Tiffany Meier

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-related executive order to scrutinize federal contracts and grant spending. Agencies must review contracts for waste and abuse, justify and publicize payments, and work with DOGE to terminate unnecessary contracts, while the General Services Administration will develop a plan to dispose of excess government […]

A Chinese-owned company took $10 million in U.S. pandemic relief money. Now it must pay a $14 million settlement. We have the details on how it all went down. A new speech from President Donald Trump focuses on China and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. What did the president have to say? Are Russia and China […]

From busting a drug trafficking ring to arresting a top cartel leader, the United States is moving ahead to rein in the fentanyl crisis. However, one engine that fuels the drug flow is still on. We look at how Chinese brokers help cartels launder their drug proceeds. More tariffs are on the way. President Donald […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). He also signed a memorandum promoting transparency and reducing waste in the federal government. U.S. and Russian delegations met in Saudi Arabia to advance talks on ending the Russia–Ukraine war. The two sides agreed to form high-level teams to handle negotiations. […]

President Donald Trump unveils a roadmap for charging reciprocal tariffs on all nations that charge duties on American imports. We have the details on the move that’s primed to shake up global trade. A microbiologist is calling on the United States and other Western countries to stay vigilant against a surge of viruses inside China, […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring federal funding to universities and schools with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. He also signed another executive order formally creating the National Energy Dominance Council. Vice President JD Vance attended the Munich Security Conference and criticized European allies for retreating from fundamental values like free speech. He also met […]

Law enforcement officers arrest two Chinese men for allegedly smuggling counterfeit goods from China. We have more on the details of the scheme. Ripple effects from President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China are spreading. Gold prices hit record highs, and we take a look at how more companies plan to move production out of China. […]

President Trump welcomed the King of Jordan to the White House and defended his plan to rebuild Gaza. The King stated that he still opposes accepting more Palestinian refugees from the territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas must release hostages by this Saturday, or the cease-fire in Gaza will no longer hold. […]

President Donald Trump has signed another batch of executive orders, including the 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imports that he announced Sunday. A federal judge in Boston has continued to pause the Trump administration’s buyout offer to federal employees, while a separate federal court has ordered Trump to fully comply with an earlier […]

Did Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek actually out-innovate U.S. rivals as it claimed? NTD spoke to Rex Lee, cybersecurity adviser for My Smart Privacy, for his take.