In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) shares his journey from engineer, to becoming active in local politics, to being elected to Congress, where he has served since 2009. Representing Albany, Schenectady, and surrounding areas, Tonko advocates for solutions to energy and environmental challenges. Tonko credits what he calls the […]

“Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity:” the motto of the FBI, founded in 1908. Has that essence been compromised? In its heyday, the FBI had taken down mafia kingpins, rooted out spies in our neighborhoods, and uncovered corporate corruption. These missions defined its role as a guardian of justice in a constitutional democracy. Today, many Americans fear […]

Many say President-elect Donald Trump’s position on immigration—which includes the mass deportation of illegal immigrants—was the key factor to his victory in the Nov. 5 election. Trump is looking to Texas, which has more than a million illegal immigrants living there, as a model for enforcement. The Texas General Land Office is proposing to build […]

In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we feature Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.). A fifth-generation Montanan, Daines credits his parents—especially his father, a Marine Corps veteran and small business owner—for shaping his perspective on servant leadership. “I watched my father start a little construction business and work hard to keep food on the table,” […]

The threat of nuclear war is not new: There is an archive of nuclear threats and alerts going back to the Cold War. Those threats are raising their ugly head again. How real is this current nuclear threat? Russia strikes a Ukrainian defense plant using new intermediate-range ballistic missiles for the first time in warfare. […]

In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.). A retired Green Beret, Waltz served 27 years in the U.S. Army and National Guard, earning four Bronze Stars, including two for Valor. As the first Green Beret elected to Congress, he’s carried his military ethos into his work […]

In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas). An Iraq War veteran and West Point graduate, Hunt has a distinguished family legacy of military service, with nearly 60 years of collective service among his immediate family. Now serving in his “next deployment,” Congress, Hunt shares his experiences […]

Some 44 percent of Michigan residents have already cast their ballots, showing strong early turnout in this critical swing state. Vice President Kamala Harris was in East Lansing on Sunday to rally voters, while former President Donald Trump is set to end his campaign push in Grand Rapids tonight.

Vice President Kamala Harris made a stop at Michigan State University on Sunday to rally young voters ahead of Election Day. Michigan had the highest youth voter turnout in the last presidential election at 37 percent. Harris is headed to Pennsylvania on Monday, with planned stops in Pittsburgh and a concert rally in Philadelphia.

With two days until the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are blitzing through battleground states on Sunday to make a final appeal to voters. Follow here for the live updates: Harris Caps Barnstorm of Michigan With East Lansing Rally A capacity crowd of some 6,000 supporters filled Jenison Field […]

This is the first year that Michigan’s voters have the option to vote early in-person, thanks to a ballot measure voted for by 60 percent of Michiganders in 2022. The measure affords nine days of in-person early voting and up to 28 days in communities that so choose. NTD discussed the change with our election […]

NTD’s Chris Bob speaks with the Co-Chair of MSUVote, a non-partisan campus committee at Michigan State University that aims to increase the number of registered student voters, to inform and educate students on candidates and issues, and to bolster student participation on Election Day.  

Michigan officials have charged a non-U.S. citizen Chinese student for casting an illegal vote at an early voting site in Ann Arbor on Oct. 27. “Only U.S. citizens can register and vote in our elections. It is illegal to lie on any registration forms or voting applications about one’s citizenship status. Doing so is a […]

This is the first year Michigan is offering early in-person voting, thanks to a voter-approved amendment to the state constitution in 2022. Local governments in Michigan are providing nine days of early voting, which first launched for Michigan’s February presidential primary. NTD’s Chris Bob is traveling to different campuses, talking to young voters in the […]

Sheena Wright, the second-in-command at City Hall under New York Mayor Eric Adams, has resigned, marking another high-profile departure as the embattled Adams administration faces mounting scrutiny. Wright officially left her post on Tuesday. Her resignation follows a sprawling federal investigation into Adams and some of his top cabinet members. Wright has served in the […]

In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. Heitkamp reflects on her career in public service, discussing key moments in her tenure. “I see government as an instrument of improving lives and of We the People doing things collectively for each other,” she […]

In the run up to the election, NTD Films presents a new movie “Your Vote Matters” that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the election process. NTD’s Chris Bob has more from the red-carpet screening in New York.   

In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Nassau County, New York Executive Bruce Blakeman, who has been in office since November 2021. An attorney and the former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—who served during the critical period following 9/11—Blakeman has focused his tenure on […]

UNIONDALE, N.Y.—Former President Donald Trump held his first full rally since surviving a second apparent assassination attempt over the weekend. The rally was held in Uniondale, a city on Republican-leaning Long Island in the deep-blue state of New York. Long Island is home to several highly competitive congressional districts that could determine control of the […]

The economy and immigration are top issues on voters’ minds in the run-up to this presidential election. Some voters in Chicago told NTD they’re planning to switch their vote to Republican after voting Democrat in previous years. They cite the hardships they’ve faced, and the turmoil around them, as some of the reasons for the […]