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The chief executive officer of the IRS said during an interview on Tuesday that around 94 percent of middle-class Americans will see some form of tax relief next year. He added that Social Security recipients will see “up to a $6,000 benefit.” Frank Bisignano’s comments come after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett have both projected significant refunds in the 2026 tax year due to legislation that was signed into law over the summer by President Donald Trump.A thunderous explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building, sent flames shooting into the air, and left people trapped inside. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a news conference several hours after the explosion that at least two people had been killed. The explosion occurred at Bristol Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bristol Township as a utility crew began searching for a gas leak on site.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday morning released thousands of documents related to the now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in the latest batch of files. The department warned that some claims contained in the documents were falsely made against President Donald Trump.Robust consumer spending and a rebound in exports helped the U.S. economy grow faster than economists expected, according to delayed Bureau of Economic Analysis data released on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump said he has appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to be his special envoy to Greenland. The governor thanked Trump for the appointment in a post on X and said the new role would not require him to resign from his current position as governor. Trump has stated ⁠that Greenland, a Danish territory that largely governs itself, should become part of the United States, citing security reasons and an interest in the island’s mineral resources.Australian police say homemade pipe and tennis ball bombs were thrown at a crowd at Bondi Beach by the shooters before they began shooting, but failed to detonate, according to court documents released on Monday. In response to the attack, the New South Wales parliament is debating legislation to cap firearm ownership, ban terror symbols, and restrict protests.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that a Chinese researcher on a J-1 visa in the United States has been charged with smuggling E. coli into the country and making false statements.President Donald Trump will travel to North Carolina on Friday, seeking to convince Americans that his handling of the economy is sound ahead of a midterm election year.
The annual inflation rate in the United States slowed sharply to 2.7 percent in November, suggesting price pressures are cooling even as tariff-related costs continue to filter through the economy.Trump Media & Technology Group will merge with a nuclear fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said on Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion.
Warner Bros Discovery's board rejected Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile bid on Wednesday, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. The board said it found Paramount's offer "inferior" to the merger agreement with Netflix.The House Judiciary Committee is questioning former special counsel Jack Smith behind closed doors on Wednesday. Smith's deposition is regarding his two prosecutions of President Donald Trump over alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort and actions challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election. Smith has continually denied that his work was politically motivated and has said that he is willing to testify publicly.
Congress continues investigating a September strike that hit a drug boat in the Caribbean. Secretary of war Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others briefed members of the House and the Senate on Tuesday. Hegseth says video of the strike will be shown to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees Wednesday, but the full video will not be released to the public.U.S. economy added 64,000 new jobs last month following a decline of 105,000 in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. November’s jobless rate rose to 4.6 percent—the highest since September 2021— from 4.4 percent in September.
Hollywood actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife were confirmed dead after an apparent double homicide at their home in Los Angeles on Dec. 14. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said in a statement that two people were found dead at Reiner’s home in the Brentwood neighborhood and that homicide detectives are involved in the investigation.Jimmy Lai, a former newspaper publisher and one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken critics of the Chinese Communist Party, has been convicted in a national security trial—a case that has drawn international scrutiny amid Hong Kong’s continued erosion of freedoms. Lai, who has pleaded not guilty to all three charges, will be sentenced at a later date. He could face life in prison. Lai was arrested in August 2020 and has been imprisoned for more than 1,800 days since being charged in December 2020.
Australia Shooting Declared Terror Attack, A Gunman Killed | NTD News Today Dec. 14
The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday threatened to pull tens of millions of dollars in funding from New York over commercial driver licenses improperly issued to non-U.S. citizens. USDOT said New York must take actions to address concerns about immigrant truck drivers within 30 days or the state could lose federal highway funding. The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it had filed lawsuits against Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Nevada after the states failed to provide their voter registration lists to the department. The department's Civil Rights Division also filed a lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, for records related to the 2020 election, it said in a statement.