A federal judge in Texas has ruled to put on hold the Biden administration’s latest effort to end the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, until legal proceedings play out. Officially called the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), “Remain in Mexico” was a policy implemented under the Trump administration in 2019. It requires illegal aliens who claim to […]

ASHBURN, Va.—At about 5 p.m. on Nov. 14, Tiffany Polifko got a call from a campaign volunteer at the voter registration office where absentee ballots were being counted. “You won!” she told Polifko. The two screamed for joy. “I just couldn’t believe it!” said Polifko. The race’s competitiveness had taken her by surprise, even though […]

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited border patrol agents in El Paso, Texas, on Nov. 13. At the same time, a group of House Republicans called for Mayorkas to be impeached over the border crisis.

China’s ambassador to the United States rejected a claim that Beijing has trapped African countries with debt, as President Joe Biden is hosting dozens of African leaders for a summit in Washington this week.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s surprise announcement that she’s left the Democrat Party raises questions about its implications for the balance of power in Washington and whether the move is more of a shock wave or merely a murmur. Sinema’s defection from the Democrat Party and registering as an Independent is certainly symbolic—with her announcement being […]

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday that she has left the Democratic Party and has registered as an independent, saying she’s turning her back on the “broken partisan system in Washington” that prioritizes denying the opposition party a win rather than “delivering for all Americans.” Sinema made the announcement in a Dec. 9 thread on Twitter […]

A group of Republicans is seeking information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over allegations that the department “knowingly” places some unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors in the hands of criminals, according to a letter released on Tuesday. “We write concerning an alarming report by a federal employee whistleblower that the [HHS] is […]

The Biden administration on Monday said it’s extending immigration protections for over 260,000 Haitians in the United States. Protections include deferred deportation and being able to work in the United States for an extra 18 months, until August 2024. It’s part of something called Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Congress created TPS in 1990 to provide […]

President Joe Biden became the first president to reach 80-years-old while in office. A Democratic strategist says he should call it quits after this—and let a new generation take over.  

Honoring President Joe Biden’s wishes, the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Rules and Bylaws Committee on Dec. 2 overwhelmingly passed a proposal that would drastically reshape the 2024 presidential nominating calendar. Under the measure, Iowa would be stripped of its first-in-the-nation caucus position and replaced by South Carolina, a state with a larger black population that […]

A South Texas county judge has asked President Joe Biden to delay the repeal of Title 42; a policy struck down by a federal judge two weeks ago. On Monday, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez sent a letter asking Biden to visit his county and address the “serious issue on the horizon” that border towns are […]

Chinese riot police in white hazmat suits clashed with people in southern China’s Guangzhou city on Tuesday night, according to online videos seen by Reuters. In one Twitter video, dozens of riot police holding shields advanced in formation over what looked like torn-down lockdown barriers, while objects were thrown in their direction. Later, police were […]

The White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “zero-COVID” strategy is unrealistic amid the largest protests across China in decades. Thousands of demonstrators came out in Shanghai, Beijing, Urumqi, Wuhan, Chengdu, and other major Chinese cities over CCP-mandated lockdowns, mandatory COVID-19 tests, mask orders, and other rules. The […]

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he has not been “directly” engaged in the negotiations to avert a potentially crippling rail strike, contradicting White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre who repeatedly insisted that the president has been “directly” involved. Speaking to reporters outside a fire station on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, on Nov. 24, Biden […]

A recent American Farm Bureau Federation survey shows the average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 will cost about $64 this year—up 20% from last year. The Department of Agriculture had partly blamed Russia’s conflict in Ukraine for the Thanksgiving price hikes, as well as the avian flu and drought in the U.S. NTD […]

In appointing a special counsel to investigate former President Donald Trump, the Justice Department (DOJ) has turned its law enforcement apparatus into a “tool to attack a political enemy,” according to FBI veteran Marc Ruskin. Attorney General Merrick Garland, a Biden administration appointee, on Nov. 18 made the announcement in Washington, handing former DOJ prosecutor […]

The Biden administration is appealing a judge’s decision to strike down the student loan forgiveness plan. The White House press secretary said the administration “strongly disagrees” with the ruling.

It’s Election Day and time’s out for candidates. NTD has more on their final push on Nov.7 to rally voters.

