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NTD News Today (July 12): GOP Reps. Question FBI Director Wray; White House Declines to Share Cocaine Records

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. He defended the bureau in his opening statement, and fielded questions from Republican representatives about its politicization. The U.S. Secret Service has declined to provide records related to the cocaine found at the White House, citing possible interference with the ongoing investigation. China-based…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (July 12): GOP Reps. Question FBI Director Wray; White House Declines to Share Cocaine Records

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. He defended the bureau in his opening statement, and fielded questions from Republican representatives about politicization. The U.S. Secret Service declined to provide records related to the cocaine found at the White House, citing possible interference with the ongoing investigation. China-based hackers breached…


NIH Officials Exerted ‘Undue Influence’ in Downplaying COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory: House Report

Officials with the National Institutes of Health exerted “undue influence” in downplaying the theory that COVID-19 was the result of a lab leak, according to a report released on July 11 by the Republican majority on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. The lengthy report (pdf) is the result of the Select Subcommittee viewing over 8,000…


Biden Delivers Remarks Following NATO Leaders Summit

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at 12:45 p.m. ET on July 12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, highlighting how the United States, its allies, and partners are supporting Ukraine and taking action to address global challenges. …


LIVE 12:45 PM ET: Biden Delivers Remarks Following NATO Leaders Summit

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at 12:45 p.m. ET on July 12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, highlighting how the United States, its allies, and partners are supporting Ukraine and taking action to address global challenges. …


LIVE NOW: Biden Delivers Remarks Following NATO Leaders Summit

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at 12:45 p.m. ET on July 12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, highlighting how the United States, its allies, and partners are supporting Ukraine and taking action to address global challenges. …


Scooter-Riding Gunman Sought for Attack That Hurt 4 People, Including 2 Children, at New York Park

NEW YORK—Police on Tuesday were hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded park, wounding four people including two young children, authorities said. Two masked men dressed all in black rode a scooter to St. James Park in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx shortly before 6 p.m., Chief of Patrol John…


Flooded New England Communities Shift to Recovery, Shoveling out Tons of Mud and Debris

ANDOVER, Vt.—Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days, enabling people to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways, and choked streets and businesses with mud and debris. The water drained off in the capital city of…


US Urges China to End ‘Routine Harassment’ in South China Sea

The United States on Tuesday urged China to stop interfering with the freedoms in the South China Sea and end its “routine harassment” of claimant state vessels operating in their exclusive economic zones (EEZ). State Department spokesman Matthew Miller issued a statement on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal that…


Bill Gates: AI Can ‘Undermine Elections’ And ‘Tip The Scale’ in Close Races

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence technologies could aid in manipulating elections and “tip” results in close races. “Deepfakes and misinformation generated by AI could undermine elections and democracy … AI-generated deepfakes could be used to try to tilt an election,” Mr. Gates said in a July 11 blog post. “There are…