House lawmakers late Tuesday night advanced a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a power that has long drawn bipartisan criticism since its inception in 2008. The measure under consideration would extend Section 702 powers for 18 months.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat on April 12 in the national election, ending his 16 years in office. His election loss marks a dramatic shift in Hungary’s political direction after four terms in office.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military, along with Israel, achieved every single objective as laid out from day one of the conflict. Hegseth added that Iran's command system is decimated. The Pentagon said it welcomes the cease-fire agreement with Iran, but remains ready to "resume combat operations" if needed.

Vice President JD Vance said he is “confident” Iran will respond to U.S. demands by Trump's deadline. He said the United States had already defeated the Iranian militarily and that Iran is now “trying to exact as much economic pain on the world as possible” by keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed.

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them around the moon's far side, setting a new record as the farthest-flying humans in history.

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday that the U.S. can open the Strait of Hormuz "with a little more time." Reopening the strait has become a priority for governments around the world as energy prices soar.

An end to the longest Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown in history is on the horizon. Trump and congressional GOP leaders have rallied behind a two-pronged approach to bypass Senate Democrats on immigration funding. Lawmakers will fund the DHS through regular order, but remove funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. Those will be handled in a second party-line bill using a budget process that will allow passage without support from Democrats.

Transportation Security Administration agents are expected to be paid again soon after Trump signed a presidential memorandum last week that would allow them to get paid despite the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which is now officially the longest in history, with no end in sight.

President Donald Trump announced actions to help U.S. farmers on Friday, as the White House host hundreds of farmers, ranchers and executives for an event highlighting the agricultural sector.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that Iran had been "militarily obliterated, with zero chance of a comeback", and was "begging" for a deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 25 that the Israeli military had killed an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy commander responsible for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

A source at the Pentagon has told media that elements of the elite 82nd Airborne Division are being deployed to the region. A key element of the 82nd Airborne is the Immediate Response Force—highly-trained soldiers who can parachute into enemy territory. The deployment comes after U.S. airstrikes on Iran's Kharg Island, targeting military facilities but leaving oil infrastructure untouched. President Donald Trump also warning that the United States could target oil facilities if Iran interferes with the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran and Israel have continued strikes in the Middle East after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of the Iranian regime's ​power plants and other energy infrastructure because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on March 24, striking the coastal city of Tel Aviv.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said he held multiple roles in propaganda and media operations. The military says over the past two years, he served as the IRGC’s main propagandist and spread the regime’s messaging across the Middle East. His work targeted proxy groups to influence and advance terror attacks against Israel, according to the IDF.

An additional force of U.S. warships and an attached Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is set to deploy to the Middle East amid ongoing combat operations against Iran, The Epoch Times has learned.

The USS Boxer amphibious ready group and the 11th MEU, currently based out of San Diego, are set to sail across the Indo-Pacific region to reach the waters of the Middle East, according to a U.S. military source familiar with the matter.

Takaichi told reporters that she hopes to discuss restoring peace in the Middle East, saying global peace and stability are under threat. Japanese officials say the two sides will work to deepen cooperation in regional security, critical minerals, energy, and China-related issues.

Top Trump administration intelligence officials, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and FBI Director Kash Patel, testify before the House Intelligence Committee at their annual hearing, focusing largely on the security implications of the Iran war.

The Israeli military said it killed Iran's minister of intelligence, Esmaeil Khatib, in an overnight strike. It's the third death of a top Iranian official in 24 hours. Israel says Khatib played a significant role during the recent protests throughout Iran, including arresting and killing protestors and leading terrorist activities against Israelis and Americans around the world.

Trump will meet with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the White House on St. Patrick's Day. NTD will have live coverage of the bilateral meeting.

Oil prices are climbing again as the Iran war threatens global oil supply. Brent crude hit $106 per barrel on Sunday. The biggest concern remains the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil shipments. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said the conflict could end soon, which would help bring prices back down.

All six crew members aboard a U.S. military refuelling aircraft have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said on Friday. CENTCOM ruled out the cause of the crash as either hostile fire or friendly fire. The identities of the deceased service members are being withheld until next of kin have been notified.

The Trump administration has launched new trade investigations under the Trade Act. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the probes will examine excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners.

The countries include China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, and Mexico. The investigations will determine whether foreign policies and practices are unfairly displacing U.S. manufacturing and restricting commerce.

A second investigation will focus on imports produced with forced labor, targeting roughly 60 countries. These inquiries could lead to new tariffs or import restrictions.

Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region.

U.S. stocks are rising after President Trump indicated that the war against Iran could be short-lived. Oil prices briefly shot to their highest level since 2022, but later fell on the news that the war may not last much longer.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) said improvised explosive devices were ignited and thrown outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence over the weekend. The devices did not explode.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday that the department is investigating the incident as an "ISIS-inspired" terrorist act.

The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs in February. This comes after January’s better-than-expected performance of 126,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate edged up to 4.4 percent from 4.3 percent. National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett is projecting optimism, saying the U.S. economy remains strong, and that job creation is on net positive.

Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry says it's preparing a response after two suspected Iranian drones injured four people. Iranian officials have denied responsibility. The UAE says its air defenses detected seven ballistic missiles on March 5. Six were intercepted and destroyed. Qatar also reported a missile attack earlier on March 5. Authorities urge residents to remain indoors as tensions remain high.

Turkey said that NATO air defenses destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the Middle East conflict and raising the possibility of a major expansion involving bloc allies.

President Donald Trump will meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday. In an X post on Saturday, Merz said the two will discuss "the latest developments in the Middle East."

President Trump is traveling to southern Texas Friday to promote his economic and fossil fuel agenda. The president is set to speak in Corpus Christi, the nation’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas. Trump's visit comes as Republicans battle over key House and Senate races ahead of November’s midterms.

The United States and Iran are holding another round of indirect talks in Geneva on Thursday to try to reach a deal on Tehran's nuclear program, as the United States gathers a massive fleet of warships in the Middle East. President Donald Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear program.

Dr. Casey Means testifies before a Senate committee on Wednesday on her nomination as U.S. surgeon general. Means is expected to face questions about the agenda of her key ally, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and world leaders marked the fourth year of the war in Ukraine on Tuesday as the fighting on the battlefield continues. In a video posted on X, Zelenskyy invited Trump to visit Ukraine. Trump has vowed to bring an end to the conflict, with U.S.-mediated negotiations between Russia and Ukraine still ongoing.

A powerful blizzard dropped more than a foot of snow across parts of the U.S. Northeast on Monday, bringing travel to a near standstill for millions of residents as the treacherous conditions closed roads, shut down train service and forced the cancellation of over 5,000 flights.

Britain's King Charles said on Thursday it was with "deepest concern" he had learnt about the arrest of his younger brother, former Prince Andrew, adding that the law must take its course.

Search crews are looking for nine backcountry skiers who remain missing following an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others have been rescued after their group became trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Tuesday.

President Trump hosts a reception at the White House to honor Black History Month. In a proclamation recognizing Black History Month, the president says the history of Black Americans is an indispensable chapter in the grand American story.

The second round of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran ended in Geneva, Switzerland. Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran and Washington have reached an understanding on key principles. He says there have been positive developments compared to the previous round, adding that both sides will now work on draft documents and exchange them. He also cautioned that the progress doesn't mean an agreement will be reached soon.

The Budapest stop follows Rubio's visit to Slovakia on Feb. 15, after he previously attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

The FBI has announced a $100,000 reward for information that could lead to Nancy Guthrie's recovery, or the arrest and conviction of a suspect. Guthrie was last seen on Jan. 31 at her Arizona home.

Investigators have found DNA at Nancy Guthrie’s property that does not belong to her or anyone close to her, as the search for her enters its third week.

President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to ramp up pressure on Iran, targeting oil exports to China. Meanwhile, the U.S. military is preparing for possible weeks-long operations.

U.S. investors are suing the South Korean government over one of its leading e-commerce platforms. This comes as an international controversy escalates.

An Italian ice dance couple is enjoying their final Olympic Valentine’s Day. Details on their love story that began more than 16 years ago.

The Trump administration has ended temporary protected status for Yemen, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on Friday.

Homan touted de-escalation efforts and cooperation between state and local officials and federal immigration agents. Homan and a small number of federal agents will remain on the ground to transition "full command and control back to the field office."

Federal and local law enforcement officers are continuing the search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie. Authorities say they believe she was taken against her will after last being seen at her home on Jan. 31.

FBI agents combed the desert near Guthrie's Tucson-area home on Feb. 11. They also knocked on doors and searched through bushes and boulders in the neighborhood.

Authorities say several hundred detectives and agents are now assigned to the case, which has captured national attention.

President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Feb. 11 amid ongoing tensions with Iran over its nuclear program.

The FBI said it is not aware of any ongoing communication between “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s family and any suspected kidnappers, after the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, entered its second week, and a ransom deadline set out in a purported ransom note appeared to have passed.

U.S. lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating.

The notice was issued just hours before U.S. and Iranian officials were scheduled to hold talks in Oman, amid mounting concerns about a possible military confrontation between the two countries.

“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie's brother on Thursday renewed the family's plea for their mother's kidnapper to contact them, hours after an Arizona sheriff said investigators don't have proof Nancy Guthrie is alive but believe “she's still out there.”

“Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven’t heard anything directly,” Camron Guthrie said in a video posted on social media.

Ukraine and Russia concluded a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 5, agreeing to a major prisoner swap, the first such exchange in five months, officials said.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had a "productive" phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the leaders discussed China's possible purchase of more agricultural products and oil and gas from the United States, Taiwan, the war in Ukraine and Iran. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday unveiled plans to marshal allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, proposing coordinated price floors as Washington escalates efforts to loosen China's grip on materials crucial to advanced manufacturing.

