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GOP Senators Call on Democrats to Pass the Laken Riley Act
Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Senate Republicans hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 21, calling on Democrats to pass the Laken Riley Act. Including: Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), John Kennedy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Laken Riley Act […]
230 Protections Need to be Removed: Activist Criticizes Big Tech
Senators grilled social media executives of Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, Discord, and Snap for four hours on Wednesday. They criticized the executives for their contribution to child sexual exploitation and suicide. Uldouz Wallace, a founder and CEO of Foundation Ra, told NTD that Section 230 should be removed because it protects social media companies from […]
NTD Good Morning Full Broadcast (Oct. 23)
As a second convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid enters Southern Gaza, Israel is stepping up its airstrikes in the north. NTD has the latest updates in the Israel–Hamas war. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the United States is “concerned about potential escalation” in the Middle East. He’s announced the deployment of additional […]
GOP Senators Call on White House to Fly Pro-Life Flag for ‘Respect Life Month’
Several Republican senators have called on President Joe Biden honor Respect Life Month in October by flying the Pro-Life Flag at the White House and other government buildings. In a letter to President Biden on Sept. 21, Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) wrote, “As Respect Life Month approaches, we […]
Fulton County Grand Jury Recommended Charges Against Sen. Lindsey Graham, 2 Former GOP Senators
A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, had recommended criminal charges against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as well as former GOP Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, according to a report that was released Friday. Portions of the report were released earlier this year (pdf), but a judge had delayed its release until last month’s […]
Senators Call on TikTok CEO to Explain ‘Inaccurate’ Statements About How Company Manages US Data
NEW YORK—Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or inaccurate” responses about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data after recent news reports raised questions about how the Chinese-owned social media platform handles some sensitive information. In a letter sent Tuesday to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, […]
The Most Apolitical Conversation: Senators on Bipartisan Bill to Limit Social Media Usage for Children
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) held a press conference on April 26 and discussed the harmful impacts of social media on teenagers.
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (March 23)
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey continues trying to remove the top prosecutor in St. Louis. The AG says the Soros-funded prosecutor is not enforcing the law, resulting in over 10,000 cases being dismissed. With TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testifying before Congress, a central issue is whether the Chinese Communist Party has access to user […]
Manchin and Cruz Introduce Bipartisan Gas Stove Protection Legislation
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced bipartisan legislation that would protect the use of gas stoves. Cruz, who is the incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Manchin, who is the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom […]
GOP Senators Challenge Biden’s ESG Rule
U.S. lawmakers are fighting back against a new Biden administration rule that allows retirement money to be invested according to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. Every GOP senator, plus West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin, signed on to a disapproval resolution this week in protest of a Department of Labor (DOL) directive which went into […]