National Populist Newsletter

November 24th - December 1st

United States

• Immigration

President-elect Donald Trump had a call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum over migration, fentanyl, and security. Trump claimed on Truth Social that she agreed to stop mass migration into the United States. At the same time, she said that caravans are already not coming from Mexico because of stepped enforcement on the Guatemalan border. I have very little faith in the Mexican government and how much they’d be willing to accept illegal aliens deported from the United States or reinstating Remain in Mexico. (Axios)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is breaking with other Democrats by saying she’ll cooperate with the Trump Administration to deport criminal aliens who break the law. “Someone breaks the law, I'll be the first one to call up ICE and say, ‘Get them out of here,’” Hochul said when asked how she would respond to Trump’s plans for mass deportations and whether New York would be a sanctuary state under her leadership. “When those are identified, I'll be the first one to help get rid of them,” she added. “I don't want them here. I don't want anybody terrorizing my citizens.” (City and State)

• Crime

There is an increased concern that the Tren de Aragua gang is recruiting children living in migrant shelters and that the members have blended in with the asylum seekers who began to arrive in the Big Apple in 2022. This is a major way to increase their number without relying on new migrants from Venezuela. (CBS News)

• Economy

11 red state attorneys general are suing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street for allegedly using their market power to punish the coal industry and pursue net-zero climate goals in violation of antitrust law. (WJAR)

After pressure from conservative activist and one-time congressional candidate Robby Starbuck, Walmart announced that it was abandoning its DEI initiative. The nation’s largest private employer will phase out of diversity, equity, and inclusion; review supplier diversity programs to ensure that they don't provide preferential treatment; phase out the term Latinx; Pulling out of the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index — a scorecard for a business's commitment to LGBTQ+ equality and causes; and end their work with The Center for Racial Equity, which began in 2020. They will, however, continue their internal upscaling project to give promotions to black and Hispanic employees. (Axios)

• Major Stories

Arizona State Senator J.D. Mesnard has proposed a bill to make the state count ballots faster. The bill is written as expected to get as many early ballot IDs verified as possible by the Friday before an election by heavily reducing the number of ballots dropped off at vote centers.

The 2024 election may have just ended, but more than two dozen House Democrats and Republicans are considering running for statewide office, including in Tennessee, Ohio, New York, Florida, Colorado, and South Carolina. Given all the expected retirements, the 2026 election could bring one of the biggest shakeups in the House. (Axios)

President Biden proposed a new rule change allowing weight loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound to be covered by Medicare or Medicaid. RFK Jr. will likely overturn this if he becomes HHS Secretary since he’s publicly opposed the drugs. The rule change will cost taxpayers $35 billion over the next decade to cover 7.5 million Americans. (CNN)

Australia

Australia:

Australia became the first significant country to ban children under 16 from using social media. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X, and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts. The bill received overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers of the Parliament. The platforms have one year to determine how to implement the ban before penalties are enforced. Exemptions will apply for health and education services, including YouTube, Messenger Kids, WhatsApp, Kids Helpline, and Google Classroom. (Associated Press)