Republican California state Assemblyman Bill Essayli speaks with NTD about his trio of bills to crack down on school shootings, remove anti-police bias from juries. and provide police protection for students in public schools. Mr. Essayli says people want safe, affordable living situations and good schools for their children.
In Australia, former Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has bowed out of politics and is joining the private sector instead. He’s launching two new companies and teaming up with a Chinese businessman for one of them.
SEOUL, South Korea—A South Korean governing party lawmaker was treated for lacerations at a Seoul hospital after being attacked Thursday by an unidentified man who struck her head with a rock-like object, South Korean police and fire officials said. A police official in Seoul’s Apgujeong district said a suspect was arrested at the scene of […]
BISMARCK, N.D.—A North Dakota lawmaker who had flown to Arizona to be part of his sister’s sendoff before she deployed overseas gave the woman a hug and told her to “stay safe.” Hours later, state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife, and their two young sons were killed on their way home when the single-engine Piper […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The plane flown by the husband of Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola was carrying a load of moose meat from a remote hunting camp when it crashed, killing him earlier this week, authorities said. Eugene Peltola Jr., 57, was the only person aboard the small plane when it crashed late Tuesday. Two hunters who […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been on a U.S. land-buying spree, with some of those purchases nearby military bases. Now, a lawmaker from Michigan says he’s fighting back. NTD spoke to Rep. John James (R-Mich.) about his bill, the “No American Tax Dollars to CCP Act.”
A longtime Mississippi state lawmaker has been charged with willfully making a false statement on a tax return after allegedly failing to report more than $500,000 of income. Democratic Rep. Earle Banks of Jackson is said to have omitted earnings from a property sale in 2018 on his tax return. According to court documents, Banks […]
Canada may soon oust a Chinese diplomat from its borders, and Beijing is protesting. A Beijing official was accused of targeting a Canadian lawmaker and his family. According to the Globe and Mail newspaper, Beijing had sought information about Parliament Member Michael Chong’s relatives who may be in China. Chong is part of Canada’s main […]
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released a new ad blasting Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). The congresswoman was found to have signed a hush agreement linked to a Beijing-backed battery company, and to have helped keep the project out of the public eye.
LONDON—Classical Chinese dance and music company Shen Yun Performing Arts is halfway through its London tour. Theatergoers and lovers of the arts appreciated the cultural depth of Shen Yun’s performance. British member of Parliament Marie Rimmer attended Shen Yun in London on April 18. “Oh, gosh, it’s just … it’s got the wow factor. It’s […]
HONOLULU—A former Hawaii lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison in a federal corruption case that’s drawn attention to a perennial problem in the islands: the tens of thousands of cesspools that release 50 million gallons of raw sewage into the state’s pristine waters every day. Cesspools—in-ground pits that collect sewage from houses […]
A Texas state lawmaker has introduced a bill to ban erotic performances in the presence of minors after a Plano bar hosted a drag show attended by families and children last year. Republican state Rep. Bryan Slaton filed House Bill 4129 on Wednesday to stop what he called the sexualization of children in Texas “in the wake […]
Despite ruling that the Oath Keepers took concrete actions to overthrow the U.S. government on Jan. 6, 2021, an Alaska judge concluded on Dec. 23 that state Rep. David Eastman cannot be barred from office under the Alaska Constitution because he is a member of the Oath Keepers. Alaska Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna issued […]
Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky has died at age 75, the speaker of the lower house of Russia’s parliament said Wednesday. State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said Zhirinovsky died after “a serious and prolonged illness.” His death was announced in parliament, where lawmakers stood in silence to honor his memory. Zhirinovsky had been the leader of the […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) condemned Beijing’s “gross” arrests ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics targeting those who speak against the Chinese regime’s rule, saying such a move “deserves the scorn of every freedom-loving nation.” “These latest arrests are the latest example of Beijing’s willingness to silence and imprison religious minorities and political dissidents,” Scott said […]
A British Conservative MP has died after being stabbed multiple times on Friday when meeting members of the public in his constituency. Sir David Amess, 69, who represented Southend West in Essex, was fatally attacked at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea. The father-of-five is the second sitting MP to be killed in such circumstances in […]
The United States is “in the early stages of a new cold war with China,” and it’s up to the Chinese regime to change course if it wants to improve relations with Washington, according to Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.). The lawmaker commented after United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres earlier this week described a “completely dysfunctional” relationship […]
A Wisconsin representative on Friday said 2020 election reviews being done in the state should be expanded into a “full forensic audit” following alleged irregularities being revealed in Arizona and Georgia. State Rep. Timothy Ramthun, a Republican, formally requested “a more comprehensive audit” from former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who is leading a […]