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to face fierce questioning from House Democrats on Dec. 11 over the Trump administration's immigration policies.Noem is testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee on “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” which is likely to focus heavily on immigration. Also attending Thursday’s hearing are Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and Michael Glasheen, operations director of the national security branch of the FBI.The Senate is poised for a Dec. 11 vote on competing measures to resolve the standoff over extending the expiring Obamacare subsidies. Both are likely to fall along party lines and to fail to reach the 60-vote threshold required to advance legislation in the Senate. The subsidies were created in 2021 as a temporary measure to blunt the economic impact of the COVID-19 national health emergency. Originally offered for two years, the enhanced subsidies were further extended for three years and will expire at the end of this month.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge on Tuesday to a federal law restricting political parties from coordinating spending with candidates. The case pits those who say the First Amendment vigorously protects political speech against those who say the restrictions are needed to prevent corruption and the appearance of corruption in the political process.Miami voters still have to choose their next mayor, and their choice could show how the city’s political leaning has evolved ahead of the 2026 midterms. A crowded pool of 13 candidates was on the Nov. 4 ballot, but none gained the majority needed to win. A runoff between the two highest-polling picks is taking place today.
President Donald Trump plans to announce on Monday a $12 billion economic assistance package for farmers, according to a White House official.Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Monday they will uphold the legality of President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member.
President Donald Trump's newly released national security strategy states, "The Era of Mass Migration Is Over."War Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States is increasing its focus on defending its own interests. He accuses previous administrations after the Cold War of not putting America first in their policies.Our guest provides analysis on this and on what the strategy says about China.Japan has lodged a strong protest after a Chinese jet locked radar on Japanese fighters.Japan and Australia are calling for calm and both nations say they will keep a close eye on Chinese military activity.A major, magnitude 7 earthquake rocked Alaska on Saturday. It was felt as far away as Canada.
A panel of experts selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday voted to recommend federal officials stop directing parents to get their infants quickly vaccinated against hepatitis B, unless the babies’ mothers test positive for the virus.
President Donald Trump will bring leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda together in Washington on Thursday to sign new deals aimed at stabilizing a war-scarred region and attracting Western mining investment. Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi are expected to pledge their commitment to an economic integration compact already agreed to last month, as well as a U.S.-brokered peace deal reached in June but still not implemented.Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will receive a classified briefing today from Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the Navy commander who reportedly ordered a follow-up strike that killed survivors of an attack on an alleged drug-smuggling boat near Venezuela. Admiral Bradley now leads U.S. Special Operations Command. He will brief top House and Senate lawmakers as pressure builds on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it has suspended the processing of all immigration applications from 19 countries, including Afghanistan and Somalia, citing national security and public safety concerns. The action comes a week after an Afghan national was arrested for shooting two National Guard members near the White House, killing one and critically wounding the other. The suspension includes green card and U.S. citizenship processing, according to a memorandum.The House Homeland Security Committee will hear testimonies from leaders of law enforcement associations regarding how anti-law enforcement rhetoric is fueling violence against officers nationwide. 
President Donald Trump will hold his ninth cabinet meeting since returning to office. According to the White House, the meeting is scheduled to start at 11:30am ET. NTD will have live coverage of the meeting.U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Witkoff and Kushner would be the only U.S. representatives present. The discussion comes as Trump continues his push to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, which has raged for nearly four years. Witkoff and Putin last met in August.
Tough issues have yet to be resolved following U.S.–Ukrainian talks in Florida, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, as he and other Ukrainian officials toured Europe to rally their allies. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy is heading to Moscow to brief the Kremlin. Zelenskyy arrived in Paris to rally support from French President Emmanuel Macron, and will travel to Ireland tomorrow. Ukraine's defense minister attended an EU counterparts meeting in Brussels today.Luigi Mangione is due in New York state court today. He's accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson a year ago. His attorneys are seeking to have evidence thrown out of court, including a notebook and a nine-millimeter handgun that prosecutors say matches the one used in the killing. The prosecution says the notebook contains passages describing Mangione’s intent to “wack” a health insurance executive. His lawyers argue that investigators seized the items illegally from the 27-year-old's backpack without a warrant. 
Rubio and Witkoff are Meeting with Ukraine's Negotiators in Florida | NTD News Today (Nov. 30)
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Bryan/DexCaliber

why the hell would anyone trust a vaccine? Especially one from the same country that intentionally released a virus on the world?

Jun 7th
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Bryan/DexCaliber

biden is such a hypocrite

May 31st
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