NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 20)

Welcome to NTD Evening News. Our top story tonight, President Trump slapping a fresh 50% tariff on key Canadian goods, firing back at what he calls trade discrimination. And the president grieving the loss of U.S. troops killed in the war with Iran. Mario Tsu at the White House. A new State Department report describes how Cuba supports left-wing extremism and attempts to subvert the U.S. right here on American soil. A deeper look into the findings and how the Cuban regime is feeding intelligence to communist China. The suspect accused of setting off an incendiary device in lower Manhattan is identified as a former soldier in the U.S. Army. The Department of Homeland Security accuses him of being an anti-ICE rioter. Co-founder of a Mexican cartel sentenced to life in prison, convicted of leading the criminal activities of the Sinaloa cartel for 30 years. David Lamb has the details. Major trial over social media and teen mental health begins this week in Nashville, Tennessee. Is taking meta to court over claims the company puts profits ahead of children's safety? Christina Corona reports. This is NTD Evening News. Live from our global headquarters in New York City, here's Kerry Dunst. Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. President Trump warning the loss of American troops killed in the war with Iran, vowing to avenge their deaths, quote, many times over. We now go live to NTD's White House correspondent, Mari Otsu. She is at the North Lawn. Mari, good evening. What is the latest? Hey, Kerry. Good evening to you. That's right. Well, the White House is announcing that President Trump will officially be attending the dignified transfer of those killed U.S. service members tomorrow night at Dover Air Force Base and saying the president and the White House are currently praying for their families. Now, this is as the president is also vowing to avenge their deaths, saying that every time Iran kills an American soldier, they will pay for that killing many times over. This is coming as the Central Command today is now launching the 10th consecutive night of strikes against the Iranian regime in an attempt to diminish Iran's ability to shoot or strike at commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Now, here's the president expressing his grief over these American losses last night. Take a look. We feel very badly, but, you know, those great people, those great patriots who are out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. We control the Strait. They don't control anything. So we'll see what happens. But we hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the probably three. It's probably three as opposed to two great patriots. The Department of War identifying Lieutenant Tyler Fian, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Private Isabella Gonzalez, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, both killed in action during an enemy attack at an air base in Jordan. A missile got through. We shot down almost all the missiles. One leaked through, hit the wrong place, and tragically, and it's heartbreaking. And our hearts go out to these families. These are heroes that pay the ultimate price. This comes as the Department of War is pushing back on a story written by The New York Times. The piece cites anonymous sources alleging that the Pentagon has withheld public disclosure of dozens of U.S. troop injuries from Iranian attacks. The Department of War rejecting the reporting as baseless and malicious accusations, saying The New York Times is desperate to smear America's military and its leadership. Claims of concealment and fabrications meant to further distress the American people in the wake of three service members killed in action. Injuries in the military encompass everything from minor sprained ankles during routine training to incidents entirely unrelated to combat operations. Cherry-picking raw numbers without context paints a deliberately misleading and incomplete picture. Meanwhile, President Trump signing a flurry of executive orders and proclamations. One that aims to make domestic defense supply chains resilient by reducing reliance on foreign adversaries like China through stricter rules for Pentagon contractors, transparency and domestic production incentives. Another proclaiming this week Captive Nations Week, vowing to protect religious liberty and never to forget the oppressed suffering under communist regimes. The president says America will never be a communist country and we will never bow to socialism or the evil ideologies that seek to destroy the essence of who we are as a people and what we stand for as a nation. You can be loyal to Karl Marx or you can be loyal to America. You can be a communist or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both. And in yet another proclamation, President Trump is imposing an additional 50% tariff on some key Canadian goods. This is in response to what he calls trade discrimination against American cars, alcohol and dairy products. Now, this tariff will kick in 30 days from now. And the goal, the president says, is to protect American workers and to force Canada to play fair. Kerry, back to you. Thanks for that update, Mari. Next, the FBI says a man is in custody who started a fire and set off an incendiary device this morning outside a New York City federal building. Authorities say the man is a 43-year-old Army veteran who was carrying an anti-ice sign. And D. Sean Marshall has more. Monday morning at approximately 8.20 a.m., an anti-ice protester fired multiple shots of an air rifle at bystanders and poured what appeared to be gasoline on the stairway of 26 Federal Plaza. The building was attacked. Mr. Airbaka was looking to injure people and harm people. He had two axes, a hammer, a machete and three knives, fixed blade knives. He had, as I said earlier, six incendiary devices or fireworks, and he had some other destructive items. The suspect has been identified, as you just heard, as Andrew Airbaka, 43 years old, of Poughkeepsie. He is believed to be a U.S. Army veteran. His vehicle, a black Toyota RAV4, was located parked in the vicinity of West 124th Street in Broadway, and that vehicle is subject to search pending