Hamas freed more hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of the delicate ceasefire agreement with Israel...
Auto insurance costs continue to skyrocket with no sign of prices slowing down. According to a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report published by Yahoo Finance, auto insurance topped the list of escalating household commodities, with costs rising by 11.1 percent over the past year. In real dollar terms, the average cost for auto...
Right on LA! with Ruby Lovell features the dazzling, bespoke, revolutionary one-of a-kind custom built cars of the world created by the renowned West Coast Customs. West Coast Customs, the brainchild of founder Ryan Friedlinghaus, who started the company with a loan of just $5,000 from his grandfather, has become the world’s best-known multimillion-dollar state-of...
A federal judge on Friday upheld a previous restraining order banning the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive financial records kept by the Treasury Department. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas granted a preliminary injunction sought by 19 state attorneys general to block the Treasury Department from allowing DOGE access to its payment systems...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is warning fellow Americans to stay vigilant against the unprecedented threats from communist China. In his new book “Seven Things You Can’t Say About China,” the senator breaks down Beijing’s rapidly expanding military power and what it means for the United States and the free world...
Earlier this week, a doctor on China’s TikTok urged people to stay cautious against the bird flu virus, also called H5N1. Meanwhile, the United States is stepping up efforts to combat the deadly bird flu. A Pennsylvania-based lab, HNL Lab Medicine, will now subtype all positive influenza A samples from hospitalized patients to detect any...
The Trump administration is designating eight cartels as terrorist organizations. This gives the federal government new powers to combat these groups that allegedly traffic guns, drugs, and human beings into the United States and around the world. For a break down of the significance of this move, NTD spoke with Michael Brown, former Drug Enforcement...
Could there be a shift in U.S. policy toward China? The State Department quietly tweaked its China fact sheet, dropping the country’s official name and removing a key line on Taiwan independence. NTD spoke with retired Marine Col. Grant Newsham, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and the author of “When China Attacks...
The U.S. Department of State’s recent designation of several cartels and gangs in Latin America as foreign terrorist organizations adds a useful tool for law enforcement, says Dave Olesky, assistant special agent in charge at the Rocky Mountain Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Olesky also discusses the ongoing collaboration of Chinese producers of...
President Donald Trump said on Feb. 19 that he is considering having his administration return 20 percent of the savings identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to U.S. citizens. Joining us now to discuss the takeaways from Trump’s first 30 days in office, and returning 20 percent of the DOGE savings to U.S...
Nicolas Hulscher, epidemiologist and foundation administrator at the McCullough Foundation, joined NTD’s Jack Bradley to discuss suspicions that the current bird flu outbreak in the United States could be due to laboratory studies performing “dual use” gain of function research. Hulscher says such research includes making the bird flu virus more transmissible and expanding its...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed military officials to identify $50 billion in potential cuts from the upcoming fiscal year 2026 budget so that the savings can be redirected to President Donald Trump’s national defense priorities, the Pentagon announced on Feb. 19. To find out more, NTD spoke with Richard Stern, director of budget policy...
Microsoft this week introduced Majorana 1, a revolutionary quantum chip that promises to accelerate the development of practical quantum computers. The tech giant unveiled its creation Wednesday in a news release. The Majorana 1 chip is powered by a novel Topological Core, which Microsoft claims will enable the development of quantum computers “capable of solving...
Some lawmakers have expressed interest in the idea of giving Americans tax refund checks using the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), while others say that the government should focus on inflation, reducing government debt, and balancing the budget. President Donald Trump and DOGE co-chief Elon Musk have both expressed interest in...
An Ohio teenager under the age of 18 from Allen County is the state’s first flu-related pediatric death of the current flu season. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported the teen’s death on Feb. 21, which comes amid a recent surge in flu hospitalizations. “Sadly, this tragic death reminds us that influenza, though common...
Senate Republicans voted to pass a budget resolution Friday despite opposition within the GOP and from Democrats. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump floated the idea of paying a “DOGE dividend” to taxpayers. EJ Antoni, a public finance economist with The Heritage Foundation, discusses the latest in America’s economy...
A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the snowy rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for six weeks in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines. “The Scottish Highland bull escapee is still on the loose, efforts to catch him unsuccessful,” the Animal Control Post...
A Kansas man pleaded guilty on Thursday to operating an internet-based medical platform to defraud health care programs of more than $1 billion. Gregory Schreck, a 50-year-old from Johnson County, admitted to targeting Medicare beneficiaries through his company’s online platform DMERx. Using tactics such as misleading mailers, TV ads, and calls from offshore call centers...
Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto Pearson international Airport. Jason Kunisch, a commercial airline pilot, analyzes the possible causes of the plane crash and highlights the factors that ensured the survival of all 80 individuals on board...
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Thursday announced his bid to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Cameron, 39, made the announcement shortly after McConnell revealed he would not seek reelection in 2026. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, said in a floor speech that his current term in the Senate would...
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Feb. 21 said he was open to multiple budget bills to fund his policy initiatives after earlier this week endorsing a one-bill approach adopted by the House Republicans. His remarks came hours after Senate Republicans passed a budget blueprint that calls for two bills to implement Trump’s agenda. The Senate version...
Brian Seitchik, national political strategist, and Brad Bannon, president of Bannon Communications Research, discussed with NTD’s Jack Bradley the Trump administration’s plan to make 8 percent cuts to the military’s budget over the next five years, President Donald Trump’s executive order ending financial benefits for illegal immigrants, and how newly confirmed FBI director Kash Patel...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has asked a court to deny a petition for a new trial filed by Lyle and Erik Menendez, arguing that the new evidence presented lacks credibility due to a history of deception by the brothers. At a Feb. 21 press conference, Hochman detailed why he believes the petition...
Democratic strategist Colin Rogero, co-founder and creative director of Conexión, tells NTD about President Donald Trump’s ability to dominate media attention, calling it “the new petroleum” of modern campaigns. Discussing Trump’s recent “Long Live the King” remark on social media—following the repeal of New York’s congestion toll—Rogero highlights how Trump expertly provokes reactions that help...
This year’s major conservative gathering brought representatives from across the globe, including President of Argentina Javier Milei. Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, speaks with NTD’s Paul Greaney on the second day of the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He talks about grassroots CPAC expansion to other countries and the movement after...
A federal district judge on Feb. 21 issued an order partly blocking President Donald Trump’s executive orders withdrawing support for so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction against the executive actions in a lawsuit known as National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education...
WASHINGTON—Shen Yun Performing Arts is calling for an investigation a day after bomb threats prompted an evacuation of the Kennedy Center on the group’s opening night. It was the latest in a litany of threats the company has faced over the past year as it sets off on a global tour to showcase what it...