The U.S. House of Representatives will take up a bill on Tuesday to fund several federal agencies as a partial shutdown enters its fourth day. Many Democrats—including leaders—have vowed to withhold support from the package.

Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued a highly anticipated weather forecast: six more weeks of winter.

The U.S. government is partially shut down, and House Speaker Mike John (R-La.) said he’s confident that he has enough republican votes to end it by at least Feb. 3.

An American envoy arrived in Caracas as plans moved forward to reopen the U.S. embassy. President Donald Trump signaled warmer ties, and possible oil cooperation after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

It’s America’s most consumed beverage: according to a 2025 report, Americans drink more coffee than they do bottled water. However, is coffee ultimately good for our health? Vital Signs’ Brendon Fallon presents the views of two nutrition-specialist doctors on coffee.

A new exhibition at the British Museum is rethinking the samurai: from warriors to artists and leaders. The surprising history is being revealed, including the powerful role of women.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested, Lemon's lawyer confirmed on Friday. Lemon and three others were arrested "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota," AG Pam Bondi said in a post on X.

President Donald Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 29 at the White House.

Amazon confirmed 16,000 corporate job cuts on Wednesday, completing a plan for around 30,000 since October, while leaving open the possibility of further reductions. Amazon said on Tuesday it was closing its remaining bricks-and-mortar Fresh grocery stores and Go markets, despite years of effort, and said it was dropping its Amazon One biometric payment system, which scans the palm of a customer's hand.

“We need to unify. I'm calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor, and they're working together to make it peaceful and without riots. I'm against the violence,” Melania Trump said during an interview with Fox News.

The deadly storm that brought crippling ice to the South and deep snow to the Northeast finally began to swirl out to sea. But thousands of Americans were still without power or heat, and temperatures were forecast to plunge well below freezing by early Tuesday in areas where the ice storm did its worst damage.

A powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the United States forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights and delay hundreds on Monday, as freezing rain and heavy snowfall disrupted travel and snarled transportation networks. About 3,800 flights were canceled and over 1,000 were delayed as of early Monday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware, following more than 11,000 cancellations reported on Sunday. The weather has been blamed for the deaths of at least 13 people.

Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder suspected of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin, has been arrested and is being brought to the U.S. to face charges, the FBI said on Friday.

On the second and final day of his visit to Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Trump signed the Board of Peace charter, officially launching a new international organization tasked with overseeing the peace process between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

YouTube creator Nick Shirley will testify on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol about his findings, during a House Judiciary Hearing named "When Public Funds Are Abused: Addressing Fraud and the Theft of Taxpayer Dollars."

The UK government on Jan. 20 approved plans for China to build its largest embassy in Europe, in London, in a bid to improve ties with Beijing despite warnings from British and U.S. lawmakers that the facility could be used for spying.

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Donald Trump is expected to join the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week.

The U.S. military announced the killing of an al-Qaeda affiliate leader. The individual had ties to a gunman who killed three U.S. citizens in Syria last month.

Trump is set to dominate Davos in the coming week with the largest U.S. delegation ever.

The Trump administration might send 1,500 active-duty soldiers to Minnesota.

Protests erupted in central London over plans for a massive new Chinese embassy. Analysts said it could pose a national security risk.

The United States said on Thursday that all options remain on the table to stop the Iranian regime’s violent suppression of nationwide protests, with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz delivering a clear message during an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting held at Washington’s request. The meeting underscored international alarm over Iran’s brutal suppression of protests that began on Dec. 28, 2025, amid economic collapse and a failing currency.

President Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will meet at the White House on Thursday. Just hours before the meeting, U.S. Southern Command confirmed in a post on X that U.S. armed forces had seized another Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Caribbean.

Trump said on Tuesday that the federal government would suspend payments to so-called sanctuary cities that defy federal immigration enforcement, starting on Feb. 1. Since reclaiming the Oval Office, Trump has made immigration enforcement a priority for his administration and already made similar bids to defund sanctuary jurisdictions. So far, however, he has been blocked from doing so in federal courts.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the White House has “canceled all meetings” with Iranian officials and that “help is on the way” amid days of unprecedented protests in the country against the regime.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran’s leadership has contacted his administration to seek negotiations after he warned of possible military action in the wake of mass protests in Iran. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that Iranian leaders had reached out to U.S. officials and that a meeting between the two sides was being set up.

U.S. military forces boarded an oil tanker in an early morning operation in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the third such action this week, the U.S. Southern Command announced in a statement.

The Senate is due to consider a resolution on Thursday that would block President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization. Senate passage would be a significant victory for the lawmakers who have been pushing the war powers issue. To become law, however, the resolution would have to pass the Republican-led House of Representatives and survive an expected Trump veto, which would require two-thirds majorities in both chambers to override.

The House Oversight Committee will hear testimony on Wednesday from Minnesota state lawmakers on allegations of fraud and the misuse of federal funds in the state. NTD will have live coverage of the hearing.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado celebrated President Donald Trump for making the decision to capture Nicolás Maduro, in an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Monday. “January 3rd will go down in history as the day justice defeated tyranny,” Machado told host Sean Hannity. “It’s a milestone, and it’s not only huge for the Venezuelan people and our future, I think it’s a huge step for humanity, for freedom, and human dignity,” she said.

The U.S. Secret Service said a man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early Monday. The man, who has not been named, was detained shortly after midnight, according to a Secret Service spokesperson.

British and French aircraft attack an underground ISIS terrorist group weapons storage facility in Syria.

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as the leader of rival South Korea visits China. Japan "strongly condemns" North Korea’s latest missile launch.

Swiss authorities investigate bar managers after deadly New Year’s blaze. Swiss say it may take days to identify severely burned bar fire victims.

Dozens of young partygoers injured in a New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland were transferred to specialist burn units across Europe as they fought for their lives on Friday after being hit by the devastating blaze, which has killed at least 40. Initial findings showed the fire that spread among the mostly young crowd of revellers in Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana was likely caused by sparkler candles being carried too close to the ceiling, the local prosecutor said.

Thousands of revelers in Times Square welcomed 2026 with fireworks and the annual Times Square Ball Drop. Party-goers were also treated to a surprise as the Times Square Ball was relit in red, white, and blue before rising to mark the start of the United States' 250th anniversary.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Wednesday that the administration is reviewing cases for denaturalization of Somali Americans who were convicted of fraud in the Minnesota fraud scheme.

Voters in Iowa State Senate District 16 go to the polls Tuesday for a special election that has major political stakes, with a Republican supermajority in the state’s upper chamber on the line.

FBI Director Kash Patel on Sunday confirmed that his office had surged resources to Minnesota to investigate claims of fraud exploiting federal services and programs. Federal officials have, to date, indicted 78 people and convicted 57 individuals in a $250 million fraud scheme in Minnesota, Patel said in a post on X. The charges included wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy. Patel said the case could yet prove to be “just the tip of a very large iceberg.”

Trump announced a “powerful and deadly strike” targeting the ISIS terrorist group in northwest Nigeria on Thursday. Trump said the group had not heeded warnings, leading to the Christmas night strike. The Trump administration has also designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act, which opens the country up to sanctions. A Pentagon spokesperson told The Epoch Times that the Nigerian government approved the strikes.

Southern California deals with the aftermath of torrential rain. The downpour unleashed widespread flash flooding on Christmas Eve. Authorities are urging people to stay off roads and some residents to evacuate.

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A thunderous explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building, sent flames shooting into the air, and left people trapped inside. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a news conference several hours after the explosion that at least two people had been killed. The explosion occurred at Bristol Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bristol Township as a utility crew began searching for a gas leak on site.

Robust consumer spending and a rebound in exports helped the U.S. economy grow faster than economists expected, according to delayed Bureau of Economic Analysis data released on Tuesday.

Australian police say homemade pipe and tennis ball bombs were thrown at a crowd at Bondi Beach by the shooters before they began shooting, but failed to detonate, according to court documents released on Monday. In response to the attack, the New South Wales parliament is debating legislation to cap firearm ownership, ban terror symbols, and restrict protests.

President Donald Trump will travel to North Carolina on Friday, seeking to convince Americans that his handling of the economy is sound ahead of a midterm election year.

Trump Media & Technology Group will merge with a nuclear fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said on Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion.

The House Judiciary Committee is questioning former special counsel Jack Smith behind closed doors on Wednesday. Smith's deposition is regarding his two prosecutions of President Donald Trump over alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort and actions challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election. Smith has continually denied that his work was politically motivated and has said that he is willing to testify publicly.

U.S. economy added 64,000 new jobs last month following a decline of 105,000 in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. November’s jobless rate rose to 4.6 percent—the highest since September 2021— from 4.4 percent in September.

Jimmy Lai, a former newspaper publisher and one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken critics of the Chinese Communist Party, has been convicted in a national security trial—a case that has drawn international scrutiny amid Hong Kong’s continued erosion of freedoms. Lai, who has pleaded not guilty to all three charges, will be sentenced at a later date. He could face life in prison. Lai was arrested in August 2020 and has been imprisoned for more than 1,800 days since being charged in December 2020.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it had filed lawsuits against Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Nevada after the states failed to provide their voter registration lists to the department. The department's Civil Rights Division also filed a lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, for records related to the 2020 election, it said in a statement.

Noem is testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee on “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” which is likely to focus heavily on immigration. Also attending Thursday’s hearing are Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and Michael Glasheen, operations director of the national security branch of the FBI.

