Trump Economy Sees 98,000 New Jobs Added in June.
Private sector hiring across the United States in June capped off the strongest three-month stretch in overayear, with small businesses leading the way in jobgrowth. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Private sector. . .
Private sector hiring across the United States in June capped off the strongest three-month stretch in overayear, with small businesses leading the way in jobgrowth. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Private sector payrolls in the United Statesgrew by almost 100,000 in June, finishing off the strongest three-month hiring period of the last year. 📺 DETAIL:According to new data on Wednesdayfrom Automatic Data Processing (ADP), a global HR and payroll company,private sector payrolls increased by98,000in June. While these numbers fell short of the projected approximately 120,000, this marks the best three-month period for hiring in over a year. ADP noted widespread hiringacross nearly all sectors. Small businesses (employers with fewer than 50 workers) were the primary contributors,adding 53,000 jobs in total. Of these, employers with fewer than 20 employees added 38,000 jobs, while businesses with 20 to 49 employees added 15,000 jobs. Mid-sized businesses (employers with 50 to 499 employees) added a combined total of 29,000 jobs, while larger companies contributed 25,000 jobs. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“The pace of hiring is tellinga story of both supply and demand. We know it’s taking people longer to find work, but there also are signs oflabor supply constraintsin certain industries,” said ADP Chief Economist Dr. Nela Richardson. 🎯 IMPACT:The data indicates a strengthening labor market. This reinforces a pre-existing trend of broad-based, small business-led job growth. In early June, it was reported that job growth in the United Stateshit a 16-month high. Data from ADP revealedthat122,000 private sector jobswere added in May,surpassing the projected 120,000. This marked the largest monthly gain since the beginning of last year. Hiring throughout May wasbroad-basedand was primarily led by small businesses. Trade and Transportation, Education and Health Services, and Professional and Business Services sectors added the most jobs, according to the report. “The labor marketcontinues to show sustained momentumgoing into the summer hiring season,” said the ADP’s Dr. Nela Richardson at the time. Image by Tony Webster. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. More From The PulseA Ukrainian man has been charged in Germany for allegedly leading an operation to sabotage the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a criticalenergylink betweenRussiaand Western Europe. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:German prosecutorsindicted a Ukrainian manon Wednesday for allegedly orchestrating the destruction of three of the four Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022. Theattackcausedmassive methane leaksinto the Baltic Sea and rendered the critical energy infrastructure inoperable. 📍 WHEN & WHERE:The explosions occurred on September 26, 2022, along the Nord Stream pipelines spanning the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. 📺 DETAIL:The suspect, identified as Serhii K, is accused of leading a group of seven accomplices in the sabotage operation, which targeted bothNord Stream 1andNord Stream 2pipelines. While Nord Stream 2 was never opened, despite being ready to operate, Nord Stream 1 had been a vital energy link for Germany, which is nowstruggling with high energy costs. The attack is considered one of the most significant disruptions to European energy infrastructure in recent years. 🎯 IMPACT:The explosions not only disrupted critical energy supplies but alsoreleased unprecedented levels of methane into the atmosphere, raising environmental concerns. The incident strained already tense relations between Russia and Western Europe, with commentators bizarrely claiming that Russia had sabotaged its own pipelines initially, butUkraine’s apparent involvementhas also caused tension with its European backers, as it was a de facto attack on their energy infrastructure. 📺 FLASHBACK:Nord Stream 1 and 2 werekey componentsin Western Europe’s energy strategy, with the former supplying gas until its closure in 2022. The pipelines became a focal point of geopolitical tension following Russia’sinvasionof Ukraine, and the European Union (EU) has subsequently made efforts to reduce itsdependence on Russian energy. Image via Danish Defense Command. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessA Ukrainian man has been charged in Germany for allegedly leading an operation to sabotage the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a critical energy link between Russia and Western Europe. show moreWhite Britishstudentsare now a minority at nearly one in five British universities, sparkingdebateover the fairness of race-based scholarships. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:White British students havebecomeaminorityat 27 universities in the United Kingdom, according to aTelegraphanalysis. This demographic shift has likely been driven in part by the fact that many universities offer scholarshipsexclusively to students from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, while white and especially white male applicants have fewer opportunities. 🎯 IMPACT:Theexclusion of white studentsfrom certain scholarships has led tocallsfor the abolition of “racially discriminatory” programs. White working-class students, in particular, are now amongthe most underrepresentedin higher education. 