NTD Evening News

Washington state faces dangerous flooding after days of heavy rain. Tens of thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes, with the National Guard stepping in to assist. Officials warn that more evacuations could follow as rivers reach record levels and additional communities face the threat of rising waters. The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against Colorado, Hawaii, Massac...

President Trump this evening signed an executive order establishing a national rulebook for regulating artificial intelligence. He previewed the move earlier this week on Truth Social, saying that if the U.S. wants to lead in AI, it cannot have 50 states each making their own rules. The Indiana Senate today voted down a new congressional map that would have likely given Republicans two additional...

The Federal Reserve today lowered borrowing costs for the third time this year. In its final decision of 2025, the central bank cut interest rates by a quarter point as strategists and investors predict significant market gains in 2026. The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. President Donald Trump confirmed the operation, saying “other things are happening.” The pre...

President Donald Trump is in Pennsylvania tonight, touting his administration’s economic message. It's the first of several domestic trips the White House is planning around what it sees as a defining issue in next year’s midterms. The Supreme Court today heard a high-profile case on campaign financing. Vice President JD Vance is among those challenging limits on how much party committees can spen...

President Trump today unveiled a $12 billion farm aid package during a roundtable with Cabinet members and American farmers. The announcement comes as Beijing has pulled back on purchases of key commodities like soybeans, leaving some U.S. farmers struggling to sell their crops. The Supreme Court is set to decide whether to scale back restrictions on a president’s ability to fire certain agency of...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is increasing its focus on defending its own interests. He accuses previous administrations—that were in office after the cold war—of not putting America first in their policies. Israel’s prime minister and Germany’s chancellor reaffirmed their security partnership in a press conference today. Meanwhile, residents in Bethlehem attended a Christmas...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump held a lengthy phone call on the progress of peace negotiations. The discussion comes as Russia launched a wide-ranging overnight attack on Ukraine, striking power stations and other energy infrastructure. A suspect has been charged in a stabbing aboard a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Court documen...

The White House unveiled a new national security strategy, framing China as America’s primary competitor. The policy emphasizes economic and technological competition and calls on Indo-Pacific allies to take on greater defense responsibilities. The president also urged Europe to reclaim its identity, secure its borders, and take the lead in its own security, with Washington providing support. Pres...

The Trump administration shortened the work permit duration for asylum-seekers from five years to 18 months. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Thursday said this was due to security concerns with immigrant populations. U.S. Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley testified privately before Congress on the controversial follow-up strike on a drug boat in the Caribbean in September. He said War Secret...

President Donald Trump today pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and his wife, Imelda. Cuellar was indicted last year on more than a dozen federal charges. The president also announced a historic reset of fuel economy standards and touted an estimated $109 billion in projected savings. A new immigration enforcement operation was launched today in New Orleans, aiming to arrest 5,000 illegal immig...

President Donald Trump today hosted the ninth Cabinet meeting of his second term amid questions over a deadly strike on a drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon’s operations in the Caribbean, saying the strikes have “only just begun.” The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., has been formally charged with murder a...

The White House confirmed today that the U.S. military authorized a second strike on a narco-terrorist vessel on Sept. 2. And President Trump confirmed that he spoke with Venezuelan regime leader Nicolas Maduro, who appeared in public over the weekend following rumors that he had fled the country. The White House vows to continue its deportation operations after the deadly shooting of two National...

A Thanksgiving winter storm breaks a snowfall record in Chicago. The inclement weather has caused car pile-ups and delayed thousands of flights. More on why forecasters say it's breaking records. A high-ranking U.S. delegation is meeting with Ukrainian representatives for peace talks in Florida today. Arian Pasdar has what Secretary of State Marco Rubio says about the process—and the next steps to...

President Donald Trump announced on social media today that all airspace above and around Venezuela should be considered fully closed. The declaration marks the latest escalation in the U.S. confrontation with Venezuela over illegal drug trafficking. The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that another Afghan national—paroled into the United States under former President Joe Biden—was ar...

President Trump is escalating his immigration crackdown in the aftermath of the D.C. shooting that claimed the life of a 20-year-old National Guard member. The suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan national, is now facing a murder charge as the Trump administration looks into deporting his family. Meanwhile, the president is vowing to "permanently pause migration from all third world countries," saying on...

Two National Guard members are in critical condition a day after being shot just blocks away from the White House. The shooting suspect has been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national who authorities say drove across the country for the attack. President Donald Trump called the shooting an act of terror and has ordered 500 additional National Guard troops to be deployed in the nation’s capita...

Two National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, DC this afternoon. FBI Director Kash Patel and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a news conference that they are in critical condition. The suspected shooter, who officials say appeared to be targeting the guardsmen, has been subdued and taken into custody. In a major legal victory for President Trump, a Georgia judge today dismissed the election i...

The White House says the United States has made "tremendous progress" toward a Russia–Ukraine peace deal. This comes as Army Secretary Dan Driscoll meets with a Russian delegation and Ukraine tentatively agrees to a revised peace deal after weekend talks in Geneva.  President Donald Trump ushered in the holidays today, pardoning two turkeys named Gobble and Waddle at a ceremony. He also urged...

A federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James today. The judge said the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawful. President Donald Trump said that "something good might just be happening" in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. This comes as Russia says the latest version of the Ukraine peace p...

President Donald Trump told Just the News on Sunday morning that he would designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday he had made good progress in talks about a draft U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine as he met with a Ukrainian delegation in Geneva. "So I think the takeaway from it is, I think this is a very, very meaningful...

One person was killed and eight others injured in two separate incidents Friday night in downtown Chicago, shortly after the city’s annual tree-lighting ceremony. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday that the Chicago mayor and the Illinois governor have refused federal assistance "for a situation that could be quickly remedied."

President Trump welcomed New York City’s mayor-elect, self-described Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, to the White House today. This comes as the House passed a resolution condemning what it calls the “horrors” of socialism — a vote that took place shortly after Mamdani arrived at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ahead of his afternoon meeting with the president. President Trump has s...

President Donald Trump is demanding the arrest of six Democratic lawmakers who released a social media video urging members of the military and intelligence community to defy what they called “illegal orders” by the Trump administration. The president called their behavior “seditious” and “punishable by death.” A memorial for former Vice President Dick Cheney was held at the Washington National Ca...

President Donald Trump, speaking at the Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, touted billions of dollars in investments and financial ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia. He also designated Saudi Arabia a non-NATO ally and vowed to work to end the war in Sudan. Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey appeared before a federal judge in Virginia Wednesday to argue for the dismissal...

President Donald Trump welcomed the Saudi crown prince to the White House today. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged to boost Saudi Arabia’s investment in the United States from $600 billion to $1 trillion. House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. The U.S. Senate has agreed to unanimously pass the bill and will send it to Trump once i...