a search warrant. He did agree to talk. In that post-arrest interview, he did say he was targeting the building and he was OK if he hurt or killed people going in and out of the building, whether they were federal employees or civilians. There was a naturalization ceremony scheduled for today that was canceled, and the one civilian victim was an immigrant that had a hearing today for their immigration status. So that's quite unfortunate and quite ironic at the same time. 26 Federal Plaza has long been a target of attacks. According to the FBI, the attacker was labeled an anti-American and anti-government extremist. In a busy week ahead on Capitol Hill, Senator Darlene Graham announcing she plans to run for her late brother's seat. President Trump calling on Congress to add Iran to Graham's sanctions bill and the Senate Appropriations Committee preparing for a hearing on the administration's $87.6 billion budget request. NDD's Chris Bobb reports. I've been praying a lot. I feel like I can do it. I feel an inner peace about it. I've made a decision. I'm in. Senator Darlene Graham, sister of the late Lindsey Graham, telling Fox News' Sean Hannity on Monday that she's officially entering the Senate race. Candidate filing opens Tuesday and runs through July 28th. President Trump has already endorsed her campaign, calling her the best person to honor Senator Lindsey Graham's legacy. Senator Tom Cotton quickly followed with his own endorsement Monday, writing on X that Darlene Graham would be, quote, a principled conservative leader and a strong advocate for South Carolina families. The Republican field is quickly growing. Congressman Ralph Norman announced his campaign Saturday, saying Trump needs conservative fighters in the Senate. And Congressman Russell Fry entered the race Monday. So far, Senate Majority Leader John Thune has not endorsed a candidate. Meanwhile, Trump is also moving to preserve another part of Lindsey Graham's legacy. The president on Sunday called on Congress to expand Graham's bipartisan Russian sanctions bill, posting on Truth Social, quote, Republicans should add Iran to the Russian sanctions bill. That's what Lindsey wanted to do. And it was going to happen, important President D.J.T. Republican lawmakers quickly lined up behind the proposal. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina posted Sunday that Iran and Russia both pose grave threats and said his legislation would permanently strengthen sanctions on Iran. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas posted Sunday that Iran and Russia, quote, must pay more, announcing legislation to permanently extend the Iran Sanctions Act. And Senator Katie Britt of Alabama posted on Monday that sanctions bill would bring Russia, China and Iran, quote, to their knees, urging Congress to pass it. Congress is expected to begin debating those priorities as lawmakers review President Trump's supplemental funding request. The proposal includes more than $67 billion for Operation Epic Fury and military readiness, $21 billion for munitions and strengthening America's defense industrial base, $11.1 billion for farmers, $1.4 billion to combat the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, funding for embassy security and Coast Guard operations, and $1 billion to modernize New York's Penn Station. The Senate Appropriations Committee meets Tuesday afternoon for its first hearing on the administration's $87.6 billion request. War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Cain, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are scheduled to be among the witnesses. Chris Bobb, NTD News. And a new report released by the State Department today reveals the role Cuba has played in fostering 21st century communism and subversion within the U.S. The 100-page document breaks down how foreign governments are helping radicalism and its tangible effects to grow right here on American soil. NTD's Fiona Gee reports. According to a new report from the State Department, the Cuban regime has been waging a, quote, long war of attrition organized around espionage, infiltration, sabotage, proxy networks, and a revolutionary infrastructure designed to turn America against itself. Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiling this report on Monday, which is titled Cuba, the The report echoes recent warnings shared by President Trump. Someone has these situations in Venezuela and Cuba should make clear under a new doctrine. And it is a doctrine. We will not allow hostile foreign influence to gain a foothold in this hemisphere. The report also describes links between the Cuban regime and numerous extremist movements that are familiar to Americans. And this is a point that Secretary Rubio has emphasized in the past. 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. A key point here is that Cuba consistently seeks to target and recruit diehard supporters of the communist cause. Because of this, American universities have actually become one of their main focuses. John Suarez, executive director of the Center for a Free Cuba, recently explained this to NTD. They've identified, typically they've identified university students, they recruit them early, and they encourage them to go into government. One of the more notorious examples is Ana Belen Montes, Puerto Rican background, relatives who are FBI agents. They recruited her at graduate school in the DC area and encouraged her to go to work in the Pentagon, and she rose up the ranks to become the top person dealing with Cuba. These strategies, according to the State Department, have allowed the Cuban regime to infiltrate America's democratic procedures. The report describes a leaked video in which a Cuban official briefed American activists on how to take advantage of congressional votes, lobbying plans, and nationwide organizing campaigns in order to advance Cuban interests. And this trickles down into everyday American life. The report reveals Cuba's access to city councils, universities, trade delegations, churches, hospitals, and local activists, all of this allowing Cuba to influence American policymaking on both local and national levels. Outside the US, the Cuban regime is known to support Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian-backed terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. The State Department also says that China and Russia, in taking advantage of Cuba's geographical proximity to the US, have, quote, both reportedly tripled their intelligence agents on the island over the past three years. Ultimately, the State Department concludes, Cuban communism helped to create the current narrative of modern left-wing radicalism. This is a radicalism that hinges not on any economic class conflict, but rather on racial, social, and even civilizational grievances. These findings are really important to consider, especially as we see the rise of Marxist ideology and far-left candidates ahead of the midterms here in the US, as well as when we consider other foreign communist regimes, namely here the Chinese Communist Party, and their threats to Western democracy and stability. