NTD Newsroom comprises teams of reporters, editors, and producers assigned to cover breaking news and other stories.


NTD Newsroom

NTD Plus

News

News you can trust from the U.S. and around the world. Critical information and insight. We cover the stories that others don’t. NTD News Today airs Monday–Friday at 11 a.m. ET.

NTD News Today

Pentagon Scraps Deployment of 4,000 Troops to Poland

9/11 Memorial and Museum Adds 7th Moment of Silence

AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Launch Joint Venture to Tackle Dead Zones

Stefania Cox is an NTD News anchor and national correspondent based at the network's global headquarters in New York City. Stefania anchors "NTD Newsroom," and co-anchors "NTD News Today" weekdays at 10:00 am ET.

Stefania Cox

Trump Committed to US Defense, Prosperity, Amid China Talks: Expert

Jerome Powell Ends Tenure as Fed Chair

US Government Sues Chick-fil-A Over Religious Rights

Melina Wisecup is NTD's congressional correspondent based in Washington, covering Capitol Hill and campaign politics.

Melina Wisecup

California Gubernatorial Candidates Make Closing Pitches to Voters 

Jason Blair is a national correspondent for NTD News based in California. 

Jason Blair

Federal Judge Partly Blocks Texas Immigration Law

Trump Announces National Garden of American Heroes Plans

Top Officer: Navy Funding Could Lapse by July

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 15)

Paul Greaney is an NTD news anchor and producer. Since joining the company in 2018, he has anchored the station’s flagship Evening News broadcast, launched the NTD Business show, and produced documentary reports on pointed issues. 

The highlight of Paul’s time in the field was his coverage of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Paul Greaney

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 14)

Kevin Hogan is an NTD News data reporter and national correspondent based at the network's global headquarters in New York City. Kevin covers breaking news, as well as U.S. and global current events. He conveys the news through data visualizations and investigates pressing issues.

Kevin Hogan

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 13)

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 12)

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 11)

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 8)

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 7)

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 6)

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 5)

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 4)

Fast, compelling, first-hand news from China. China in Focus airs Monday–Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

China in Focus

China Sends Warships to Pacific Drill as Tensions With Japan Rise

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages.

Reuters

We present news that is truthful and based on facts, outside of the political fog. Instead of focusing on the negative things happening around us, our mission is to give our viewers a good morning with empathetic and uplifting stories. Our aim is to provide an antidote to negativity by shining a light on the best side of people. We speak to inspiring people who positively impact communities, pursue topics that represent our common human values, and will never miss an opportunity to bring you heartwarming stories.

NTD Good Morning

2 US Embassy Personnel Assigned to Cartel Case Killed in Car Accident

The Associated Press is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. 

The Associated Press

US News

Gunman Kills 8 Children, Including 7 of His Own, in Louisiana Mass Shooting

Flora Hua is a reporter based at NTD's global headquarters in New York City, where she covers China news, U.S.-China relations, and human rights issues. Flora primarily contributes to NTD's "China in Focus."  

Flora Hua

Trump: Seized Iranian Ship May Have ‘A Gift From China’

Joseph Lord is a congressional reporter for The Epoch Times.


Joseph Lord

Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times.

Aldgra Fredly

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized in Critical Condition: Spokesman

Wildfires Across Georgia and Florida Have Destroyed Nearly 50 Homes and Are Forcing Evacuations

US Warns of China Hacks via Routers, Smart Devices

Juliet Song is an international correspondent exclusively covering China news for NTD. She primarily contributes to NTD's "China in Focus," covering U.S.-China relations, the Chinese regime's human rights abuses, and domestic unrest inside China.

Juliet Song

2 Americans Among Suspected Communist Rebels Killed in Clashes With Troops, Philippine Officials Say

Ryan Morgan is a reporter for The Epoch Times focusing on military and foreign affairs. He was previously a news writer for NTD. 


Ryan Morgan

Mari Otsu is NTD's White House correspondent based in Washington. 

Mari Otsu

World News

Middle East

Iran

3 US Warships Fend Off Iranian Attacks, Trump Says Ceasefire Still Holds

Health News

3 Dead in Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship in Atlantic Ocean: WHO

A political action committee (PAC) allied with former President Donald Trump is seeking an ethics investigation against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a presumed challenger to Trump’s bid to become the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.

Taylor Budowich, head of a PAC called “Make America Great Again Inc.,” alleges that DeSantis has been running an illegal “shadow campaign” for president of the United States while skirting Florida’s “resign-to-run” law.

The allegations, including concerns about DeSantis-aligned fundraising and expenditures, are detailed in <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/631468165/Florida-Ethics-letter?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ncl_amplify&utm_campaign=230315-maga_inc_head_requests_ethics_investigation_into_ron_desantis&utm_content=ncl-E6NqgWwfsf&_nlid=E6NqgWwfsf&_nhids=e8OuXmR#">a 15-page letter</a> asking the Florida Commission on Ethics to investigate DeSantis’ activities.

The PAC’s website says the group’s mission is “to ensure a second Trump administration and to promote America First candidates.” But the PAC also cites a standard Federal Elections Commission (FEC) disclaimer, saying it is “not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.”

Responding to the PAC’s ethics accusation, Taryn Fenske, communications director for DeSantis, texted The Epoch Times: “Adding this to the list of frivolous and politically motivated attacks. It’s inappropriate to use state ethics complaints for partisan purposes.”

