Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) took umbrage at Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) words during a Tuesday Senate Committee hearing centered around DACA policy, accusing the Illinois-based legislator of lying in suggesting Sen. Cornyn was not willing to negotiate on immigration policies or support immigration bills. Sen. Cornyn said Sen. Durbin’s claim was “a low blow,” and […]

The House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence holds a hearing on “Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland and Abroad” at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 8. WITNESSES: Christo Grozev, lead investigative journalist, The Insider, Der Spiegel, Bellingcat Greg Edgreen, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.), United States […]

The House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) leads a press conference at 11:00 a.m. ET on May 8 on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation led by Congressman Chip Roy(R-Texas) in the House and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) in the Senate. It would require proof of American citizenship to register to vote in federal […]

The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds an oversight hearing titled “Examining Accusations of Ideological Bias at NPR, a Taxpayer-Funded News Entity” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 8. Katherine Maher, president and CEO, of National Public Radio will testify.

The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on “Dream Deferred: The Urgent Need to Protect Immigrant Youth” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 8. Witnesses: Maria Gabriela “Gaby” Pacheco, President & Chief Executive Officer, TheDream.US, Miami, Florida Mitchell Soto-Rodriguez, Police Officer, Blue Island Police Department, Blue Island, Illinois Tom K. Wong, Associate Professor of Political […]

The House Budget Committee holds a hearing on “The Cost of the Border Crisis” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 8. Witnesses: Julie Kirchner, Executive Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform Ammon Blair, Senior Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s “Secure and Sovereign Texas” Initiative Brent Smith, Kinney County Attorney, Texas

Parents Defending Education, a national grassroots organization working to reclaim “schools from activists imposing harmful agendas,” holds a press conference at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 8, before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s scheduled hearing on “Confronting Pervasive Antisemitism in K-12 Schools,” to expose and address anti-Semitic lessons, programming, and incidents in […]

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, after the day’s “hush money” trial proceedings, said campus protest agitators should be found out and treated by the government the same way the Jan. 6 protesters were. Former Trump called out those financing the demonstrations as well, adding the protest situation is a problem and the government should, […]

The Conservative Caucus, a leading grassroots conservative network in the country, hosts a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on May 7 featuring officials from Brazil following the U.S. House subcommittee hearing on Brazil’s democracy, freedom, and rule of law crisis gripping the nation.

Scott Nathan, the chief executive officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), testifies to the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s hearing to review the DFC’s efforts to out-compete China’s Belt and Road Initiative at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 7.

The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on ‘Compliance with Committee Oversight’ at 2 p.m. ET on May 7. Witnesses Zephranie Buetow, Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Melanie Egorin, Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services

Before his hush money trial resumed at a New York City courthouse on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump read off a series of quotes made by members of the media who had questioned the validity of the so-called hush money case brought against him. The former president said, in reference to his legal expenses, that […]

President Joe Biden delivers the keynote speech at the Holocaust Memorial Museum’s annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol at 11 a.m. ET on May 7.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and others hold a news conference after meeting at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 7.

Former President Donald Trump on Monday criticized the potential length of time prosecutors said they may need to present their case against him in the so-called hush money trial, accusing them of trying to keep him off the campaign trail for “two to three more weeks.” President Trump also blasted Justice Juan Merchan’s gag order, […]

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on May 7 on “Intellectual Property: Enforcement Activities by the Executive Branch” to examine the enforcement of intellectual property (IP) in the United States.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies to the House Appropriations Committee on a budget hearing at 10 a.m. ET on May 7.

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer in New York continues on May 7. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. Schedule 8:30 a.m. ET: Trump Tower Exterior 9:30 a.m. ET: Start of court proceedings

A man who tried to shoot a Pennsylvania pastor during a Sunday church service in North Braddock, Pennsylvania—ostensibly because “God told him to do it”—was thwarted when his gun didn’t fire. The would-be assassin, Bernard J. Polite, of Braddock, entered the church just after 1 p.m., and soon walked toward the front while the Rev. […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott holds a press conference on flooding in East Texas at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 6.

The Pulitzer Prizes committee announces the winners of 2024 at 2:45 p.m. ET on May 6. (Livestream courtesy of The Pulitzer Prizes)

The White House holds a press briefing by press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at 1:30 p.m. ET on May 6.

