The Supreme Court on April 25 heard oral argument over former President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from criminal prosecution for official acts he undertook while in office. Besides altering longstanding precedent, the decision could bear and delay the criminal prosecutions President Trump is facing before the election. In New York, Trump’s campaign finance […]

Gordon Chang, distinguished senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and author of “The Great U.S.-China Tech War,” offers NTD his analysis as President Joe Biden signs the latest U.S. foreign aid bill.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is calling for Columbia University’s president to resign. Mr. Johnson is expected to hold a press conference at the university this afternoon. President Joe Biden has signed the $95-billion foreign aid package into law, including a bill that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company. Some legal […]

Just 12 hours after the Senate gave its late-night approval, President Joe Biden signed the contentious $95-billion national security package that sends more foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. The legislation also includes a measure that forces TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company, and authorizes the seizure of Russian assets […]

NTD spoke with Dan Mcmillan, former prosecutor with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, and founder of “Save Democracy in America,” about the latest in former President Donald Trump’s “hush-money” trial.  

Protests continued at Columbia University today. Police received reports of flags being ripped out of Israeli students’ hands, but no reports of physical violence. At a news conference earlier today, Mayor Eric Adams stated that he believes the anti-Israel protests are attracting unrelated parties who are taking advantage of the chaos to incite violence. A […]

The judge and defense attorneys in former President Donald Trump’s so-called hush money trial engaged in a heated debate Tuesday over whether the defendant violated a gag order with his social media posts. However, the judge did not issue a ruling on whether President Trump had violated the order, as prosecutors had sought. The Senate […]

Political analyst Jeff Crouere offers his take on recent Biden endorsements from key figures within the Kennedy family.

Jonathan Hullihan, general counsel and director of legal operations at Citizens Defending Freedom, offered his analysis moments before Judge Arthur Engoron set new conditions on former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case’s bond.

Due to the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, administrators are having students take their classes online today. Former President Donald Trump has agreed to restrictions on the $175-million bond in his New York civil fraud case.

Former President Donald Trump’s so-called hush money trial in New York resumed on April 22, with opening statements from both sides and the first witnesses taking the stand. President Trump called on would-be demonstrators to “go out and peacefully protest” against the case. Before entering the courtroom, the former president said, “This is election interference, […]

Josh Hammer, senior editor-at-large at Newsweek and the Host of “America on Trial,” spoke with NTD about the recent strike within Iran and Iran’s recent attack on Israel.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) is resigning early on April 19, citing death threats as a primary reason for his departure. House Democrats have helped Republicans advance $95-billion bills that would provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, as well as a measure that could ban TikTok. The Chinese regime is rolling out a new […]

Former President Donald Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse Friday for likely the last day of jury selection before his trial begins with opening statements on Monday, April 22. A fresh panel of nearly 100 prospective jurors are being questioned as the court seeks to seat five backup jurors after swearing in a full jury […]

Andrew Arthur, fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies and a former immigration judge, offers his analysis after the U.S. Senate voted to dismiss the House’s articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

President Biden gets endorsements from members of the Kennedy Family. All while Robert F. Kennedy Junior is threatening to be a spoiler for Biden’s campaign. Two of the seven seated jurors have been dismissed in former President Trump’s New York criminal trial. The immigration crisis is seeing more illegal Haitian migrants crossing the southern border […]

A juror who was seated on the jury for former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan “´hush money” trial earlier this week was excused on April 18, after saying she had concerns about her ability to be fair and impartial—and fears that her identity might be made public. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan called attorneys […]

In order to get bills passed, a House speaker generally needs to work across bipartisan lines. After Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) retires on April 19, Republicans will only have a one-vote majority in the U.S. House. NTD contributor Mike Leon speaks with NTD about this. Mr. Leon is also the policy and strategy director of […]

Jury selection is underway in the Trump “hush money” case. In the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative majority suggested it could toss out a charge currently applied to hundreds of people who were at the Capitol on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach. Civil and human rights attorney Gerard Filitti, also senior counsel […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded Alaska Airlines flights nationwide at the request of the air carrier due to technical issues. President Joe Biden is calling on Wednesday for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies aimed at pleasing steelworkers in the swing state of Pennsylvania, at the […]

100 members of the U.S. Senate were sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on April 17. The articles of impeachment were approved by the House of Representatives on Feb. 13, and officially read in the Senate chamber on Tuesday. Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he’ll […]

As the world waits in anticipation of Israel’s response to Iran’s recent aerial attacks, NTD hears analysis from a former special envoy for the Abraham Accords, Aryeh Lightstone.  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is sending impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that the Homeland Security secretary has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce existing immigration laws. But the proceedings may not last long. What is China’s role in the U.S. opioid […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on April 15 unveiled a plan for separate aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. A fourth bill would reportedly wrap in a TikTok ban and the REPO (Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity) for Ukrainians Act, which would allow the United States to seize some assets of Russian oligarchs to […]

Dan McMillan, a former prosecutor with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, offers his analysis of former President Donald Trump’s “hush-money” case. Mr. McMillan is also the founder and executive director of Save Democracy in America, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to campaign finance reform.  