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Fiona Ji, NTD News. Thanks to Fiona for that report. And could Chinese intel gathered through Cuba be harming the US operation in Iran, from supporting acts of terror to espionage at the highest levels of government? Unpack Cuba's decades-long subversion campaign against the US tonight on Capitol Report with Steve Lance at 7 Eastern, just after evening news. And today marks 27 years of the Chinese Communist Party's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. Millions around the world practicing this meditation discipline are now calling for an end to the persecution in China. Lawmakers in the US are pushing legislation aimed at holding Chinese officials accountable for their human rights abuses. NTD's Washington correspondent, Jack Bradley, reports. All across the globe, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners are rallying, calling for an end to an ongoing persecution in China, now in its 27th year. From New York City, to San Francisco, from Toronto, to Vancouver, to London, and even in Kiev, Ukraine. July 20, 1999 marks the start of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, a spiritual practice based on truth, compassion, and tolerance. By the late 1990s, an estimated 70 to 100 million people took up the practice. But the CCP, considering that popularity and spirituality a threat to the regime's power, launched a nationwide campaign to eradicate it, involving imprisonment, torture, forced labor, and even forced organ harvesting. As we mark the 27th anniversary of the peaceful Falun Gong protest, we're reminded of the CCP's brutal persecution, child slavery, forced organ harvesting, and ongoing human rights abuses. Senator Rick Scott, one of the many lawmakers backing the bipartisan Falun Gong Protection Act. To impose sanctions on individuals responsible for, or complicit with, forced organ harvesting, especially those targeting Falun Gong practitioners. The bill has several bipartisan co-sponsors and passed the House with unanimous consent. The U.S.-based Falun Dafa Information Center documented hundreds of cases of China-linked repression of Falun Gong practitioners in the U.S. Over 600 instances of transnational repression from the year 2020 to 2025. This could be physical violence, violence threat, reprisals against family members. Because what we are seeing is not just a foreign, distant human rights concern. This is something that is happening right here on our home turf, happening to our neighbors, happening to American citizens right now in 30 states. Such transnational repression was one of the key topics during an international religious freedom forum in Washington last week. The U.S. government takes attacks on members of religious groups such as the Falun Gong seriously and is committed to using all appropriate tools to pursue accountability for Chinese officials' involvement in reprisal attacks. To top off the events, Falun Dafa practitioners and human rights advocates will gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial here in Washington for a rally and march calling for an end to the Chinese Communist Party's human rights violations. For NTD News Washington, I'm Jack Bradley. And as Jack just shared, to raise awareness of another year of human rights violations carried out by the CCP, Falun Dafa practitioners and human rights advocates will hold a rally and a march in our nation's capital. Watch our special coverage on July 23rd, that's this coming Thursday, at 1130 a.m. Eastern. It will be presented by myself, Kerry Dunst, along with my NTD Good Morning partner, Stefania Cox. We'll take you to the historic Lincoln Memorial for the rally, give you an excellent view of the march, and bring in guests to unpack the Chinese regime's persecution campaign in China and around the world. We'll see you there. Up ahead, the co-founder of a Mexican cartel is sentenced to life in prison. He was convicted of leading the criminal activities of the Sinaloa cartel for over 30 years. David Lamb has the details. And Harvard University under investigation over its financial aid practices. The Justice Department says the school may be discriminating against American students in favor of students from China. And a closely watched legal battle over social media and teen mental health is getting underway. Tennessee taking met at a court over claims the company put profits ahead of children's safety. Christina Corona reports. Today's seniors are enjoying life more than ever before, and part of that comes from the independence of driving. However, car insurance for older drivers becomes more expensive the older we get. Just because I'm a senior, maybe you are too, do we really have to pay outrageously high insurance rates? Well, the answer is no, we don't. When was the last time you checked to make sure you're paying the lowest available rate? Well, maybe it's time to give your car insurance a tune-up just to make sure your rates are running properly. You change your oil, you change your tires, well, maybe it's time to change your car's insurance company. 