Trump News at a Glance: Republicans Dominating Redistricting Fight Across Several States Before Midterms
President and his party celebrate as Democrats vow to fight Virginia court ruling barring state from enacting new voter-approved congressional maps – key US politics stories from 8 May 2026 at a glance
TL;DR
- Virginia's supreme court blocked new congressional maps, a win for Republicans.
- The ruling is a setback for Democrats' efforts to counter gerrymandering.
- The US is awaiting Iran's response to proposals for a ceasefire deal.
- A Supreme Court justice's data used in a Voting Rights Act case was found to be misleading.
- The Trump administration arrested parents of at least 27,000 children in its first seven months.
- Trump's administration is also scaling back hunting restrictions in US parks and refuges.
- The Pentagon released previously secret files documenting UFO reports.
- The White House called Mark Hamill "a sick individual" for a post featuring an AI-generated image of Donald Trump.
- US employers added 115,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate remained steady.
- A hantavirus outbreak highlights concerns about US capacity to track pathogens.
- General Motors agreed to pay $12.75m for illegally selling location and driving data.
- A federal judge ruled Trump administration terminations of humanities grants were unconstitutional and discriminatory.