HARRISBURG, Pa.—Swing-state Pennsylvania is the stage for a clash of presidents on Saturday as each party’s biggest stars work to energize voters just days before voting concludes in high-stakes midterm elections across the country. Former President Barack Obama opened the day at a Pittsburgh rally with Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor […]

In Georgia, the critical Senate race is a toss-up even though incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock had outspent his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker. Republican Governor Greg Abbott focused on immigration in Texas and touted his strategy of sending illegal border crossers to Democratic strongholds. Over in Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis joked that Biden was helping his […]

With the midterm elections approaching, candidates have been getting out to rally voters. In Georgia, Democrat Stacey Abrams is challenging Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. And in Michigan, a final push from the Republican candidate for governor Tudor Dixon has helped her pull closer to incumbent Gretchen Whitmer.

With just a week before the midterm elections, the economy is first on American voters’ minds. The most basic of kitchen-table issues—the cost of groceries and gas—will influence how almost all Americans vote in the midterms, according to a Gallup poll released on Oct. 31.

With the midterms fast approaching, House Democrats are rushing to defend their record on crime. Almost a dozen have launched ads trying to boost their positions on crime.

Some union rail workers who are threatening to strike say their voices are not being heard. They’re unhappy with the deal President Joe Biden’s team brokered. They say it gave unfair leverage to their bosses. A second railroad union rejected its deal with the major U.S. freight railroads on Wednesday, adding to concerns about the […]

President Joe Biden was trying to rally young Democrats to vote in his recent meeting with a group of young Americans. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Oct. 23 expressed concerns that younger voters won’t show up at the polls during the November midterm elections.

President Joe Biden is timing his policies to boost voter turnout and help Democrats in the November midterm elections, according to Democrat strategists.

When the pandemic hit, people were pushed increasingly online, and scammers around the world took it as a golden opportunity to go after America’s retirees. According to the FBI’s 2021 elder fraud report, over 92,000 victims over the age of 60 reported losses last year. Those losses added up to $1.7 billion, up 74 percent compared to […]

A judge has ruled that voters in Wisconsin cannot cancel their ballot and submit a new one once a vote has been cast, while a state lawmaker in Virginia questions why over 100,000 voter registrations were delayed ahead of the midterm elections.

President Joe Biden on Oct. 6 announced he will pardon every person who was convicted of possessing marijuana on a federal level and in the District of Columbia. Biden encouraged governors to pardon people for state offenses too, and he’s ordering a review of whether marijuana should be a Schedule 1 narcotic, which is the highest classification. Some […]

The tentative rail deal is one win for the Biden administration among a series of transportation woes. NTD looked at the issues with trains, planes, and automobiles that have dogged President Joe Biden since he took office.

Although the Chinese regime bans its people from using Twitter, local Chinese Communist Party authorities are splurging on global advertising on the site. China is Twitter’s fastest growing overseas ad market—and one of its largest revenue sources outside the United States.

Did you know that one in four Americans don’t have anything saved for retirement? That’s according to the Federal Reserve’s most recent economic well-being report. But this doesn’t have to be the case for your child. NTD looks at how you can help your child jumpstart their retirement now.

Some Republicans are questioning whether President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student debt is related to the midterms and getting more support for Democratic candidates. Democrats, on the other hand, back Biden’s plan, saying it’s about helping student loan borrowers and holding universities accountable.

President Joe Biden announced his student loan relief plan Wednesday that would relieve millions of Americans of debt. But the White House is facing mounting criticism, with some saying it’s not enough, while others call it an unfair transfer of wealth that could make inflation worse.

One investigative journalist suggests that the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s home wasn’t about an election or the January 6th commission, like many skeptics of the FBI hold to be true. He suggests the intelligence community didn’t want information about Russiagate to be made public. Now, in stark contrast to both of these theories […]

Since President Joe Biden’s first day in office, Democrats have passed about $3.8 trillion in bills. The newest one is the Inflation Reduction Act that Biden just signed Tuesday. Democrats and Republicans are divided whether all the spending will help or hurt the economy.

On July 23, state delegates at the Republican Party of Arkansas’ state convention voted to disqualify the Pulaski County Republican Committee’s (PCRC) new GOP delegates, for reasons those new delegates say are untrue. It stems from a letter of complaint written by some members of the PCRC, who say the election wasn’t valid. But the […]

Former Obama official Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC Thursday that the latest GDP numbers show the U.S. economy is weakening much faster than most people expected. He added on Twitter that with an “unfavorable miss on jobless claims” combined with the negative GDP, there is a risk of “deepening stagflation and flashing red recession.” Meanwhile, lawmakers […]

Lawmakers are reacting after Senator Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed to what appears to be a revised, alternate version of the Build Back Better bill. The new spending package is called the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.” Democrat lawmakers are praising the news, while Republicans are not pleased.