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You need to make sure that you're not paying more than you need to. Call the number on your screen right now. 1-800-952-5196, 1-800-952-5196. Hey, boss. You okay? Yeah, I'm good. You sure? I said I'm fine. Since I was little, it was only like me and my parents. You think you created family out of characters? Yeah. Of course. I'm going to take that and make it into a song. Meet a babe, see you in the morning With the first deed Superman, but he wasn't on it And we lost the easy M.I.A., M.I.A., M.I.A. Where you at, where you at, on the way out M.I.A., M.I.A., M.I.A. Hey, son. Hey, Pop. It's been really, really hard for me. Welcome back to NTD Evening News. I'm Kerry Dunst. The co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa cartel sentenced to life in prison. Authorities say the cartel, still in operation, is the largest drug trafficking enterprise in the world. NTD's David Lam reports. Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael Zambada Garcia receiving a life sentence Monday without the possibility of parole. The Justice Department says 76-year-old Zambada Garcia, also known as El Mayo, was the principal leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which DOJ describes as a continuing criminal enterprise. El Mayo was the world's single biggest drug trafficker this century. He joins fellow cartel leader Joaquin El Chapo Guzman in serving a life sentence following El Chapo's conviction here in Brooklyn in 2019. Authorities say for more than 30 years, El Mayo and El Chapo built the Sinaloa cartel into the largest drug trafficking organization the world has ever seen. In August 2025, Zambada Garcia admitted to his role in a drug trafficking operation that funneled large quantities of illicit substances, including cocaine and heroin, into the United States for years. His attorney told the Epoch Times that Garcia recognizes his actions constitute violations of U.S. drug laws, and he accepts full responsibility for what he did wrong. This is not the end of our fight. HSI, operating through the Homeland Security Task Forces, will continue to relentlessly target every layer of this cartel. There's no corner of this organization beyond our reach. No level of leadership off limits. If you lead, enable, or profit from Sinaloa cartel operations, we're coming for you. Zambada Garcia was charged with leading criminal cartel operations from 1989 to 2024, and he faced indictments in five different states. David Lam, NTD News. Justice Department is investigating Harvard University over its practices in awarding financial aid. The Ivy League school is suspected of favoring students from certain countries and discriminating against American students. The DOJ notes that Harvard is the American university receiving the most funding from foreign sources, and its greatest source is of foreign funding from China. The DOJ says these funds come with strings attached, they restrict how Harvard could use the funds, and they require Harvard to establish financial aid programs, quote, with preference for students from particular countries. The department says the Ivy League school appears to be providing financial aid to foreign students, presumably Chinese students, to the detriment of the American citizens. The DOJ is investigating whether Harvard is violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating based on national origin. It says, quote, every American student should have an equal opportunity to compete for college scholarships, grants, and other kinds of financial aid and benefits. And another major lawsuit against big tech is heading to trial. Jury selection starting today in Nashville, as Tennessee takes Meta to court. It's accusing the company of designing Instagram to be addictive to children and teens, and misleading the public about the platform's safety. And it is Christina Corona has more on that. Jury selection begins Monday in Nashville, as Tennessee launches its lawsuit against Meta, claiming the company knowingly designed Instagram to keep children and teenagers addicted. The lawsuit, filed by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scormetti, alleges Meta misled users about Instagram's safety despite internal research, saying the platform could contribute to depression, anxiety, lack of sleep, and other mental health harms among young people. In a 2024 interview, Scormetti said social media companies intentionally designed their platforms to maximize engagement. They have used neuroscience. They have used A-B testing on a massive scale to make a product that's hard to stop using and that people want to go back to. And that has a really outsized impact on kids' brains. Tennessee is one of 42 states that have filed similar lawsuits against Meta, accusing the company of prioritizing user engagement and profits over the well-being of minors. And so our lawsuit isn't about shaking the companies down. It's not about trying to micromanage them. It's saying you need to make your products safe for kids. However, Meta denies the allegations. The company said it has spent years building age-appropriate protections, parental controls, and other safety features for teens. The trial is expected to last about seven weeks and is one of several closely watched cases testing whether social media companies can be held liable for the alleged harms their platforms cause to young users. Christina Corona, NTD News. Next, the judge puts the brakes on the Paramount and Warner Brothers discovery merger. The judge issued a temporary restraining order for two weeks, preventing the companies from closing the deal this month. They claim that the merger violates antitrust law. The states will now seek a preliminary injunction which could freeze the merger for months. The judge has set a hearing for August 3rd to consider the injunction. Lawyers for Paramount, however, say that they will present evidence against the argument that the deal violates antitrust laws. And up ahead, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing the release of a new report. It details Cuba's decades-long espionage and infiltration war against the U.S. We're gonna speak with the Heritage Foundation's senior policy analyst for Latin America. Some prominent Democrats expressing concern over the rise of socialism within the party. What comedian Bill Maher and political commentator Van Jones have to say about the trend and the future of the Democratic Party. On stone, a call will ring out to end the persecution in China and a march for those attacked