Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, JULY 2nd 2026
Updated 13:12 ET
30 articles
TRUMP, BIRTHRIGHT, COURT, CITIZENSHIP
President Donald Trump on Wednesday brushed off questions about the staggering amount of money reported in his sprawling 2025 financial disclosure, saying his investment decisions are made by outside parties and he's only profiting because the stock market
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DEMOCRATIC, SOCIALIST, MELAT, KIROS
The father of socialist Melat Kiros (D), who unseated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette (D) in Colorado’s first congressional district Democrat primary this week, legally immigrated to the United States when his daughter was an infant thanks to the federal government’s
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SPORTS, SUPREME, COURT, RULING
Chris Mosier talks about Supreme Court's decision on transgender athletes NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Chris Mosier, the first openly transgender man to represent the U.S. in international competition, about the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender athletes.
Law
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TRUMP, LIBRARY, ROOSEVELT, NORTH
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE – It’s a plane fit for a showman.
President Trump debuted his new Air Force One on Wednesday with roomier seats, golden features, and more high-tech amenities than the 20-year-old 747 it
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CUP, WORLD, USA, CARD
The U.S. men's national team will face their highest-stakes 2026 World Cup match so far on Wednesday night.
After an impressive first place group stage finish, the USMNT will play Bosnia-Herzegovina in San Francisco, on Wednesday, July 1 at 8 p.m. ET.
The
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BUILDING, EMPIRE, STATE, HEAT
In a wild and dangerous scene, two people — it looks like a man and a woman — climbed to the top of the spire on New York City’s iconic Empire State Building Wednesday and unfurled a banner reading "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world
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SWIFT, WEDDING, TAYLOR, KELCE
As Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported wedding approaches, experts say the ceremony is poised to become much more than a celebrity milestone.
According to branding and business experts, the economic impact won't begin when the couple says "I do." It
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TRADE, TRUMP, CANADA, MEXICO
For months, policymakers, businesses and trade watchers in Washington had been bracing for a turbulent spring and summer around the future of the USMCA, the trade pact binding the United States, Canada and Mexico.
But, to quote former UK Prime Minister Harold
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CAITLIN, CLARK, ALYSSA, THOMAS
Well, the narrative has officially been changed. Well done, WNBA. Well done, Alyssa Thomas.
Well done, Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White.
One day after Alyssa Thomas played the predictable victim card — saying she's received death threats over the
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NEW, MARLOW, YORK, OSAMA
Sunday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Emma-Jo Morris talked about politics.
Morris said, “If this is going to be the Democratic Party, which it is, then that really does create the clash I’ve been waiting for for years, which is nationalism versus these Communists.”
The
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250, AMERICA, UNITED, TRUMP
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America 250” is no “Spirit of ‘76.”
For those of us who remember the bicentennial, the semiquincentennial is a complete and utter dud. Many fine festivities will take place
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RETIREMENT, ALITO, NPR, MEDIA
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The strange explanation surrounding NPR’s erroneous story about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s retirement has raised more questions about the journalism debacle.
NPR was forced to retract a story Tuesday
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FLAG, CITY, HALL, EXCUSE
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The city of Columbus, Ohio, home to one of the largest Somali populations in the United States, is facing backlash on social media over a now-deleted post celebrating the raising of the Somali flag.
“Happy
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ALLIGATOR, BRITTANY, REVEALS, CLARK
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The friend of a hiker mauled to death by an alligator while swimming in a Florida river has said they joked about “air bubbles” in the water before the 13-foot beast attacked.
Brittany Clark, 31, was killed
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HARRIS, MAMDANI, 2028, REACHES
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WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Kamala Harris has made contact with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an anti-Israel activist who tried to block former President Joe Biden from the 2024 Democratic nomination,
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MAMDANI, HEAT, TELLING, YORKERS
Ah, so this is what he meant by the "warmth of collectivism."
Who knew it was literal?
New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (Communist) set social media ablaze on Wednesday after offering New Yorkers advice on how to cope with a dangerous, record-breaking
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HEARING, MOM, ANGEL, HOUSE
Angel mom Tammy Nobles warned lawmakers Wednesday that families of Americans killed by immigrants in the country illegally will continue confronting Congress until lawmakers take action on sanctuary city policies and illegal immigration.
"If you guys don't
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VENEZUELA, COLLAPSED, EARTHQUAKES, WEEK
At least 2,295 have died as a result of last week's earthquakes, officials said.
Venezuela earthquakes latest: Nearly 50,000 unaccounted for as death toll climbs
People reach out to receive supplies from volunteers, days after an earthquake struck La Guaira,
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CAPITAL, DRONES, RUSSIA, ATTACK
Russia hits Ukraine's capital with a massive drone and missile attack, killing at least 18
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KYIV, Ukraine — At least 18 people have been killed and more than 90 injured after a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack
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JUNE, 000, PRIVATE, HIRING
U.S. job market slows in June Employers added 57,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department said on Friday, as jobs growth slowed from the previous two months, while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2%.
Economy U.S. job market slows in June U.S. job market
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TRUMP, RECORDS, SUES, BRENNAN
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WASHINGTON — Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that he says are targeting
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MURDER, STAR, MOTHER, FOUND
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The brother of Baltimore Ravens star Calais Campbell was charged with murder after their mother was found dead inside her Atlanta home.
Nateal Campbell, 71, was pronounced dead inside her townhouse in the upscale
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RENT, FREEZE, MAMDANI, HOUSING
Tenants' groups and leftwing activists are cheering New York City's newly announced multiyear rent freeze. But Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent scheme is headed for a judicial smackdown at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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In 2023 and twice in 2024, a hesitant
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SAVE, ACT, HOUSE, AMERICA
Wednesday on FBN’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) criticized his House Republican colleagues, who forced a shutdown of the chamber floor over an unwillingness to add the so-called SAVE America Act to a defense policy bill.
Lawler was dismissive
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