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Lawmakers are calling for more action on the mysterious drones in New Jersey, while the White House is downplaying the phenomenon. One New Jersey resident described what he saw flying in the sky on the way home from work, saying it was the "size of a school bus." President Joe Biden is the latest to take action on the growing concern of transnational repression by the Chinese Communist Party on U....

Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered an injury on a trip to Luxembourg and has been admitted to a hospital for evaluation, her office said in a statement on Friday. Vice President-elect JD Vance has invited Daniel Penny to Saturday's Army–Navy game as a private guest. Penny was acquitted on Monday in a New York City subway death case. Vance and Penny will watch the ga...

Almost daily sightings of mysterious drones have been reported over New Jersey, and many state lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated over the lack of answers from law enforcement agencies. White House national security spokesman John Kirby says there is no evidence the reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus. NTD speaks with senior...

President-elect Donald Trump is inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next January—a ceremony no Chinese leader has ever attended. What's behind Trump's move? The battle over critical minerals is intensifying. What solutions do lawmakers suggest to cut America's China reliance on materials needed to make weapons? A number of China-related bills didn't make it into the 2025...

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has also pardoned 39 individuals convicted of nonviolent crimes. This marks the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. Time magazine has named President-elect Donald Trump "Person of the Year" for the second time. Trump...

President Joe Biden commutes nearly 1,500 prison sentences and pardons 39 people on Thursday—the largest one-day act of clemency in modern history. Is more on the way? What is the impact of Biden's historic act of clemency? We break down what this means with former United States District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin. Would a pardon be good or bad for President-elect Donald Trump at a time when a p...

President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for the second time. Time says that since he started running for president in 2015, it's likely that no single person has played a larger role in changing the course of politics and history than Trump. President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of around 1,500 individuals, marking the biggest single-day act of cle...

Christopher Wray has announced that he will step down as director of the FBI early next year in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to take over the bureau. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Wray's departure was an opportunity for a new era of transparency and accountability at the FBI. Attorney General Merrick Garland praised Wray's tenure, writing that under Wray'...

Kelly Wright discusses the aftermath of the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, with Assad given asylum in Russia and the HTS terrorist group taking over in Syria. He speaks to Walid Phares, a foreign affairs adviser to then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, and human rights activist Gazelle Sharmahd, who provide insight on the Middle East, the situation with Iran, and the challenges Americans fa...

Washington and Ottawa are slapping sanctions and tariffs on China. They say it's to punish Beijing's unfair trade practices and human rights violations. China responds. The U.S. military successfully intercepts a ballistic missile during a defense test in Guam. We have more on the plan to bolster this key outpost against threats from China. A California judge released a Chinese man on a zero-dolla...

New York police have said the gun found on the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson matches shell casings found at the crime scene. New York officials hope to secure Luigi Mangione's extradition through a governor's warrant. Thousands of people, including numerous celebrities, have been forced to evacuate their homes as the Franklin Fire grows in Malibu, California. More t...

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced to bureau employees that he intends to step down early next year. This comes as President-elect Donald Trump nominated former federal prosecutor Kash Patel to lead the bureau. This year's National Defense Authorization Act has passed the House floor with broad bipartisan support after last-minute negotiations removed key China provisions. Trump and Canadian...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is testifying before a House committee on Wednesday on the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. 13 U.S. service members were killed during the withdrawal, when ISIS-K suicide bombers attacked Abbey gate at Kabul airport. The Supreme Court is allowing investors to proceed with a class-action lawsuit against microchip company Nvidia. The justices dismissed Nvidia's...

The Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, has burned over 3,000 acres and is zero percent contained. The rapidly spreading fire has prompted mandatory evacuation orders. It has destroyed several homes, and some areas are experiencing a loss of electricity, cell service, and internet connectivity. Investigators are probing the possible motive behind Luigi Mangione's alleged killing of UnitedHealthca...

Federal agents arrest a Chinese national for flying an unregistered drone over a military base and taking photos of Elon Musk's rocket. Taiwan is monitoring an unannounced Chinese military drill around the island. It's Beijing's biggest such operation around Taiwan in almost three decades. Could it turn into war? NTD and its sister media The Epoch Times have been put in the crosshairs of a Chinese...

What were the factors that led to the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria? And what will the new Syrian government be like? We talk to Daniel Pipes, an author, historian, and president of the Middle East Forum. Secretary of State Antony Blinken honors human rights defenders, and President Joe Biden issues a proclamation for Human Rights Day. The man suspected of killing the UnitedHealthcare...

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of the United Healthcare CEO, made his first court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was denied bail. Manhattan prosecutors have obtained an arrest warrant for Mangione, who is fighting extradition to New York. The Franklin Fire in Malibu, Southern California, has burned more than 2,700 acres and is 1 percent contained. The rapidly spreading fire has p...

U.S. President Joe Biden touted his administration's economic record at Washington's Brookings Institution on Tuesday and warned against a reprise of Republican "trickle-down economics" during President-elect Donald Trump's second term. The statements could be Biden's final major speech on the economy. Armed rebels who overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime are forming a transitional...

The suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was arrested on Monday, ending a five-day manhunt. Police say Luigi Mangione was apprehended in a McDonald's restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was found with a ghost gun, fake IDs, and evidence allegedly linking him to the New York City shooting. NTD discusses the situation with Mike Leon, an NTD contributor and the host of the "Can...

Jason Lovins shares his remarkable life story with Kelly Wright. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, to a 15-year-old girl who was assaulted and impregnated by a stranger as she walked home from the community swimming pool, Lovins was raised by his mother and grandmother in a devout household of faith. As a child, he traveled throughout Appalachia with his grandmother's Gospel singing group. Ultima...

With just three weeks left before the new year, we take a closer look at why some major business groups like Apple, Tesla, and Starbucks are seeing their sales plummet inside China. Will TikTok get banned from U.S. app stores next month? The app is fighting for survival and turning to the Supreme Court for help. We have more on President-elect Donald Trump's stance on the issue. Would American fam...

Police have arrested a person of interest who was wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Dec. 4. Law enforcement located 26-year-old Luigi Nicholas Mangione at a McDonald's restaurant in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after receiving a tip from an employee. Former Marine Daniel Penny has been found not guilty of criminally negligent...

Who will form the new government in Syria? What role will the United States play? We speak with a former senior adviser to the U.N. special envoy in Syria. Police are questioning an individual found with a gun similar to the one used in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The suspect was arrested Monday, after leading law enforcement on a five-day manhunt. We speak with a retired FB...

Daniel Penny, the former U.S. Marine who used a chokehold to restrain a homeless man, Jordan Neely, on a New York City subway car was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide on Monday. The White House said officials are communicating with contacts on the ground in Syria to seek information about Austin Tice, an American journalist captured more than 12 years ago in Syria. The Kremlin sai...

The United States launched airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria on Sunday after the end of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule. Assad has fled to Russia, where he received political asylum from the Kremlin. For analysis of the new developments, NTD speaks to Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official and a senior adviser on Arab affairs. President-elect Donald Trump has announced...