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its key interest rate another 0.75 percentage point Wednesday afternoon, in an attempt to cool inflation. Meanwhile, fears of a recession loom over the country and Americans are becoming more pessimistic about the economy. Consumer confidence slipped in July for the third month in a row, according to […]

A wide range of data is coming out this week on the U.S. economy, including the much-anticipated report on second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP). Some forecasters are predicting second quarter GDP will be negative, but the White House argues it doesn’t mean there’s a recession. Has the definition of recession changed?

House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Friday warned Americans not to use DNA testing services. During an Aspen Security Forum panel discussion, he said U.S. adversaries could collect Americans’ DNA from companies and weaponize it. He said governments can “actually take someone’s DNA … you know, their medical profile, and you can […]

The January 6 Select Committee held its last hearing of the summer Thursday. The focus was on what former President Donald Trump did during the three hours between the end of his rally, and the release of a video telling people to go home. The panel accused Trump of dereliction of duty, for not taking action during that time.

A White House official Wednesday tried to clarify remarks from President Joe Biden where he appeared to say that he has cancer. Biden was commenting on an upcoming round of climate-related executive actions.

Democrat mega-donor George Soros is watching the Texas governor’s race. He recently donated seven figures to help Democrat Beto O’Rourke unseat Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Good news for your wallet: The price at the pump is coming down. The White House and some analysts say we could see average U.S. gas prices drop below $4 per gallon in the coming weeks.

U.S. President Biden is facing criticism over his trip to Saudi Arabia last week—including from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and legacy media.

President Joe Biden met with the president of the Palestinian Authority on Friday. Biden told him he’s committed to a two-state solution.

Key Senate Democrat Joe Manchin is raising the alarm on inflation. In a statement on Wednesday, he said Washington can’t add any more fuel to this inflation fire. This could spell trouble for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better social spending package.

Former senior U.S. official John Bolton says he helped plan attempted coups in foreign countries. He made the comment to CNN after Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing. He was disagreeing with one of the committee’s claims, based on his own experience in planning coups.

President Joe Biden’s heading to the Middle East Tuesday night. The White House says he wants to use the trip to make progress on more normal relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

President Joe Biden says he’s considering declaring a health emergency in response to the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling. A health emergency would utilize federal resources to promote abortion access.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has taken an unprecedented step toward mitigating the border crisis. On Thursday he invoked “invasion” powers to return illegal immigrants to ports of entry. But some say it still isn’t enough.

Conservatives in several states are calling to tighten up the election process. They want to make sure only registered Republicans are voting to choose Republican candidates ahead of the 2024 election cycle.

President Joe Biden could soon roll back some of Former President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods. A decision could reportedly come as soon as this week. That’s according to Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources.

Police have captured a person of interest linked with yesterday’s shooting in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The shooting happened during a Fourth of July parade, leaving six dead and more than 36 injured.

The White House is facing pushback for a tweet on President Joe Biden’s Twitter account over the weekend. It called on gas stations to cut prices at the pump. Some responded by saying that blaming gas stations for high gas prices doesn’t make sense.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says economic growth will likely slow down, as de-globalization pressures build. In other words, as nations break up into competing geopolitical and economic camps. For example, nations taking sides over the conflict in Ukraine

Mexico has joined the investigation into the deaths of 51 suspected illegal immigrants found in Texas. They were stuck inside a tractor-trailer in sweltering conditions.

Authorities announced Tuesday that three people are in custody after 50 illegal immigrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer near San Antonio, Texas, on Monday night.

The world’s richest democracies announced a new global infrastructure program over the weekend. It aims to counter the Chinese regime’s expansion through its enormous loans to poor countries for building infrastructure.

An economist is warning Americans to brace for the economy to become even more precarious. He says the next stage of inflation is coming.

President Joe Biden’s latest idea to bring relief at the pump is a federal gas tax holiday. But most analysts say it wouldn’t save you much money. And it also faces an uphill battle in Congress.

The Senate advanced a gun control bill Tuesday night following bipartisan talks. A final vote could come later this week.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen side-stepped a question on inflation and interest rates while in Canada Monday. She said that’s the Federal Reserve’s job.

Amid soaring inflation, the Biden administration is considering removing some China tariffs that were imposed during the Trump era. Both the Treasury secretary and the president mentioned it over the weekend.

Amid record-high gas prices, the White House Thursday rejected calls from oil companies and Republicans to increase oil drilling in the United States, saying it doesn’t need to drill more; it needs to refine more.

The Federal Reserve has unveiled its largest interest rate hike in nearly 30 years. The goal is to tackle inflation and get the American economy back on track.

