HOW IT HAPPENED.  President Donald J. Trump‘s Big, Beautiful Bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a single vote. Now, it heads to the Senate, where it will face significant changes before being reconciled ahead of a final vote. While the budget…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: Former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever reportedly discussed building a bunker in preparation for the release of artificial general intelligence (AGI). 👥 Who’s Involved: Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI leadership, CEO Sam Altman…

PULSE POINTS:  ❓What Happened: The Supreme Court has granted a request by the Trump administration to stay the reinstatement of fired members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) by a lower court. 👥 Who’s…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: A pilot scheme for chemical castration of sex offenders in south-west England has shown “successful outcomes,” according to a prison officers’ union. The government plans a national rollout covering 20 prisons. 👥 Who’s Involved:…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: Bitcoin surged past $110,000 for the first time, reaching a new all-time high. 👥 Who’s Involved: Traders, institutional investors like MicroStrategy, and market analysts such as Joshua Lim and Tony Sycamore. Newsletter Need to…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: Lockheed Martin has announced the removal of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies to comply with an Executive Order signed by President Donald J. Trump promoting merit-based hiring. 👥 Who’s Involved: Lockheed Martin…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: Around one in three young adult Germans now come from migration backgrounds. 👥 Who’s Involved: German government, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), immigrant-background Germans. Newsletter Need to Know. Your free, daily…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced reforms to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to prevent noncitizens, including illegal aliens, from being added to state voter rolls.…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump announced plans for a 25 percent tariff on iPhones manufactured outside the U.S. 👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, Apple, Apple CEO Tim Cook. Newsletter Need to Know. Your free, daily feed from The…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump proposed a 50 percent tariff on European Union (EU) imports and a 25 percent tariff on foreign-manufactured iPhones. 👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, the EU, and American exporters. Newsletter Need…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: Harvard University is suing the Trump administration after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved to revoke its Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification. 👥 Who’s Involved: Harvard University, Homeland…

In a world rife with evolving national security threats, immigration policy must be more than a humanitarian exercise—it must be a firewall. Unfortunately, that firewall developed gaping holes under the Biden government, as evidenced by the Department of…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: A transatlantic consortium led by RedBird Capital Partners, where Jeff Zucker is an Operating Partner, has agreed to purchase The Telegraph newspaper from RedBird IMI, where Jeff Zucker is CEO. 👥 Who’s Involved: RedBird Capital…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: A knife attack at a railway station in Hamburg, Germany, left 12 people injured, with six in life-threatening condition. 👥 Who’s Involved: Hamburg Police, the fire service, and a female suspect. Newsletter Need to Know. Your…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, which would have barred them from enrolling…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump is considering backing primary challenges against the two Republican lawmakers who voted “no” on the House budget reconciliation bill, which advances several of his top priorities. 👥 Who’s Involved:…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann suggested using the Second Amendment against President Donald J. Trump if he defies a federal judge’s order blocking the closure of the Department of Education. 👤Who’s…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration’s efforts to cut 10,000 jobs and reorganize federal agencies under its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. 👥 Who’s Involved:…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: Two Israeli embassy staffers were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., by a gunman reportedly shouting “free Palestine.” The shooter’s father was a guest of Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García (D-IL), attending…

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against four New Jersey cities, alleging their sanctuary policies obstruct federal immigration enforcement. 👥 Who’s Involved: The DOJ, Acting Assistant Attorney General Yaakov…