for their beliefs. Watch our live special coverage of human rights champions and many others calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Daga. Thursday, 11.30 a.m. Eastern, only on NTD. The first time seeing my son, I feel like my life did a 180. I was already trying to change my perspective of life and really just be a father figure that I never had. Being present is the most important part. I'm still growing every day. Becoming a better version of myself to be the better mirror for my son. I mean, he's just growing. He's becoming his own person. Man, first I saw him dance. Bro, he brings the vibes, you know what I'm saying? He brings the party, no matter what. He really a definition of, like, why he loves the body. And I love him to the death of me. There is a road laid out for me Boxes everywhere. And this is gonna be Addie's room. I think you're really gonna like it. I hope so. Yeah. I know this road is there for me First night here, but Amy seems cool. I got this. Being a cowboy, I don't know anything different from when I was 3 or 4 years old. I did tough things. I thought everybody needed to do tough things. And if you didn't, I didn't have time for it. I had a very successful career at a very young age, and life was fast. I was preparing physically. I wasn't doing anything mentally on the inside. And then I got hurt. I wanted to be better as a person, and I really dug into mental health. I start my day with 20-minute workouts. I live life 8 seconds at a time. Horses are so therapeutic. They know what you're feeling. When you're nervous, they're nervous. You won't say it back, but we're pals. I take a lot of responsibility in taking care of my kids, my family, being there for them. You're gonna have tough days. Everybody does. Find a place to stop and just breathe. Love, you're mine. Welcome back to NTD Evening News. I'm Kerry Dunst. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing the release of a new report detailing Cuba's successful decades-long espionage and infiltration war against the U.S. Joining us to unpack the report is Andres Martinez Fernandez, the Senior Policy Analyst for Latin America at the Heritage Foundation's Allison Center for International Security. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. I'd like to start off with your understanding of the report's key findings and some of the biggest statements within it. It's 100 pages long. Well, that's right. It's really a detailed look broadly at what the Cuban communist regime has been up to, particularly when it comes to the United States and a lot of the social movements which it has been fostering and directing in order to advance its own agenda politically with the United States and sow discord within the United States. And a lot of that has centered around campuses, activist groups, far-left agitators, and it's really been a decades-long project, which is what the State Department is revealing in this report. What we at Heritage have also revealed in our own research is that this is part of a concerted effort and strategy of the Castro dictatorship to advance its own foreign policy goals, which, as their report and our research have highlighted, are diametrically opposed to those of the United States and completely incompatible with U.S. stability and security. And really, some of the things that they've unveiled are highly concerning. A lot of new concerning elements of research and activities that they've been engaged in, the Cuban regime, as well as some well-known or at least less high-profile activities that we've been aware of for quite some time. Yeah, to the casual observer, the findings are quite shocking. The report outlines infiltration to very high levels within U.S. society. What do you think Americans should know about Cuban infiltration? Well, I think the American people need to know that when you're talking about organizations or even individuals that are deeply tied to Cuba, that there should be a red flag that goes up on your radar whenever you see anything like that. So whenever you hear about, for example, we saw the recent visit from some high-profile far-left activists in the United States like Hasan Piker and others to Cuba, which was part of a larger mass kind of move over there and show solidarity by the far-left in the United States with the Cuban regime, that those are circles and ties and activities which have a direct geopolitical element behind them, which is, again, directly directed by the Cuban dictatorship. And that's something that you should be immediately concerned with whenever you hear of anyone with those kinds of ties or sympathies, because, again, this is a regime which is diametrically opposed to the interests of the United States and the security of the American people. Yeah, to elaborate further on that, the report goes into detail about how Cuba has helped to aid and then make mainstream many of the far-left movements and the groups being leveraged by Cuba, including the Democratic Socialists of America and the Communist Party of the U.S. What's your reaction to that? And what do you observe in your work on that point? Well, it's very concerning that this is something that has grown to the extent that we've seen. As I said, a lot of examples highlighted by this report, which are news as far as the extent of the ties and material support that we're seeing from this foreign dictatorship to political organizations and groups within the United States. And I think that goes to help, I think, tell the full story of what we're seeing in the United States today of this resurgent far-left radical political movement in the United States, which is particularly right now gaining strength within the Democratic Party. I think it's important to have this aspect of the origins of that movement very clear, and the connections to the Cuban dictatorship are substantial, and they have materially supported the rise of this radical ideology in the United States. And that's something that, again, the Cuban regime is interested in seeing because it undermines the strength and security of the United States, which they are very keen to see undermined. Yeah, something that my colleague Steve Lance is going to explore at 7 o'clock on Capital Report, this identity fight inside