The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions Wednesday targeting suppliers of military equipment to Russia in its war against Ukraine. These entities are accused of supplying the Kremlin with military equipment, ranging from infra-red detectors, to drone components, to pressure sensors used in missiles. China is once again in the spotlight. Of nearly 300 targeted […]

President Joe Biden said this week that U.S. ally Japan is “xenophobic.” NTD spoke with Japan Chair and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, Riley Walters, for more on the president’s controversial statement.

Acclaimed attorney Alan Dershowitz says the “hush money” case against former President Donald Trump is a “non-crime.” We asked him what he meant by that. A Georgia Senate special investigations committee conducts a hearing into misconduct allegations regarding Fulton County DA Fani Willis’s handling of the Trump election fraud case. More people were arrested at […]

Hope Hicks took the stand on day 11 of former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial. Ms. Hicks served as director of strategic communications and, later, communications director at the White House during the Trump administration before assuming an advisory position. She described how she handled media requests during President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. […]

Jason Johnson, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund, offers his insights into the ongoing anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the United States.

There was more violence on college campuses this morning as police and pro-Palestinian protesters clashed at UCLA. President Biden responded, and urged the National Guard not to intervene. The Trump criminal trial is underway again, with day 10 of the proceedings. Our legal correspondent has the latest on testimony from an attorney who represented Stormy […]

President Joe Biden on May 2 decried the violence stemming from pro-Palestinian protesters on American college campuses. “Violent protest is not protected,” he said in an unscheduled speech from the White House. The remarks are the first time the president has spoken out on the issue since the protests escalated this week. They come after […]

NTD News contributor Mike Leon discusses the latest on college campus protests over the Israel–Hamas war.

Dr. G. Weldon Gilcrease, the deputy director of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, offers insights into a modern-day atrocity, as Utah moves to restrict its citizens from partaking unknowingly in the harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience in China.

The Arizona State Senate repealed an abortion ban from 1864 on Wednesday. The state’s Supreme Court had recently upheld the law, which banned all abortions—except when the mother’s life is at risk. Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign the repeal immediately, but it’s possible the near-total abortion ban could be in effect […]

Authorities cleared out Pro-Palestine encampments Wednesday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Tulane after the NYPD stepped in at Columbia University Tuesday night, arresting over 300 protestors. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said, “There were those who were never concerned about free speech. They were concerned about chaos. It was about external actors hijacking […]

Stockton University finance professor Michael Busler speaks with NTD about Columbia University pro-Palestinian protesters’ demands that the school divest from Israel.

Alex Newman, an award-winning international journalist and president of Liberty Sentinel Media, speaks with NTD about the latest in college campus protests across the United States.

Anti-Israel protests are continuing on America’s college and university campuses. House Republicans are opening an investigation into administrators who fail to carry out their primary job description of keeping students safe. This afternoon in the Trump criminal trial, the prosecution called a series of witnesses that seemed to lay the groundwork for the introduction of […]

Former President Donald Trump was fined and held in contempt of court by Justice Juan Merchan on April 30 for what he said were violations of a gag order prohibiting President Trump from discussing certain individuals involved in his campaign finance trial. Prosecutors had sought $1,000-fines for around a dozen Truth Social posts that the […]

Jim Burling, vice president of legal affairs at the Pacific Legal Foundation, spoke with NTD about former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s unsuccessful attempt to avoid further prison time while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Mr. Burling has successfully argued major cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and helped Pacific Legal get its 18th […]

Civil and human rights attorney Gerard Filitti offers his analysis of the latest in U.S.-Israel talks after President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone regarding Israel’s war with the Hamas terrorist group.

The U.S. Supreme Court has said ‘no,’ for the second time, to former Trump adviser Peter Navarro. He’s trying to secure his release from prison while his case is being appealed. Columbia University has given pro-Palestinian protesters an ultimatum, saying they will be suspended if they don’t leave. Police are on the scene. The new […]

Columbia University announced on April 29 that negotiations with anti-Israel protesters had stalled, and asked student protesters to “voluntarily disperse” from the campus encampments. The university also said it will hold its commencement ceremony as planned in mid-May, and will not divest from Israel, which is what demonstrators are demanding. This comes as hundreds of […]

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in swing states, according to a new 538 poll. 538’s polling averages for the 2024 presidential race show President Trump leads President Biden by 0.7 percent on average in these states, which include Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The Federalist’s elections correspondent, Brianna […]

NTD spoke with John Malcolm, who formerly served in the Department of Justice Criminal Division and currently holds positions as a senior legal fellow and vice president of the Institute for Constitutional Government at the Heritage Foundation, to discuss the analysis of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding presidential immunity on April 25.

While former President Donald Trump attends court, President Joe Biden is on the campaign trail, and saying he would be happy to debate the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee. After weeks of anti-Israeli protests at Columbia University, Friday morning saw a rally there calling for Israeli hostages to be released and brought home. U.S. Secretary of […]

The Chinese Communist Party is “powering” Russia’s war against Ukraine and Moscow would struggle to sustain its attack without that Chinese support, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on April 26 before leaving China at the end of his three-day trip. Before departing Beijing, Mr. Blinken acknowledged the CCP’s efforts to meddle in U.S. elections. […]

Pacific Legal senior attorney Mark Miller spoke with NTD to discuss the core issues that the U.S. Supreme Court is considering regarding the issue of presidential immunity.

