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LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (Feb. 10): House Passes Resolution to Stop Non-Citizen Voting in DC; EU Tightening Border Security

A joint resolution passes in the House. It aims to block a DC law that would allow illegal immigrants, and foreign agents to vote in local elections. Hear more about the resolution introduced by Representative James Comer. EU leaders are toughening up on border security. The increasing numbers of illegal immigrants have forced the EU bloc into action. We have more…


NTD Good Morning (Feb. 10): House Passes Resolution to Stop Non-Citizen Voting in DC; EU Tightening Border Security

A joint resolution passes in the House. It aims to block a DC law that would allow illegal immigrants, and foreign agents to vote in local elections. Hear more about the resolution introduced by Representative James Comer. EU leaders are toughening up on border security. The increasing numbers of illegal immigrants have forced the EU bloc into action. We have more…


Biden Claims Chinese Spy Balloon ‘Not a Major Breach’

President Joe Biden said Thursday that he had no regrets that the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the United States wasn’t shot down sooner, saying that he doesn’t consider it to be a “major breach.” “I said I wanted it shot down as soon as possible, and they were worried about the damage that could…


Capitol Report: China Lies to the World About ‘Weather Balloon’; Rep. Jim Jordan Hearing on Weaponization of DOJ

New details emerge on the Chinese surveillance balloon. What was it capable of as it hovered over the United States? And what do senators say after being briefed by White House officials? In Florida, President Joe Biden is bashing what he calls a GOP plan to cut Social Security. But Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) calls…


US Military and Biden Admin Failed in Their Response to Chinese Spy Balloon: Gordon Chang

That the Chinese spy balloon was allowed to traverse the United States for eight days before being shot down was a failure by the U.S. military and the Biden administration, China expert Gordon Chang said in an interview, which aired on “Newsmakers” by NTD on Feb. 8. “Jan. 28, this balloon entered the U.S. Air Defense…


DOD Under Fire for Response to Chinese Spy Balloon

U.S. Defense officials are under fire for their decision to allow a Chinese spy balloon to traverse the continental United States. Lawmakers told members of the defense community that they would be held accountable should Congress find fault with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) decision-making during a Senate Appropriations Defense hearing on the issue of…


Pentagon Under Fire for Response to Chinese Spy Balloon

U.S. Defense officials are under fire for their decision to allow a Chinese spy balloon to traverse the continental United States. Lawmakers told members of the defense community that they would be held accountable should Congress find fault with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) decision-making during a Senate Appropriations Defense hearing on the issue of…


Chinese Spy Balloon Carried Technology to Monitor Communication Signals: Official

The Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States for days before being shot down could monitor communications signals, a U.S. official says. “High resolution imagery from U-2 flybys revealed that the high-altitude balloon was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations,” an official with the State Department, speaking on condition of anonymity, told…


What the Spy Balloon Incident Says About Our Chances of War With China

For years, U.S. political and corporate elites have warned about conflict with an empowered communist China. As it happens, it’s the same ruling class that has most to lose by holding Beijing accountable for its constant provocations. No matter what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) does—from bringing down U.S. planes and lying about COVID to…


Chinese Spy Balloon Went Over Other US Nuclear Weapons Sites, Top Lawmaker Says

A top House lawmaker said the Chinese spy balloon transited over key U.S. missile and nuclear weapon sites before it was shot down off the coast of the Carolinas last weekend. “If you take the path that this balloon did, and you put up an X every place where you have a missile defense site,…