President Joe Biden presents the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to Army Black Knights at the White House at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 6.

Former President Donald Trump on Monday criticized Columbia University’s decision to cancel its main commencement ceremony amid turmoil resulting from on-campus anti-Israel protests. President Trump spoke with reporters before his so-called hush money trial resumed Monday morning.

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer in New York continues on May 6. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to allegedly conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. SCHEDULE 8:30 a.m. ET: Trump Tower Exterior 9:30 a.m. ET: Start of court proceedings

Fire Hero Families from across the United States will attend the 43rd Annual National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Maryland, on May 4–5. This year’s national tribute will memorialize 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 firefighters who died in previous years. There are two events open […]

Fire Hero Families from across the United States will attend the 43rd Annual National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Maryland, on May 4–5. This year’s national tribute will memorialize 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 firefighters who died in previous years. There are two events open […]

Protesters rally in “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv on May 4, calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

After Friday’s proceedings at his so-called hush money trial ended, former President Donald Trump took aim at the Department of Justice, the New York Attorney General’s office, and other members of the government he says are persecuting him. President Trump criticized the Biden administration with respect to the April jobs report, crime in cities, and […]

Video footage shows a tornado as it touches down near Hawley, Texas on May 2, 2024.

Members of the New York State Senate Republican Conference hold a press conference at Columbia University at 1:30 p.m. ET on May 3 to call for the president of Columbia to testify before the Higher Education and Investigations Committees.

Former President Donald Trump accused New York Justice Juan Merchan of unprecedented “abuse” while criticizing a gag order the court imposed on him. President Trump spoke to reporters after proceedings in his so-called hush money trial ended on Thursday.

The Georgia State Senate Special Committee on Investigations holds a third hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 3 to “investigate the allegations of misconduct by the district attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis, relating to potential conflicts of interest and misuse of public funds, to enact new or amend existing laws and/or change state […]

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer in New York continues on May 3. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to allegedly conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. SCHEDULE 8:30 a.m. ET: Trump Tower Exterior 9:30 a.m. ET: Start of court proceedings

House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on “Victims of Violent Crime in Philadelphia” at 9 a.m. ET on May 3.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on how his “Investing in America” agenda is rebuilding infrastructure and creating good-paying jobs in Wilmington and across the country at 4:30 p.m. ET on May 2.

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is “not surprised” about what he termed the “bleak” state of the U.S. economy a day after the Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates, citing concerns over inflation. President Trump compared his economic policies to those of President Joe Biden, telling reporters in front of a […]

President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the White House at 10:45 a.m. ET on May 2.

The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Full Committee hearing on “Open/Closed: To Receive Testimony on Worldwide Threats” is held at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 2.

California law enforcement officers seen moving in on pro-Palestinian protests at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on May 2.

Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on payments from a non-disclosure deal with an adult performer in New York continues on May 2. President Trump is charged with falsifying business records to allegedly conceal the payments. He has denied the allegations. SCHEDULE 8:00 a.m. ET: Trump Tower Exterior 9:30 a.m. ET: Start of court proceedings

Students continue pro-Palestinian protests at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) on May 1.

Former President Donald Trump rallies at 6:00 p.m. ET on May 1, in Freeland, Michigan, a major battleground.

NTD interviews with supporters ahead of the Trump rally in Freeland, Michigan, at 2 p.m. ET on May 1.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee Indo-Pacific Subcommittee holds a hearing to evaluate “the Taiwan Relations Act and Assessing the Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations” at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 1. Witness: Daniel J. Kritenbrink, assistant secretary, Bureau of East Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference after releasing U.S. Fed policy decision at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 1.

Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, May 1, at 1 p.m. ET in New York after a court overturned his rape conviction, giving the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calling into question what evidence prosecutors can use in future sex crime cases.

The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services holds a hearing on the “Current Readiness of the Joint Force” at 2 p.m. ET on May 1.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes a major announcement at a press conference in New York City at 1 p.m. ET on May 1.

A possible protest and news conference are expected at Columbia University at 12 p.m. ET on May 1 after police cleared a campus encampment on Tuesday, April 30.