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President Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, timed to coincide with Victory Day — the first mutual ceasefire since hostilities began in February 2022. The deal includes a prisoner exchange of 1,000 soldiers per side. Zelenskyy thanked Trump for his diplomatic involvement but said he hopes the U.S. will ensure Moscow upholds its end.
The Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a voter-approved redistricting map, finding that Democrats violated constitutional procedures by skipping the required two-step legislative approval separated by an intervening election. The decision preserves the current 6-5 Democrat-to-Republican congressional split, blocking a plan that could have created a 10-1 Democratic advantage. Trump called it a "huge win."
The national average for gasoline has surged to $4.48 per gallon, driven almost entirely by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Prices are up more than 30 cents from just a week ago and 60% since January's $2.78 average. Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned that higher prices will be "with us for a period of time."
A new Government Accountability Office report found that improper federal payments rose by more than $24 billion in fiscal year 2025 to $185.8 billion, with roughly 82% from overpayments. The Earned Income Tax Credit alone had a 32.7% improper payment rate. Twelve of 24 federal agencies failed to comply with all Payment Integrity Information Act requirements.
Russia marked the 81st anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany with a dramatically scaled-back military parade on Red Square. For the first time in decades, the parade featured no tanks, missiles, or heavy military equipment, as Moscow's hardware remains deployed in Ukraine. The three-day ceasefire brokered by Trump took effect alongside the celebrations.
A fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran continues to hold as Tehran reviews a one-page, 14-point American proposal to end the conflict. The proposed deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, lift sanctions, and include curbs on Iran's nuclear program within a 30-day negotiation window. Trump warned that if talks fail, "the bombing starts, and it will be at a much higher level and intensity."
U.S. Central Command intercepted six vessels attempting to bypass the American military blockade during operations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which handles 20% of the world's crude oil. The U.S. has established an enhanced security area protected by land, naval, and air assets to counter Iranian aggression against commercial shipping.
The Trump administration released a first batch of over 160 never-before-seen files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, including photos from the Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 moon missions, FBI investigative records, and eyewitness testimonies. Among the documents: declassified FBI files alleging a possible Nazi-built UFO craft in Austria's Black Forest in 1944. More file dumps are expected in coming weeks.
NASA and the Department of Energy are soliciting proposals for a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor to be deployed on the lunar surface by 2030 — enough to power approximately 80 homes. The initiative is part of the White House's National Initiative for American Space Nuclear Power, aimed at beating China and Russia in the new space race. Solar power is impractical on the moon due to two-week-long lunar nights.
A Frontier Airlines jet carrying 224 passengers struck and killed a person who had scaled a perimeter fence and ran onto the runway at Denver International Airport late Friday night. The impact ignited an engine fire, forcing a full emergency evacuation via slides. Twelve people were injured, five hospitalized, and the NTSB is investigating.