Former President Donald Trump is in a Manhattan court today to face his first criminal trial—along with the New York jurors who may decide his fate. The FBI has boarded the ship that hit the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore last month, causing it to collapse. Investigators are looking to see if any federal […]

Former President Donald Trump made history on April 15 when he became the first former U.S. president to stand trial in a criminal case when he appeared in a New York City courtroom for allegedly falsifying business payments during the 2016 campaign. The former president took a seat at the defense table inside a Manhattan […]

NTD spoke with James Gorrie, Epoch Times contributor and author of “The China Crisis,” for his take on the latest in Indo-Pacific security.

Former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial will begin on April 15. Mike Leon, NTD contributor, policy and strategy director of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, and host of the news commentary podcast “Can We Please Talk,” offers his take on how the trial could impact voters.

Just months ahead of the presidential election, Tennessee is the latest state to pass a new immigration law. It allows police to arrest, detain, and assist federal immigration officers in the deportation of illegal immigrants. The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case involving the first religious charter school in the nation. NTD […]

The House advanced a modified version of a bill on April 12 to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). With the passage of the rule governing the bill—an intermediate procedural step before final passage—the bill itself will now be teed up for a vote on the House floor later on Friday. The Biden […]

David Wurmser, a senior analyst for Middle East affairs at the Center for Security Policy, joins NTD to discuss the Israel–Iran relationship.

Hollywood has been caving in to the censorship demands of the Chinese Communist Party in return for access to the Chinese market. The hosts of NTD News sat down today with the host and producer of NTD’s new original documentary, “Hollywood Takeover,” for a deep dive on the Chinese communist regime’s influence over the global […]

Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official and senior official on Arab affairs, spoke with NTD about Iran’s threat to attack Israel after targeted strikes in Syria.  

Retired Col. John Mills, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, warns of the risks associated with the potential lapse of Section 702 of the FISA Act, emphasizing the need for robust oversight and accountability to prevent the weaponization of surveillance powers.

A controversial Biden administration rule has been finalized that requires anyone who makes a living buying and selling guns to conduct background checks on their customers. Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Wednesday that allows state authorities in Iowa to arrest and deport immigrants who have previously been deported or […]

NFL star and actor O.J. Simpson has died at the age of 76. Mr. Simpson was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ron Goldman, but was subsequently found responsible for their deaths in a civil lawsuit. Mr. Simpson was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping. […]

President Joe Biden says he is still considering whether he has the power to close the southern U.S. border, as the crisis intensifies. We spoke with NTD contributor Mike Leon. He’s the policy and strategy director of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, and host of the news commentary podcast Can We Please Talk.

Simon Hankinson, a former foreign service officer with the State Department and a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, recently visited San Diego County, where the U.S.–Mexico border wall runs right into the Pacific Ocean. He says the situation there is a microcosm of the border issues across the […]

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are set to announce the biggest upgrade to the U.S.-Japan alliance in more than 60 years. What could this mean for stability in the region? NTD spoke with Retired U.S. Marine Colonel Grant Newsham, who was the first U.S. Marine Liaison Officer to the Japan Ground […]

The Israeli military confirmed that it killed three sons of the leader of Hamas in an airstrike on Wednesday, saying they were operatives of the terrorist group. A major upgrade in U.S.–Japan relations is in the offing: NTD has more on what President Joe Biden announced as he hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at […]

President Joe Biden formally welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the White House on April 10. The bilateral summit will be the most ambitious meeting yet between the two leaders, with the announcement of the biggest upgrade to the U.S.–Japan alliance in more than 60 years, according to senior administration officials. Mr. Kishida will […]

Tim Dickey, senior consultant at the IT services and consulting company Improving, offers his analysis of new reports that teachers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to grade essays. What are the risks and the benefits?  

Nathaniel Cogley, associate professor of political science at Tarleton State University, speaks with NTD about President Joe Biden’s plans to pay off some students’ debt.

Dan McMillan is the founder and executive director of a nonpartisan organization dedicated to campaign finance reform, called Save Democracy in America. He joined NTD to discuss a new report by The Epoch Times that says that aside from campaign funds, President Joe Biden is also getting a boost from Democratic outside groups, many of […]

The parents of Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley were sentenced to jail today. James and Jennifer Crumbley will both spend between 10 and 15 years behind bars. Missouri’s attorney general is suing the Biden administration over its student loan debt forgiveness programs. An Idaho teen who pledged his loyalty to the ISIS terrorist group […]

Norfolk Southern Corp. announced on April 9 that it had reached a $600-million agreement to resolve a class action lawsuit related to a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The settlement comes in the wake of the Feb. 3, 2023 incident in which a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying 151 cars derailed, spilling hazardous […]

Jonathan Tobin, editor-in-chief of Jewish News Syndicate, spoke with NTD about the latest in U.S.–Israel relations amid the ongoing war in Gaza. He said that Israel can no longer count on the support of the Biden administration. “The reality is that the Biden administration has turned on Israel,” he said. “The long-term impact of this […]

The “Great American Solar Eclipse” is currently crossing the country. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes in front of the sun, casting a shadow on the earth. NTD’s Chris Beers is covering this one from Syracuse, New York. The U.S. government seeks to negotiate with the Chinese Communist Party about the issue of […]

Former President Donald Trump said on April 8 that decisions on abortion restrictions should be left to the individual states, as he declined to back a national-level limit. The former president also said he supports fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization. President Trump had promised to disclose his stance on abortion as a law […]