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While primary elections have now been held in many of the most hotly contested national races across the United States, voters in several states have yet to cast their ballots in key races that are expected to affect the composition…

Obamacare premiums rose sharply in 2026 and are likely to do so in 2027, based on early rate change filings by some insurers. Of the 77 insurers whose proposed rates are now publicly available, the median proposed premium increase is…

Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner withdrew from his race against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on July 8, ending a campaign rocked by a sexual assault allegation and giving the Maine Democratic Party time to name a replacement before…

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals declined President Donald Trump’s request on Wednesday to pause removal of his name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It was a unanimous decision from the three-judge panel, denying the…

The Trump administration stated on July 8 that it will remove Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, marking a significant step as the country regains stability and starts rebuilding relations with the United States. U.S. Secretary of State…

The U.S. Department of Justice said July 7 the Biden administration’s oil and gas leasing restrictions in northern Alaska’s Arctic region violated federal law and asked the court to dismiss lawsuits by the state and its industrial development and export…

President Donald Trump said on July 8 he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a case challenging his executive order on birthright citizenship after justices rejected his policy in a landmark ruling on June 30. “I will be…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday gave an ultimatum to Iran that the United States would strike again unless Tehran stopped its own attacks against commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. “They were good. They were well behaved…

The U.S. Forest Service on July 7 concluded an environmental review for a zinc-silver project in southern Arizona, paving the way for the $2.16 billion mining and processing operation to produce critical minerals domestically for use in manufacturing, defense, and…

ANKARA, Turkey—President Donald Trump reiterated his warnings about communism during the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8, saying he believes it’s taking root in the United States and around the world. In response to a question from NTD News,…

President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to pass another reconciliation bill. Find out why he wants to pair defense funding with election legislation. The Southern Poverty Law Center is pleading not guilty to updated federal criminal charges. NTD has…

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced more than $281 million in federal grants aimed at expanding addiction treatment, overdose prevention, mental health services, and recovery programs. The funding, announced on July 6, will be distributed through 15 grant…

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee on July 8, highlighting the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud. ...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to the office of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on July 8 requesting a health update, saying there are growing concerns over the lawmaker’s “ability to hold office.” “Over the last several weeks,…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 8 that the United States would probably prepare another round of strikes against Iran, after saying that the ceasefire was over following Tehran attacking U.S. military sites in the Persian Gulf. “They are…

Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will testify before Congress on July 14 on the court’s budget request for fiscal year 2027. The two jurists are scheduled to testify before a House Appropriations subcommittee that morning and a…

President Donald Trump meets with the President of Syria on July 8 during the NATO Summit in Ankara.

The nomination hearing for Jay ​Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next ‌U.S. director of national intelligence (DNI), is scheduled for July 15, according to a notice from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The job oversees…

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran is effectively over but that he will allow negotiations between Washington and Tehran to continue. “For me, I think it’s over,” Trump responded when asked by reporters about the…

Bipartisan lawmakers have stepped into a dispute between the nation’s largest hospital systems and its biggest pharmaceutical company over divvying up revenue from prescription drug sales.  Seventy-two members of Congress signed a June 29 letter urging the Department of Health…