The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, as well as top Hamas leaders, over the Israel-Hamas war. Netanyahu condemned the arrest warrant against him, saying Israel “rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions.” Ukraine claimed Thursday that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic […]

Hakeem Jeffries has won reelection as the Democratic Party leader in the House of Representatives in the aftermath of the party’s recent election losses. For more insight and perspective, NTD spoke to Democratic political consultant Lee Neves.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to reduce the U.S. reliance on Chinese-made products and scale back renewable energy investments. One product set to be impacted by both of these measures is Chinese-made solar panels—a product, like many made in China, that is often dependent on slave labor. NTD spoke to Bret Manley, executive director of […]

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO. In a statement, Trump said Whitaker was “a strong warrior and loyal Patriot.” He said Whitaker would advance and defend the interests of the United States while strengthening existing relationships with America’s NATO allies. The man accused […]

President-elect Donald Trump is continuing with the selection of his next Cabinet’s key positions. NTD examined one of his most recent picks, namely that of Chris Wright, the CEO of a Denver-based fracking company, who’s been tapped to head the Energy Department. To find out more, NTD spoke to Nick Loris, the vice president of […]

RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian Falun Gong practitioners, who were peacefully demonstrating against the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses during the G20 summit on Nov. 17, were harassed by counterprotesters upon the arrival of the Chinese delegation, according to  video footage and witnesses who spoke to The Epoch Times. The Falun Gong practitioners were demonstrating on […]

Moscow said on Tuesday that Ukraine fired six U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, in what would be Kyiv’s first use of such weapons against Russia in 1,000 days of war. The reported use of the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, marks a significant escalation in the conflict. Leaders of the world’s […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed reports of a U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided missiles to strike targets in Russia. Andrei Illarionov, a former senior policy adviser to Vladimir Putin and an analyst for Russian and European affairs at the Center for Security Policy, shared his perspective with NTD.  

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed reports that his administration is preparing to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to implement its mass deportation program. In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump responded “TRUE!!!” to a report on his plan for illegal immigrants. The G20 summit kicked off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, […]

President-elect Donald Trump has recently been making cabinet and White House nominations and building his next administration. Some of his picks are causing a stir in Washington. To discuss these developments, NTD was joined by Mike Leon, director of policy and strategy at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation.

This week, House Democrats had their first closed-door meeting since the election. It’s just the beginning of a process of reflection and reckoning over what turned out to be big losses for the Democratic Party and their agenda. Brad Bannon, Democratic Party strategist, pollster, and president of Bannon Communications Research, joined NTD to discuss.  

Opening statements began on Friday in the trial of the man accused of killing 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley in February. Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, is charged with murder and other crimes in a case that helped fan the immigration debate during the recent election cycle. The family of Malcolm X, […]

The process of transition between the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations is underway. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met at the White House. Professor of modern American political history, Jeff Bloodworth, joined NTD to discuss the meeting.

WASHINGTON—With Republicans projected to retain control of the U.S. House, the GOP has won a trifecta in the federal government for the first time since 2016. Although The Associated Press had yet to call all House races, it projected as of about 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 that Republicans would keep at least 218 seats […]

President-elect Donald Trump picked former congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). To learn more about the pick, NTD spoke with Alex Newman, an award-winning international journalist and president of Liberty Sentinel Media.

Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva told reporters on Thursday that Moscow is open to negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine if initiated by President-elect Donald Trump. However, he added that any such negotiations would need to be based on what he said were the realities of Russian advances on the ground. […]

There have been mixed reactions in the financial world about how a second Trump term will impact the economy. On one hand, markets have been rallying, the S&P 500 is up about 3.5 percent since Election Day, and the Russell 2000 Index of small-cap companies is up by about 6 percent. But on the other […]

President-elect Donald Trump returned to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden. The two men committed to a smooth transition of power in a meeting that is viewed as a traditional courtesy. Republicans elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next Senate majority leader […]

What will the U.S. border look like under the next administration? On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump named his next border czar, Tom Homan, who has big plans—and a big mandate from voters at the polls. To explore the issue, NTD spoke to Cameron Hamilton, a former division director at the Department of Homeland Security and […]

President-elect Donald Trump has said he has big plans for education in the United States. Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at the American Culture Project, spoke with NTD about what changes we’re likely to see.