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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
11 minutes ago
News

Trump Blasts Tucker as ‘Low-IQ’ Over Iran War.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump blasted former Fox host Tucker Carlson.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump and commentator Tucker Carlson.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Statements made on Tuesday in a phone call with the New York Post.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Tucker’s a low IQ person that [sic] has absolutely no idea what’s going on.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: Highlights a growing rift between Trump and Carlson over foreign policy and the MAGA movement.

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President Donald J. Trump has called conservative commentator Tucker Carlson a “low IQ person,” adding: “[he] has absolutely no idea what is going on.”

“He calls me all the time; I don’t respond to his calls. I don’t deal with him. I like dealing with smart people, not fools,” Trump told the New York Post on Tuesday.

Carlson had made an assertion in a Monday night post on X, where he linked President Trump’s Truth Social post about potential U.S. action against Iran to the risk of nuclear war. Carlson wrote, “Christians need to understand where Trump is taking us,” and urged personnel to resist any such orders.

In his podcast, Carlson further elaborated, stating, “Those people who are in direct contact with the President need to say, ‘No, I’ll resign. I’ll do whatever I can do legally to stop this, because this is insane, and if you give the order, I’m not carrying it out. Figure out the codes on the football yourself.’”

The relationship between Trump and Carlson has been strained in recent months, particularly after Carlson criticized the U.S.-Israeli campaign earlier this year, a move Trump described as evidence that Carlson “lost his way” and no longer belonged in the MAGA movement.

The pair have previously been close, with Trump counter-programming a GOP debate night by sitting for an interview with Carlson. Carlson was a frequent White House guest in Trump’s first year of his second term, and the pair have often spoken on the phone.

The move rings similar to when Trump fell out publicly with his then Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon in his first term, again egged onto the dispute by his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

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45 minutes ago
Media
TECH

Apple News is Number One for Left-Wing Bias Among Top Four News Apps.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Apple News featured more left-leaning stories than any other major news app in March, according to a study by MRC.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Apple News, MRC Free Speech America, and major outlets categorized by AllSides media bias ratings.

📍WHEN & WHERE: March 2026, Apple News platform.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Apple News just took the crown from Yahoo as the most radical news app, even after the FTC delivered an official warning to the company.” – Dan Schneider, Vice President of MRC Free Speech America

🎯IMPACT: Apple’s bias raises concerns as it comes preinstalled on millions of devices, influencing a vast audience by default.

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Research by MRC Free Speech America shows that Apple News promoted more stories from left-leaning outlets than any other top news app during March 2026. Throughout March, Apple News featured stories from left-leaning outlets in 434 of the 592 articles that appeared in the top 20 positions of its morning editions. This is higher than Yahoo News (400 left-leaning stories), Google News (382), and Microsoft’s MSN (226).

The study uses AllSides media bias ratings to classify the political slant of the outlets. Notably, Apple News gave very little space to right-leaning outlets, running just five such articles in March—down from an already low eight the previous month. By comparison, Yahoo News carried 70 right-leaning pieces, MSN ran 58, and Google News featured 12.

Dan Schneider, Vice President of MRC Free Speech America, said the results were striking: “Apple News just took the crown from Yahoo as the most radical news app, even after the FTC delivered an official warning to the company. I think Tim Cook is sending a clear message to President Trump and to Chairman Ferguson: Apple is far more interested in pushing radicalism than in providing Americans with balanced news.”

The app heavily favored outlets such as The Guardian, Vox, The Atlantic, and The New York Times for its lead stories. Michael Morris, Director of MRC Free Speech America, commented: “Apple News did more than just double down on its leftist bias in March. The app’s poor showing in February, promoting only 2% right-leaning outlets, versus a reduction to less than 1% from right-leaning outlets in March, highlights Apple’s blatant ideological bias. Despite FTC scrutiny and MRC’s exposure, it’s the worst among the Big Four News Apps. Americans deserve a fairer news distributor.”

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2 hours ago
The National Pulse
Analysis

Streaming Supremacy: Netflix’s Price Hikes, and How They’ll Hit $40 Next Decade.

Our previous arguments against Netflix as the right fit for a Warner Bros. acquisition now look even stronger. Netflix never needed Warner’s library to compete. It needed the market to be kept exactly as it is: fragmented, weaker, and miles behind.

That helps explain the latest round of Netflix price hikes, which, by our calculation, would leave the company with an eye-watering $40-a-month premium price tag by the middle of the next decade. Why anyone would pay that for Emily in Paris, and its ilk, evades us.

Indeed, in under two months since insisting a Warner deal would give consumers “more content for less,” Netflix is doing the precise opposite—because it can.

With roughly 325 million subscribers and no true rival within striking distance, Netflix flexes the kind of market dominance that turns “consumer choice” into a poor joke. Prices will continue to go up, and subscribers will lazily stay put.

