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 lawmakers voted to repeal a civil war-era law that bans nearly all abortions. This comes just weeks after the state Supreme Court revived the law and thrust the abortion debate into the political spotlight. The state’s 15-week abortion ban will remain law. Columbia University called in the NYPD to arrest anti-Israel protesters occupying a […]
Scammers have stolen more than $3.4 billion from older Americans in 2023, using increasingly sophisticated tactics, according to a recent FBI report. The losses to Americans over the age of 60 increased 11 percent from 2022, with transnational scammers now even sending couriers to collect cash or gold from the victims in person, according to […]
Arizona’s near-total abortion ban will be repealed just weeks after the state’s Supreme Court ruled it enforceable.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 […]
Former President Donald Trump is outlining fresh policy agenda for a potential second term, as he embarks on another campaign blitz in major battleground states. Nearly 300 protesters were arrested Tuesday night. The mayor of New York City and the NYPD gave an update Wednesday morning on what happened at Columbia University and City College. […]
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 […]
A one-month sales tax holiday is coming to the state of Florida, the governor announced on Tuesday. The “Freedom Sales Tax Holiday” initiative that was launched two years ago will return this summer for the entire month of July, Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a press conference in Tampa. The holiday will remove sales tax […]
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 […]
As chaos ensues on college campuses across the United States with anti-Israel protests, Kelly Wright takes us to Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, where friends and family continue to hold a memorial for loved ones who are still being held by Hamas. He also talks to Susie Ozsinay Aranya, senior adviser at the Office […]
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 […]
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at their highest levels in 23 years as monetary policymakers have observed “a lack of further progress” toward the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target. Regulatory filings show that former President Donald Trump increased his stake significantly in the company behind his social media platform Truth Social, with the former […]
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at the Mexican border stopped three child sex offenders entering the U.S. illegally in Texas over the weekend, the agency’s top official said on Monday. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said two were arrested in border towns Eagle Pass and Rio Grande City and a third in Cotulla, 60 […]
In a shocking case, the former athletic director of Pikesville High School near Baltimore, Maryland, allegedly used artificial intelligence to impersonate the voice of the school’s principal in an attempt to assassinate the principal’s character. NTD’s Chris Beers spoke with Phil Siegel, co-founder of the artificial intelligence nonprofit organization CAPTRS, about how stunningly accurate AI […]
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.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk laid off two senior executives and plans to fire hundreds more after falling sales and already announced job cuts that he considered not enough, according to a report. The two senior executives who were fired were Rebecca Tinucci, senior director of the electric vehicle maker’s Supercharger business, and Daniel Ho, head […]
Dr. G. Weldon Gilcrease, the deputy director of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, offers insights into a modern-day atrocity, as Utah moves to restrict its citizens from partaking unknowingly in the harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience in China.
