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President Donald Trump will host Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday in what is the first visit by a Syrian leader to Washington. The meeting comes six months after Trump and Sharaa met in Saudi Arabia and just days after the United States and the United Nations lifted terrorism-related sanctions on the Syrian leader. Air travel across the United States is in turmoil as t...

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President Donald Trump is set to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House on Friday. It is the first bilateral meeting between the two leaders since Trump’s return to office in January. The two leaders are expected to discuss Hungary's reliance on Russian oil. Trump has insisted that European nations stop buying Russian petroleum products as a way of slashing Moscow's fun...

Food stamp recipients will receive up to 65 percent of their normal benefits in November, according to court filings by Trump administration officials on Nov. 5. That’s an increase on the 50 percent outlined in previous filings and in a U.S. Department of Agriculture memorandum sent to states on Tuesday. As President Donald Trump toured Asia in late October, an Epoch Times reporter traveling with...

Democrats swept a trio of races on Tuesday in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency. In New York City, 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral race. And in Virginia and New Jersey, moderate Democrats Abigail Spanberger, 46, and Mikie Sherrill, 53, won their respective elections for governor with commanding leads. The U.S. Supreme Court is hear...

Americans in states and localities across the country are heading to the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes for a variety of candidates, positions, and ballot measures. 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.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether President Donald Trump has overstepped federal law with his tariffs. Trump said it would be a “disaster” for the United States if the justices failed to overturn lower court rulings that found he went too far in using an emergency powers law to put his tariffs in place. But the president said he won't go to the Supreme Court to hear t...

The United States is now one month into the government shutdown. With food stamps set to lapse, some state governments are resorting to emergency measures. In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump called on Republicans to "Get rid of the Filibuster," thereby bypassing the need to rely on votes from Senate Democrats. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will join House Speaker Mike Johnson...

During an interview on Fox Business on Thursday morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States and China could sign a trade agreement as soon as next week. He also said the United States would enact a one-year suspension of Entity List restrictions. China has agreed to purchase millions of metric tons of U.S. soybeans in the coming years, said Bessent. Hurricane Melissa churned a...

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States and South Korea had "pretty much finalized" a deal on trade. His comments came at a dinner hosted by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, after a lavish welcome and gift-giving ceremony where Trump was awarded the country's highest award. The two allies unveiled a deal in late July under which Seoul would avoid the worst of U.S. tari...

President Donald Trump met with business leaders in Japan on Tuesday. Around 20 companies from Japan and the United States are exploring projects related to Tokyo’s pledge to invest $490 billion in America. The president said the U.S.–Japan partnership is a cornerstone of mutual prosperity and Asian-Pacific security. Hurricane Melissa reached category 5 status on Monday, making it the strongest At...

President Donald Trump was greeted by Japan's head of state Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in the heart of Tokyo on Monday, as part of the president’s Asia trip aimed at securing trade deals, investment, and increased defense spending. Trump will meet with Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday. A U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet went do...

President Donald Trump begins his high-stakes Asia trip by brokering a peace deal in Malaysia—and signs a flurry of trade agreements after issuing a warning to Hamas. 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...

The holiday season is approaching, and the gridlock on Capitol Hill could affect people’s travel plans. The Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress warned on Thursday that flight disruptions would increase as the government shutdown enters its fourth week. At present, approximately 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 TSA officers are working without pay. The controllers’ firs...

As the government shutdown entered its 23rd day, senators have failed to reopen the government for the 12th time. A vote planned for Thursday afternoon aims to pay federal workers on the job during the shutdown. One Democratic senator is vowing to continue to "put country over party" as he repeatedly breaks ranks in both word and action. Vice President JD Vance criticized the Israeli parliament's...

Ukraine said Russia launched more than 400 drones and nearly 30 missiles in an overnight attack, killing six people. The air assault targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure—the latest Russian attempt to cripple the country’s energy system as winter approaches. The attack followed President Donald Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he is holding off on plans to meet with Russian President Vladim...

Vice President JD Vance is in Israel as Washington tries to stabilize the first phase of the Gaza cease-fire and push Israel and the Hamas terrorist group toward the next phase. Vance will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hold a press conference later on Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that President Donald Trump can deploy National Guard t...

President Donald Trump will host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House for the first time on Monday. Albanese is vowing to put Australia’s national interest at the forefront of talks, with a focus on defense, trade, and regional security. Amazon's cloud services unit Amazon Web Services was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites...

The Israeli military said it launched airstrikes and artillery fire at targets in southern Gaza on Sunday, Oct. 19, in response to Hamas violating the cease-fire agreement. 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 econo...

President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday as part of a renewed effort to end the conflict in Ukraine. This will be Zelenskyy’s third visit to the White House this year. 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...

The federal government’s partial shutdown has entered its 16th day. The Senate is planning to vote at 11 a.m. ET for a 10th time on the short-term funding bill, but that vote is expected to fail again. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other House GOP leaders are holding a press conference at 10 a.m. ET. NTD will have live coverage of that event. Israel says it has identified two more hostage...

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts on Wednesday. A group of black voters has appealed a lower court's finding that a voting map that added a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana was guided too much by racial considerations in violation of the constitutional promise of equal protection under the law. Thi...

President Donald Trump is visiting Egypt on Monday to chair a peace deal signing ceremony—dubbed the “Summit for Peace”—that will end the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group. 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 1...

President Trump heading to the Middle East. And Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza could be released at “any moment now” 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 Guar...

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has canceled his planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Both leaders were expected to meet during Trump’s visit to South Korea during the APEC summit later this month. “I was to meet President Xi in two weeks, at APEC, in South Korea, but now there seems to be no reason to do so,” Trump said on Truth Social. He accused Beijing of taking a...