A U.S. congressional delegation met with Taiwan's new president on Monday and promised weapons the self-governing island ordered in the face of threats from China were on their way.
Why it matters: The visit, led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Tex.), comes days after the Chinese military held drills around the democratically run island it claims is its territory in protest at the inauguration of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te.
In between Truth Social posts praising veterans for their service, former President Trump on Memorial Day lashed out at E. Jean Carroll and the judges overseeing his various trials.
Why it matters: Trump, who will return to a Manhattan court room for closing arguments in his Stormy Daniels hush money case Tuesday, faces significant legal jeopardy as he campaigns to return to the White House.
President Biden used his Memorial Day speech to honor troops who died fighting for the United States, saying they gave their lives in the hope of a "more perfect union" during remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.
The most interesting story in Sunday's Washington Post was on Page A3 — and 1,221 days late.
It turns outthat The Post's former Supreme Court reporter, Bob Barnes, did a front-yard interview with Justice Samuel Alito on Jan. 20, 2021 — President Biden's inauguration day — about the upside-down American flag that had flown outside the justice's home in Fairfax County, Va.
The Post decidedit wasn't a story, until The New York Times broke the news on May 16 — 3 years, 4 months later.
Memorial Day is seen as the unofficial start to summer and a long weekend for many, but the day is about more than cookouts, sales, and patriotic parades.
Why it matters: The federal holiday commemorates military personnel who lost their lives defending the country.
President Biden and former President Clinton will team up for a mega fundraiser inside the Beltway in late June, hosted by former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The event will be the third iteration of a successful fundraising formula that includes an evening with two (or three) Democratic presidents for the price of one.
Why it matters: Third party candidates have been largely unsuccessful in modern times and the Libertarians' 2020 candidate received 1.2% of the national vote, but AP notes there's been renewed interest in the party this year as President Biden and Trump face off in a race that could be decided by a small number of votes in key swing states.
A mix of boos and jeers greeted Trump when he spoke to the Libertarian Party's national convention in D.C. yesterday, as he urged delegates to "nominate me or at least vote for me."
That bid came to an end today after the party's chair determined Trump as ineligible, Axios' Donica Phifer reports.
The Republican-controlled U.S. House has just a few days to vote on a bipartisan Senate bill that would expand compensation for victims of the Trinity Test — the world's first atomic explosion.
Why it matters: A federal law, which awards financial reparations to people who lived downwind of nuclear testing sites, will expire June 7, and people in New Mexico near where the Trinity Test occurred aren't included.
Former President Trump's longshot bid to be the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate came to an end Sunday after the party's chair determined he was ineligible.
The big picture: Trump spoke at the party's national convention on Saturday, where he faced boos and jeers during his speech, but still urged delegates to "nominate me or at least vote for me."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a shot to make the June presidential debate, but the clock is ticking on two challenging thresholds.
Why it matters: He would be the first independent presidential candidate to make the debate stage in 32 years — and just the third in presidential debate history.
The American West and Midwest lead the U.S. with the highest student-to-school counselor ratios, an Axios review of federal data has found.
Schools in these regions also have some of the highest rates of racial resegregation in states over the last 30 years.
Why it matters: Experts say the disparity of school counselor access disproportionately hurts students of color seeking mental health help or advice in applying to college in a post-affirmative action world.
Former Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy endorsed President Biden on Sunday over his cousin Robert Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent candidate.
Why it matters: Concerns have mounted that Kennedy could be a spoiler candidate in November as polls between Biden and Trump remain tight. However, several Kennedy family members have pushed back against Robert Kennedy Jr.'s candidacy.
Former President Trump now has the most detailed policy platform of his political career, and it's largely the work of two people you've never heard of.
Why it matters: Trump campaign speechwriters Vince Haley and Ross Worthington are the masterminds behind most of Trump's policy statements. The two worked under Stephen Miller in the Trump White House.
Former President Trump, speaking at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday, committed to putting a Libertarian in his cabinet and Libertarians in senior posts if the party backed him as its nominee.
The crowd responded with overwhelming boos, to which the former president responded: "Only do that, if you want to win."
Why it matters: While the move to feature Trump at the convention has befuddled prominent Libertarians, for Trump it was a chance to lure voters into supporting him instead of the Libertarian presidential nomineeor independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