of the Democratic Party. It's quite shocking to see some of the names that come up in this report. Barack Obama having ties to the co-founder of the radical left-wing group The Weather Underground, which Cuba supported, and then current L.A. mayor Karen Bass having regularly traveled to Cuba with a pro-Cuba group. She said that she traveled there very frequently earlier in her career. I want to get your reaction to some of those large names that come up in this report. Well, I think it's shameful that not only that these individuals have been able to engage so directly with a hostile power and see them as partners for their political movement, but it's also shameful that this hasn't been something that has cratered their political prospects in the United States. Again, this is a Cuban regime which not only is it directly undermining U.S. national security and stability, but it's also a terribly repressive regime domestically within Cuba, causing terrible suffering for the Cuban people, repression of their basic human rights and political rights, and widespread just general suffering for them as they suffer under a really farcical economic system. So the fact that these individuals in the United States see common cause with this regime I think is deeply concerning. And even more concerning than that, though, is that they seem to be, to some degree, being rewarded for those ties within the United States and within the political races that they're seeing as they advance through the ranks politically. That's something that is deeply concerning, and I think the American people really need to recognize what those ties are and what that means for the direction these American politicians want to take this country. Yes, disclosure, something that is quite important. Now, I want to go into a part of the report that's devoted to exposing the China-Cuba relationship. The report says the CCP has pumped billions into Cuba via investments. Is the Chinese Communist Party enabling the Cuban regime's communist and anti-U.S. activity? Oh, absolutely. It's one of the core, if not the core right now, supporters for the Cuban regime. China, particularly after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, which took Venezuela essentially off the board as a pillar of support for Cuba, now China is really probably the most substantial pillar of support that's remaining, and the way that that is playing out is going to be really important going forward. But China has seen for decades, but particularly over the past decade, a very strategic and essential asset for China within the Cuban regime, and that's particularly when we're talking about countering and holding in check the United States and our national security resilience. And that's something that not only China, but Russia, even Middle Eastern powers such as the Iranian regime, they've all recognized that this hostile Cuban dictatorship that sits just 90 miles off of the U.S. shores is an important asset for them in undermining U.S. national security. And in the case of China, we've seen investments which have been important, this kind of transfer of actual wealth, but also the access to and presence of strategic bases, including an intelligence base, which the Chinese maintain to this day within Cuba, which is targeting directly U.S. military and national security assets and movements. This is something that they continue to utilize, and it's something that's offered to them, to the Chinese, by this Cuban dictatorship. So the Chinese definitely recognize the strategic importance of having this presence just off of U.S. shores. Most concerning indeed. Andres Martinez Fernandez, thank you for breaking this report down for us. Thank you. And the rise of socialist ideology within the Democratic Party is raising concerns among some prominent Democrats. In an interview with ABC News' John Carl, comedian Bill Maher says he's considering voting for Vice President J.D. Vance if he runs for office in 2028. Maher warns that the Democratic Party is being taken over by the far-left Democratic Socialists of America. I'm not living in communist America. I mean, I know that the talking point is that it's not communism, it's socialism. Okay, I've read the quotes from the DSA platform from their own mouths. Don't tell me I'm not seeing what I am seeing. And DSA, again, they say things like, you know, take over of key industries, government. That's communism, you know. And Bill Maher isn't the only person who's speaking out about the socialist-backed candidates. CNN host and political commentator Van Jones also shares similar sentiment. I am a progressive Democrat. In other words, everything that's good in our party, I believe in, have believed in for a long time. But what does it have to do with supporting Hamas? What does it have to do with putting up candidates who say we should have no police, no prisons, we can't deport anybody, even if they commit rape or murder, Israel shouldn't exist. These are terrible ideas. The DSA has advocated for abolishing the Senate and the Electoral College, abolishing ICE, and allowing noncitizens to vote even if they have a criminal record. A number of Democrats in Congress have openly rejected the radical push, including New York Representative Tom Suozzi and Texas Representative Henry Couloir. And what do everyday Americans make of this rising trend of socialism within the Democratic Party? And Didier Samuang was out on the National Mall in D.C. to hear from the people. What do you make of this rising trend of the so-called Democratic socialism within the Democratic Party? I don't like it at all. I believe in the old-fashioned American way. Some people have felt it everywhere. Look at Russia. My wife is from Russia. She hates it there. I feel like it's a disturbing trend, and I don't think it fits the majority of what Americans want. And hopefully it changes in the near future and we get back to more of the Democratic values that our country was founded on. Democrats want free stuff. Free child care, free bus rides, you know, free groceries. Everything's going to be free. Somebody's got to pay for it. Everyone's free. Yeah, and there's only so many rich people in the world that can pick up these bills. So it's really foolish thinking