📰 DETAIL:Prominent universities such as Imperial College London and University College London offer scholarships thatexclude white students, with Imperial offering scholarships that cover the full cost of tuition for black students in STEM and business courses, despite the fact that white students account for only 42 percent of the student population already. Critics argue that these programs are divisive and fail to address the socio-economic challenges faced by white working-class students. The issue is exacerbated by the fact that white students are under-represented at over half of UK universities. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“There is no reason to maintain BAME scholarships, which representracial discrimination, pure and simple. ” – Eric Kaufmann, University of Buckingham💬 SECONDARY QUOTE:“It is divisive andencourages a culture of grievance and victimhood, which ultimately benefits no one other than the leaders, managers, and trainers who monitor, enforce, and promote thisdegrading ideology. ” – Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, director of the Don’t Divide Us campaign👀 FLASHBACK:On June 24, Reform UK party leader Nigel Faragewarnedlast week that “White kids are being lectured… they’re made to feel frankly likelesser beings” in schools and universities, and vowed to end the state-sponsored discrimination against them. Significantly, the trend of white students becoming a minority hasmore than doubledsince 2014-15, when they were the minority in just 13 institutions. Image by David Iliff. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessWhite British students are now a minority at nearly one in five British universities, sparking debate over the fairness of race-based scholarships. show moreThe Trump administration has proposed a series of reforms to the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, aiming to enhance oversight, addressfraudconcerns, and refocus the program’s objectives toward creating newjobs. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:The Trump administration hasproposed a series of significant reformsto the EB-5 immigrant investorvisaprogram. 📺 DETAIL:Theadministration’s proposed changesincludeending the “troubled business” pathway, meaning that investors must create new jobs, rather than preserve jobs at struggling companies. The potential reforms also include giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) powers to deny petitions, terminate regional centers, andrevoke approvals and permanent residency statusin cases involvingfraud, misuse, ornational securityconcerns. More broadly, the proposed reforms intend tostrengthen anti-fraud enforcement, increase scrutiny of investment funds and oversight of regional centers, including with new compliance requirements, and demand more documentation for wealth derived from cryptocurrency. The administration is also considering restrictions on “bridge financing”, where developers repay short-term loans with later EB-5 investment. The EB-5 visa program allows foreign nationals to obtain permanent residency in the United States by investing in American businesses. EB-5 investors must invest at least $800,000 in a specific area of employment or an infrastructure project, invest at least $1. 05 million in non-infrastructure projects, or create or preserve at least tenfull-time permanent American jobs. DHS has opened a60-day public commentperiodforfeedback. The proposed reforms were announced on Wednesday. 🎯 IMPACT:The administration’s attempt to reform the EB-5 program represents another front intackling visa fraudandprotecting the economic prospectsof American businesses and workers. The administration will await feedback on the proposed reforms to the EB-5 program. Such reforms would represent anotable empowerment of DHS and USCIS, as well as ensure national security and returns on investment when granting permanent residency. 📺 FLASHBACK:In February 2025, Secretary of CommerceHoward Lutnickdescribed the EB-5 immigrant investor visa as“a way to get a green card that was low price,”reflecting the administration’s concerns that the program is being abused to acquire permanent residency. “So the EB-5 program was really… it was allfull of nonsense, make-believe, and fraud. And it was a way to get a green card that was low price,”said Lutnick at the time. Image by Gulbenk. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessThe Trump administration has proposed a series of reforms to the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, aiming to enhance oversight, address fraud concerns, and refocus the program's objectives toward creating new jobs. show moreMedicare’s new weight-loss drug program offers affordable access to GLP-1 medication for seniors, marking a significant shift inhealthcarecoverage and efforts to combatobesity. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Medicare’s first-of-its-kindweight-lossdrugprogram has officially launched, giving American seniors access to GLP-1 drugs atasubsidized cost. 📰 DETAIL:On Wednesday, Medicare & Medicaid Services launched anew programallowing Americans aged 65 and older to access weight-loss drugs ata reduced cost of $50 a month, starting with an 18-month trial period. This is the first time Medicare hasoffered coverage for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Foundayo and Zepbound. Previously, Medicare only covered these medications when prescribed for specified conditions, such as cardiovascular issues and severe fatty liver disease. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“This is a big win. For decades,medicine has failed to recognize obesity as a disease. Even with restrictions, we’ll be able to offer medications to many patientsfor the first time. ” – Dr. Christina Nguyen, Knownwell Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia🎯 IMPACT:The new program is expected tobenefit millions of seniorsandgenerate billions in revenue. The program is also expected to significantly reduce out-of-pocket costs for patients. While the program has been hailed as a step forward in the fight against obesity, health experts have advised against completely relying on GLP-1 drugs to lose weight, citing the negative potential to lose muscle, rather than just excess fat. “This is an important access development, but older adults should approach GLP-1 therapy as part of a comprehensive obesity-care plan, not as a stand-alone medication… For older adults, themain concernis not simply pounds lost, but what type of weight is lost,” said Dr. John Batsis, Associate Professor at the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of North Carolina. 👀 FLASHBACK:In November last year, President Donald J. Trump cut a deal tolower the price of weight loss medications. “Until now, [GLP-1 drugs] have[not] beencovered by Medicarefor weight loss and they’ve only rarely been covered by Medicaid… They’ve often cost consumers more than $1,000 per month, and some a lot more than that. Americans have been spending as much as 520 percent for Zepbound and 1,400 percent more for Wegovy than patients in Europe,” the President noted at the time. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. show lessMedicare's new weight-loss drug program offers affordable access to GLP-1 medication for seniors, marking a significant shift in healthcare coverage and efforts to combat obesity. show moreA recent YouGovpollhas revealed that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is the most popular party in Britain among straightmen, while Zack Polanski’s far-left Green Party is disproportionately supported by LGBTQ groups and minorities. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:A new survey has revealed that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party isleading with heterosexual menin the United Kingdom. 📰 DETAIL:According to asurveyby YouGov, the largest polling firm in the United Kingdom, published on Wednesday,30 percent of heterosexual mensupport Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, making itthe most popular party with straight men. The Conservatives are thesecond-most popularbut still significantly behind, with 19 percent. The ruling Labour Party is third among straight men, with 18 percent. Reform and the Conservatives arejoint firstamong heterosexual women, on23 percent. In contrast, only 11 percent of heterosexual men support Zack Polanski’s far-left Green Party, and only 13 percent of heterosexual women support the party. Instead, the party’s support largely draws from LGBTQ groups and ethnic minorities, especially in younger demographics. Twenty-three percent of homosexual men support the Greens, along with 36 percent of bisexual men,56 percent of bisexual women,and 46 percent of lesbians. The poll surveyed approximately 20,000 (19,583) British adults and was conducted in June 2026. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“Reform UK dobetter amongstraight Britons. ” — YouGov survey,published July 1, 2026🎯 IMPACT:The figures suggest astrong identificationbetween support for Reform UK and male heterosexuality. This is likely to draw a sharp image contrast with other parties, especially since outgoing Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer boasted on Tuesday about Britain now having“the gayest Parliament… of all time. ”Image by Gage Skidmore. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessA recent YouGov poll has revealed that Nigel Farage's Reform UK is the most popular party in Britain among straight men, while Zack Polanski's far-left Green Party is disproportionately supported by LGBTQ groups and minorities. show moreSpain’s socialistgovernmentis facing scutiny as its massmigrantamnesty has resulted in 1. 3 million applications, including 400,000 from people suspected of being outside Spain. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Spain‘s socialist government, led by Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez, closed itsmassamnestyapplication process forillegal immigrantswithover1. 3 million applications submitted. Authorities estimate that approximately400,000 of these applications were likely filedfraudulentlyby foreigners who had not met the December 31, 2025, residency cutoff. 📺 DETAIL:Applicants were required to show they had lived in Spain before the cutoff date, had no criminal record, and posed no threat to public safety or health. Spanish newspaperEl Español, citing police sources, reports suspicions of widespread fraud, with officials believing only about850,000 eligible migrantswere living in Spain before 2026. However, responsibility for verifying applications rests with the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migration and immigration officials, rather than specialized police units. Police also told Spanish media they are investigatinghuman traffickingnetworksaccused ofexploiting theamnestyby moving migrants through the European Union’sborderlessSchengen Area into Spain with fraudulent documentation. Officers reportedly identified migrants fromPakistan, Algeria, and Moroccotraveling from Germany, France, and Italy to apply, with many intending to return to those countries after securing Spanish legal status. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“With suchshort deadlinesand suchlaughably low requirements, it’sa goldmine for the criminal gangs,” police sources warned. 