Category: US News

Senate Set to Debate Defense Bill After House Loads Its Version with ‘Culture War’ Measures

As of mid-afternoon July 17, at least 666 prospective amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) have been filed by senators as the chamber prepares over the next two weeks to deliberate and adopt its version of the proposed $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 United States’ defense budget. How many will be debated on…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (July 17): Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns, 70 Million Americans Affected; Russia Suspends Black Sea Grain Deal

Canadian wildfire smoke has returned to the United States this week, triggering air quality alerts for more than a dozen states from Montana to Vermont. Around 70 million Americans would see decreased visibility and poor air quality, including residents of Chicago, Detroit, New York, St. Louis and Cleveland. Canada is on pace to have its…


NTD Evening News (July 17): Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns, 70 Million Americans Affected; Russia Suspends Black Sea Grain Deal

Canadian wildfire smoke has returned to the United States this week, triggering air quality alerts for more than a dozen states from Montana to Vermont. Around 70 million Americans would see decreased visibility and poor air quality, including residents of Chicago, Detroit, New York, St. Louis, and Cleveland. Canada is on pace to have its…


Tech Company Says Cars Collect 25 Gigabits of Data per Hour, Making Them Targets for Hacking

Vehicles now collect a vast trove of personal data—from navigation history to text messages—that companies are increasingly looking to monetize, raising concerns about data privacy. Cars today are like smartphones that have numerous apps connected to the internet which collect and share large amounts of data. Most owners do not know the amount of personal…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Aaron Siri on Missouri v. Biden, First Amendment Jurisprudence, Basic Freedoms, Separation of Powers | ATL:NOW

“I think this might be one of the most consequential decisions in First Amendment jurisprudence in 200 years. You have a federal judge, in a case brought by two states in America—so, two attorney generals: Missouri and Louisiana—saying that the federal government has violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution by colluding widely…


Ford Slashes Prices on F-150 Electric Pickup Truck

Ford on Monday confirmed it is slashing prices for its F-150 Lightning truck due to lower battery costs. The Detroit-based automaker, which had raised Lightning prices earlier this year, said it was able to cut prices following improvements in scale and battery raw material costs. It came after Ford’s EV sales dropped 2.8 percent earlier…


Blinken Accuses Sen. Paul of Obstruction, Harming National Security With Confirmation Delays for Diplomats

WASHINGTON—The United States’ top diplomat is accusing a Republican senator of obstruction following refusals to confirm dozens of diplomatic appointments. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been requesting documents related to COVID-19 for years over concerns that U.S.-funded “gain of function” experiments in Wuhan, China, might have contributed to the creation of the virus. Mr. Paul…


Vivek Ramaswamy Reveals His Supreme Court Picks

Fresh off high-profile appearances in Iowa and Florida, 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has issued a list of people the entrepreneur might appoint to the Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals if he reaches the Oval Office. The Supreme Court shortlist includes two names that should be familiar to many Americans: Sen….


Tucker Carlson Roasts Biden Admin Over White House Cocaine

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson roasted the Biden administration about the White House’s cocaine mystery after someone in the audience brought it to his attention at the Turning Point Action Conference on July 15. …


Country Star Jason Aldean Rushes Off Stage Mid-Concert for Health Emergency

An outdoor concert in Connecticut featuring country star Jason Aldean was cut short after the singer experienced a heat stroke on stage, his representative said on July 16. Mr. Aldean was performing at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford when he suddenly rushed offstage in the middle of a song, forcing the show to end early….