that this can sustain for any length of time. You know, it just can't. I mean, look at it historically. It doesn't work. Another problem was after World War II, we imported all those communist intellectuals from Europe, and they've infiltrated the universities. But it's a system that devolves. It doesn't evolve. And it's a system that destroys. It doesn't empower. What kind of trajectory do you think this signals for the future of the Democratic Party? I think it should go downhill. I just vote Democrat. I haven't voted Democrat since 2008. Well, the trajectory is once you let communism in, you can't get out. And the party, the Democrats, who are mainstream Democrats, are afraid of the far left. You look around the country, and there's a mayoral elect in D.C. They just elected a communist mayor. I just think it's a dangerous, slippery slope, and hopefully it doesn't gain traction and people get back to common sense. Socialism, you can look up how many times it's worked in the history of the world, and you're going to find a zero. We lost control of the march through the institutions that happened throughout the 50s and 60s with intellectuals. It's come full circle, and it's there. What's alarming with the democratic socialism is the immorality toward human life. When you can cheapen and devalue human life, you can take human life to create and advance your agenda. Next, hidden foreign code inside military apps. A new security study released on Monday is raising concerns about apps marketed to U.S. service members. Researchers found that more than one in eight contain software developed by companies tied to China or Russia. The findings are raising new questions about whether sensitive military data could be exposed. Tiffany Meyer has that story. Researchers from universities, including Purdue and West Point, examined more than 220 apps designed for military users, from banking and study tools to National Guard apps. They found some apps included software from the Chinese company Huawei, while others contained code linked to the Russian advertising platform Yandex. The researchers say they found no evidence that data was being sent to Chinese or Russian service. But they warned that third-party software can't be updated remotely, meaning code that does nothing today could do something different later. The concern is that these software components can collect information like user behavior and location data. Security experts say that kind of information could reveal where service members live, work or deploy. The study also found there's no easy way to tell if an app contains software from countries the Pentagon considers cyber adversaries. Researchers say the findings highlight a need for greater transparency and stricter oversight of software used in apps marketed to U.S. military personnel. And Ukraine continues hitting targets in Moscow, firing hundreds of drones at the Russian capital overnight. And Kiev reports that 10 crew members from multiple countries were killed after a Russian missile struck on a civilian cargo ship. NTD's international correspondent Arian Pasdar has the war update. New footage released on Monday shows smoke rising from various locations in the Moscow region. Russian officials say Ukraine launched 400 drones at the nation's capital overnight. At least 10 people are reported injured, including three Chinese citizens. Video from the site of a damaged warehouse complex shows several damaged buildings and fire engines. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says, quote, our long-range sanctions have produced results against logistics facilities and an oil depot almost 250 miles behind the Ukrainian border. Kiev has long said it targets Russia's energy sector to force the Kremlin to end the war. But Russia on Monday accusing Ukraine of targeting a bus near the border, killing five civilians. According to Moscow, three more civilians are in critical condition. There was no immediate comment from Kiev. Meanwhile in Ukraine, at least 10 civilians are reported dead after a Russian missile strike on a cargo ship near Odessa. The ship was transporting corn and its crew members mostly stemmed from India and Syria. Ukraine's seaport authority says it rescued eight of the 17 crew members. This comes after Russia over the weekend launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Kiev since the start of the war. Zelensky says Moscow launched 40 missiles of different types at Ukraine, most of them toward the capital, Kiev. One civilian was reported dead and over a dozen injured. According to Zelensky, 600 first responders were helping with the aftermath of the missile assault. The Ukrainian president is calling on the U.S. and on Europe to speed up the process of producing air defense systems. That's as Russia continues strengthening ties with communist regimes. President Vladimir Putin meeting with North Korea's foreign minister in Moscow. Russia previously used North Korean soldiers in the war against Ukraine. I would like to once again express my gratitude for the support of our special military operation and for the decision to send soldiers of the Korean People's Army to participate in the liberation of the Kursk region. The North Korean foreign minister says the country will continue to support all of Russia's efforts in its war against Ukraine. While in Moscow, she also met with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. He also thanked the communist North Korean regime for providing soldiers to help Russia in the war, saying Moscow will forever remember the support. Arian Pasdar, NTD News. Coming up at the World Cup, Lionel Messi and Argentina were denied a second straight title yesterday. Has Messi played his last game for Argentina? Dave Martin joins us with the latest. Shenyun Creations, the streaming platform from Shenyun, featuring world class dance, past programs, and all original music. Masterclasses, behind the scenes, comedy, and more. Explore ShenyunCreations.com MyPillow's second annual mega sale is finally here. Get our patented premium MyPillows that adjust to your exact individual needs to give you the best sleep of your life. When I got my pillow, I'm asleep almost immediately. I stay asleep at night, and I wake up more well rested in the morning. Now for the lowest price ever. King's, $19.98. 