Lynn Blais, a spokeswoman for the ethics commission, told The Epoch Times that she could neither confirm nor deny whether a formal complaint was lodged against DeSantis or anyone else.

Initial complaints with that office remain confidential. But she said that specified commission actions are made public, including findings of “probable cause” following investigations.
<h2>Undeclared Candidate On Book Tour</h2>
Budowich’s letter says DeSantis is “already a de facto candidate” for president while conducting a multi-state tour to promote his new book.

<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/desantis-tours-florida-touting-new-book-calls-for-courage-of-politicians-and-citizens_5090761.html?utm_source=share-btn-copylink">DeSantis’ tour began in Florida on Feb. 28.</a> His book, “The Courage to be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival,” soared to No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
<figure id="attachment_5090881" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 242px;">

“The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival,” by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, soared to No. 1 on Amazon on the day of its release, Feb. 28, 2023. (Nanette Holt/The Epoch Times)

</figure>
Last week, the governor-author then traveled to Iowa and Nevada, both states that hold early presidential primaries. DeSantis’ book-promoting talks in those states were widely regarded as preludes to an official presidential campaign. Candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination covet success in such states. So they try to woo voters there early and often.

Yet DeSantis remains an undeclared presidential candidate. Trump declared his candidacy in November 2022. Since then, four others have jumped into the fray—former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy, Michigan businessman Perry Johnson and Steve Laffey, a former mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island.

But none has drawn as much attention as the still-undeclared DeSantis.

“DeSantis’s failure to declare his candidacy is no mere oversight; it is a coordinated effort specifically designed for him to accept, as unethical gifts, illegal campaign contributions, and certain personal benefits,” Budowich’s letter alleges.

Budowich also claims that DeSantis’ actions “have rendered him irreparably conflicted and have left the statehouse vacant” while he embarks on his national book tour as “cover” for his presidential campaign.

“Governor DeSantis will be on his book tour for much of Florida’s legislative session,” Budowich wrote. He also urges the ethics commission to investigate the terms of DeSantis’ contract with his book publisher “to ensure that such contractual relationship will not further conflict with the full and faithful discharge of his public duties.”
<h2>Resign-To-Run Law Presents Hurdle</h2>
As governor of Florida and a presumptive presidential candidate, DeSantis faces an unusual predicament. Florida’s “resign-to-run” law requires the resignation of any state officeholder who “qualifies” for an overlapping federal office term. However, when that resignation must be tendered is in dispute, <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/resign-to-run-law-looms-large-over-desantis-candidacy-question_5104924.html">The Epoch Times has reported.</a>

DeSantis became Florida’s governor in 2019. In January, he began his second four-year term. If he resigns, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez will ascend to the governorship.

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez takes to the podium at the Republican National Convention in Washington on Aug. 25, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

<a href="https://maga.nucleusemail.com/amplify/v/SgpSwW3QrB?hids=brKcYNg&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ncl_amplify&utm_campaign=230315-maga_inc_head_requests_ethics_investigation_into_ron_desantis&utm_content=ncl-nXqPJQJUHk&_nlid=nXqPJQJUHk&_nhids=brKcYNg">A news release from Budowich’s PAC says: </a>“Florida law has unique and unambiguous restrictions related to state officials accepting gifts, personally benefiting from outside income, and being influenced into making specific decisions.”

The PAC alleges that DeSantis improperly solicited and accepted gifts with the understanding that he will run for president and resign as Florida governor.

Such activities are alleged to be “in direct violation of state ethics laws, the spirit and the letter of the state’s resign-to-run law, and his commitment to America’s taxpayers,” the PAC said.

If the ethics commission investigates and finds DeSantis in violation, the PAC says the commission should penalize him, possibly by removing him from office and “disqualifying him from any future ballot” in Florida.
<h2>Possible Law Change Draws Opposition</h2>
Amid rumblings that some Florida lawmakers may be considering changing the resign-to-run law, opposition to such a plan has emerged.
<figure id="attachment_5105381" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 225px;">

</figure>
The Citrus County Republican Club passed a resolution calling for enforcement of the existing right-to-run law, reports Laura Loomer, a former Congressional candidate who frequently comments on politics via social media.

The resolution says that DeSantis should be obligated to hold office for the entire four-year term for which he was elected. The resolution also asserts that the law shouldn’t be changed “to accommodate any individual’s political aspirations.”

Loomer <a href="https://twitter.com/LauraLoomer/status/1635811919675138050?s=20">wrote on Twitter</a> that she drafted the Citrus County resolution as a “concerned Florida citizen and voter,” in cooperation with precinct committeemen from Lake and Citrus counties.

On Twitter, Loomer predicted that additional counties would pass similar resolutions, asking state lawmakers to oppose any alteration of the right-to-run law.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-allies-pressure-desantis-over-florida-resign-to-run-law_5126053.html">The Epoch Times</a></em>

Videos

Politics

04_Top Stories

Latest Clips

Super PAC

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Janice Hisle reports on former President Donald Trump's campaign for the 2024 general election ballot and related issues. Before joining The Epoch Times, she worked for more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: janice.hisle@epochtimes.us

Janice Hisle

2024 Elections

Congress

Donald Trump 2024

Donald Trump

Latest and breaking news, documentaries, movies, and lifestyle content on NTD+.
 
Empower your knowledge and elevate your spirit with NTD+, your go-to destination for truthful news, insightful documentaries, and captivating lifestyle content that enriches your life.

Trump Allies Pressure DeSantis Over Florida ‘Resign-to-Run’ Law