Prices for nearly everything are going up. Now an economist for financial services firm Allianz says it could’ve largely been avoided if the Federal Reserve had acted sooner

After nearly a year of investigation, a House select committee has unveiled its interpretation of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. It’s the first of several hearings. The committee took aim at former President Donald Trump and his supporters. At the same time, Republican lawmakers argue this is more about politics than protecting democracy.

LOS ANGELES—President Joe Biden pushed neighboring countries to work together to reach climate goals, improve supply chains, and oversee safe and orderly migration during his second day at the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. During his address to open the conference June 9, the president told attendees he expected the world to […]

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faced a grilling Wednesday. She told a House panel that a global tax plan would benefit American workers. But not everyone was convinced.

As the Biden administration pushes for a drastic energy transition, proponents argue renewable energies like wind and solar are cheaper. But is that true? A recent study found, looking at all the cost factors, wind and solar are actually more expensive than conventional fuels.

With gas prices soaring, the White House says it’s important for Americans to understand that it’s a global challenge. It also said the cost of fuel is even higher in countries like Canada and Germany.

More deadly shootings in America over the weekend, including in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. It sounds like multiple gunmen were involved in both. It’s unclear if the shootings were gang-related or not.

President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to do something to address mass shootings in America. Yesterday, he outlined the steps he believes lawmakers need to take.

Texas, Uvalde said goodbye on Wednesday to a teacher who was killed in last week’s school shooting—and her husband who died two days later. This, as the governor looks for ways to prevent more school shootings.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in Uvalde. It’ll fast-track resources to help the community, as families begin burying the victims of the elementary school attack.

President Joe Biden is meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday. The focus—addressing high inflation.

The president and the first lady visited Uvalde, Texas on Sunday. They paid respects to the victims who died in last week’s school shooting.

As the community of Uvalde, Texas, mourns the loss of 21 innocent lives, questions are mounting over the timeline and the police response.

At least 19 children and two adults are dead after a gunman opened fire Tuesday at an elementary school in Texas. Many more were injured before law enforcement shot and killed the suspect.

With all eyes on China, the four leaders of the Quad group vowed today on Tuesday to stand together for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

President Joe Biden just announced his Indo-Pacific Economic Framework this morning. Trade talks halfway across the world could eventually impact your wallet here in the United States.

The Biden administration is bringing in the first shipment of baby formula from Europe in the coming days. The hypoallergenic varieties will supply about 1.5 million eight-ounce bottles. It’s good news for families and doctors who treat children with allergies.

Washington is taking more steps to address the baby formula shortage. President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act. And two bills are heading to the Senate, after passing in the House late Wednesday night.

A federal judge is expected to decide the fate of a pandemic-era immigration policy this week. During the pandemic, U.S. authorities used a health law called Title 42 to quickly expel illegal immigrants to Mexico. But the CDC says it’s no longer needed for health reasons. It wants to end it next week. But that could lead […]

The victim of the California church shooting is being called a hero for charging the shooter. One official says he sacrificed himself so that others could live.

Officials are calling a group of California churchgoers heroic after they stopped a gunman yesterday at an Orange County church. He killed one person and injured five.

President Joe Biden hosted leaders from Southeast Asia Friday in Washington. The administration promised to spend millions on efforts aimed at countering China’s influence in the region.

The Senate has shot down an abortion bill. The two sides disagree on what it’s actually about, as the Supreme Court may overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

Ukrainian fighters trapped in the Azovstal steel plant are vowing to fight till the end. Russian forces started shelling the plant again over the weekend, after all civilians were evacuated.

President Joe Biden thanked workers at a plant in Alabama Tuesday for making weapons that are being used in Ukraine.

Russian forces are firing rockets at the Azovstal steel plant again. Moscow says it’s because Ukrainian soldiers took advantage of a ceasefire there to move into firing positions. Officials say about 200 civilians are still trapped in the factory, despite evacuations over the weekend.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says over a hundred civilians were evacuated from a steel plant in Mariupol over the weekend. But hundreds of people remained trapped.

It looks like Ukraine’s capital is still a target for Russia. On Thursday, rockets shook the central district in Kyiv.

Some Ukrainian soldiers trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol are pleading for help. They want to evacuate civilians and troops who are holed up in a steel plant.

Russia says it’s destroyed an arms depot in Ukraine that housed weapons from the United States and Europe, after Russia’s foreign minister accused NATO of engaging in a proxy war with Russia by supplying weapons to Kyiv.

The UN secretary-general has called for a cease-fire in Ukraine. He’s expected to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. This, as Ukraine’s allies and partners meet for defense talks.

Meeting with officials in Europe on Monday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. wants to see “Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine”. That’s after he and Washington’s top diplomat visited Ukraine over the weekend—the first official U.S. visit since Russia […]