The Senate is poised for a Dec. 11 vote on competing measures to resolve the standoff over extending the expiring Obamacare subsidies. Both are likely to fall along party lines and to fail to reach the 60-vote threshold required to advance legislation in the Senate. The subsidies were created in 2021 as a temporary measure to blunt the economic impact of the COVID-19 national health emergency. Originally offered for two years, the enhanced subsidies were further extended for three years and will expire at the end of this month.

Miami voters still have to choose their next mayor, and their choice could show how the city’s political leaning has evolved ahead of the 2026 midterms. A crowded pool of 13 candidates was on the Nov. 4 ballot, but none gained the majority needed to win. A runoff between the two highest-polling picks is taking place today.

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they will uphold the legality of President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is increasing its focus on defending its own interests. He accuses previous administrations after the Cold War of not putting America first in their policies.

Our guest provides analysis on this and on what the strategy says about China.

Japan has lodged a strong protest after a Chinese jet locked radar on Japanese fighters.

Japan and Australia are calling for calm and both nations say they will keep a close eye on Chinese military activity.

A major, magnitude 7 earthquake rocked Alaska on Saturday. It was felt as far away as Canada.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will receive a classified briefing today from Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the Navy commander who reportedly ordered a follow-up strike that killed survivors of an attack on an alleged drug-smuggling boat near Venezuela. Admiral Bradley now leads U.S. Special Operations Command. He will brief top House and Senate lawmakers as pressure builds on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

The House Homeland Security Committee will hear testimonies from leaders of law enforcement associations regarding how anti-law enforcement rhetoric is fueling violence against officers nationwide.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Witkoff and Kushner would be the only U.S. representatives present. The discussion comes as Trump continues his push to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, which has raged for nearly four years. Witkoff and Putin last met in August.

Luigi Mangione is due in New York state court today. He's accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson a year ago. His attorneys are seeking to have evidence thrown out of court, including a notebook and a nine-millimeter handgun that prosecutors say matches the one used in the killing. The prosecution says the notebook contains passages describing Mangione’s intent to “wack” a health insurance executive. His lawyers argue that investigators seized the items illegally from the 27-year-old's backpack without a warrant.

Hong Kong authorities said on Friday that the search for survivors after a massive fire tore through a residential complex in the New Territories, killing at least 128 people, has ended. About 200 people remain unaccounted for.

The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade takes place in New York City at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday.

The Kremlin said U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and several other key U.S. officials will visit Moscow next week for discussions on a possible peace plan for Ukraine.

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke by phone on Monday amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan. “President Trump gave a brief explanation of the recent state of U.S.–China relations,” Takaichi told reporters following her call with Trump.

British Members of Parliament are questioning BBC Chair Samir Shah on Monday over the broadcaster's editorial policies in the wake of the controversy over its editing of President Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, speech.

Top U.S. negotiators are in Geneva today discussing their proposed Russia–Ukraine peace plan with Ukrainian and European counterparts. A former lead Army intelligence coordinator shares his insight.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready for “honest” work with the United States to bring an end to the war with Russia. His comments came after discussions with a top U.S. Army official following revelations of a plan devised by the Trump administration. The White House confirmed on Nov. 20 that it has been working with both Russia and Ukraine over the past month to develop a peace plan aimed at ending the conflict, following media reports of a leaked proposal.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral will be held in Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Joe Biden will attend the service. Bush will deliver a tribute at the funeral.

Trump will deliver a speech at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum on Wednesday, according to a schedule released by the White House. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will also be in attendance. The investment summit will include the heads of Salesforce, Qualcomm, Pfizer, the Cleveland Clinic, Chevron, and Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned petroleum and natural gas company.

The Federal Aviation Administration terminated its order to reduce flights out of U.S. airports on Nov. 17 as the country moves to return to normal air traffic in the aftermath of the government shutdown. The flight reduction emergency order expired at 6 a.m. on Monday, enabling normal operations to resume across the National Airspace System, according to the federal agency.

The federal government has reopened after Trump signed the funding bill passed by Congress. Government employees are returning to work, with regular paychecks also resuming. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told CNN that most SNAP recipients should receive benefits by the end of this week, providing relief to the almost 42 million people who stopped receiving the benefits this month. The Trump Administration also withdrew its emergency application to the Supreme Court related to SNAP benefits.

Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James will try to disqualify interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan on Thursday. The defense attorneys will argue that a U.S. attorney can only serve 120 days on a temporary basis before needing Senate confirmation. If the judge concludes that Halligan’s appointment is invalid, the decision could be a fatal blow to the cases against both Comey and James.

Trump is taking his dispute with magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll to the Supreme Court. On Monday, Trump asked the nation’s highest court to review the $5 million civil judgment against him. Trump's lawyers argued that the judge in that trial made a number of errors.

Air travel across the United States is in turmoil as the government shutdown triggers massive flight cancellations and delays. More than 2,700 flights were canceled and over 10,000 were delayed on Sunday, marking the worst day of travel disruption since the shutdown began.

Some 40 airports across the United States are being forced to decrease the number of flights, starting on Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the decision on Wednesday, as it struggles with personnel shortages due to the ongoing government shutdown.

As President Donald Trump toured Asia in late October, an Epoch Times reporter traveling with the White House entourage met with repeated roadblocks in accessing key press events, which fit an ongoing pattern of interference by communist authorities in Beijing. Along with its sister media outlet NTD, The Epoch Times was ultimately denied access to two key press events in which world leaders gathered in late October—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits. Both summits revealed the regional power of China’s communist regime, which signed trade pacts and pressed for stronger trade ties with nations already heavily tethered to China economically.

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Wednesday over the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs in a case with implications for the global economy. The arguments are set to begin at 10 a.m. EST.

The U.S. government shutdown entered its 35th day on Tuesday, matching the record for the longest shutdown in history as Republicans and Democrats in Congress continue to blame each other for the standoff.

Nov. 4 is the first major election day of Trump's second term. Heated races in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City will test the popularity of Republicans—and the ideology of democratic socialism.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X that the agency prevented "a potential terrorist attack" over Halloween weekend. He said the FBI arrested multiple suspects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack.

Hurricane Melissa churned across the Atlantic Ocean toward Bermuda on Thursday after thrashing Cuba's second-biggest city, unleashing devastation on Jamaica and drenching Haiti. According to the National Hurricane Center, Melissa weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moved northeast through the Bahamas on Thursday morning.

Hurricane Melissa is making its way across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, a day after making landfall in Jamaica as one of the region's strongest storms on record. Cuban authorities have evacuated more than 735,000 people. Melissa rapidly strengthened in recent days, making forecasting more difficult.

Hurricane Melissa reached category 5 status on Monday, making it the strongest Atlantic storm so far this year. Melissa is currently bearing down on Jamaica. The island nation hasn't taken a direct hit from a hurricane in more than a decade.

A U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet went down in the South China Sea in two separate incidents on Sunday. All five personnel involved in the two incidents—three onboard the helicopter and two onboard the fighter jet—were recovered safely. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said the crashes could have been caused by “bad fuel.” He ruled out foul play and said there was nothing to hide.

Clashes broke out overnight outside Portland’s ICE facility. Meanwhile, National Guard deployment is on hold as the courts weigh a decision.

Can we “resistance-train” the brain the way we do the body—to boost performance and keep it healthier, longer? Vital Signs’ Brendon Fallon shares insights from a professor of medicine and brain-health expert.

An illegal immigrant truck driver from India is accused of causing a fiery crash that killed three people in Southern California. Federal officials now say the driver involved should not have had a commercial license.

Vice President JD Vance criticized the Israeli parliament's vote on West Bank annexation on Thursday, saying it amounted to an insult and went against the Trump administration's policies and efforts to ensure that the U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group holds in Gaza. The Israeli parliament on Wednesday narrowly passed a symbolic preliminary vote in support of annexing the occupied West Bank.

A routine immigration enforcement sweep in New York City's Chinatown district escalated quickly on Tuesday. Federal agents with ICE and Border Patrol moved in on street vendors accused of selling counterfeit handbags and electronics. Crowds gathered within minutes, shouting and blocking agents’ vehicles. Homeland Security later said the operation was part of a broader crackdown on sellers of counterfeit goods.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that President Donald Trump can deploy National Guard troops into Portland. The three-judge panel granted the Justice Department’s request to lift a lower court block on the deployment. The court said the move was an appropriate response after protesters damaged a federal building and threatened ICE officers.

Amazon's cloud services unit Amazon Web Services was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites, along with some of the world's most popular apps, and disrupted businesses globally. After roughly three hours of disruptions, systems were gradually coming back online, with AWS saying it was seeing "significant signs of recovery" for some impacted services.

Tens of thousands took to the streets across the United States on Saturday for the "No Kings" protests. We’ll take you to Chicago, where NTD’s Chris Bob was on the ground with demonstrators.

Is there a real possibility of economic or strategic decoupling between the United States and China? Our expert panel weighs in as U.S.–China trade tensions build.

It took only a couple of minutes for thieves to rob the famous Louvre Museum—while tourists were still inside. The thieves reportedly stole pieces of jewelry from the Napoleon collection.

How can regenerative medicine, including stem cell therapy, help ease the pain of arthritis? Brendon Fallon, host of "Vital Signs," shares insights from a leading rehabilitation and pain medicine specialist.

New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, and Curtis Sliwa squared off for a debate on Thursday in a bid for the seat that current Mayor Eric Adams is vacating in 2026. Cuomo served as governor of New York from 2011 to 2021, and is running as an independent. Mamdani, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, has served as a member of the New York Assembly for the borough of Queens since 2021. Republican candidate Sliwa, founder of the crime patrol group Guardian Angels, previously ran for New York City mayor in 2021, but lost to Adams.

