Kevin Hogan

Wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed at least 10 lives and have destroyed nearly 10,000 structures with more than 34,000 acres burned. The Palisades and Eaton Fires have been the most destructive in the city’s history. Winds eased briefly on Thursday, but red flag conditions returned overnight, complicating firefighting efforts. The Supreme Court has given […]

California is considering restricting the travel of classic cars, according to a report by The Daily Caller. The state sent a questionnaire to vintage car owners after it considered creating so-called zero emissions zones. Joining NTD to discuss the move is Lauren Fix, an automotive expert at Car Coach Reports. She says classic cars are […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s defamation case against ABC News has resulted in a $15 million settlement. Trump had sued the organization after host George Stephanopoulos said on air that Trump was “found liable for rape” by a federal jury. The jury had found Trump liable for sexually abusing columnist E. Jean Carroll but rejected her claim […]

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) has pushed back after the Pentagon dismissed claims that the mysterious drones recorded flying over New Jersey in recent days are from Iran. He also took issue with statements that the drones were not from China, saying, “The government claims it’s not them. They say it’s not them, so who […]

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ended the martial law order he had made following pushback from lawmakers. According to retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, who is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and a former director of cybersecurity policy at the Department of Defense, martial law is not the correct […]

President-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg for the new role of special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. In Trump’s first administration, Kellogg was chief of staff for the White House National Security Council. NTD discusses the pick with Kervin Aucoin, a former lead intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coordinator for the U.S. […]

President-elect Donald Trump is partly opposed to birthright citizenship in that in his view, it has been interpreted to include granting citizenship to children of illegal border crossers. According to Austin Raynor, an attorney and special counsel for the Pacific Legal Foundation’s Supreme Court practice, Trump can challenge that interpretation with an executive order. However, […]

The Chinese communist regime’s deep-water port in Peru has raised alarms in Washington over potential security threats involving intelligence gathering. NTD speaks to Antonio Graceffo about the development. Graceffo is a China economic analyst and the author of “Red Alert: China’s Global Power and How it Threatens U.S. National Security.” He says the port poses […]

Senators are calling for former Representative Tulsi Gabbard to pass a background check before winning their vote to be confirmed to the role of Director of National Intelligence. However, according to Mike Leon, an NTD News contributor as well as the policy and strategy director at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation and the host […]

An NTD analysis of all U.S. states except Alaska shows that President-elect Donald Trump flipped 83 counties that went to President Joe Biden in 2020, while Vice President Kamala Harris did not flip any that went to Trump in the last election. Furthermore, 10 states saw a uniform rightward shift among all their counties, with […]

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has vowed to improve the nation’s health by attempting to end what he calls the chronic disease epidemic. NTD breaks down the numbers behind health challenges Americans face, including high obesity rates amid large intake of […]

The battle is on for Atlanta, Georgia, and its surrounding areas, as the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump make multiple stops there. The city’s suburbs and exurbs shifted to the Democrat candidate a combined 10 points from the 2016 to the 2020 presidential elections. That equates to well over […]

Being overweight is a prevalent problem in the United States with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that by 2020, 100 million American adults were obese. More and more people are now turning to weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. NTD spoke to Daniella Dayoub Forrest, a functional health and wellness coach and the author […]

Israeli troops raided Al Jazeera’s office in the West Bank on Sunday, shutting down the station during a live broadcast. Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist group continue to exchange fire across the border with Lebanon, edging closer to all-out war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the United States to attend the United Nations General […]

Trash bags on the street are a familiar sight when walking around New York City, but Mayor Eric Adams has rolled out wheelie bins that will allow residents to put their trash in rodent-proof containers. By Nov. 12, 2024, all residential buildings with between one and nine units will be required to deposit their trash […]

A suspect is in custody after former President Donald Trump was targeted in an apparent assassination attempt Sunday. It’s the second attempt in just over two months. Trump’s campaign confirmed that shots were reported near his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the former president was golfing. Authorities in Venezuela say six foreigners […]

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has outlined her stance on health care. According to her webpage, she plans to build on her work as California Attorney General, taking on insurance companies and big pharma to lower prices. Furthermore, she plans to strengthen Obamacare and expand on President Joe Biden’s efforts to lower prescription drug prices […]

Over $100 billion was lost to fraud within the program providing COVID-19 unemployment insurance aid, according to a report by the House Oversight Committee. The report says organized criminals were involved—and that states didn’t do much to stop them. NTD spoke to Pete Sepp, the president of the National Taxpayers Union, who said that system […]

Amid a mental health crisis among the nation’s youth, 42 state attorneys general are urging Washington to put a warning label on social media platforms. NTD speaks to Carl Szabo, the Vice President and general counsel for NetChoice and a professor of internet law at George Mason University’s Scalia Law School, who says such labels […]

With back-to-school season here, NTD sits down with mentor and educator Chris Milord, a writer and a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, for some tips on how students can learn more effectively, apply to institutes of higher education, and survive in college. Milord suggests investigating academic topics deeply, starting the application process early, and trying out […]