As the United States inched close to a potential government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Friday morning that Congress should get rid of, or extend out the Debt Ceiling to “perhaps” 2029. NTD discusses this with Vijay Marolia, who is the founder and chief information officer of […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Friday morning that Republicans have arrived at a ‘Plan C’ to avert a government shutdown. Lawmakers have until midnight on Friday to pass a new budget plan after the last bill failed. NTD spoke to Mike Leon, host of the “Can We Please Talk?” podcast, to discuss the […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has blocked a bill expanding state authority to track drones. Paul cited concerns over privacy and government overreach. Retired Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, an international military strategist, offered his thoughts to NTD.
The U.S. central bank cut interest rates on Wednesday, as expected, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said more reductions in borrowing costs now hinge on further progress in lowering stubbornly high inflation. For analysis on the meeting, NTD speaks to Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO and chief strategist for QI Research and former Federal Reserve […]
A French court has found Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband and multiple other men guilty of rape after a high-profile trial in France, which revealed how she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her spouse in abuse that lasted nearly a decade. Dominique Pelicot, 72, was found guilty after the three-month trial in the city of Avignon, […]
The indictment of UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione for murder as an act of terrorism involved multiple factors, prosecutors say, including a “frightening, well-planned, targeted” killing. NTD speaks to Zack Smith, former federal prosecutor and legal fellow at Heritage Foundation, for legal analysis.
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, says national security comes first—but adds that it’s in the UK’s interest to trade with China. This follows reports of alleged Chinese spies in Britain, and pressure from within the UK to adopt a tougher stance on China.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 18 agreed to hear TikTok’s case challenging a law requiring it’s China-based parent company to divest of the app by Jan. 19, 2025. The court will hear oral arguments on Jan. 10, 2025. TikTok had challenged the divestment law as unconstitutional under the First Amendment, and a three-judge panel […]
U.S. central bank officials will conclude its final policy meeting of the year on Wednesday and announce their rate decision. What do consumers need to do to prepare? What’s the impact on the U.S. economy? NTD speaks to Bankrate chief financial analyst Greg McBride.
Police say it was a 15-year-old student who opened fire inside a study hall at a small Christian school in Wisconsin on Monday. A teacher and two teens, including the shooter, died. Greg Shaffer–the principal at the Active Shooter Prevention Project and a retired supervisory special agent with the FBI–joined NTD to discuss.
Credit rating agency Moody’s has downgraded France’s rating, citing a weak financial outlook amid political turmoil gripping Europe’s second-biggest economy. In a Dec. 14 announcement, Moody’s cut France’s domestic- and foreign-currency long-term issuer and domestic-currency senior unsecured ratings to Aa3 from Aa2, citing weakened public finances due to political fragmentation and limited prospects for fiscal […]
Christine Lee, a lawyer in Britain accused being a Chinese spy, has lost a legal challenge against the British security services. The agency warned politicians she was knowingly interfering in UK politics in coordination with the Chinese regime.
The list of states with reported drone sightings now includes New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Ohio. State and local police are trying to investigate the aircraft but they don’t have the authority to counter them. However, that could change under proposed legislation. Brandon Weichert, senior editor at the defense publication 19fortyfive.com, […]
President-elect Donald Trump has a plan for lowering the national debt, which has reached a historic $36 trillion. What’s his plan? Explosive economic growth. To learn more about this, NTD spoke to Michael Busler, professor of finance at Stockton University and public policy analyst.
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan rejected on Dec. 16 a long list of immunity-related arguments President-elect Donald Trump made in an attempt to throw out the guilty verdict he received earlier this year. Trump had argued that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office improperly used certain evidence, including former White House advisers’ testimonies, […]
What’s next for Vice President Kamala Harris? Some are saying she could run for California governor, or she could wait for another presidential run. Others say she needs to make a decision soon because she can’t do both. NTD spoke with Timothy Alan Simon, a political strategist and personal friend of the vice president.
Trump campaign adviser Alex Bruesewitz, 27, collapsed on stage while speaking at the New York Young Republican Club gala on the evening of Dec. 15. Bruesewitz, the CEO of consulting firm X Strategies, has been credited with helping the president-elect engage the American youth, with his efforts showing in the 2024 election result among young […]
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that on Friday, Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. He said Russia launched 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones, adding that it was one of the most intense attacks on the country’s electrical grid since the war began. To find out more, NTD spoke to Kervin Aucoin, former […]
South Korea’s ruling party backed the impeachment of the country’s leader, Yoon Suk Yeol. Retired Colonel John Mills, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and former Department of Defense official, joined NTD to discuss.
LONDON—A Chinese businessman who had forged close links with Prince Andrew and was authorised to act on his behalf to seek investors in China has been banned from Britain on national security grounds. The 50-year-old man, who has been granted anonymity and is named only as H6, was taken off a flight from Beijing to […]
