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LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (July 11): House GOP Rolls Out ‘Election Integrity’ Bill; Nato Summit Begins as Turkey Okays Sweden Membership

A group of House Republicans has met in Atlanta to discuss federal voting law ahead of the 2024 elections. They’re introducing what they call America’s most conservative election integrity bill in over 20 years. President Joe Biden scores a diplomatic win. After intense lobbying by Western leaders, including by Mr. Biden, Turkey made a sudden…


NTD News Today (July 11): House GOP Rolls Out ‘Election Integrity’ Bill; Nato Summit Begins as Turkey Okays Sweden Membership

A group of House Republicans has met in Atlanta to discuss federal voting law ahead of the 2024 elections. They’re introducing what they call America’s most conservative election integrity bill in over 20 years. President Joe Biden scores a diplomatic win. After intense lobbying by Western leaders, including by Mr. Biden, Turkey made a sudden…


Moscow Claims Ukrainian Military Intelligence HQ Hit by Russian Strike

Recent Russian barrages near Kyiv included a successful strike on the headquarters of Ukraine’s military intelligence apparatus, Russian officials—including President Vladimir Putin—have said. “We have already mentioned the possibility of strikes targeting decision-making headquarters and centers,” Putin said on the evening of May 30. “The Ukrainian military intelligence headquarters, which was hit two or three…


Kyiv Denies Involvement as Moscow Undergoes Second Drone Attack

Drones crashed into three residential buildings in Moscow in the early hours of May 30, according to the Russian authorities. The attack failed to cause any casualties, although several apartment buildings sustained minor damage, Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in a statement. Residents were briefly evacuated in the immediate wake of the incident, the mayor…


Russia Hits Ukrainian Military Facility and Odesa Port in Air Strikes

KYIV—Russia put five aircraft out of action in an attack on a military target in western Ukraine and caused a fire at the Black Sea port of Odesa in heavy air strikes early on Monday, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv came under intense attack for the second successive night but claimed that most of the drones…


Kyiv Rejects Russian Claims That Hypersonic Missile Destroyed US Patriot Battery

Ukrainian officials have denied Russian claims that a United States-supplied Patriot air-defense system was destroyed in Kyiv by a Kinzhal-type hypersonic missile. “Don’t worry about the fate of the Patriot [system],” Yuriy Ihnat, a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, said in televised comments on May 17. “Destroying the system with some kind of ‘Kinzhal’ is impossible,”…


War-Weary: Calls Mount to Scale Down US Role in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the total amount of assistance allocated by the United States to Kyiv has risen to dizzying heights. Divided between military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid, precise breakdowns can be difficult–especially for the layman–to make sense of. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to…


Calls Mount to Scale Down US Role in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the United States has provided Kyiv with military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to the Ukrainian war effort now stands at some $113 billion, vastly exceeding contributions made by Kyiv’s other allies. But as the bills have…


Ukraine’s History of Corruption a Growing Concern as US Military Aid Surges

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the United States has provided Kyiv with military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to the Ukrainian war effort now stands at some $113 billion, vastly exceeding contributions made by Kyiv’s other allies. But as the bills have…


LIVE NOW: Biden Speaks to Public in Warsaw After Surprise Visit to Kyiv

To mark the first anniversary of the Russia–Ukraine war, U.S. President Joe Biden visited Poland. On Monday, he paid a surprise visit to Kyiv and met Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to show his support for Ukraine. Biden will address the public in Warsaw at 11:15 a.m. ET on Feb. 21. The Epoch Times will livestream the…