Israel says it has identified two more hostages among the bodies returned from Gaza. Israel's army said the bodies of 27-year-old Inbar Hayman and 39-year-old Sgt. Muhammad al-Atarash were handed over by the Hamas terrorist group on Wednesday night. Hayman was the last known female hostage still held in Gaza after being kidnapped from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. President Donald Trump said the United States is helping Israel recover the bodies of those still missing.

Israel released the identities of three deceased hostages on Oct. 15 that had been handed over by the Hamas terrorist group a day earlier, but said a fourth set of remains transferred by Hamas did not match any of the hostages. The IDF has notified the families of the three men following the completion of the identification process. In response to reports that Hamas was handing over the remains of the dead hostages more slowly than agreed, the Israeli military said it would cut aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip.

Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday. The releases came as Trump was in Israel to celebrate the U.S.-brokered cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. An Egyptian official said 154 Palestinian prisoners who were released and deported by Israel had arrived in Egypt at the Rafah crossing with Gaza.

Mysterious white powder mailed to the epoch times newspaper. Is this the latest threat against the media outlet by Chinese state actors?

A new court ruling puts the brakes on the Trump administration's plan to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.

China escalates rare earths controls, sparking strong U.S. response. Now Australia is stepping in to secure a critical minerals deal with U.S.

A cease-fire came into effect in Gaza at 12 p.m. local time on Friday. According to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, CENTCOM has confirmed that the Israel Defense Forces completed the first phase of its withdrawal to the yellow line by 12 p.m. The Israeli military also confirmed the withdrawal.

Palestinians and the families of Israeli hostages celebrated after news of the pact between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza and return home all the Israeli hostages, both living and dead. Israeli Prime Minister's Office spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian said that a cease-fire would take effect in Gaza "within 24 hours" of a cabinet meeting on Thursday.

There are no votes scheduled for Wednesday on new funding proposals after both Republican and Democratic plans failed four times. Instead, the Senate is using its floor time for confirmations and other measures. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has floated the idea of a limited bill to ensure pay for U.S. troops and air traffic controllers, though Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has argued that the best solution would be to just reopen the government.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the Justice Department was ending the "weaponization of justice.” Bondi, appearing before the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee, said the department was "returning to our core mission of fighting real crime," citing the surge in federal law enforcement activity in Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee.

The U.S. Senate will take another vote on legislation to fund the government on Monday as a shutdown standoff between the two major parties enters its sixth day. The vote is scheduled at approximately 5:30 p.m.

A federal judge has halted Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon. What’s behind the ruling, and how are state leaders responding?

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up a new Second Amendment case related to a Hawaii law that bars the carrying of handguns on private property open to the public, such as restaurants, malls, and many businesses.

British police have declared that an attack on a synagogue near Manchester was a terrorist attack and believe they know the identity of the attacker, the country's most senior counterterrorism officer said on Thursday. Laurence Taylor told reporters that officers had made two arrests and had stepped up patrols across the country.

The Supreme Court issued an order on Wednesday indicating that it would hear oral argument over Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her. “The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument in January 2026,” an order from the court reads.

Trump announced a deal with Pfizer that will see the pharmaceutical manufacturer lower prices of multiple products. The president also announced a new website that will enable people to buy drugs directly. The site will be called TrumpRx, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X.

The Utah trade school student charged with murdering political commentator Charlie Kirk was back in court on Monday for a largely procedural hearing expected to formalize the appointment of his legal defense team.

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its largest-ever civil fine to Amazon. The tech giant will pay $2.5 billion in a deceptive practices lawsuit. We have analysis.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday catalogued Israeli victories against Hamas, Iran and their supporters in a speech at the United Nations. Netanyahu said the final remnants of Hamas vow to repeat the atrocities 'again and again'. "That is why Israel must finish the job. That is why we want to do so as fast as possible," he told the assembly.

FBI Director Kash Patel gave more details on Thursday about the suspected shooter at a dallas ICE facility. "The perp downloaded a document titled "Dallas County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management" containing a list of DHS facilities," Patel wrote, adding, "Between 8/19-8/24, he searched apps that tracked the presence of ICE agents."

After his United Nations address, President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine. Following the talks, Trump signaled new support for Ukraine’s goal of retaking all of the territory it has lost to Russia. Trump’s comments mark a shift in his position on the Russia–Ukraine conflict. The president had previously raised the prospect of Ukraine ceding territory in order to reach a peace deal with Russia quickly.

The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area, which investigators say could have crippled cell towers, jammed 911 calls, and flooded networks with chaos during the U.N. General Assembly meeting. The network was uncovered as part of a broader Secret Service investigation into telecommunications threats targeting senior government officials, according to investigators.

Trump also said his administration would make an announcement about its autism findings on Monday, though he declined to offer specifics. Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that the United States is in the grip of an “autism epidemic” fueled by “environmental toxins.”

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a stopgap government funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown beginning Oct. 1, sending it on to the Senate for approval. The House narrowly approved the package by a vote of 217–212, with two Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city officials will testify before Congress on Thursday on the city's crime policies, their actions in enforcing them, and how Congress can help.

FBI Director Kash Patel will face the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for a second day of questioning by lawmakers. During Tuesday's Senate hearing, Patel said the agency is focusing on investigating domestic terrorism. He denied any alleged politicization of the FBI and discussed the Epstein investigation.

Tyler Robinson, the trade school student suspected of assassinating Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, is due in court on Tuesday to face formal charges. Robinson will appear by video feed from jail in what will be his first appearance since his arrest.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has confirmed that official charges will be filed against Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson, on Tuesday. Cox told the media that the information released with the filings will include more details of the events surrounding Kirk's assassination, as well as more specific information on the suspect.

Cox made emotional remarks on Friday for Americans and young people to use the horror of the assassination as an inflection point to turn the country away from political violence and division. “I want you to look at how Utahns reacted the last two nights. There was no rioting, there was no looting, there were no cars set on fire, there was no violence. There were vigils and prayers and people coming together to share humanity,” the governor said. “And that, ladies and gentlemen, I believe is the answer to this.”

President Donald Trump on Thursday attended a ceremony at the Pentagon to remember the lives lost during the September 11, 2001, attacks and vowed to "crush" enemies "without mercy" who attack America. Trump also said he would award Kirk the Medal of Freedom.

Stephen Miran, a top White House economic adviser, cleared a Senate hurdle on Wednesday that moves him closer to becoming a Federal Reserve governor. Members of the Senate Banking Committee voted 13–11 in a party-line vote to send Miran's nomination to the full Senate for consideration.

Poland shot down Russian drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies. It's the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the drone incursion a large-scale provocation. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday condemned Russia's violation of Polish airspace.

Voters in Virginia will choose a successor to the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of the 11th Congressional District in a special election on Tuesday. Democrat James Walkinshaw is going up against Republican Stewart Whitson.

Boston residents are also heading to the polls to vote for the city's next mayor. Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu and nonprofit leader Josh Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, are expected to be the two main contenders in Tuesday's preliminary election. Voters will then decide in November between the top two candidates.

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to permit it to withhold billions of dollars in foreign aid previously authorized by Congress. The Department of Justice asked the justices to pause a ruling by U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, who ordered the federal government to spend about $4 billion in previously appropriated funds.

Terrorists opened fire at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and wounding another 12, according to Israeli officials. Police said an Israeli soldier and civilians who were at the scene shot and killed the two attackers, while they later arrested a third person in connection with the shooting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the scene about two hours after the attack. Netanyahu praised the soldier and civilians who fired on the gunmen.

President Donald Trump hinted at a military crackdown on immigration violations in Chicago. We have more on his message and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s response.

Venezuela’s leader accused the United States of planning a “violent regime change” as tensions rise in the Caribbean. We’ll explain what’s behind the buildup and what it means for the region.

People often miss the warning signs of burnout due to work pressure before it’s too late. Vital Signs’ Brendon Fallon shares insights from a mental health counselor on why burnout happens and the signs to watch out for.

In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump said the United States may have lost India and Russia to China. He made the statement after Russian President Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week as Beijing pushes a new world order. An Indian foreign ministry spokesperson declined to comment when asked about Trump's post.

Washington sued the Trump administration on Thursday over the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital city. "Armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil," D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in an X post.

President Donald Trump is hosting Poland’s newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki, at the White House on Sept. 3. Paul Jones, a fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, said that Nawrocki’s first official visit to Washington could bring important advantages for Ukraine, citing Nawrocki’s steadfast support for the country’s defense against Russia.

Congress is back in session on Tuesday with a lot on the lawmakers’ plates. Government funding is set to expire on Sept. 30 under a stopgap spending bill approved by Congress in March. Both chambers will need to pass—and President Donald Trump to sign—a total of 12 funding bills to avert a complete or partial government shutdown. So far, the Senate has passed an initial draft of three of these, while the House has passed just two. Only one, a bill to fund military construction, has passed both chambers.

Authorities confirmed that more than 800 people were killed and thousands more injured as a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan late on Sunday. Rescuers are battling to reach remote, mountainous areas cut off from mobile networks along the Pakistani border, where many mud-brick homes collapsed in the quake.

A European Union spokesperson said on Monday that the Global Positioning System of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's aircraft was jammed while en route to Bulgaria on Sunday, though it ultimately landed safely. Bulgarian authorities said they suspect Russia’s involvement in the incident. The incident occurred while von der Leyen was on a four-day tour to EU member states in Eastern Europe.

Trump slashes nearly $5 billion from the U.S. foreign aid budget. What does this mean for Americans? We bring on a professor of modern American political history for insight.

