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After The National Pulse confirmed through multiple high-level U.S. government sources that “at least” two National Guard members had been shot close to the White House in Washington, D.C., West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey confirmed that both belonged to the Mountain State’s guard, and that both have since passed away.As of 2:58 PM, one alleged suspect is believed to be in police custody, with sources suggesting there may be a second suspect. Mayor Muriel Bowser and President Trump have been briefed on the situation, with the latter in Palm Beach, Florida, for the Thanksgiving holiday.At 3:23PM, President Trump posted on...

It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington, DC have passed away from their injuries. These brave West Virginians lost their lives in the service of their country. We are in ongoing contact with federal officials as the investigation continues. Our entire state grieves with their families, their loved ones, and the Guard community. West Virginia will never forget their service or their sacrifice, and we will demand full accountability for this horrific act.— Governor Patrick Morrisey (@wvgovernor) November 26, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday near the White House have died, the state’s governor said.Governor Patrick Morrisey confirmed their deaths in a social media post.

Pray for search and rescue authorities in Hong Kong today. At least 36 people have died and 279 people are unaccounted for, officials say. Residents remain trapped on higher floors of the buildings. https://t.co/iclSJYO8p1 pic.twitter.com/FtoFH3FyZ5— CNN (@CNN) November 26, 2025Officials said 279 people are 'uncontactable.' Meanwhile, 29 people remain hospitalized, with 7 in critical conditions, officials said. The fire, which tore through bamboo scaffolding ubiquitous in the city, appears to be the most deadly blaze in Hong Kong in nearly three decades. 900 other residents have managed to flee to shelters. Clips of the fire look apocalyptic: BREAKING: At least...

At least two National Guard members were shot near the White House on Wednesday. The White House is reportedly on lockdown. President Trump, who is currently at Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving, has been briefed. Update: Per DC Police, one suspect is in custody. The unidentified suspect was reportedly shot and taken to a hospital. National Guard shot near White House. NTD’s @marisotsu on site where her uber window was blown from bullets pic.twitter.com/vbdN3YmTtT — Bohan Jiang (@bohansjiang) November 26, 2025 According to Newsmax, two National Guardsmen were shot. Their conditions are not known.

How India Is Turning Silver Into Money. In a move that has stunned global markets and delighted advocates of hard assets, India has quietly detonated a monetary bombshell: the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is bringing silver back into the financial system. Beginning April 1, 2026, Indian banks will be authorized to accept silver as loan collateral. It’s the first modern recognition of silver as a monetary asset since the metal was gradually sidelined from global finance a century ago. But this is no symbolic gesture—it’s a calculated strategy that connects household wealth, national reserves, and geopolitical realignment under one...

Multiple National Guard soldiers have reportedly been shot near the White House, sparking a security lockdown at the president's residence. Early reports suggest the shooter may still be on the loose after three people were shot down the street from the White House in the center of DC. An image has emerged online showing a national guard troop laying injured on the pavement as blood pours from his head while Secret Service agents give him medical attention. Armed National Guard troops have been deployed to the nation's capital since early August as part of Donald Trump's crime crackdown. Secret Service...

Multiple people were shot two blocks north of the White House just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, News4 has learned. At least three people were injured by gunshots at 17th Street and I Street NW, right next to Farragut Square Park, a law enforcement source told News4. One of the people injured was taken to a hospital via med-evac helicopter. The other two were taken to the hospital by ambulance. A law enforcement source tells News4 at least one of the victims was a National Guard member, shot in an exchange of gunfire The area is being shut down while...

The National Pulse has confirmed through White House sources that two National Guard members have been shot outside the White House. Kellie Meyer of NewsNation reported significant police and Secret Service activity in the vicinity, noting that sidewalks were entirely blocked off to both foot traffic and vehicles. The press has been relocated to the briefing room inside the White House as authorities continue to gather more information on the situation. The incident has led to heightened security measures around the area, with restricted access implemented as a precautionary measure. This is a developing story, and further updates are anticipated...