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has had his 2020 rape conviction overturned by a New York appeals court. The Supreme Court has heard oral arguments over whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for his actions while in office. An appeals court in Washington had rejected his attempt to claim immunity. Southwest […]

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 25 over former President Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from criminal prosecution for official acts he undertook while in office. In addition to potentially altering long-standing precedent, the decision could delay the criminal prosecutions President Trump is facing before the election. In New York City, President […]

Gordon Chang, distinguished senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute and author of “The Great U.S.-China Tech War,” offers NTD his analysis as President Joe Biden signs the latest U.S. foreign aid bill.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is calling for Columbia University’s president to resign. Mr. Johnson is expected to hold a press conference at the university this afternoon. President Joe Biden has signed the $95-billion foreign aid package into law, including a bill that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company. Some legal […]

Just 12 hours after the Senate gave its late-night approval, President Joe Biden signed the contentious $95-billion national security package that sends more foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. The legislation also includes a measure that forces TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company, and authorizes the seizure of Russian assets […]

NTD spoke with Dan Mcmillan, former prosecutor with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, and founder of “Save Democracy in America,” about the latest in former President Donald Trump’s “hush-money” trial.  

Protests continued at Columbia University today. Police received reports of flags being ripped out of Israeli students’ hands, but no reports of physical violence. At a news conference earlier today, Mayor Eric Adams stated that he believes the anti-Israel protests are attracting unrelated parties who are taking advantage of the chaos to incite violence. A […]

The judge and defense attorneys in former President Donald Trump’s so-called hush money trial engaged in a heated debate Tuesday over whether the defendant violated a gag order with his social media posts. However, the judge did not issue a ruling on whether President Trump had violated the order, as prosecutors had sought. The Senate […]

Political analyst Jeff Crouere offers his take on recent Biden endorsements from key figures within the Kennedy family.

Jonathan Hullihan, general counsel and director of legal operations at Citizens Defending Freedom, offered his analysis moments before Judge Arthur Engoron set new conditions on former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case’s bond.

Due to the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, administrators are having students take their classes online today. Former President Donald Trump has agreed to restrictions on the $175-million bond in his New York civil fraud case.

Former President Donald Trump’s so-called hush money trial in New York resumed on April 22, with opening statements from both sides and the first witnesses taking the stand. President Trump called on would-be demonstrators to “go out and peacefully protest” against the case. Before entering the courtroom, the former president said, “This is election interference, […]

Josh Hammer, senior editor-at-large at Newsweek and the Host of “America on Trial,” spoke with NTD about the recent strike within Iran and Iran’s recent attack on Israel.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) is resigning early on April 19, citing death threats as a primary reason for his departure. House Democrats have helped Republicans advance $95-billion bills that would provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, as well as a measure that could ban TikTok. The Chinese regime is rolling out a new […]

Former President Donald Trump arrived at a Manhattan courthouse Friday for likely the last day of jury selection before his trial begins with opening statements on Monday, April 22. A fresh panel of nearly 100 prospective jurors are being questioned as the court seeks to seat five backup jurors after swearing in a full jury […]

Andrew Arthur, fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies and a former immigration judge, offers his analysis after the U.S. Senate voted to dismiss the House’s articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

President Biden gets endorsements from members of the Kennedy Family. All while Robert F. Kennedy Junior is threatening to be a spoiler for Biden’s campaign. Two of the seven seated jurors have been dismissed in former President Trump’s New York criminal trial. The immigration crisis is seeing more illegal Haitian migrants crossing the southern border […]

A juror who was seated on the jury for former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan “´hush money” trial earlier this week was excused on April 18, after saying she had concerns about her ability to be fair and impartial—and fears that her identity might be made public. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan called attorneys […]

In order to get bills passed, a House speaker generally needs to work across bipartisan lines. After Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) retires on April 19, Republicans will only have a one-vote majority in the U.S. House. NTD contributor Mike Leon speaks with NTD about this. Mr. Leon is also the policy and strategy director of […]

Jury selection is underway in the Trump “hush money” case. In the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative majority suggested it could toss out a charge currently applied to hundreds of people who were at the Capitol on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach. Civil and human rights attorney Gerard Filitti, also senior counsel […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded Alaska Airlines flights nationwide at the request of the air carrier due to technical issues. President Joe Biden is calling on Wednesday for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies aimed at pleasing steelworkers in the swing state of Pennsylvania, at the […]

100 members of the U.S. Senate were sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on April 17. The articles of impeachment were approved by the House of Representatives on Feb. 13, and officially read in the Senate chamber on Tuesday. Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he’ll […]

As the world waits in anticipation of Israel’s response to Iran’s recent aerial attacks, NTD hears analysis from a former special envoy for the Abraham Accords, Aryeh Lightstone.  

House Speaker Mike Johnson is sending impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that the Homeland Security secretary has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce existing immigration laws. But the proceedings may not last long. What is China’s role in the U.S. opioid […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on April 15 unveiled a plan for separate aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. A fourth bill would reportedly wrap in a TikTok ban and the REPO (Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity) for Ukrainians Act, which would allow the United States to seize some assets of Russian oligarchs to […]

Dan McMillan, a former prosecutor with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, offers his analysis of former President Donald Trump’s “hush-money” case. Mr. McMillan is also the founder and executive director of Save Democracy in America, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to campaign finance reform.