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President Donald Trump touts the latest jobs report. Why do officials say it beat expectations, and what does this mean for your wallet? Trump is replacing his chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller. The move comes just days after Democrats scored major victories in the midterm elections. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urges Republicans to fill judicial vacancies before Democrats take control of both chambers of Congress. Is it possible, and what could it mean for courts nationwide? A Hong Kong court sentences a pro-democracy activist to 10 years in prison, after six years behind bars. What could this mean for free nations, and how should the United States respond?

The midterm elections are reshaping Washington's political landscape, bringing new faces and new dynamics to Congress. What do the newly elected lawmakers think about China, and how could their views shape U.S.–China relations? We take a closer look. The Chinese Communist Party is also facing scrutiny over its influence operations on U.S. soil ahead of the midterms. Its operatives are allegedly using social media accounts posing as Americans to spread divisive political content and deepen domestic divisions. Meanwhile, is China preparing for a potential war with Taiwan in 2027? We examine how the Chinese military is preparing for a possible conflict—and what U.S. intelligence assessments reveal about the threat. And China has officially passed its first-ever Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law. The legislation gives a government-wide task force broader powers to pursue suspected corruption cases beyond China's borders.

In the 1950s, a Soviet scientist created a dog with two heads—a real, live Cerberus. This one wasn't a myth, and both heads were alive. When you think "Cold War" what comes to mind? Nuclear weapons, and probably the Space Race. The era of "one small step for man." But something else was going on—quietly. The Americans and Soviets were locked in a third race. Described as a "Macabre Surgical Arms Race." Even today, this one rarely makes it into the history books. Inside the laboratories where this race was happening, scientists weren't racing to reach the stars or build bigger weapons. They were trying to hack biology—redefine death—and find out if life is transferable. Or rather, transplantable. To do that, they tried to take control of the brain and separate it from the body, entirely. And whoever won would redefine the future of humanity. What really happened inside Cold War-era laboratories that ended in two-headed dogs, monkey head transplants, and one scientist's life's work—to save the soul? And once you cross the line of separating the mind from the body, can it ever be put back?

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says Tuesday's midterm results were a "blue tsunami" and a "Watergate-level repudiation" for Republicans, who lost control of both the House and Senate. In a lengthy post on X, Cruz said Republicans failed to respond to voters' frustration over the cost of living. The losses hit hardest in his home state. Democrats won every statewide race in Texas, including James Talarico's Senate victory over Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa's unseating of Gov. Greg Abbott.

Hoax bomb threats affected at least 27 flights across Europe on Thursday, the second wave this week, forcing several aircraft to make unplanned landings and prompting fighter jets to escort or intercept others. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's office said he had sent fighter jets to intercept an Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Rome and escort it to an air force base at Evreux after the pilot did not cooperate with authorities as expected. No reason was given for the pilot's behavior. Bulgaria's air force said its fighter jets had escorted three airliners to the ground. Ryanair planes from Copenhagen and Madrid to Sofia landed as planned, while a flight from London to Sofia was diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second city. Spanish authorities received 3 emailed bomb threats in under 20 minutes involving 2 Air Europa departures from Madrid to Paris and 4 inbound Iberia flights from Rome and Milan, Spain's Guardia Civil said.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week amid lower layoff numbers, according to the latest data from the Labor Department.

With AI now interacting with the Google Classroom platform, NTD discussed the technology's reach with Jonathan Butcher, senior research fellow in education policy at The Heritage Foundation.

What's next for Congress after the midterms? NTD received some historical perspective from Jeff Bloodworth, a professor of American political history at Gannon University.

AI data centers lost out at the ballot box in this midterm election cycle. For more insight, NTD spoke with Todd Furniss, CEO of AIAI Holdings Corp.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has warned of coordinated online activity aimed at influencing public opinion ahead of Taiwan's local elections on Nov. 28. He cited a surge in social media accounts registered with foreign phone numbers but displaying Taiwan as their location. Speaking at a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) meeting on Nov. 4, Lai said the accounts had appeared in large numbers across social media platforms and under news posts about specific issues. Through concentrated commenting and reposts, they appeared to be attempting to steer public opinion and influence how voters perceive political issues, he said. "This is no longer ordinary election campaigning and political confrontation. It also involves cybersecurity and whether democratic elections can be conducted in a fair and normal environment," Lai said.