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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 […]

Lawmakers are calling on Washington to restrict American companies from contributing to a key technology—one that could help Beijing in its semiconductor race with the United States.

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 […]

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 […]

Senate Republicans are introducing a bill addressing student loans and college tuition comes as the Supreme Court is expected to rule on President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation.

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, […]

Senators on Wednesday discussing export controls to China. Some say U.S. exports could end up being used against us.  

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.

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 […]

Serious allegations have come from several U.S. senators against cryptocurrency exchange Binance. They’re questioning the firm’s compliance with securities laws.

As the Biden administration continues to probe debris from the Chinese spy balloon, new missions are underway to recover debris from the 3 other unknown aerial objects shot down days ago. White House officials briefed the senators.  

Pentagon officials briefed senators on Feb. 14 on the mysterious aerial objects that were shot down by US, and some senators are calling on President Biden to address the nation about the issue.

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 […]

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 […]

The group of eight U.S. senators who visited the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 9 has vowed to find a bipartisan solution to the growing immigration crisis. Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) […]

A round-robin series of crucial last-minute decisions by senators anxious to wrap up their work before Christmas resulted in a decisive 68–29 vote to approve the controversial $1.85 trillion omnibus spending bill to keep the federal government open well into the New Year. The vote represented a big win for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer […]

A bipartisan group of over 40 U.S. senators sent a letter to China’s ambassador to the United States. In it, they warn the Chinese Communist Party against “a violent crackdown on peaceful Chinese protesters.” The letter added that any future crackdowns would cause extraordinary damage to the U.S.–China relationship.