The future of cars could be up in the air... A #flyingcar may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But in China, it's on the cusp of going into mass production. In a huge leap toward the age of personal air travel, #XPeng has opened the world's first flying car factory. CGTN Jen Copestake reports.

Republican combat veterans in Congress urged service members to "stand strong" for law and order in a response video to Democratic lawmakers' message to troops about disobeying "illegal" orders. "I’ve flown combat missions, and I know what happens when people disobey an order," Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, said Tuesday on "Hannity.""This cannot happen to the men and women who are serving right now."Nunn, a combat veteran, was among those featured in the Republican-led video urging service members to reject the message released by the Democrats. Snip

New York Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, a Democrat first elected to state office in 2005, has become one of a handful of unlikely leaders of state efforts to preserve the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection. Sitting in front of a bookshelf in his home office in Glen Cove, New York, a historic community just south of the Long Island Sound, Lavine, 78, has a pile of work on his desk — a proposal to establish a deer management program in his county, and material on organizing a youth reading program and promoting a food drive. And while...

Washington Times columnist Maochun "Miles" Yu (余茂春), one of the nation’s leading China experts, incurred the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party recently, highlighting the global reach of his reports. Mr. Yu appears to have hit a political nerve with his recent opinion article listing 10 reasons why Peking’s call for reunification with Taiwan is “a hoax.” His list includes the fact that Taiwan was never part of Communist China and that Taiwan’s current sovereignty is not an extension of the 1949 civil war between communists and nationalists. “China’s ‘reunification’ slogan,” Mr. Yu wrote Oct. 27, “is a hoax sustained...

Donald Tusk emphasized that the European Union would not be able to impose anything on Warsaw on this issueMOSCOW, November 26. /TASS/. The European Union cannot impose its court decision on recognizing same-sex marriage on Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told a cabinet meeting. "I would like to reassure everyone - the European Union will not be able to impose anything on us on this issue (an EU Court decision on recognition of same-sex marriages in other countries of the union - TASS)," Tusk said as broadcast on the social media of the office of the head of government. He...

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As the calendar comes to an end, and with it, we approach the end of the first year of the second Trump administration, polling companies and media sites are naturally looking for news stories about how the electorate “feels” about the economy. It’s a permanent question, of course, as it should be, on sites like RealClearPolitics and other polling-tracker focused sites, but there has been an uptick lately, and the question “How do you rate President Trump’s handling of the economy?” is now more frequently in the headlines than usual. The problem is, it’s an amazingly subjective question, because there...

Russia on Wednesday shot down President Trump’s claim that the Kremlin had already agreed to some concessions on ending the war in Ukraine — as Moscow blasted innocent Ukrainians with fresh drone strikes overnight. Multiple Russian officials insisted it was too premature to speak about accepting any peace plan and that Moscow wouldn’t agree to anything that didn’t fully meet its demands. “There can be no talk of any concessions or surrender of our approaches to the key aspects of resolving the problems facing us, including in the context of the special operation [in Ukraine],” said Sergei Ryabkov, a Russian...

The New Yorker magazine is catching flak for publishing what critics called a sympathetic profile of a convicted murderer who was deported by the Trump administration. Orville Etoria, 62, originally from Jamaica, was detained in New York City during a routine ICE check-in in June and sent to Eswatini in southern Africa - a country he has no ties to. Etoria was profiled by the magazine along with several others subjected to what the story slammed as 'secretive third-country removals.' Etoria was convicted of second-degree murder after shooting a man in a Brooklyn leather-goods store in 1996. He was sentenced...

The Fulton County, Georgia, election interference case against President Donald Trump and others has been dismissed after the prosecutor who took over the case requested that it be dropped. "In my professional judgment, the citizens of Georgia are not served by pursuing this case in full for another five to ten years," wrote Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, who took over the case after the original prosecutor was disqualified from the case. Within minutes of Skandalakis' court filing, the judge overseeing the case granted the request and dismissed the case.

This is mind-blowing. Bernie Sanders in 2015: Open borders is a right-wing proposal. Immigration can make Americans poorer. Of course by 2019 Bernie Sanders was saying the complete opposite because Bernie is a grifter.