And what if we told you moving your eyes back and forth was part of an effective treatment for PTSD? Vital Signs’ Brendon Fallon shares insights from a leading clinical psychologist on eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR.

From homelessness and time behind bars to leading a multimillion-dollar tax firm, Scott Curly shares how he turned his life around—and now inspires others to overcome their own obstacles.

It's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast, claiming 1,500 lives in four states and causing more than $115 billion in damage. The hurricane made a direct hit on New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. Katrina's destruction ranks among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.

An additional 25 percent tariff on imports from India has officially taken effect, bringing the total rate to 50 percent on many Indian goods entering the United States. Trump announced the additional 25 percent tariff in an executive order issued on Aug. 6, citing India’s purchases of Russian oil. India has been one of Russia’s most significant trading partners since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit over Trump’s decision last night to remove her from office. Trump says he fired Cook over alleged improprieties in mortgage loans. Cook's lawyer said that Trump's decision lacks factual or legal basis.

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Monday aimed at eliminating cashless bail, along with another order adding specialized law enforcement units to executive agencies in Washington. The executive orders came two weeks after Trump’s federal takeover of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department and his activation of the National Guard in the city to fight crime.

Court documents say the Salvadoran man at the center of a high-profile U.S. immigration case now faces deportation to a country in Africa. We discuss the latest in the Abrego Garcia case.

The Congressional Budget Office says President Donald Trump’s tariffs will reduce the federal deficit by around $4 trillion over the next decade. We’ll have an economist break it down.

The Texas Senate is expected to vote on a bill on Friday to redraw Texas’s congressional maps to increase Republicans’ hold on the state’s U.S. House delegation by as many as five seats. The bill is expected to pass through the Republican-dominated upper chamber, at which point it will go to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature.

President Donald Trump on Friday visited “The People's House,” an immersive museum about the White House. Trump answered questions about public safety in the nation’s capital, Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and his renovation plans for the Kennedy Center.

President Donald Trump has scored a significant win with a New York appeals court throwing out the $500 million penalty he received in his business fraud case. The decision on Aug. 21 was issued after a hearing last year in which the appeals court seemed skeptical of the case against Trump.

The Texas Legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map on Wednesday that would shift five seats to Republicans. On Tuesday, Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier spent a second night in the Texas Capitol building. She had refused to accept a mandatory police escort meant to ensure Democratic lawmakers wouldn’t attempt to leave the state again.

As Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday, threatening to whip up wild waves and extreme winds, evacuations were ordered on barrier islands along the Carolina coast. Authorities warned the storm could churn up dangerous currents and swamp roads with waves of up to 15 feet in height.

Trump said on Monday that he would sign an executive order ahead of next year's midterm elections as part of what he called "a movement" targeting mail-in balloting and voting machines across the country.

On Sunday, Zelenskyy was welcomed by European leaders in Brussels.

Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, says Russian President Vladimir Putin made concessions for Ukrainian “land swaps” during Friday’s summit in Alaska.

Before the high-stakes meeting between Trump and Putin, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined NTD to discuss the significance of the event, as well as the strategic importance of the Arctic in the face of an ever-closer Russia–China alliance.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the state is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility—dubbed the “Deportation Depot”—at a state prison in northern Florida. DeSantis announced on Thursday that the new facility is to be housed at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 43 miles west of Jacksonville. It is expected to hold 1,300 immigration detention beds, though that capacity could be expanded to 2,000, state officials said.

President Trump visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday to unveil its 2025 honorees for artistic excellence and tout a major renovation as lawmakers push to rename the venue for the president.

U.S. annual inflation was unchanged in July, coming in below economists’ expectations as President Donald Trump’s tariffs did not have a significant impact on consumer prices. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, headline inflation held steady at 2.7 percent for the second consecutive month.

A federal judge denied the Trump administration’s request to make material related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein public. Grand jury material is typically kept secret, and the government’s filings do not meet an exception laid out in previous rulings, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer wrote in a 31-page decision.

Polls show most Israelis want a cease-fire to bring back hostages and end the country's war with the Hamas terror group. Prime Minister Netanyahu is moving forward with his plan to seize Gaza City, which is controlled by Hamas. His plan has drawn rebuke from allies—Germany has halted some military exports to Israel, and more than 20 Arab and Muslim nations are calling Israel’s push into Gaza City a “dangerous escalation” and a “flagrant violation of international law.”

President Donald Trump will host a signing ceremony at the White House on Friday for a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The two nations have engaged in cross-border conflicts since the late 1980s. Trump will also sign bilateral economic agreements with the two countries. He says the agreements will fully unlock the South Caucasus's potential. The energy-rich region neighbors Turkey, Georgia, Iran, and Russia.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said on Thursday that the FBI responded to his request to help arrest state House Democratic lawmakers who left the state in a bid to block a GOP-led redistricting effort. Earlier this week, Cornyn sent a letter to the FBI and its director, Kash Patel, to request federal assistance in apprehending the Texas House Democrats who fled to other states, such as Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York, in a bid to block Republicans from conducting House business.

Trump is expected to announce on Aug. 6 that Apple will increase its U.S. investment commitment by an additional $100 billion. The new pledge comes on top of the more than $500 billion in investments the tech giant unveiled in February for the next four years.

The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday is proposing new rules to speed deployment of drones beyond the visual line of sight of operators, a key change needed to advance commercial deployments like package deliveries.Under current rules, operators need to get individual waivers or exemptions to use drones without visual line of sight. The department said eliminating those requirements "will significantly expand the use-case for drone technologies in areas like: manufacturing, farming, energy production, filmmaking, and the movement of products including lifesaving medications."

With the 2026 midterm season drawing nearer, Republicans hope that redistricting in red states such as Texas, Florida, Ohio, and others may expand their thin House majority. Meanwhile, Democrats are hoping that redistricting in blue states could counteract Republicans in the next election. Governors from California, New York, and Illinois have all expressed openness to redrawing their own states’ congressional maps.

More than 3,200 Boeing machinists have walked off their aerospace jobs in the St. Louis, Missouri, area after members of the International Association of Machinists voted to authorize a strike at three defense plants starting at midnight on Monday. They are demanding better wages and work schedules.

How have the recent tariffs affected U.S. businesses, consumers, and the overall economy? We discuss this with a panel of experts.

Can music help the injured brain heal? Brendon Fallon joins us from NTD’s Vital Signs to share insights into how music affects the brain and how it could play a role in treating dementia.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee traveled to Gaza on Friday to inspect the U.S.- and Israel-backed aid distribution system. The visit took place as Witkoff works on a final plan to speed up aid deliveries to Gaza, the White House said on Thursday.

Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to extend an existing trade deal with Mexico for 90 days and continue talks over that period with the goal of signing a new deal. "Mexico will continue to pay a 25% Fentanyl Tariff, 25% Tariff on Cars, and 50% Tariff on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper. Additionally, Mexico has agreed to immediately terminate its Non Tariff Trade Barriers, of which there were many," Trump said in a Truth Social post.

Delta Air Lines said an Airbus A330-900 from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence on Wednesday, forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The airline said 25 passengers were taken to hospitals for evaluation and treatment. One passenger said people who weren't wearing seat belts were thrown about the cabin.

A tsunami sent waves as far as Russia, Japan, Hawaii, and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Far East early on Wednesday. Hawaii has downgraded the tsunami warnings and lifted evacuation orders across the state while leaving a tsunami advisory in place.

President Donald Trump wrapped up his five-day visit to Scotland with the opening of a new golf course at one of his sprawling properties there. Trump said he will focus on addressing crises in the Middle East and elsewhere after he arrives back in Washington.

U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting in Stockholm on Monday to resolve remaining differences as they work toward finalizing a trade agreement ahead of the Aug. 12 deadline. Tariffs on Chinese goods are set to increase dramatically unless an agreement is reached. Trump stated on Sunday that negotiations with Beijing are nearing completion, although he provided few details.

The federal government is starting deportation flights from a detention facility in Florida, known as alligator Alcatraz. Governor Ron Desantis commented on the operation, while speaking in the Florida everglades Friday morning.

Hulk Hogan, the American sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon and supported Donald Trump for president, has died at the age of 71, World Wrestling Entertainment said on Thursday. "WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of pop culture's most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s," WWE said on X. It gave no cause of death.

Bryan Kohberger—the man who killed four University of Idaho students in 2022—is expected to be sentenced to four consecutive life terms. He was arrested six weeks after the killings and charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month and faces the victims’ families at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he will meet his Chinese counterpart next week in Stockholm and discuss what is likely to be an extension of an August 12 deadline for a deal to avert sharply higher tariffs. Bessent told Fox Business Network's Mornings With Maria program that trade with China was in "a very good place" and the meetings in Stockholm would take place next Monday and Tuesday.

The United States will withdraw from the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the end of 2026, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday, citing ideological differences and what it described as an anti-Israel bias and “globalist” agenda out of step with U.S. foreign policy.

An off-duty border patrol agent is recovering in the hospital after being shot in New York City on Saturday. Authorities say one of the suspects is an illegal immigrant with a criminal history. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan were among the officials who provided more details on Monday morning.

The House approved Trump's $832 billion defense funding request for fiscal year 2026 in an early-morning vote. Five Democrats joined in support, while three Republicans opposed it. The bill now heads to the Senate for approval.

The number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits declined for the fifth consecutive week to a three-month low as the U.S. labor market continues to perform at a solid pace. Initial jobless claims declined by 7,000 to 221,000 for the week ending July 12, according to the Department of Labor.

President Trump will host congressional leaders and families impacted by the opioid epidemic on Wednesday. He'll be signing bipartisan legislation into law. It classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled substances.

