Month: June 2023

LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (June 29): SCOTUS Rejects Race-Based Admissions at Colleges; House GOP Demands DOJ Interviews on Hunter Biden

The Supreme Court struck down on a 6–3 vote the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies at U.S. colleges. The decision issued on June 29 ends the use of so-called affirmative action in higher education, a longtime goal of conservatives. The court also unanimously ruled that a lower court applied the wrong standard in a…


Supreme Court Issues Major Win for Common Sense

Affirmative action took a major blow Thursday. The Supreme Court ruled that universities can no longer give preferential treatment to black students over other races—or preferential treatment to any race, for that matter. It will bring back a degree of “colorblindness” where the color of a person’s skin can no longer be used as a…


Pence Meets With Zelenskyy on Surprise Ukraine Visit

Former Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise trip to Ukraine on June 29 to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia. The move makes him the first Republican presidential hopeful to meet with the Ukrainian leader since the war began. Pence made the trip with the Christian humanitarian…


Los Angeles Homeless Population Grows 9 Percent in County, 10 Percent in City

LOS ANGELES—Despite major investments in housing and intervention programs, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles area continues to climb, with results of the most recent count released on June 29 showing a 9 percent year-over-year increase in homelessness in the county, and a 10 percent jump in the city. According to…


How Supreme Court’s Major Gerrymandering Ruling Could Impact Republicans

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Republican effort to defend a Louisiana electoral map that was challenged as discriminatory. The ruling could lead to the creation of a second majority-black congressional district in the state. We speak to Epoch Times contributor Matthew Vadum on the impact this could have on the House of…


New Residential Home Construction Costs Soared by 51 Percent Since COVID: RBC Report

The cost to build a new residential home has skyrocketed 51 percent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing higher prices during what is already a severe housing crisis, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The June 27 report by RBC economists Robert Hogue and Rachel Battaglia said…


New Residential Home Construction Costs Soared by 51 Percent Since COVID: Bank Report

The cost to build a new residential home has skyrocketed 51 percent since the start of COVID, causing higher prices during what is already a severe housing crisis, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The June 27 report by RBC economists Robert Hogue and Rachel Battaglia said the increase…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Age of Innocence’

PG | 2h 19m | Drama, Romance | 01 October 1993 (USA) During a 1976 magazine interview, Jimmy Carter (without being asked) voluntarily stated that he “looked on a lot of women with lust” and had “committed adultery in my heart many times.” That’s a bold statement from an allegedly happily married, God-fearing man seeking the highest elected office on the planet,…


Waterloo University Student Charged in Stabbing Attack: Police

Police have arrested a university student in what they call a “hate-motived” stabbing that took place inside Hagey Hall at the University of Waterloo on June 28. Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) announced in a press release on June 29, that they have arrested a 24-year-old international student, who studied at the university at some…


Feds Accuse 3 Investors of Insider Trading Linked to Trump Media SPAC Deal

The Justice Department has accused three Florida men of insider trading in Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC) based on confidential information obtained before the special purpose acquisition company publicly announced plans to merge with former President Donald Trump’s social media company. Michael Shvartsman, his brother Gerald Shvartsman, and Bruce Garelick made over $22 million in…