FARMINGTON, Mo.—Authorities are piecing together how five inmates escaped from a Missouri jail. The inmates escaped from the the St. Francois County Jail in Farmington, about 75 miles south of St. Louis on Tuesday evening, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Gregory Armstrong told the newspaper that the inmates got into a cell […]
A Chinese student has been indicted in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening a U.S. permanent resident who posted flyers in support of democracy in China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Jan. 10. Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury […]
Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had to make numerous concessions to win over a holdout group of populist Republicans in order secure their votes. Here are the key concessions McCarthy had to make, including what some Republican strategists say is the key one—allowing just one member to move to vacate the speaker’s chair, […]
New rules to govern the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress (pdf) include multiple reforms sought by conservative Republicans seeking to rein in the power of congressional leaders and give rank-and-file members more control of the lower chamber. The most controversial of the rules reforms sought by the House Freedom Caucus under its chairman […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Wang Yu, hailed by the United States as an International Woman of Courage, has already been arrested, imprisoned, and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for her work as a human rights lawyer representing activists, Uyghur scholars, and Falun Gong practitioners. This year, her movements within her home country also have been restricted […]
This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. ABC uncovers previously unseen footage for the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre “Millions of Chinese for the first time, maybe the last time in their lives, tasted freedom in the air of Beijing”, says Zhou Fengsuo, a student leader at […]
Its been a week since a deadly fire in Urumqi, China killed more than 40 people after COVID lockdown barriers prevented firefighters from putting out the fire. The tragedy ignited widespread protests in and outside the country. Now the Chinese Communist Party is seeking out demonstrators and arresting them. Meanwhile, people overseas continue to show […]
In this special episode, we sat down with Benedict Rogers, co-founder and chief executive of Hong Kong Watch and author of “The China Nexus.” He sheds light on the protests happening across China, the human rights abuses in the country, and how the Chinese regime’s influence has spread into free countries too. Rogers said: “The protests […]
To discuss the Chinese communist regime’s repression and threat to the United States, NTD spoke with Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and asked her about what the new Congress plans to do to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable.
Senate Democrats—aided by 12 Republicans—took a giant step on Nov. 28 toward the final passage of the “Respect for Marriage Act” that many civil liberties experts say will seriously damage Americans’ freedom of religious practice and expression. The 61 to 35 vote came on a cloture motion to limit debate on the Senate floor to […]