The Chinese communist party continues to tighten control over critical mineral supply chains. The House Foreign Affairs East Asia & the Pacific Subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday to strategize ways to break the choke-hold.

Presidents from Georgetown University, UC Berkeley, and the City University of New York testified on Tuesday before the House Education and Workforce Committee on the topic of anti-Semitism in higher education. Lawmakers examined the role of faculty, funding, and ideology in the growth of anti-Semitism on college campuses.

Authorities said on Monday that nine people died and at least 30 were injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where residents were hanging out of windows screaming for help. Firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assisted living facility—which housed around 70 people—in Fall River at about 9:50 p.m. on Sunday.

Trump levies new tariffs on Mexico and the European Union—here's why some say it could mean higher prices at home. Plus, the stock market's reaction.

How will Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico and the EU impact U.S. relations with these allies? We speak with a professor of finance from Stockton University.

A town in Texas mourns a beloved high school coach lost in the July 4th floods. Students remember the man who meant so much to them.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that his meeting in Malaysia with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi was "very constructive," but that the two sides still had issues to resolve. Rubio added that there was a "high probability" of a meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, though a date has yet to be fixed.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Malaysia on Thursday, as Russia continues to intensify its attacks on Ukraine. It was their second in-person meeting.

Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Tuesday evening that at least seven countries will receive trade-related letters on Wednesday morning, with an additional number of announcements set for the afternoon.

Authorities have confirmed at least 119 deaths as a result of the flooding in central Texas, including 59 adults and 36 children in Kerr County. In New Mexico, At least three people have died in flash flooding in the village of Ruidoso.

President Donald Trump will hold a cabinet meeting on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET. This is the sixth cabinet meeting of Trump's second term. NTD will tune in live to the meeting.

President Donald Trump is due to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, while Israeli officials hold indirect talks with Hamas in Qatar aimed at a U.S.-brokered hostage-release and cease-fire deal for Gaza. Trump said on Sunday there was a good chance such a deal could be reached this week. Netanyahu said he believed his discussions with Trump would help advance the talks in Qatar.

For many, Independence Day is a time to reflect on service and sacrifice.

Earlier, NTD spoke with Navy veteran Kirk Offel, founder and CEO of Overwatch Mission Critical, about what the holiday means to him, why he served, and his work with the “Anchors of Hope” campaign.

Elon Musk makes a bold move, announcing a new political party after President Donald Trump signed the GOP budget bill. We have the latest on their escalating feud.

How will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act impact various sectors of the U.S. economy? We speak with two economists and a financial strategist.

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for spying on U.S. Navy bases and trying to recruit military personnel. We’ll explore the national security angle with retired colonel and security expert Grant Newsham.

How can we get a better night’s rest? Vital Signs’ Brendon Fallon shares insights from a sleep medicine specialist who says we need to sync our inner body clocks to the outer rhythm of the day.

The nation's capital is hosting a series of events to celebrate Independence Day, including the National Independence Day Parade, the Washington National Cathedral Concert, and more activities at the National Archives. NTD will bring them to you live.

U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the U.S. labor market continued to show surprising resilience. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent in May, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Hiring rose modestly from a revised 144,000 in the previous month, beating economists' expectations of fewer than 118,000 new jobs and a rise in the unemployment rate.

President Donald Trump said the United States has struck a trade deal with Vietnam, after months of negotiations, that imposes a 20% tariff rate on many imports from the Southeast Asian country.

President Donald Trump is traveling to Florida on Tuesday for the opening of a new illegal immigrant detention facility—dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its remote location and the surrounding wildlife. The facility is located deep in the Everglades roughly 36 miles southwest of Miami.

President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Fox News on Sunday that he has found a buyer for the China-owned short-video app TikTok, and that he will reveal the purchaser in around two weeks. Trump signed an executive order on June 19 extending the deadline for the sale of TikTok by another 90 days, giving the company until Sept. 17 to separate itself from its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance—or to face a ban in the United States.

President Donald Trump says China will be paying a lot of tariffs, adding that the United States has a trillion-dollar deficit with the communist country.

Despite recent setbacks, the International Atomic Energy Agency now warns that Iran could enrich uranium within months. We speak with an analyst.

The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed the elimination of a Hamas co-founder. Plus, a Monday court hearing for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was postponed after Trump condemned the proceeding as a “political witch hunt.” We have updates from the Middle East.

President Donald Trump confirmed a new trade agreement with Beijing on Thursday, but didn't go into the details. Trump told reporters the United States was starting to open up China. A White House official later clarified that the two countries had reached "an additional understanding for a framework to implement the Geneva agreement," which the two countries worked out in May.

Five Department of Defense nominees answered questions from senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee during a confirmation hearing on June 25. Among the nominees is Hung Cao, a former candidate for the U.S. Senate from Virginia and a retired Navy captain. Cao was tapped by President Donald Trump to be the next undersecretary of the Navy on Feb. 27.

NATO leaders on Wednesday backed the big increase in defence spending that President Trump had demanded, and restated their commitment to defend each other from attack after a brief summit in the Netherlands.

New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has claimed victory in the first round of the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has conceded.

“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!” he wrote on Truth Social.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is due to testify on Tuesday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee panel regarding the department's budget request for fiscal year 2026. Lawmakers are set to question Kennedy about the budget request's proposal to overhaul multiple agencies within the department.

The State Department has issued a “worldwide caution” for U.S. citizens living abroad. In a Sunday alert, the department warned of potential demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests around the world. “The conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East,” the bulletin stated, as it called on U.S. citizens worldwide to exercise “increased caution.”

Israel hit Iranian government targets in Tehran on Monday in a series of strikes. The attack came after Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel. Israel’s Defense Ministry said it hit targets that included the notorious Evin Prison in the Iranian capital and the security headquarters of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guards. The Israeli military also confirmed it struck roads around Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility to obstruct access to the site.

In the fallout on Capitol Hill, President Trump declared a "very successful" strike on Iran, sparking fierce reaction from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

Is it possible to completely dismantle Iran’s nuclear program without a regime change? And can the conflict be resolved without leading to war? We discuss this with our expert panel.

China is condemning the United States for its weekend airstrikes on the Iranian nuclear facilities. How could the attack on Iran impact China and global oil supplies?

A heat wave is set to hit millions of Americans in the coming days. Here's what we know about the hot temperatures that will affect parts of the midwest and east.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 20 unanimously upheld a law that empowers Americans harmed by terrorist attacks abroad to sue in U.S. courts. The majority opinion in the 9–0 decision was written by Chief Justice Roberts. The decision reverses a federal appeals court that found U.S. courts lacked authority to hear cases based on terrorist attacks taking place outside the country.

An Iranian missile hit the main hospital in southern Israel early on Thursday, causing “extensive damage” but no serious injuries, the medical facility said. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz blamed Iranian leader Ali Khamenei for the strikes and said the Israeli military “has been instructed and knows that in order to achieve all of its goals, this man absolutely should not continue to exist.”

The U.S. State Department announced new vetting requirements on June 18, including social media screening for all student visa applicants. While student visa interviews—previously paused as the government reviewed its visa policy—have resumed, applicants will now be expected to set their social media profiles to “public” to allow screening by U.S. diplomatic officials. Failure to do so could be interpreted as an effort to conceal certain online activity.

Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has warned that the United States would face “irreparable harm” if the U.S. military were to join Israel’s attacks on Iranian targets and rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for Iran's “unconditional surrender.” The statement follows a post by Trump on Truth Social saying the United States knows exactly where Khamenei is hiding and that he'd be an easy target—but that he's safe for now.

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday as its policymakers assess signs of a cooling economy, the risk of higher inflation from U.S. import tariffs, and the escalating crisis in the Middle East. The current benchmark interest rate was set at the 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent range in December.

Russia flattened a section of an apartment block in Kyiv in its deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year, part of a huge barrage of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 16 people and wounded 124 others. Ukrainian officials declared a day of mourning on Wednesday for the victims of what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as one of the most horrific attacks on the capital since the start of the war.

The man charged with killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another had dozens of apparent targets, including officials in at least three other states. Suspect Vance Boelter allegedly made it to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the attacks. However, one was on vacation while the suspect left the other house after police arrived, acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said on Monday.

President Donald Trump arrived in Alberta, Canada, on Sunday for the G7 summit. Over the three-day summit meeting, Trump will engage with the leaders of six of the world’s most advanced economies to tackle pressing economic challenges and escalating geopolitical crises—with a particular focus on the Middle East, given the recent escalation to direct conflict. This year’s gathering unfolds against the backdrop of active conflict between Israel and Iran, with both countries exchanging strikes for a third consecutive day as of June 15.

Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks at Israel early on Monday, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported at least five killed and dozens more wounded in the fourth day of a conflict between the two countries that showed no sign of slowing. Iran said on Sunday that Israel had struck oil refineries, killed the intelligence chief of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, and hit population centers in intensive aerial attacks.

The National Mall buzzed with festivities for the Army’s 250th birthday. NTD's Melina Wisecup brings you the sights and sounds from the heart of the celebration.

As Israel and Iran exchange direct missile strikes for a third consecutive day, the world watches closely. Our expert panelists discuss what the strategic aims are behind the escalation, and how the United States is responding.

A historic U.S.–China trade deal has been finalized: U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will remain as high as 55 percent, while China has agreed to supply rare earth minerals and magnets. Our expert panelists discuss what this means for American businesses and consumers.

You might be straining your eyes without even realizing it. Here’s how to find your true lens prescription—and give your vision the relief it deserves.

And with Father’s Day coming up, it's the perfect opportunity to help the men you love put their health first. We’ve got some simple tips to get started.