The old Hollywood bargain has been torched in the process, too.

Consumers will surely continue to pay more, but writers, actors, and directors are paid less through the erosion of residuals and the casualization of creative labor. Netflix has built a commanding position not just on scale, but on the weakening of everyone around it: competitors, customers, and talent alike.

That is why the Warner Bros. deal was never the right prize for Netflix. It would not have produced a better market. It would have deepened the imbalance. And now, with the merger dead, Netflix is showing exactly what streaming supremacy looks like: higher prices, lower obligations, and no reason to pretend otherwise.

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Our previous arguments against Netflix as the right fit for a Warner Bros. acquisition now look even stronger. Netflix never needed Warner’s library to compete. It needed the market to be kept exactly as it is: fragmented, weaker, and miles behind.

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2 hours ago
William Upton
Politics
War

Iranian House Democrat Wants to Impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) announced early Tuesday that she will introduce articles of impeachment in the House of Representatives against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, alleging he is aiding in the commission of war crimes against civilian targets in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Sec. Pete Hegseth, President Donald J. Trump, House Democrats, and House Republicans.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Ansari announced her impeachment push in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) early Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

💬KEY QUOTE: “As a chief enabler of this illegal war, Pete Hegseth is responsible for directing this insane military action against Iran, which has already killed thousands of civilians, led to the unnecessary deaths of American service members, and displaced over a million people in the region.” — Rep. Ansari

🎯IMPACT: House Democrats have attempted to impeach Hegseth before, via a push based on false reports that the Secretary of War ordered a secondary strike on cartel operatives aboard a drug boat who had survived an initial attack.

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Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) announced early Tuesday that she will introduce articles of impeachment in the House of Representatives against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, alleging he is aiding in the commission of war crimes against civilian targets in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Arizona Democrat lawmaker cited President Donald J. Trump’s threat to hit Iranian power plants, desalination plants, and bridges if the Islamist regime does not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8:00 PM EST tonight.

“What we have seen out of the Trump administration over this weekend has been absolutely horrifying,” Rep. Ansari—the child of Iranian immigrants—said in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter). She continued, “The threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure and the entire country of Iran are unreal and apocalyptic… Iran is a country of 90 million people. Threatening them with annihilation is a monstrous war crime.”

“As a chief enabler of this illegal war, Pete Hegseth is responsible for directing this insane military action against Iran; which has already killed thousands of civilians, led to the unnecessary deaths of American service members, and displaced over a million people in the region,” Ansari added. “That’s why I’m introducing articles of impeachment against Hegseth for repeatedly violating his oath of office and the Constitution, including the disregard of Congress and the willful targeting of civilian infrastructure in Iran.”


Notably, this is not the first time House Democrats have attempted to impeach Trump’s Secretary of War. The National Pulse reported last December that Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) filed articles of impeachment against Hegseth, citing false reports alleging that the Secretary of War ordered a secondary strike on cartel operatives aboard a drug boat who had survived an initial attack.

Thanedar’s impeachment push gained little traction, and the articles were never adopted.

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3 hours ago
News
UK

Kanye West Banned From Entering Britain.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Kanye West was blocked from entering Britain due to controversy over his anti-Semitic remarks.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Shabana Mahmood and Kanye West, also known as Ye.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The decision was made recently as West was planning to headline the Wireless Festival in London in July.

💬KEY QUOTE: Sources have confirmed the Government blocked his entry.

🎯IMPACT: The decision came after calls to ban West over his past anti-Semitic actions.

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British authorities have blocked Kanye “Ye” West from entering the United Kingdom, citing his past anti-Semitic remarks. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood—roughly equivalent to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary—played a role in the decision to refuse him entry, after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer criticized Wireless Festival for inviting him to headline an event in London.

Starmer’s government had come under mounting pressure from Members of Parliament (MPs) and Jewish organizations to stop West from entering the country, due to incidents including his release of a song titled “Heil Hitler” and the sale of a swastika T-shirt on his website.

Sources have confirmed that West’s application for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) has been rejected, preventing him from entering Britain.

Corporate sponsors, including Pepsi, had attempted to force West out of the festival by withdrawing support, but its organizers initially stood by him, saying, “Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing, divisive world.”

West previously apologized for anti-Semitic remarks, blaming them on bipolar disorder.

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3 hours ago
News

Trump Threatens: ‘A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight… Maybe Something Wonderful Can Happen.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social threatening Iran’s leaders for failing to negotiate.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald Trump and the leaders of Iran.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The post was made on Truth Social, with reference to events occurring tonight.

💬KEY QUOTE: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: Responses have ranged from calling Trump a bluffer, to accusing him of threatening a massive genocide.