🎯 IMPACT:The amnesty program has not only led to a suspected surge in fraudulent applications but also facilitated secondary migration movements within the Schengen Area. Migrants from nations like Pakistan, Algeria, and Morocco are reportedlyexploiting the systemto obtain Spanish documentation intending to return to other European countries where they were previously residing illegally. Notably, as Spain is a European Union (EU) member state, status in Spain paves the way for expanded settlement rights across all 27 EU member states. 📺 FLASHBACK:Earlier this year, the Sánchez administration projected that 500,000 migrants would benefit from the amnesty, but the staggering number of applications—more than double the estimate—has exposed how poorly researched the scheme was. Image via European Union. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessSpain's socialist government is facing scutiny as its mass migrant amnesty has resulted in 1. 3 million applications, including 400,000 from people suspected of being outside Spain. show morePrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer praised the large share of homosexual Members of Parliament (MPs) in Britain, while reaffirming his support foracensorious “conversion therapy”bill. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Outgoing British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer proudly described the country’s legislature as“the gayest Parliament of all time. ”📰 DETAIL:On Tuesday, holding aPride event at Number 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s official residence, Starmer described the British Parliament as“the gayest Parliament… of all time…anywhere in the world,“citing the historic number ofhomosexual Members of Parliament (MPs). Starmer’s administration has pushed for a “full trans-inclusive banon abusive conversion practices,” which could criminalize parental discussions about gender transitions with their children. The Prime Minister also announced£21 million for global LGBTQ+ rightsas well as plans to treat “hate crimes” as “aggravated offenses,” among other proposals. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“I’m really proud thatwe’ve got the gayest Parliament…I don’t think there is any Parliamentthat is gayer than this Parliament. ” – Keir Starmer. 🎯 IMPACT:Prime Minister Starmerannounced his resignation last month. The Labour Party is seeking tocoronate Andy Burnham, the newly elected Labour MP for Makerfield, as party leader and Prime Minister in his place,despite public oppositionto an uncontested succession. 👀 FLASHBACK:In late June, it was reported thata new law in Britaincould see parents, teachers, and doctors potentially imprisoned for trying to talk children out of seeking trans treatment. The British government’s Equalities Minister. Olivia Bailey, published a draft bill to ban so-called “conversion therapy. ” Under the proposed bill, those who try to persuade children that they are not gay or transgendercould face up to five years in prison. While the government maintains that the bill will not criminalize non-abusive discussions, critics argue that the bill’s provisions on“controlling or coercive words or behaviour”and“use of psychological or emotional pressure”create an overly broad definition of abuse. Image by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receiveexclusivee-mail analyses. show lessPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer praised the large share of homosexual Members of Parliament (MPs) in Britain, while reaffirming his support for a censorious "conversion therapy" bill. show moreLloyds Bank has severed ties with The Canary, a far-leftnewsoutlet in the United Kingdom, raising concerns about the publication’s financial position and freedom ofspeech. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:A far-leftoutletin the United Kingdomthat argued that“cancel culture is a myth“has been debanked. 📰 DETAIL:On Tuesday, The Canary, a far-left news website in the United Kingdom, which described“cancel culture”as“a myth,”announced that it had been debanked. According to The Canary, Lloyds Bank decided to withhold a significant amount of its funds and hasnot provided any explanationfor its actions, despite nearly a decade-long banking relationship and repeated inquiries from the publication. This situation has reportedly left the outlet unable to pay its staff and uncertain about its financial future. Debanking is when a bank or financial institutionsuddenly closes a customer’s account, terminating their relationship. Debanking leaves individuals and businessesunable to access funds, receive income, or pay bills without time to prepare. “We do know that multiple other politically engaged people have suffered similar actions by other banks in recent times,”wrote The Canaryin an article responding to its debanking. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“As much as people on the right whine about how they’resomehow being ‘persecuted’ or ‘silenced’by ‘political correctness’, it [cancel culture] is simply not in any respect a threat tofreedom of speech. The concept offreedomof speech is aboutpreventing thegovernment from interferingin what can be published and put into the public sphere… it’s high time that we call out thepurveyors ofthe empty ‘cancel culture’ narrativefor the dishonest and self-interested hypocrites that they are,” arguedThe Canary back in 2020. 🎯 IMPACT:The debanking of The Canary hassparked backlashacross traditional political lines, raising concerns about censorship. The Free Speech Union, a non-partisan public interest organization focused on free speech and related civil liberties, has offered its assistance to the publication. The fate of the publication’s finances remains uncertain. While not defending the decision to debank The Canary, several commentators have identified the irony of the publication’s dismissive attitude towards politically-motivated censorship in the past andits current predicament. 