A black box has been recovered from the crash site of the Air India aircraft that went down on June 12 in India's western city of Ahmedabad, according to two police sources. India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun its investigation into the cause of the crash of the Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board, which crashed moments after it took off, the country's Civil Aviation Minister said on Thursday.

The governors of New York, Illinois, and Minnesota are due to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday after days of protests in downtown Los Angeles over the Trump administration's enforcement of immigration law. The 3 states are among the 14 states and the hundreds of cities and counties recently listed by the Department of Homeland Security as “sanctuary jurisdictions defying federal immigration law.” The list was later removed from the department’s website after criticism that it mistakenly included some local governments that support the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Protests that began in Los Angeles against immigration enforcement operations spread to more cities on Tuesday, with further demonstrations planned for this weekend. Protesters have begun gathering in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Washington, and Chicago, and are calling for an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations targeting illegal immigrants. In some locations, demonstrators have clashed with law enforcement, and protesters have been arrested.

Elon Musk has stepped back from his recent feud with President Donald Trump. Musk wrote on social media platform X: "I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They went too far." He did not say which specific posts he meant, though he has deleted several that were critical of Trump. One of those signaled support for impeaching the president.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday will visit Fort Bragg, home to about 50,000 active-duty soldiers, to speak to U.S. soldiers ahead of a major celebration on Saturday in Washington—a long-scheduled commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army. Trump has mobilized 700 Marine Corps soldiers and another 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles as the unrest enters its fifth day.

Nine people were killed in a shooting at a school in the city of Graz, Austria, on Tuesday, according to the city’s mayor, Elke Kahr. The suspected perpetrator also died in the incident, making a total of 10 deaths so far, according to Kahr. The fatalities include several students and at least one adult. Kahr said that many people were taken to hospitals with injuries.

High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London on Monday in a renewed effort to break the deadlock after last month’s Geneva talks failed to produce meaningful results. A delegation led by the Chinese regime's vice premier, He Lifeng, is due to meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at an undisclosed location in the city. The talks are due to last at least a day.

Protests in California against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations took a violent turn, prompting the federal government to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Clashes and arrests followed, and state officials condemned the move as inflammatory.

Secretary Noem’s Efforts Against Illegal Immigration

As Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem has swiftly curbed illegal immigration and increased deportations. Legal challenges have stalled some operations amid accusations of political showmanship.

Trump–Musk Feud Shifts GOP Landscape

A public spat over Trump’s proposed spending bill has sparked talk of impeachment, with Musk mulling a new “America Party” and Vice President JD Vance emerging as a potential new GOP powerbroker.

President Donald Trump said he won’t be speaking with Elon Musk “for a while” in the aftermath of the feud between the two billionaires. “I’m not even thinking about Elon. He’s got a problem. The poor guy’s got a problem,” Trump told CNN.

U.S. employers added a solid 139,000 jobs in May. Hiring fell from a revised 147,000 in April, the Department of Labor said on Friday. The job gains last month were slightly higher than the 130,000 economists had forecast. The unemployment rate stayed at a low 4.2 percent. Average hourly wages rose 0.4 percent from April and 3.9 percent from a year earlier—a little higher than forecast.

Trump and Chinese communist party leader Xi Jinping agree to send delegations for a meeting on trade. The two spoke by phone Thursday as tensions remain high over the ongoing US-China trade dispute.

Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli American hostages taken in the Hamas terrorist organization’s attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of elderly married couple Judith Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet internal security agency. Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel announced the deaths of Weinstein, 70, and Haggai, 72, both of whom had Israeli and U.S. citizenship, in December 2023. Weinstein was also a Canadian citizen.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP's) “brutal crackdown” of the June 4, 1989, student protests in Tiananmen Square, in a social media post ahead of the anniversary. “We remember the Chinese Communist Party’s brutal crackdown 36 years ago in Tiananmen Square and commemorate the courage of the innocent people killed and imprisoned that day. Freedom, democracy, and self-rule are human principles the CCP cannot erase,” he wrote on X.

The suspect accused of a June 1 firebombing attack on peaceful pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, had allegedly planned to kill them all but appeared to have had second thoughts, according to authorities. Mohamed Sabry Soliman allegedly had 18 Molotov cocktails but threw just two during Sunday's attack, police said. He didn’t carry out his alleged full plan “because he got scared and had never hurt anyone before,” police wrote in an affidavit.

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine ended their latest peace talks Monday in Turkey after just over an hour, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian state media said. Speaking in Vilnius, Lithuania, Zelenskyy said both sides "exchanged documents through the Turkish side, and we are preparing a new release of prisoners of the war.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has also signed a new law aimed at protecting Texans from foreign political coercion and intimidation. The bill creates new ways to prosecute transnational repression and the unauthorized enforcement of foreign laws. The law takes effect on Sept. 1.

Trump announced that he would hold a press conference on Friday with Elon Musk, the outgoing head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a lower court decision that halted the Trump administration’s attempt to remove a protection known as parole for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

The Trump administration filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after a federal trade court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority by using emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas Gaza chief, Mohammad Sinwar, one of its most wanted and the younger brother of the deceased group's leader, Yahya Sinwar, had been eliminated.

The U.S. and Argentina are calling on other nations to follow their lead in leaving the World Health Organization. After a meeting between US health secretary RFK Jr. and the Argentine President Javier Milei on Tuesday, the two nations are now proposing an alternative to the WHO.

Four people were "very, very ill in hospital" after sustaining injuries when a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a Premier League title parade, the city's mayor said on Tuesday, adding he hoped they would "pull through."

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said the bureau is looking at launching investigations into possible public corruption cases. Bongino says he and FBI Director Kash Patel made the decision to either reopen or allocate additional resources to the cases shortly after swearing in.

Trump said on Sunday that he was surprised by Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s escalation of attacks on Ukraine amid ongoing cease-fire talks, expressing his discontent with Putin’s actions. “I’m not happy with what Putin is doing. He’s killing a lot of people. And I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,” Trump told reporters at the airport in New Jersey before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington from New Jersey.

Meanwhile, the FourLeaf Air Show returns to Jones Beach this Memorial Day Weekend, signaling the unofficial start of summer on Long Island. The 2025 lineup features the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and other elite military aviation teams, thrilling crowds and honoring the spirit of service.

Across the country, Americans mark Memorial Day by honoring the sacrifice of servicemembers at cemeteries and monuments. But for those whose heroism ended overseas and decades ago, there’s a growing push to bring their stories closer to home—ensuring they are remembered not just in history, but in the hearts of local communities.

House Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to implement Trump’s agenda in an early morning session on May 22, with a 215–214 vote. It now heads to the Senate. What’s in the bill? Experts weigh in.

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on Apple for any iPhones sold, but not manufactured, in the United States. Trump also said he would recommend a 50 percent tariff on the European Union to begin on June 1, which would result in stiff levies on luxury items, pharmaceuticals, and other goods produced by European manufacturers.

U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a bid led by two Catholic dioceses to establish in Oklahoma the nation's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in a major case involving religious rights in American education.

The House of Representatives approved legislation to enact more of President Donald Trump’s agenda, capping off weeks of negotiations and uncertainty within the House Republican conference. The House narrowly approved the bill in a party-line 215–214 vote.

Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed on Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum in the city, with the suspect yelling, “free, free Palestine,” after he was arrested, police said. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Lischinsky was a research assistant, while Milgrim organized visits and missions to Israel.

Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia has died aged 75, his family said in a statement posted to his account on social media platform X on Tuesday following his cancer diagnosis last year.

Secretaries Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are testifying before Senate committees on Tuesday regarding their departments' budget requests for fiscal year 2026.

Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. In a post on social media platform X on Monday morning, Biden posted a photo of himself and his wife, Jill Biden, and wrote: “Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”

President Donald Trump departed Abu Dhabi on Friday following his tour of the Gulf region. Trump said on Friday the United Arab Emirates and the United States had agreed to create a path for the Gulf country to buy some of the most advanced artificial intelligence semiconductors from U.S. companies. Trump wrapped his Gulf tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE with a pledge by Abu Dhabi to hike the value of its energy investments in the U.S. to $440 billion in the next decade.

New Jersey rail engineers walked off the job after marathon contract talks stalled, setting off a strike at a transit system that serves some 350,000 rail passengers a day, including tens of thousands of commuters into New York City. At a Friday press conference, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy blamed the work stoppage on the union and said, "It did not have to come to this.”

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on May 15 over President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship and whether federal judges went too far in their decisions to block his directive nationwide. It’s the first major hearing of Trump’s second term and could offer insight into how the justices view the ongoing legal challenges to his agenda. So far, federal judges have blocked a long list of the president’s second-term policies while provoking criticism from Republicans alleging they abused their authority.

It was markup day for the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee on May 13—one day after Republicans released the full text of their long-awaited tax legislation—as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle engaged in testy exchanges. The committee pushed the bill forward overnight, passing it along party lines with a 26–19 vote.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal trial will enter its third day on Wednesday with his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura expected to resume testifying about how the rapper and hip-hop mogul made her a central figure in his alleged sex trafficking.

The U.S. annual inflation rate eased to its lowest level in more than four years, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs started stretching throughout the U.S. economy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the annual inflation rate declined to 2.3 percent in April, from 2.4 percent in March. This represented the third consecutive monthly slowdown and the lowest reading since February 2021.

UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday suspended its 2025 forecast, just weeks after lowering its outlook, and announced the surprise exit of CEO Andrew Witty, sending its shares down 8 percent premarket. Stephen Hemsley, who served as CEO from 2006–2017, will take over from Witty. The announcement also pulled down shares of other health insurers such as Humana, CVS, and Elevance between 1 percent and 3 percent.

