Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, JUNE 6th 2025
Updated 00:12 ET
132 articles
TRUMP, MUSK, TRAVEL, BAN
Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok pushed back on Musk’s claims that files relating to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s client list have not been released because President Donald Trump is in them, noting that there is “no indication of wrongdoing.”
After Musk
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SUPREME, COURT, DISCRIMINATION, MEXICO
is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.
On Thursday, the
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TRUMP, NEW, MUSK, MICHELLE
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is back in the public eye, complaining about her time in the White House in a new book about fashion in which she whines about how people constantly "commented on her looks."
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PIERRE, JEAN, KARINE, BOOK
Now it’s all coming out.
Not only was President Joe Biden in serious decline, Karine Jean-Pierre — celebrated in numerous fawning media profiles — was a rotten White House press secretary.
In an interview with Axios, a Biden White House official called her
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TRUMP, FOREIGN, HARVARD, STUDENTS
Winning admission to Harvard University fulfilled a longtime goal for Yonas Nuguse, a student in Ethiopia who endured a war in the country's Tigray region, internet and phone shutdowns, and the COVID-19 pandemic — all of which made it impossible to finish high
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GAZA, ISRAEL, BODIES, HOSTAGES
Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 hostages
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TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said it retrieved the bodies of two Western hostages in an operation by the country's special military forces.
The bodies of Judy
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DIDDY, COMBS, SEAN, TRIAL
A woman who has accused Sean Combs of lifting her up onto the railing of a 17th-floor balcony in a violent act of intimidation had the timing of her account thrown into question on Thursday under close questioning by a lawyer for Mr. Combs.
The woman, Bryana
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DAD, DAUGHTERS, ALLEGEDLY, FATHER
Travis Decker has been on the run after allegedly murdering his three daughters.
Father who killed 3 daughters was 'active dad' but the 'system failed' him, ex-wife's attorney says
Three young sisters in Washington, Olivia Decker, 5, Paityn Decker, 9, and
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ICE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MAYOR
The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts blasted Boston’s woke mayor — accusing her of putting ICE agents at risk by claiming the feds are acting like “secret police” in rounding up illegal migrants.
US Attorney Leah Foley name-checked Mayor Michelle Wu
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DEBATE, MAYORAL, NYC, CUOMO
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo won Wednesday night’s Democratic mayoral primary debate — because his opponents’ relentless attacks did more to elevate him than drag him down, a Post panel of veteran campaign strategists said.
The thrice-elected Democrat took some gut
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NUCLEAR, IRAN, LEADER, DEAL
The prospect of a new nuclear deal with Iran has sparked significant concern for both Israel and the United States, rooted in strategic, security, historical, and Biblical considerations. This is all the more so with the Supreme Leader of Iran himself publicly
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TRUMP, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, ADMIRED
President Vladimir Putin told President Donald Trump that he was prepared use the partnership between Russia and Iran to contribute to a settlement of the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, the Kremlin said Thursday.
It comes the Trump statement after
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BIDEN, SUBPOENA, TRUMP, PREZ
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., this week plans to subpoena Joe Biden's physician if he does not agree to testify as part of the panel's investigation into an alleged cover-up of the former president's declining mental
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ICC, RUBIO, SANCTIONS, JUDGES
Rubio sanctions ICC for 'targeting' Israel and US
The ICC has responded in a statement, saying it "deplores" the sanctions which are "a clear attempt to undermine" its independence.
The four judges named are all women: Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz
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KYIV, RUSSIA, STRIKES, LAUNCHES
Three people have been injured in Kyiv in the ongoing attacks, officials said.
The Ukrainian Air Force has reported "ballistics on Kyiv," as air defense measures were activated in the capital city.
Kyiv's Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said three people have been
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TRADE, DEFICIT, IMPORTS, RECORD
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services narrowed sharply in April, falling to $61.6 billion compared with$138.3 billion in March as tariffs clamped down on global trade.
U.S. goods imports fell significantly in April, dropping by 16.3 percent from March,
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PROGRAM, QUIET, SKIES, FLIGHT
The Trump administration will end the Transportation Security Administration's Quiet Skies program that monitors suspected terror threats in U.S. airports, the Department of Homeland Security announced this week.
Quiet Skies is a federal domestic surveillance
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, ENDORSES, MAYOR
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Thursday endorsed state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in his race for mayor of New York City, in a push to bring progressives together to fight former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's candidacy and potential return to political power.
"Assemblymember
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NATO, PERCENT, HEGSETH, RELIANCE
NATO allies can’t entirely hedge their security concerns around “reliance on America,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly warned during his visit to Brussels Thursday to meet with allied defense ministers.
Hegseth contended that while the US will continue
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FIRST, GAME, TEAM, SOFTBALL
A transgender softball player has sparked calls of unfairness after leading a Minneapolis high school to their first state championship appearance, Outkick reported on Thursday.
Melissa Rothenberger, who is a biological male, dominated the field on Wednesday
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BIG, REUNITES, VIDEO, NEST
Big Bear bald eagle Sunny returns to nest, reunites with sister Gizmo As so many across the world watch the baby eagles in Big Bear, California, David Muir reports on Sunny returning to the nest and reuniting with her sister, Gizmo.
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15, MPH, BIKES, SPEED
Mayor Eric Adams has escalated a crackdown on electric bicycles and scooters by proposing a speed limit of 15 miles per hour for the increasingly popular vehicles that is significantly slower than the requirement for cars.
Mr. Adams made the announcement late
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ARMY, REAGAN, EVENT, CLOSE
The Army has been planning a huge 250th anniversary observance on June 14 in Washington. The event is expected to be large enough that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside the nation's capital has begun cautioning airline passengers of a planned
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NUCLEAR, PROJECTS, FORWARD, QUICKLY
Less than two weeks after President Trump signed a series of executive orders intended to “usher in a nuclear energy renaissance” in the United States, major nuclear energy projects have suddenly moved forward. The bureaucracies at the Department of Energy
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