Politics

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans Sunday to reduce the number of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport over the coming weeks in response to ongoing radar outages and a nationwide air traffic controller shortage. The cutbacks aim to ease persistent delays and cancellations at one of the busiest airports in the country.

The House Ways and Means Committee on Friday released the framework for President Donald Trump’s latest tax agenda, aimed at extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and expanding relief for working families. The move marks a key pillar of Trump’s 2025 economic platform, with Republicans preparing to fast-track the legislation using the budget reconciliation process.

Kennedy Center Director Richard Grenell has publicly criticized members of the touring cast of Les Misérables for planning to boycott a June 11 performance at the Kennedy Center, which President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend.

President Donald Trump announced a full and immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan on Saturday, following high-level diplomatic mediation led by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance. The breakthrough came after 48 hours of intense negotiations with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif.

Former President Joe Biden asserted that he could have defeated President Donald Trump in the 2024 election had he not withdrawn from the race.

Lawmakers in both North and South Carolina are advancing legislation to join a national effort calling for a Convention of States aimed at amending the U.S. Constitution to curb the power, reach, and spending of the federal government.

On May 8, 2025, First Lady Melania Trump hosted a ceremony in the East Room of the White House to unveil a new U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring former First Lady Barbara Bush.

The United States officially surpassed 1,000 confirmed measles cases on Friday, marking the largest national outbreak in five years and raising alarm among public health officials. Texas remains the epicenter, accounting for over 700 cases, while outbreaks have also been reported in at least 20 other states.

A bipartisan group in Congress is advancing legislation to prohibit political discrimination in federal disaster relief, following reports that FEMA workers skipped homes displaying support for President Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded Sunday to Russia’s proposal for direct peace talks by welcoming the idea—but only under the condition of an immediate and temporary ceasefire. Zelenskyy reiterated his call for a 30-day unconditional halt to hostilities, emphasizing that a ceasefire is the “very first step” to ending the war.