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The U.S. Department of Justice holds the 33rd federal interagency Holocaust Remembrance Program at 11 a.m. ET on April 30.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump say goodbye to King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House at 10:50 a.m. ET on April 30 before they head to Virginia for their final stop in the United States.…

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing to examine the Department of War budget request for fiscal year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program, with an open session beginning at approximately 11 a.m. ET on April 30. Witnesses…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspended her Senate campaign on April 30, citing insufficient financial resources. “When I decided to run for the United States Senate last year, it was because I believed Maine people were getting a bad deal from…

Blackouts, shortages, fuel rationing, and empty streets now define daily life in Cuba. Although the norm for decades, these hardships have reached catastrophic proportions as the island nation suffers its worst energy and economic crisis since the fall of the…

President Donald Trump has been known as a builder throughout his life. From real estate to the presidency, he has built hotels, casinos, golf courses, and other projects. As president, Trump has been renovating places throughout Washington. “President Trump promised…

CLAREMONT, Calif.—California’s affordability surfaced as the top issue in a lively televised debate April 28—just weeks ahead of the state’s top-two jungle primary elections—as eight candidates jockeyed for position. CBS television stations in partnership with Asian Pacific American Public Affairs…

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he discussed a possible ceasefire in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a recent phone call. Trump made the comments to reporters while greeting Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office. The Kremlin had…

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is reviewing a possible reduction of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, with a decision expected “over the next short period of time.” The United States had 36,436 active-duty troops stationed in…

Six men pleaded guilty this week to federal criminal charges for throwing rocks, ignited fireworks, and burning debris at California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers trapped under a downtown freeway overpass during anti-immigration enforcement riots last year, prosecutors announced April 29.…

Senate Democrats launched an Election Fraud Task Force on April 29. “Today, I am launching the Democratic Party’s most expansive effort to date to protect the 2026 midterm elections, and to shield them from the direct threats posed by President…

Democrats pledged April 29 to push back against Republican-led redistricting in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down a Louisiana congressional map containing two majority-black districts, pointing to legislation, court fights, and grassroots organizing as avenues of…

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed the Artemis II astronauts to the White House on Wednesday to celebrate their recent lunar flyby mission. Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, who splashed down in the…

The U.S. Army holds its 2026 “Twilight Tattoo” performance, an action-packed live military event featuring soldiers from the U.S. Army Military District of Washington’s ceremonial units, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), and The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s…

President Donald Trump said that he will continue the U.S. Naval blockade of Iran until the regime accepts his administration’s demands over its nuclear program. In an April 29 interview with Axios, Trump said he is refusing Iran’s proposal, which…

President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s offer in ongoing negotiations and issued a new warning to the Islamic regime. NTD looks at what the U.S. Central Command could be planning, and how the United States continues to squeeze Tehran economically. The…

Acting U.S. Ambassador in Ukraine Julie Davis will leave her post in June and retire after three decades as a foreign service officer, the State Department said on April 29. “She will continue to proudly advance President [Donald] Trump’s policies…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on April 29 said that he is on good terms with U.S. President Donald Trump, despite Merz’s recent remarks about the Iran war and Trump’s criticism of the German chancellor. “From my perspective, my personal relationship…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development holds a hearing at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 29 to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Nuclear Security Administration. ...

The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development meets at 10:15 a.m. ET April 29 to examine the current state of free expression at American universities and evaluate policies that impact the First Amendment rights of…