Wall Street's main indexes were set to open sharply higher on Monday as the United States and China reached a deal to reduce tariffs, signaling a truce in a punishing trade war that had kept markets on edge for weeks. The U.S. will cut extra tariffs it imposed on Chinese imports in April this year to 30% from 145% and Chinese duties on U.S. imports will fall to 10% from 125%, the two countries said on Monday. The new measures are effective for 90 days.

President Donald Trump will visit the Middle East from May 13 to 16, with scheduled stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The trip marks his first major foreign trip of his second term, following a recent visit to the Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral two weeks ago. Trump is expected to announce a series of major investment deals aimed at attracting Gulf money into key U.S. sectors such as defense, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI). His meetings will also focus on pressing regional issues, including the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group and ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with China’s vice premier amid ongoing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope on Friday in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier. He warned the congregation of the dangers caused by a lack of faith, and expressed his hope that the Catholic Church could be a beacon of light in the world's "dark nights."

The House passed a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St. Peter's rang out, signaling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church.

At least 31 people are dead after India fired missiles into several areas of Pakistan and territory it controls on Wednesday. India says the strikes aim to "preempt" and "deter" cross-border terror attacks.

The escalation follows a massacre of Hindu tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month. Pakistan has dismissed India's allegations of its harboring terrorist camps as unfounded. Meanwhile, the leader of a U.N.-designated terrorist group in Pakistan reported that 10 of his family members had been killed in the attacks.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying before Congress on Tuesday for the first time since his confirmation hearing. The House Appropriations Committee is set to question him regarding the Trump administration's tariff policies, trade negotiations, and the need for a debt limit increase.

President Donald Trump announced on May 4 that he was authorizing his administration to impose a 100 percent tariff on movies produced outside the United States. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the Department of Commerce and the U.S. trade representative would immediately start to process the implementation of the levy on all movies “produced in foreign lands.” Trump said the move was necessary to protect the once globally dominant U.S. movie industry.

The Chinese Communist Party's systematic forced organ harvesting is in the spotlight on Capitol Hill. Later on Monday, lawmakers in the House will vote on two bills—the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 and the Falun Gong Protection Act—to hold China's communist regime accountable for its systematic forced organ harvesting, which targets the persecuted faith group Falun Gong.

As China continues to tighten its grip on critical minerals—especially following the imposition of U.S. tariffs—control of rare earths becomes increasingly important. These minerals are essential for producing modern technologies, including electric vehicles, wind turbines, smartphones, and advanced weapons systems.

Why does the U.S.–Ukraine rare earth deal matter? Where is this heading? Experts break it down.

Trump is planning to unveil a budget blueprint that calls for slashing federal spending on key nondefense programs by $163 billion, targeting renewable energy, education, and foreign aid, according to a White House official.

The U.S. economy added a stronger-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April. It was more than the 135,000 jobs economists were expecting the economy to add last month. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2%, a historically low level.

America's top intelligence agency is posting a "help wanted" notice specifically for Chinese officials. The Central Intelligence Agency published two short videos on its platforms on Thursday, describing the opportunity as a way out for Chinese officials struggling to survive amid the Chinese communist regime's infighting and massive internal struggles.

The Senate rejected a resolution on April 30 to nullify President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs on most trading partners. The measure failed with a tied vote of 49-49. The resolution was supported by Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). While Trump has since suspended most of the reciprocal tariffs for 90 days—with tariffs on China a notable exception—he left in place a 10 percent tariff on those countries in accordance with the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which allows the U.S. president to unilaterally enact tariffs for national security reasons. The failed resolution sought to undo the 10 percent tariffs.

Management at Tesla has firmly denied reports by The Wall Street Journal that the company began looking for a new boss to replace Elon Musk weeks ago. Board chair Robyn Denholm called the report “absolutely false,” and said the company was “highly confident” Musk could execute the firm's growth plans. Musk said last week that he would cut back on his government role, and spend more time running his companies.

Ukraine and the United States could sign a minerals deal within the next 24 hours after the final details are worked out, Ukraine's prime minister said on Wednesday. The reworked agreement has become a "real partnership deal," which could consider future U.S. aid as part of contributions to the fund, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in televised remarks.

The Liberals won Canada’s general election on Monday and will form a government for the fourth consecutive term, with Mark Carney remaining as prime minister. Preliminary election results also showed Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh losing their seats. Poilievre said he'll stay on as party leader, while Singh said he would step down.

Cars and vehicles ground to a halt in Madrid on Monday after a widespread power outage caused chaos across Spain and Portugal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a three-day cease-fire in Ukraine, starting on May 8. The Kremlin said Putin had ordered a full cessation of hostilities on “humanitarian grounds” to mark the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Ukraine, which agreed to a cease-fire earlier this month, has not yet responded to the announcement.

As the Trump administration seeks to renegotiate trade deals with the rest of the world, the stock market has experienced increased volatility, causing panic among some investors. What should people do?

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Moscow on Friday to discuss the U.S. plan to end the Ukraine war, and the Kremlin said the two sides' positions had moved closer.

The FBI arrested a Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, circuit judge for allegedly assisting an illegal immigrant in evading arrest, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Friday. Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on obstruction charges, Patel confirmed in a post on X.

Russia attacked Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 70, according to Ukrainian officials. It appears to have been Russia's biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital in nine months. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!”

Fire officials said Wednesday that the wildfire in southern New Jersey has been contained. Since Tuesday, the blaze has burned more than 11,500 acres and caused the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.

At least 26 people were killed and 17 others wounded after assailants opened fire on a group of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the worst assault targeting civilians in years. Tuesday’s attack took place in the picturesque town of Pahalgam in the Himalayan mountains, a popular vacation place for Indian visitors. Police accused rebels of masterminding the attack, which sparked outrage and drew international condemnation, including from U.S. President Donald Trump.

The United States is looking to sell more energy and defense equipment to India, Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday during a visit to the country, adding that ties between the two nations will shape the century. "If India and the United States work together successfully, we're going to see a 21st century that is prosperous and peaceful," he said in a speech in the northwestern Indian city of Jaipur. "But I also believe that if we fail to work together successfully, the 21st century could be a very dark time for all of humanity."

Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which gathers the world's business and political elite in the Swiss mountain village of Davos each year, has resigned as chair of its board of trustees, the WEF said on Monday. "Following my recent announcement, and as I enter my 88th year, I have decided to step down from the position of Chair and as a member of the Board of Trustees, with immediate effect," Schwab wrote in a statement released by the WEF.

Trump stands behind U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, after reports that he shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer.

Ukraine's military says Russia is violating the Easter cease-fire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday. A military spokesperson added there wasn’t much hope for a cease-fire to hold.

The U.S. Supreme Court is temporarily pausing the Trump administration’s effort to deport illegal immigrants who are also members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. Two justices dissented.

More than 10,000 pages of previously classified government records related to the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy were released by the Trump administration on Friday.

Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a judge ruled on Thursday.

European and Ukrainian officials held talks in Paris to plead Kyiv's case to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff.

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg said he the administration must try to “purge” itself of a contempt finding or he will launch hearings and potentially refer the matter for prosecution.

The Department of Justice is seeking a federal court injunction requiring Pine Tree State schools to immediately stop transgender boys from competing in girls’ sports and return all athletic records and titles to their rightful female owners.

Former President Joe Biden is expected to make an early evening speech to the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago. The 82-year-old Democrat has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, which is typically the tradition for immediate past presidents.

If you haven't completed your 2024 tax return, today is April 15, also known as “Tax Day,” the deadline for filing your federal income tax return with the IRS. While most U.S. taxpayers have already done so with their tax preparers, about 101 million have yet to do so.

Global technology stocks rose on Monday after the United States exempted electronics such as smartphones and computer hardware from its steep reciprocal tariffs on China, offering relief to a sector battered by supply-chain uncertainty. Apple shares were up 5.5 percent in U.S. premarket trading. Other consumer product companies, including computer hardware makers HP and Dell Technologies, surged 6 percent and 6.8 percent, respectively, while chip giant Nvidia was up 1.8 percent as part of a broad-based recovery in semiconductor stocks.

How will this impact the economy in the United States and around the world? U.S. tariffs are also being imposed on other countries, though at much lower rates. Where is all this leading?

A small airplane crashed after leaving the Boca Raton, Florida airport in the morning. All three people on board were killed and one was injured on the ground. The NTSB and FAA will provide further updates on the investigation in the coming hours.

President Donald Trump will undergo his first physical examination of his second term at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. Trump, who turns 79 in June, is the oldest person to assume the presidency.

The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he recently imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. The bloc was due to launch counter-tariffs on about 21 billion euros ($23.25 billion) of U.S. imports from next Tuesday in response to Trump's 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum. The EU is still assessing how to respond to U.S. car tariffs and the broader 10 percent levies still in place.

Military officials are testifying on Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the national security challenges and the military posture of U.S. armed forces in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testified on Wednesday before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Donald Trump's 2025 trade policy agenda.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine, potentially threatening a fragile peace effort in the three-year-old war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with Trump on Monday. Netanyahu said on April 6 that he hopes the president will ease the tariffs he imposed on Israel. Netanyahu said in a statement that the talks will also cover the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza some 18 months after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, and how Israel proposes to achieve victory in Gaza

Trump said on April 3 that he would potentially consider an agreement where China agrees to approve the sale of social media platform TikTok from its parent company, ByteDance, in return for relief from the tariffs he recently imposed on the nation’s imports. He said the TikTok sale is an example of how he could use tariffs as negotiation tactics with other nations.