Government

KYIV—Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned on Wednesday, the highest-profile casualty so far of a major government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a crucial juncture in the 30-month war against Russia. After Zelenskyy, 43-year-old Kuleba was the best-known face of Ukraine overseas, meeting leaders around the world and lobbying for military and political […]

KYIV—The Ukrainian government minister overseeing domestic weapons production during the war with Russia tendered his resignation on Tuesday along with two other ministers, Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said. After weeks of talk of a looming government shake-up, he said lawmakers would review resignation requests from Strategic Industries Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska, and […]

Experts are now warning that some U.S. cities may soon face a “day zero” water crisis. That’s the day when the water supply runs out and officials cut tap water to communities. According to Watergen, a company based out of Israel, cities from Los Angeles and Phoenix to Miami and Atlanta are at risk of […]

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Scottish entrepreneur Simon Miln to talk about building a better society, the prospect of an independent Scotland, and the impact of corporate lobbying.

The results in France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday did not provide any party or bloc with a majority of seats. The right-wing National Rally were pushed into third place behind a newly formed left-wing coalition and French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance. NTD correspondent David Vives has more from Paris.  

For much of 2023 and early 2024, Congress was focused on one issue: appropriations. Twelve bills to fund all parts of the federal government were supposed to be passed by Sept. 30. Yet, Congress missed that deadline and three subsequent extensions to pass the bills. To avoid a government shutdown, it instead passed continuing resolutions […]

Prisca Thevenot, the spokeswoman for the French government and a candidate in the snap legislative election, was attacked while campaigning with her team in the Paris suburbs on Wednesday evening. According to Henry de Lesquen, president of a political think tank, the parliamentary election campaign has been highly polarizing, which has contributed to rising tensions […]

Jeffrey Tucker, senior economic columnist for The Epoch Times, says the way data is collected and calculated to measure the health of U.S. economy is skewed. NTD’s Chris Beers spoke with him to try to determine what the real situation is.

Former CBS investigative reporter Catherine Herridge led witness testimony on Thursday at a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on “Fighting for a Free Press: Protecting Journalists and Their Sources.” Ms. Herridge was held in contempt and subjected to fines of $800 per day for refusing to reveal her sources for […]

Journalist Catherine Herridge spoke out Thursday about how after her termination, her former employer, CBS, seized her documents and journalistic files, including confidential source information. Ms. Herridge was speaking at a House Judiciary Subcommittee centering on press freedom and protection, where she called the CBS move “an attack on investigative journalism.” The award-winning investigative reporter […]

Rep. Kelly Armstrong, (R-N.D.) and journalist Sharyl Attkisson discussed an apparent double-standard in cases where either the government or reporters wish to protect their informational sources during a Wednesday House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing. The hearing, titled “Fighting for a Free Press: Protecting Journalists and their Sources,” centered on The Press Act and safeguards for journalists […]

A survey commissioned by The Henry Jackson Society is raising significant concerns over radicalization in the UK. The survey found that only 1 in 4 Muslims believe the Hamas terrorist group committed rape and murder in their attack on Israel, and highlights how university graduates are more likely to hold extreme views. We spoke to […]

In the wee hours of March 21, the text of the second appropriations bill—totaling $1.2 trillion—to fund most of the U.S. government was unveiled. The second tranche of spending legislation covers 70 percent of the federal government. This includes the Defense, Treasury, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and State departments. If […]

Months of spending negotiations and continuing resolutions may finally come to an end this week. In the scramble to avert a government shutdown, congressional leaders say they have struck a deal on appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—the final piece of the appropriations package needed to fund the government through the remainder of […]

The United States could be headed for a government shutdown if Congress fails to strike a deal this week on the remaining fiscal year 2024 spending bills that members have yet to pass. In a race against time, Congress passed a package of six appropriations bills earlier this month, narrowly avoiding a partial shutdown. The […]

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in a case that concerns what two lower courts found to be a “coordinated campaign” by top Biden administration officials to suppress disfavored views on key public issues like COVID-19 vaccine side effects and pandemic lockdowns. The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on March 18 […]

The government has introduced a new definition of ‘extremism’ targeting groups that will be restricted from government funding and ministerial meetings. Critics caution that while addressing rising extremism is crucial, the broader scope of the new definition threatens freedom of speech, worship, and protest. NTD spoke with writer and commentator Momus Najmi, who suggests that […]