Meta has announced that it will limit “political content” for users on Threads, Facebook, and Instagram from accounts that are not already followed. NTD spoke to Andrew Selepak, a social media professor at the University of Florida, who says Meta is doing this to avoid scrutiny. Moreover, the timing of the move has been called […]
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump were in an Atlanta court on March 28 arguing his charges in the Georgia 2020 election RICO case should be dismissed on First Amendment grounds. Follow here for the live updates: State Says ‘Fake Elector’ Not in Indictment Mr. Wakeford said they were talking about “removing something that is […]
Banks in the United States have reportedly been denying services based on people’s political viewpoints and religious beliefs. Jeremy Tedesco, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, testified at a hearing with the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on March 7. He told NTD that the debanking phenomenon is on the rise.
HONG KONG—Lionel Messi made another conciliatory gesture to fans in Hong Kong and mainland China on Monday by releasing a video on social media to explain why he didn’t play in an exhibition match this month, and insisted that there were no political reasons behind his decision. Messi disappointed fans in Hong Kong and the […]
CURITIBA—Brazilian federal investigators, within a span of less than ten days, raided the offices and homes of two right-wing lawmakers. The congressmen targeted, Deputy Carlos Jordy and Deputy Alexandre Ramagem, are both staunch allies of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who lost to socialist Lula da Silva in the 2022 elections. Mr. Jordy, a notable […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) told the CEOs of top financial institutions that he believes the financial-sector giants have become too involved in major social and political debates in recent years. Sen. Vance was speaking at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs “Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms” meeting on Wednesday. The Senator […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) accused the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division of politically-based prosecutions while questioning U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke during a Tuesday House hearing about “Oversight of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division” in Washington. Mr. Jordan offered what he said were examples of the DOJ’s prosecutorial imbalance during his […]
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has pointed out that the current societal divide is more ideological than political. Mr. Musk wrote on his social media platform, X, on Oct. 6, in which he said that the real battle was between “humanists and extinctionists.” “The real fight is not between right and left, but rather between humanists […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Sept. 20 denied allegations that his Department of Justice (DOJ) had been politically influenced in its decisions amid ongoing Republican probes into the department’s conduct. “I am not the president’s lawyer,” Mr. Garland said, heading off expected allegations that his agency had worked to protect the first family. Mr. Garland’s […]
Former President Donald Trump has pledged to appoint a task force to investigate alleged political persecution by the administration if elected to a second term. The 77-year-old former president and leading Republican candidate made the promise before the more than 1,000 attendees at the Pray, Vote, Stand Summit in Washington on Sept. 15. “To reverse […]
BALTIMORE—A one-time chief of staff for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan died Monday after being shot when FBI agents confronted him in a manhunt launched when he failed to show up for trial on corruption charges, his lawyer said. Attorney Joseph Murtha said the FBI confirmed Roy McGrath’s death to him. He added that it […]
The U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson expressed deep concern over the recent developments in Israel in the wake of protests following the firing of the country’s defense minister and proposed changes to its judicial system. In a statement released by the White House on March 26, Watson encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Twitter says it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to pump up revenue after purchasing the social media platform last year. The company tweeted late Tuesday that “we’re relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the US.” “We also plan to […]
Elon Musk said Tuesday that Twitter is lacking a moderation council because of the actions of a “large coalition of political and social activists.” The billionaire businessman took over the platform in October and promised shortly after that Twitter would be forming a “content moderation council” that had “widely diverse viewpoints” and that “no major content […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Nov. 17 announced she would step down from the House Democrat leadership after Republicans flipped the lower chamber. “Scripture teaches us that for everything, there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven,” Pelosi said on the House floor in Washington. “For me, the hour’s come for […]
A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said reports that the California Democrat is preparing to retire from Congress after more than 30 years are inaccurate. In a statement on Twitter on Monday, Drew Hammill, the speaker’s deputy chief of staff and spokesman, said the Democratic lawmaker has “not made a decision about her future.” […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Eric Jean Baptiste, a former presidential candidate and leader of a political party in Haiti, has been shot to death, a party official said Saturday. The killing stunned many in a nation already in crisis. Baptiste was killed Friday in the community of Laboule in the capital of Port-au-Prince along with his bodyguard, according […]
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has called for legal safeguards to prevent the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) from being used for political purposes after President Joe Biden decided to release more oil from the stockpile to push down pump prices ahead of the midterm elections. McCarthy made the remarks during an Oct. 19 […]
Messages of support from thirty former FBI agents defend suspended whistleblower Steve Friend, who alleged political bias at the agency over its handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach probe. Among the former agents expressing support for Friend include a retired deputy assistant director and five former SWAT team members, according to the New York […]
Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday criticized New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying her civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his three adult children was a “political hit job.” “It’s hard for me not to conclude it’s a political hit job,” Barr told Fox News. “This is a woman who campaigned […]
