Simon Hankinson, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, says the impact of President Joe Biden’s visit to the southern border is minimal. He also says that President Biden’s repeated calls for Congress to pass legislation to secure the border are “disingenuous,” as most of the funds would be spent on housing and medical […]
BROWNSVILLE, Texas— President Joe Biden will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, where he is expected to highlight the urgency of passing the border deal agreed to in the Senate. President Biden is anticipated to criticize his main opponent, Republican frontrunner President Donald Trump, and House Republicans for obstructing the deal. The president’s rare visit […]
President Joe Biden touts a drop in crime, though leaving out a recent spike in crime involving illegal immigrants. President Biden’s set to visit a Texas border town on Thursday amid a growing border crisis. Locals in Brownsville, Texas speak with NTD about what they think of President Biden’s upcoming trip.
President Joe Biden will visit the southern border on Feb. 29, the White House announced, the same day that former President Donald Trump will go to Eagle Pass to highlight the worsening border crisis. “On Thursday, President Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas to meet with U.S. Border Patrol agents, law enforcement, and local leaders,” […]
Argentine President-elect Javier Milei and members of his team held meetings on Tuesday with officials from President Joe Biden’s administration and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of efforts to bolster support for his country’s inflation-ravaged and debt-laden economy. After the White House meeting, Mr. Milei’s office shared on X that the new leader […]
NTD spoke with Aryeh Lightstone, a former senior adviser to the U.S. ambassador to Israel, for his analysis of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s second visit to Israel following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, and what other countries in the region can do.
Many children are likely among the 850 people currently missing on the Hawaiian island of Maui following deadly wildfires earlier this month, according to Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. The governor made the comments during an appearance on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” on Aug. 20. Mr. Green said more than 1,000 individuals were still unaccounted […]
GANDHINAGAR, India—On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in India for the third time in nine months, this time to meet finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations about global economic challenges like the increased threat of debt defaults facing low-income countries. Ms. Yellen told reporters […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for a four-day visit, a trip that has drawn concerns over the Biden administration’s continued effort to engage Beijing. According to China’s state-run media, Ms. Yellen was greeted by Chinese officials led by Yang Yingming, director general of China’s Finance Ministry’s international cooperation department, as […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Tuesday for his first state visit to the United States as the two nations seek to deepen relations amid China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Modi has been to the United States five times since becoming prime minister in 2014, but his visit this week, […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 19. Talks were also held with Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang and top diplomat Wang Yi over the weekend. NTD’s Jeremy Sandberg has more on the meetings, while China expert David Zhang explains why some U.S. lawmakers are […]
KYIV/BERLIN—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday Kyiv and its Western supporters could make a Russian defeat in the war in Ukraine “irreversible” as early as this year and thanked Germany for being a “true friend” during a visit to Berlin. Zelenskyy secured a large military boost on his visit, with the German government announcing […]
ORLANDO, Fla.—More than 74 million visitors came to the Orlando, Florida, area last year, a benchmark just short of pre-pandemic levels, tourism officials said Thursday. The number of tourists was 25 percent greater than it was in 2021, when central Florida was still recovering from the blows to tourism due to restricted international travel and […]
King Charles’s state visit to France, originally planned for Sunday, has been postponed. It comes after protests over pension reform erupted overnight into some of the worst street violence seen in years. French President Macron defended the move, saying it would have lacked sense to stage the historic visit amid social unrest. During the demonstrations, […]
Germany will send its federal minister to visit Taiwan next week for talks on research cooperation, an official said on Friday, marking the first high-level visit by a German minister to Taiwan in over two decades. Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger will meet with Taiwanese officials during her two-day trip to Taiwan to discuss […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland is the latest Biden administration official to make a surprise visit to Ukraine. It comes as the United States announces additional military aid to the country. Garland visited the city of Lviv in western Ukraine Friday. While there, he attended a conference on human rights and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
Former President Donald J. Trump met with East Palestine, Ohio, residents and officials on Feb. 22, to provide much-needed bottled water and cleaning supplies as the village continues to recover from the aftermath of a recent train derailment and chemical spill. “We’re bringing a lot of water—thousands of bottles,” Trump told reporters following a tour […]
