliens, citing the constitutional allowance during cases of “invasion” due to the border crisis inherited from the Biden era.👥 Who’s Involved: President…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Mexico is suing Google for listing the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on Google Maps for U.S. users.👥 Who’s Involved: President Claudia Sheinbaum, Google, President Donald J. Trump, the Republican-led House of Representatives.…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Transgenders in the U.S. military are being given between 30 and 60 days to self-separate after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a ban on their service.👥 Who’s Involved: Defense Secretary…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Governor of Massachusetts Maura Healey (D) posted photos with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) diplomat Chen Li, expressing gratitude for the meeting.👥 Who’s Involved: Gov. Maura Healey, Chinese Consul General Chen Li, and former…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Ed Martin, President Donald J. Trump’s initial nominee for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, was spat on by a woman during a Newsmax interview. The U.S. Marshals have identified the woman and plan to arrest her.👥 Who’s…