PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: A Chinese academic at the University of Michigan has been charged with smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen into the United States, one that federal prosecutors describe as a potential agroterrorism weapon targeting food…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: A 37-year-old illegal immigrant was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor placed in his care under the former Biden government’s unaccompanied minor sponsorship program.👥 Who’s Involved: Wilson Manfredo Lopez-Carillo…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: The Trump administration has requested that countries submit their best trade deal proposals by June 4 to avoid the reimposition of reciprocal tariffs on July 8.👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Trade Representative…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Second Lady Usha Vance will attend the opening night of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center.👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, Melania Trump…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Elon Musk publicly criticized President Donald J. Trump’s flagship tax and spending bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination.”👤Who’s Involved: Elon Musk, President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, Senator Rand Paul, Senate…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Donald Trump Jr. is launching an online firearm store called GrabAGun, aiming to make firearms more accessible and fill gaps left by corporate policy changes.👥 Who’s Involved: Donald Trump Jr., investor Omeed Malik, GrabAGun CEO…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: An 18-year-old Air Force cadet candidate, Ava Moore, was killed by a jet ski allegedly being driven recklessly by an illegal immigrant.👥 Who’s Involved: Ava Moore, Daikerlyn Alejandraa Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Maikel Coello Perozo,…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) admitted she did not read President Donald J. Trump’s budget reconciliation bill before voting for it and would have opposed it had she known about an AI-related provision. The Georgia…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Leaked medical tests suggest Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has a male karyotype, raising further questions about eligibility to compete against women under new gender testing rules for the 2028 Olympics.👥 Who’s…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there are no plans for a “Pride Month” proclamation under President Donald J. Trump.👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and the…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: The United Kingdom has been excluded from a U.S. executive order that doubles steel and aluminum tariffs from 25 percent to 50 percent.👥 Who’s Involved: U.S. President Donald Trump, the British government, and U.S. firms importing…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the U.S. Navy to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk, originally named after gay rights activist Harvey Milk, who had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old runaway boy while he…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, blasted the former Biden government’s open borders policies for jeopardizing U.S. national security by allowing dangerous illegal immigrants into the country. Homan contends…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: The Trump administration plans to shift Greenland from U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command, which is tasked with homeland defense, signaling President Donald J. Trump’s intention to acquire the Danish territory.👥 Who’s…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Gina Jones, a Democrat running for Mayor of San Antonio, is being accused of using her mother’s maiden name, Ortiz, to appeal to Hispanic voters. Jones’s mother is of Filipino origin, and her father is white.👥 Who’s Involved:…

PULSE POINTS:What Happened: Jon Stewart hosted Carole Cadwalladr on The Daily Show, where she fearmongered about a “techno-authoritarian surveillance state” while promoting her Substack and nonprofit, while glossing over her history of discredited, Russiagate…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Jaguar reported selling just 49 total vehicles in Europe in the month of April, a record low. Some see the sales collapse as a consumer rejection of the company’s rebrand.👥 Who’s Involved: Jaguar Land Rover, Jaguar, and European…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Alan Dershowitz has released a new book, The Preventive State, which he calls his “magnum opus,” addressing the balance between liberty and security in preventive actions by the state.👥 Who’s Involved: Alan Dershowitz, a former…

PULSE POINTS:❓What Happened: Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough is set to evaluate the House-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” for compliance with Senate rules under the Byrd Rule.👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump, Senate Parliamentarian…