👀 FLASHBACK:In June 2023,Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party,was debanked by theNatWest Group, which closedhisCouttsaccounts because of his political views,triggering a debanking scandal. The row forced chief executiveDame Alison Roseto resign after she improperly disclosed information to a journalist. Nearly two years later, NatWest apologized, andthe dispute was settled on confidential terms. Don’t think they have mate. https://t. co/LPxaUVIsSppic. twitter. com/qbe44IVYIKYour free, daily feed from The National Pulse. — Nick Dixon (@NickDixon)June 30, 2026Image by House Buy Fast. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. show lessLloyds Bank has severed ties with The Canary, a far-left news outlet in the United Kingdom, raising concerns about the publication's financial position and freedom of speech. show moreTwopoliceofficers are under investigation for gross misconduct following the wrongful arrest of whitemurdervictim Henry Nowak, who was fatally stabbed by a Sikh man in Southampton. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:Twopolice officersare being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for potentialgross misconductin connection with the wrongful arrest and subsequent death of white student Henry Nowak, 18,whohad been fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa, 23, with a Sikh religious dagger in Southampton, England. 📺 DETAIL:Henry Nowak told police officers he had been stabbed and asked for an ambulance, but theyrefused to believe himand arrested him based on an unsubstantiated allegation of racism from his murderer, later deemed to be false in court. Nowak lost consciousness shortly after beinghandcuffed and pinned on his sideand later died, with police taking eight minutes to realize he had been stabbed. Notably,Digwa wasneverput in handcuffs, even after he was arrested for attempted murder. The officers are being investigated for alleged breaches of professional standards, including their use of force, duties and responsibilities, and conduct. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on June 1 for Nowak’s murder, but will be eligible for parole after serving a minimum term ofjust 21 years. 🎯 IMPACT:The IOPCinvestigationintensifies the questions around the police response to Nowak’s murder, with Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage and many others suspecting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology andanti-white prejudiceled officers to treat Digwa’s allegations of racism more seriously than Nowak saying he had been stabbed. Notably, official police guidance says that, to achieve “racial equity” and “equality of policing outcomes,” different ethnic groups in Britainshould be treated differently, not the same. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. show lessTwo police officers are under investigation for gross misconduct following the wrongful arrest of white murder victim Henry Nowak, who was fatally stabbed by a Sikh man in Southampton. show moreEngland’s Oxford and Cambridge universities face criticism fordiversityscholarships that largely exclude white working-classstudents, raising concerns about a two-tier academic system. PULSE POINTS❓ WHAT HAPPENED:England‘s most prestigious universities,OxfordandCambridge, have been found to offer over a dozen scholarships and bursaries that target students from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, while largelyexcludingwhiteworking-class students. Examples cited by researchers include Cambridge’s Stormzy Scholarship and several Oxford funding programsreserved for specific ethnic groups, while white working-class women appear to be eligible for only two Oxbridge diversity schemes and white working-class men for one. 📰 DETAIL:The findings follow the publication of theInquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, which concluded thatwhiteworking-classchildren are among the most disadvantaged in England’s education system. Suella Braverman, of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, called for race-based scholarship schemes to be replaced withsupport based on socioeconomic disadvantagerather than ethnicity. Oxford provides a non-repayable annual bursary of up to about $8,300 for British students from lower-income households, while Cambridge’s Stormzy Scholarship provides about $27,000 per year. 💬 KEY QUOTE:“If Oxford and Cambridge want to live up to their proud history ofmeritocracy, they should end theseracially discriminatory programsimmediately and judge people on their talents, not their skin color. ” –Suella Braverman, Reform UK Shadow Education Secretary🎯 IMPACT:The exclusion of white working-class students from these diversity schemes has sparked accusations of a “two-tier academic society” and calls for the universities to end racially discriminatory programs. 👀 FLASHBACK:Last week, Reform UK party leader Nigel Faragewarnedthat “White kids are being lectured… they’re made to feel frankly likelesser beings” in schools and universities, due to the divisive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology promoted by the British state and academic establishment. JoinPulse+to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses. Your free, daily feed from The National Pulse. show lessEngland's Oxford and Cambridge universities face criticism for diversity scholarships that largely exclude white working-class students, raising concerns about a two-tier academic system. show more