WASHINGTON—Both chambers of Congress on Dec. 21 passed a last-minute funding package that would extend government funding to March 14, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk. The legislation, dubbed the American Relief Act, passed the Senate in a late-night 85-11 vote that wrapped up not long after the midnight shutdown deadline on Saturday. The […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Dec. 21 passed a bipartisan bill that will enable government employees, their survivors, and disabled persons to receive more money from the Social Security program, which will cost up to $195 billion over 10 years. The Social Security Fairness Act, a bill sponsored by retiring Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), will repeal […]
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 […]
President-elect Donald Trump has transferred his entire stake in Trump Media & Technology Group to a revocable trust, according to a Dec. 19 regulatory filing. The document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission described the transaction as a gift, with Trump receiving no money for the transfer of his nearly 115 million Trump Media […]
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some Christmastime cheer to patients and their families at a children’s hospital on Friday but a toddler in a light blue jumper entertained, too. The president and first lady visited privately with patients and their families for photos at Children’s National Hospital before Jill Biden read “‘Twas […]
What does the disagreement surrounding the government funding bill indicate for President-elect Donald Trump’s influence in Congress with his incoming presidency? Republican strategist Nick Adams argues that the GOP needs to rally behind the Trump–Vance agenda, while Democratic strategist Josh Lafazan warns that Republicans have little room for error in their governance, with the 2026 […]
Parker Sheppard, research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, discussed with NTD the government funding fiasco in Congress, the Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, and the debt ceiling’s role in balancing the budget.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated CatholicVote president Brian Burch to be the U.S. Ambassador to The Holy See in Rome. Describing Burch as “a devout Catholic,” Trump said, “He has received numerous awards and demonstrated exceptional leadership, helping build one of the largest Catholic advocacy groups in the Country.” “He represented me well during the […]
President Joe Biden’s administration said on Dec. 20 that it is withdrawing efforts to implement two student loan forgiveness plans. Two filings to The Federal Register described the Department of Education’s decision to withdraw the efforts. Undersecretary of the Department of Education James Kvaal also notified a federal court of the changes on Dec. 20. […]
AmericaFest 2024, an annual event held by conservative group Turning Point USA, is held in Phoenix, Arizona, from Dec. 19 to Dec. 21. The event on Dec. 19 features Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump Jr, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, and others.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported more illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2024 than it has in almost a decade. ICE’s annual report released on Dec. 19 showed the agency removed 271,484 immigrants to 192 countries from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024. An estimated 11 million illegal immigrants arrived in the […]
AmericaFest 2024, an annual event held by conservative group Turning Point USA, is held in Phoenix, Arizona, from Dec. 19–21. The event on Dec. 20 features Riley Gaines, Michael Knowles, Danica Patrick, James O’Keefe, and others.
The White House is rolling back some of its student loan relief proposals while pursuing fresh debt cancellation. NTD explores the Biden administration’s latest moves, and why they’re being carried out. As the House is set to vote on a new funding bill to avoid a government shutdown, NTD speaks to a former budgetary adviser […]
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 […]
With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. The vote came a day after the House rejected Trump’s new […]
