Dave Mattingly

The president was asked about the release of the files by reporters last night as he was heading back to Washington, D.C.

from Palm Beach, Florida.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said last week he would bring the measure to the floor.

Trump's name is mentioned in at least three Epstein emails.

The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting restrictions on flight capacity at dozens of major airports across the U.S.

They include airports in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, and New York.

The FAA says the restriction was a safety measure resulting from the government shutdown, which ended last week after 43 days.

NPR's Marie Andrusiewicz has more.

A U.S.

aircraft carrier strike group is now in the Caribbean amid escalating tensions between the U.S.

and Venezuela over drug trafficking.

NPR's Joe Hernandez reports.

This is NPR News from Washington.

The U.N.

Security Council is expected to vote today on a resolution drafted by the U.S.

endorsing President Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

One of the main points is the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as Linda Fasulo explains.

New research shows as children get older, their brains become more attuned to the sounds of speech.

NPR's John Hamilton reports from the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego.

I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News, in Washington.