Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with officials in Israel Wednesday for high-stakes discussions on the war in the Gaza Strip. And while Mr. Blinken was there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that with or without a hostage deal, the Israel Defense Forces are going into Rafah. NTD spoke to Aryeh Lightstone, a former […]
A new survey by MyFitnessPal says that fad diets on TikTok are harming Millennials and Gen Z youth who try them. According to the study, about 87 percent of TikTok users in that age group turn to the social media platform for health advice, and it’s leading to some disturbing eating habits. Some of them […]
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has threatened to force a vote aimed at removing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). NTD asked Helen Andrews, a senior editor at The American Conservative, how Ms. Greene’s move will affect bipartisanship in America, and what she hopes to achieve by pursuing a vote when it has little chance of passing […]
President Joe Biden on May 2 decried the violence stemming from pro-Palestinian protesters across American college campuses. “Violent protest is not protected,” he said in an unscheduled speech from the White House. The remarks are the first time the president has spoken out on the issue since the protests escalated over the past few days. […]
There were dramatic scenes in Los Angeles as hundreds of police in riot gear converged on the UCLA campus with orders to clear out the anti-Israel encampment. A Civil War-era abortion ban has been repealed by Arizona’s state senate. Two Republican senators crossed party lines in the vote, sparking condemnation from fellow GOP lawmakers. The […]
FREELAND, Mich.—President Donald Trump rallied some 3,500 supporters in this working-class community, vowing to reignite the auto industry in the state that has lost thousands of jobs to Mexico and lives under the threat of further erosion of this key industry to competition from China. Under clear blue skies with two dozen American flags standing […]
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday over the biggest health care hack in American history. He said he’s giving out interest-free loans to hospitals who were victims of the hack.
Former Team USA soccer standout Carli Lloyd happily announced that she and her husband are expecting their first child in October. The 41-year-old retired three years ago after winning two Olympic gold medals and two World Cup titles.
A new bill aims to terminate federal protection for gray wolves. U.S. House Republicans have passed the bill under the Trust the Science Act to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in most of the country, despite the Biden administration’s opposition.
House lawmakers last week sent a letter to the IRS, calling on the agency to investigate U.S.-based nonprofit groups with financial links to China, which are helping to organize anti-Israel protests. Retired Col. Grant Newsham, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and the author of “When China Attacks,” tells NTD that supporting […]
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would leave interest rates unchanged and announced plans to slow the speed of its balance sheet drawdown, after having spent much of the earlier part of the year warning of this shift. Sam Burns, chief strategist at Mill Street Research, gave his analysis on this issue.
A new law went into effect in Utah on May 1, which stops health insurance companies from paying for organ transplants in countries such as China, due to the Chinese regime’s practice of forced organ harvesting. Dr. Torsten Trey, founder and executive director of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, says more doctors should learn about […]
WESTWOOD, Calif.—Students walking past a barricaded quad area May 1, where violent clashes erupted overnight on the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, said they feared for the safety of their classmates. Hundreds of student protesters sympathizing with Palestinians, in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, occupied Royce Quad on […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the approval of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for nearly 317,000 borrowers who were enrolled at any Art Institutes campus from January 2004 until October 2017. The measure brings the total amount of student loan debt relief put in place by the Biden administration to […]
Violence erupted at UCLA and classes were canceled on Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson could soon face a vote to oust him from the job. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) says she plans to move her motion soon. Former President Donald Trump visited Wisconsin and Michigan for campaign events. He says immigration remains one of […]
China’s communist regime spent $710.6 billion on its military in 2022, more than three times Beijing’s publicly stated totals, according to a report from the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI). “Considering that the Pentagon has labeled China the ‘pacing challenge,’ this revelation should cause concern,” the April 29 report reads. “When compared globally, China’s estimated […]
How much money does Beijing actually spend on its military? A new report reveals shocking estimates. The Biden administration is sending a new signal to American businesses: “not to operate” in Xinjiang. That’s amid Washington’s efforts to press Beijing to stop human rights violations in the region. In Georgia, a bill banning Chinese agents from […]
NTD spoke with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) about Mike Johnson’s term as the House speaker, which he describes as a “disappointment.” “I think the main disappointment is on this last spending—$95 trillion—Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the fact $9 billion of it went to Gaza, which meant it went to Hamas. And the fact that he […]