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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to express his thoughts on what he describes as a pivotal moment in Iran’s history. In his post, Trump mentioned the potential end of an era marked by “47 years of extortion, corruption, and death.”

He speculated on the possibility of a “revolutionarily wonderful” outcome due to what he referred to as “Complete and Total Regime Change,” suggesting that new leadership in Iran could lead to positive developments.

Trump’s post conveyed a sense of urgency and importance, as he stated, “We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.”

While expressing his hope for positive change, Trump acknowledged the potential for irreversible consequences, stating, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”

He concluded his message with a blessing for the Iranian people, “God Bless the Great People of Iran!” signalling his support for the nation’s citizens amidst these changes.

Still, the President’s post has caused uproar from commentators, with some suggesting his post amounts to threatening a massive genocide, and others simply claiming he has failed to negotiate with Iran’s new leaders, despite signaling just weeks ago that a deal was on the table.

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17 hours ago
News

Festival Chief Defends Booking Kanye West as UK Govt Weighs Entry Ban.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The managing director of Wireless Festival in London, England, defended the decision to have Kanye West as a headliner, despite a push to bar him from the country over previous anti-Semitic remarks.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kanye West, Festival Republic’s managing director Melvin Benn, Jewish groups, British government officials and lawmakers, and festival sponsors.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Wireless Festival, scheduled for July, held in Finsbury Park, London.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world.” – Melvin Benn

🎯IMPACT: Sponsors have pulled out, Jewish groups have criticized the decision, and the British government is reviewing West’s visa eligibility.

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The managing director for Wireless Festival, an annual hip-hop festival held in London, England, has responded to mounting pressure from British lawmakers, Jewish groups, and corporate sponsors to disinvite rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, for previous anti-Semitic remarks. “Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world,” said Melvin Benn, managing director at Festival Republic, the company organizing Wireless Festival, which is scheduled for July later this year.

Benn’s response comes as the British government considers whether or not to allow West into the country. The decision to invite West as a headline act has been heavily criticized by British Members of Parliament (MPs), including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, as well as various Jewish organizations, including the Campaign Against Antisemitism and the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

West caused controversy following several anti-Semitic episodes, such as releasing a song called “Heil Hitler,” wearing and selling T-shirts featuring the Nazi swastika, identifying as a Nazi, and announcing that he was going “death con 3 on Jewish people”. West has since apologized, attributing his behavior to bipolar disorder.

Festival Republic’s response comes after several major sponsors of the event, including Pepsi, Diageo, and PayPal, said they would withdraw their support after West was announced as a headline act.

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17 hours ago
News

U.S. NGOs Sending Aid Overseas Enjoy Funding Surge, Despite DOGE Supposedly Cutting Them Off.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: New analysis reveals significant cash injections to large U.S. aid charities despite a push to cut their funding early in the current Trump administration.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Chemonics, Global Solutions Ventures, FHI360, Jhpiego, and Dr. KJ Seung of the Health Security Policy Academy.

📍WHEN & WHERE: April 2026, United States.

💬KEY QUOTE: “They did the exact opposite of what they said they were going to do.” – Dr. KJ Seung

🎯IMPACT: The data contradicts DOGE’s initial claims of success in achieving its aims to defund large U.S.-based charities that funnel taxpayer dollars to foreign countries.

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New analysis shows several U.S. aid non-government organizations (NGOs), once described as “beltway bandits” for raking in multi-million-dollar contracts, received massive cash injections despite a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) drive to cut their spending early in the current Trump administration. “They did the exact opposite of what they said they were going to do,” said Dr. KJ Seung, a physician and member of the Health Security Policy Academy, which conducted the study.

According to the research published by the Health Security Policy Academy—a think tank in Mass General Brigham’s Division of Global Health Equity—for-profit contractor and private international development firm Chemonics received a 16 percent increase in taxpayer funding in 2025, a $173 million jump compared to 2024. Similarly, Global Solutions Ventures, another for-profit organization that provides government staffing services, received an extra $82 million compared to last year, marking a 727 percent increase in federal funding.

In another case, FHI360, a global health and economic development non-profit based in North Carolina that operates in over 60 countries, received $444 million more in 2025 than in 2024, a 110 percent increase. Additionally, Jhpiego, an international health nonprofit affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, received an additional $194 million, marking a 133 percent increase.

The data contradicts DOGE’s initial claims of success in achieving its aims, laid out in January 2025, to defund large U.S.-based charities that funnel taxpayer dollars to foreign countries. DOGE has since been pronounced “dead” by the Trump administration, amid its failure to achieve significant spending reduction targets.