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Freedom to choose and freedom to save at your furniture superstore, Mathis Home. After your sports news, we're joined by NTD's Dave Martin. Dave, there's certainly golf and some baseball news, but let's start off with the World Cup. Clearly, it was a thriller. It went into overtime or extra time, as they call it. But what about Lionel Messi? I mean, he's kind of the goat. Is he done, or is he going to continue to play? You know, he has not said. We're going to have to wait on this guy. Now, originally, he said four years ago, after winning the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, that that would be his last. Obviously, it wasn't, as he became the first ever player to play in six World Cups this time around. Cristiano Ronaldo then did it as well. But Messi, he is 39 years old, so he's certainly at that age, although it definitely did not show here. He scored eight goals, assisted on four others. Only Kylian Mbappe has scored more in this tournament with 10, and only Mbappe now has more career World Cup goals than him, 22-21, after Mbappe scored twice in Saturday's game against England. Now, if it is Messi's last game, it's obviously a tough hill to swallow, going out with a title game loss, in which they were shut out. In fact, they didn't even get a shot on goal in the first 90 minutes, where they were shorthanded for all of overtime. Spain's Ferran Torres, meanwhile, scored in the 106th minute. That ended up being the game winner, of course. Argentina's goalie, though, Emiliano Martinez, though, really kept them in that game there. 11 saves, they seem to be constantly on defense, too. I mean, Kerry, we were talking about it. They really were... Spain was dominated in the 1-0 loss. Argentina was being dominated by Spain, even though the score said 1-0. I thought it. Well, the funny thing, too, is, like, despite all that domination, somehow Messi, maybe a little bit of, I wouldn't call it acting, but they got some penalty kicks at the very end. They had a couple good looks. And that's how they won previous games before Final N. They had the great escape against both England and Egypt. Had they gotten one of the goals to go in, I would have gone crazy. That would have been amazing, because if they got the penalty kicks, then they are the favorites in penalty kicks against Spain. Spain's whole thing, they've got a great whole team, but they've got that great defense, they have great passing, this great game around. Penalty kicks, though, is not their strength. Argentina, it would be. It could have been. It seemed like the athleticism of Spain was just too much for Argentina, so they had to resort to sort of like a 1990s Knicks-style defense, where they were just like... You know, it's amazing that there was only one red card. And the funny thing was, it was for arguing, not for, you know, roughhousing. Some of the stuff seemed pretty lowbrow. I love how you're able to get a Knicks reference into this. Knicks fan here, in case everyone didn't know already, alright? Alright, enough of that then. Soccer, we missed you for another four years. Let's talk British Open. New Zealander wins. Ryan Fox, a New Zealander, buried the 18th hole yesterday to break a tie with Cam Young to win his first ever major, that was the British Open, and win the Claret Jug there. Now Fox was one of three players who shot a record-tying 62 at the event. That's the best single score of any round at a major. Only eight players ever done it. Three did it last week at the British Open as conditions were really ripe there. This is at Royal Brookdale in Southport, England, much near the coast where it was not actually windy there for a time over the weekend there. So in addition, I'm sorry, meanwhile, in addition to those guys, number one ranked Scottie Scheffler ended up finishing fourth in the weekend with a seven under par. Second ranked Rory McIlroy, meanwhile, way back in 40th at one under par. Ryan Fox, though, with the winner, that is the final golf major of the year, too. Congrats to him. Such a big win, especially any major's a big deal, but to kind of get the last of the season, gotta feel good there. Let's move on to baseball. Two-way star Shoei Ohtani, he was gonna pitch, now he's not. What's happening with the slugger pitcher? Yeah, Dodgers have scratched his scheduled start for Wednesday night this week. Now he's got what's termed as left knee irritation. He's still been in the lineup, though, as a designated hitter, but he has not pitched since July 3rd because of that knee. He set out last All-Star game to get more time to recover. The Dodgers expect that he'd be back by Wednesday. Those plans are now scrapped after he said he felt discomfort while just playing a game of catch recently. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, quote, I would say that it's going to be some time when asked about Ohtani's next pitching date. He did reiterate, though, that Ohtani does not feel any pain while hitting. Ohtani, though, meanwhile, does have quite a history of pitching injuries. He's missed more than two full seasons because of arm injuries. This is, of course, a knee injury. In any case, though, when he does pitch this season, he's been very good. 14 starts, he's got an 8-2 record with a 1.79 ERA. Had he had enough innings to qualify, that would be the second lowest ERA in the major leagues. Hitting-wise, he's actually a little behind the pace he's put up the last couple of seasons when he's been MVP. I think he's hitting 290, 22 home runs, 60 RBIs, so he's a little behind in the home run race. Maybe if he's just focusing on that while he's not pitching, he'll get those numbers to where we're normally used to seeing them with Ohtani, but still those are very good numbers. Well, lots to look forward to with him this season. A lot of baseball left. We just crossed the midway mark. A lot of baseball left, yes. Alright, Dave, thanks for joining. Thanks, Kerry. And that is all the news that we have for this evening, but for round-the-clock coverage you can always visit us at NTD.com or you can download our NTD app. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Kerry Dunst. Good night.