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President Donald Trump welcomed Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House Tuesday to discuss ways to implement the Trilateral Framework, the U.S.-backed deal between Lebanon and Israel that was signed on June 26. Both leaders said they would address the deal’s goals to expand Lebanese military control in the country’s south, reduce Hezbollah’s presence, and enable a phased Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the federal government will pause more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over alleged fraud. Kennedy said HHS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are using artificial intelligence and other tools to identify suspicious activity.

New Jersey found around 6,600 non-citizens on its voter rolls due to a software error in the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission system between June 2023 and June 2024. Gov. Mikie Sherrill said under 400 voted illegally and that she was “appalled” by the situation. The White House said in a press release that this error highlights the need to pass the SAVE America Act, which Republicans say will ensure election integrity.

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The State Department released a new 100-page report titled that reveals the role Cuba has played in fostering 21st-century communism and subversion in the United States. The document breaks down how foreign governments and many extremist movements familiar to Americans, like Antifa, are helping radicalism, and its tangible effects, to grow right here on American soil. On July 16th, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a conference on political terrorism, “the Cuban regime’s sprawling intelligence and ideological network helped to build the far left in our country and in our hemisphere, and it remains inextricably linked to the far left groups and movements across and beyond the West.” President Donald Trump will attend the dignified transfer of American soldiers who were killed in the war with Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump vowed to avenge their deaths, saying that the regime will pay ‘many times over.’ The U.S. enters the 9th consecutive day of strikes against Iran. An individual is in custody after allegedly setting off an “incendiary device” at a federal building in New York City that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and an immigration court, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote in an X post. The suspect allegedly poured an unknown liquid on the ground, placed fireworks on top and ignited it causing a fire, the FBI said at a press conference.

The United States military launched more strikes on Iran, while Iran continued its attacks on gulf countries in the Middle East. It comes just days after two American troops were tragically killed in Jordan.

Severe flooding and storms battered parts of the country. Officials are now tracking a tropical threat.

Iran officially ended its commitment to the memorandum of understanding it signed with the United States last month. NTD’s guest unpacks the significance of this move.

Mandatory cameras installed in your rearview mirror are watching you as you drive. That is the result of a new European Union law designed to protect road warriors from distracted drivers.

A festive start to the 2026 World Cup final. There were entertainers galore at the pre-game closing ceremony at the New York New Jersey stadium.

Two U.S. troops were killed in action while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan, as U.S. forces continue their strikes on Iran for seven consecutive nights.

The battle for the U.S. House is heating up. A top election forecaster says Democrats have the edge heading into the midterms, but Republicans still have a path to keep their majority.

In a primetime address to the nation on July 16, President Donald Trump announced bombshell findings that reveal the Chinese Communist Party compromised U.S. voter data and weaponized American journalists and corporations. The White House released previously classified intelligence files that show China has gained access to voter roll data across 18 states.

“Tens of millions of voters’ data in 18 states have been bought, stolen, or hacked by China. Yet those responsible for sounding the alarm instead kept the information secret and hidden,” Trump said.

NTD hosts a panel with former CIA operative J. Michael Waller and Rick Fisher, a senior fellow at the Asian Military Affairs International Assessment and Strategy Center, to discuss what was revealed in the newly declassified files and China’s actions in the 2020 U.S. election.

The day after Trump’s speech, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that states could lose funding if they do not purge their voter rolls of potentially ineligible voters and noncitizens.

A Florida hospital has become the nation’s first to sign on to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make Hospital Food Healthier” pledge. The campaign aims to make nutrition a core part of patient care to aid recovery and improve outcomes.

President Donald Trump welcomed the newly elected Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House on Tuesday. Trump said the United States is shifting toward economic partnerships with Iraq with a focus on oil and added that U.S. forces will leave the country by Sept. 30. The U.S. president also highlighted a major drop in inflation and attributed it to policy measures. Inflation declined to a lower-than-expected 3.5 percent, down from 4.2 percent, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

The Department of Justice said its Trade Fraud Task Force reached a new milestone less than a year after its launch. Colin McDonald, the lead attorney of the National Fraud Enforcement Division, announced a $1 billion recovery from a crackdown on individuals and companies accused of violating U.S. trade and customs laws.

Meta is facing a lawsuit over claims that artificial intelligence helped decide who the company would lay off. Twenty-six current and former employees say the system unfairly penalized workers who took protected leave.

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In the wake of Sen. Lindsey Graham's sudden death on July 11, President Donald Trump sent a heartfelt message on Truth Social remembering his personal relationship with the late senator and ordered all American flags throughout the United States to be flown at half-staff until 6 p.m on July 18.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday that Darline Graham Nordone, Graham's sister, would fill the late senator's seat. Earlier on the same day, Trump posted on Truth Social recommending Nordone as Graham's replacement, saying, "This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!"

Trump announced in a separate Truth Social post that the U.S. military will reinstate its blockade of Iranian ports. The president said that the United States will also begin charging a 20 percent reimbursement fee on all cargo ships going through the Strait of Hormuz to cover the costs of guarding the crucial waterway.

Nine European nations and Ukraine agree to form an anti-ballistic missile coalition. Kyiv is calling on them to start producing a Ukrainian defense system in part to bridge the time until Patriot missiles made under license are ready.

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Washington is mourning the sudden loss of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). The longtime South Carolina Republican died at 71. His office said he passed away following a brief and sudden illness.

The United States hit targets across Iran in response to the regime firing on ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz. Iran followed up by striking U.S. military bases in the region.

A decade-old South China Sea ruling is back in focus, as the United States and more than a dozen nations are urging the Chinese regime to recognize the decision.

The Department of Justice subpoenas New York Times reporters regarding an intel leak about the new Air Force One presidential plane.

The U.S.-led Shield of the Americas Western Hemisphere coalition supports the results of the contested Colombian election, as President Gustavo Petro refuses to recognize the incoming conservative leader.

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S.–Iran ceasefire is over. The president says his administration will continue to hold more talks with Tehran amid the flare-ups in the Middle East, despite suggesting that the regime may not be worthy of a deal. Trump also announced that he will not sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in protest of the Senate not passing the SAVE America Act.

The Department of Homeland Security says Tou Lue Vang, an illegal immigrant from Laos, was set to be deported before receiving a pardon last month from Minnesota officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stepped in to revoke the legal status of Vang, a child sex offender who was convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl, and deported him immediately, according to a DHS press release.

Eight men were indicted on conspiracy charges over their alleged involvement of a planned attack at the UFC Freedom 250 event held at the White House in early June. According to a press release by the DOJ, all eight individuals were charged in two separate conspiracies on murder and terrorism.