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18 hours ago
Crime
Immigration

Soros-Backed DA Claims Deporting Violent Illegals is ‘Perversion of Justice.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: George Soros-backed Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano is facing renewed criticism for stating that deporting criminal illegal immigrants is a “perversion of justice” in a now-deleted section of his campaign website.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Steve Descano, accused murderer Abdul Jalloh, victim Stephanie Minter, and George Soros.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The now-deleted campaign webpage resurfaced in early April 2026.

💬KEY QUOTE: “If two people commit the same crime, but only one’s punishment includes deportation, that’s a perversion of justice and not a reflection of the values of Fairfax County.” – Steve Descano.

🎯IMPACT: Descano’s policies are under scrutiny following the murder of Stephanie Minter by a repeatedly released illegal immigrant.

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Steve Descano, the George Soros-backed Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney, is facing renewed public scrutiny after it was revealed over Easter weekend that a now-deleted section of his campaign website called the deportation of criminal illegal immigrants a “perversion of justice.” The district attorney for Fairfax County, Virginia, has been the focus of repeated criticism from voters and the Trump administration for dropping charges against illegal immigrants, including Abdul Jalloh—an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone with over 30 prior arrests—who allegedly stabbed 41-year-old Stephanie Minter to death at a bus stop in late February.

In a now-deleted Community page on Descano’s campaign website, the far-left prosecutor pledges he “will make charging and plea decisions that limit or avoid immigration consequences.” Descano, whose campaigns have reportedly received over $700,000 from organizations backed by George Soros, further states, “If two people commit the same crime, but only one’s punishment includes deportation, that’s a perversion of justice and not a reflection of the values of Fairfax County.”

Next week, Descano and Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Ann Kincaid are due to appear before the House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee to testify on Fairfax County’s sanctuary policies amid several recent violent crimes perpetrated by illegal immigrants. In December last year, Descano’s office dropped charges of malicious wounding and brandishing a firearm against Marvin Morales-Ortez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, and subsequently released him from county custody. A day later, Morales-Ortez was arrested again, this time in connection with a fatal stabbing.

The National Pulse previously reported that Descano and Fairfax County officials have faced backlash for the repeated release of Abdul Jalloh, despite his violent criminal history. On February 23, Jalloh allegedly murdered Stephanie Minter at a bus stop in Fairfax County’s Hybla Valley neighborhood. Local police had repeatedly warned prosecutors in Descano’s office that the illegal posed a dangerous threat to the broader community.

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19 hours ago
News

Chinese Researcher Falls to Death at U.S. University After Alleged ‘Hostile Questioning’ by Feds.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Chinese semiconductor researcher at the University of Michigan, Danhao Wang, died after falling from the university’s George G. Brown Building, with his death being investigated as a “possible act of self-harm.” He has previously been subject to what the Chinese government described as “hostile questioning” by U.S. authorities.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Danhao Wang, a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Engineering, U.S. law enforcement, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

📍WHEN & WHERE: March 20, 2026, at the University of Michigan’s George G. Brown Building in Ann Arbor.

💬KEY QUOTE: “China solemnly calls on the U.S. to carry out a full investigation, give the family of the victim and the Chinese side a responsible explanation, stop any discriminatory law enforcement targeting Chinese students and scholars in the U.S., and stop imposing wrongful convictions.” — Consulate General of China in Chicago

🎯IMPACT: China has routinely used students and researchers at American academic institutions to conduct technological espionage and intellectual property theft.

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Danhao Wang, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan‘s College of Engineering, died on March 20, 2026, falling from the university’s George G. Brown Building, after what Chinese officials allege was “hostile questioning” by U.S. law enforcement. Police are investigating the case as a “possible act of self-harm.” Wang’s research at the university focused on materials related to semiconductor production.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has suggested that Wang’s death may be tied to “being subjected to hostile questioning by U.S. law enforcement.” A statement from the ministry called for a “full investigation” and criticized what it described as “unwarranted U.S. interrogation and harassment targeting Chinese researchers and students.”

Notably, the incident occurred shortly after University of Michigan interim President Domenico Grasso testified before a House Committee about concerns regarding Chinese espionage on American campuses. Grasso emphasized the importance of foreign students while also highlighting the university’s decision to end a relationship with a Chinese institution deemed a potential security risk.

“The incident occurred at a U.S. university within our consular jurisdiction, and we are deeply saddened by the heartbreaking death,” the Consulate General of China in Chicago wrote in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter), adding, “China solemnly calls on the U.S. to carry out a full investigation, give the family of the victim and the Chinese side a responsible explanation, stop any discriminatory law enforcement targeting Chinese students and scholars in the U.S., and stop imposing wrongful convictions.”

China has routinely used students and researchers at American academic institutions to conduct technological espionage and intellectual property theft. In May of last year, the Trump administration began a process of revoking student visas previously granted to Chinese nationals, especially those with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ties.

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