Potatoes will officially be classified as a vegetable and not a grain after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) threw its support behind keeping the current classification in place, according to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). The lawmaker said in a press release Wednesday that she had received a call from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack on […]
FREELAND, Mich.—President Donald Trump rallied some 3,500 supporters in this working-class community, vowing to reignite the auto industry in the state that has lost thousands of jobs to Mexico and lives under the threat of further erosion of this key industry to competition from China. Under clear blue skies with two dozen American flags standing […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the approval of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for nearly 317,000 borrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institutes campus from January 2004 until October 2017. The measure brings the total amount of student loan debt relief put in place by the Biden administration to […]
NTD spoke with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) about Mike Johnson’s term as the House speaker, which he describes as a “disappointment.” “I think the main disappointment is on this last spending—$95 trillion—Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the fact $9 billion of it went to Gaza, which meant it went to Hamas. And the fact that he […]
A panel of federal judges has thrown out Louisiana’s recently-drawn congressional map that had created a second majority-black district in the state, likely sending the case to the Supreme Court. In a 2-1 vote on April 30, the three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Monroe, Louisiana sided with voters who opposed the new […]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a set of bills into law on Tuesday aimed at supporting the state’s agricultural industry, including a bill prohibiting “foreign adversaries” from buying farmland near military installations. The bill, dubbed SB420, will ban “nonresident aliens” acting as agents of China or other foreign adversaries from acquiring farmland or non-residential land […]
The House Judiciary Committee is investigating a top prosecutor on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Trump for his past work as a senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official during the Biden administration, amid allegations that the Trump prosecution is politically driven. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in an […]
Arizona’s near-total abortion ban will be repealed just weeks after the state’s Supreme Court ruled it enforceable. The Arizona House narrowly passed the repeal on April 24 as three Republicans joined with Democrats to approve the measure. On May 1, the state Senate followed suit in a 16–14 vote—but not before several disappointed senators had […]
The House on May 1 passed an anti-Semitism bill as pro-Palestinian protests escalate across college campuses in the country. The legislation passed the lower chamber in a broadly bipartisan 320–91 vote. That included 21 Republicans and 70 Democrats who opposed the legislation, many of whom expressed concerns about a potential chilling effect that the bill […]
Federal prosecutors should investigate the president of a nonprofit that funneled U.S. taxpayer money to a laboratory in China, a U.S. House of Representatives panel said on May 1. Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance, should be probed after he and his group violated the terms of a U.S. grant, the Select Subcommittee on […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) says she will force a vote on a measure to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) next week. Ms. Greene, joined by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) at an early morning press conference, announced that she would begin the process to bring her motion to vacate Mr. Johnson’s chair to the […]
Former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately in Miami on Sunday, warming their chilled relationship of recent years. NTD spoke with Robert Salvador, and adviser to Mr. DeSantis, about what this means for the two men going forward.
Documents released by the Department of Homeland Security show that more than 160,000 migrants were flown into Florida cities during an eight-month period in 2023, with another nearly 40,000 entering other major U.S. cities. The data was subpoenaed by the House Homeland Security Committee and released on Tuesday. The CHNV parole program, formerly known as […]
The Arizona State Senate repealed an abortion ban from 1864 on Wednesday. The state’s Supreme Court had recently upheld the law, which banned all abortions—except when the mother’s life is at risk. Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign the repeal immediately, but it’s possible the near-total abortion ban could be in effect […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz, on Wednesday as the United States hopes to facilitate a temporary ceasefire in the ongoing Israel–Hamas war and advance other humanitarian considerations amid the conflict. “The Secretary discussed ongoing efforts to reach an immediate […]
Helmeted police in riot gear have restored order at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) following a night of clashes between counter-demonstrators and pro-Palestinian protesters. The skirmishes embroiled the Westwood campus in hours-long chaos of swinging pipes, pepper spray and fireworks. By daybreak, police from dozens of Los Angeles-area law enforcement agencies were […]
The House Foreign Affairs Committee Indo-Pacific Subcommittee holds a hearing to evaluate “the Taiwan Relations Act and Assessing the Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations” at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 1. Witness: Daniel J. Kritenbrink, assistant secretary, Bureau of East Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
