Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
32 articles
TRUMP, BIDEN, PARDON, HUNTER
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.
President Joe Biden
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HEGSETH, TRUMP, PETE, SUPPORT
Vice President-elect JD Vance on Friday reiterated his and President-elect Donald Trump’s support for Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth, who has been besieged by a relentless smear campaign.
“Pete Hegseth is going to get his hearing before the Senate
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TIKTOK, COURT, BAN, UPHOLDS
TikTok is one step closer to disappearing in the United States after a panel of federal judges on Friday upheld a new law that could lead to the banning of the popular Chinese-owned video app by mid-January.
The three judges, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for
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PENNY, DANIEL, CHARGE, CASE
Jurors in the Daniel Penny trial informed the judge Friday morning that they're unable to come to an agreement on the top charge. The judge gave them some additional instructions and sent them back to deliberate further.
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Jurors on the Daniel
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CEO, MURDER, UNITEDHEALTHCARE, THOMPSON
UnitedHealth Group, has released a statement saying their “hearts are broken” and that they have been “touched by the huge outpouring of kindness and support” since CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan early Wednesday.
The masked gunman appeared
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SOUTH, LAW, MARTIAL, PRESIDENT
South Korea's main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung warned that President Yoon Suk Yeol might make another attempt to declare martial law before parliament votes on impeaching him on Saturday.
Yoon's brief imposition of martial law late on Tuesday sent Asia's
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BIRD, FLU, MILK, SUPPLY
USDA orders testing across nation's milk supply amid rising bird flu cases
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a federal order requiring the testing of the nation's milk supply amid increasing concerns
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DOGE, RAMASWAMY, SPENDING, MUSK
Republicans have big plans for spending cuts next year, but some GOP lawmakers are doubting Congress can muster the momentum for significant changes.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whom President-elect Trump tapped to lead the Department of Government Efficiency
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CEO, POLICE, CITY, UNITEDHEALTHCARE
Closed circuit screenshots of a person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing.
Police believe that the person of interest being sought in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson left New York City shortly after the slaying,
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TRUMP, HOMELAND, SECURITY, NEW
President-elect Trump released another flight of nominations and appointments Thursday. These focus mainly on domestic policy and are useful in revealing Trump's thinking on domestic security.
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Anthony Salisbury
Salisbury was selected to be
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HARRIS, TRUMP, FLAWLESS, RAN
CBS filed a motion Friday to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's lawsuit over the editing of Vice President Kamala Harris' interview on "60 Minutes."
"Whether viewed through the lens of standing, statutory construction, or the First Amendment, President
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SINKHOLE, WOMAN, FOUND, PENNSYLVANIA
Missing grandmother's body recovered from Pennsylvania sinkhole
Recovery teams had expressed fears that the abandoned mine connected to the sinkhole would collapse before they found Elizabeth Pollard.
On Wednesday, police officials said they strongly believed
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PATEL, KASH, DIRECTOR, FBI
President-elect Trump has nominated Kash Patel to be the next FBI director, a person with an extensive background in national security and intelligence.
Patel's experience ranges from personally carrying out dangerous missions in the Middle East in an effort
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TRUMP, CHINA, AMBASSADOR, FORMER
Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to serve as his ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive
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ELECTION, WALZ, SURPRISED, TRUMP
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota said this week that he was “a little surprised” that he and Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald J. Trump because he had believed the country was ready for the Democratic ticket’s “positive message.”
Sitting
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SYNAGOGUE, SET, AUSTRALIAN, ANTISEMITISM
A synagogue in Melbourne, Australia was set on fire Friday in what authorities believe was a "deliberate" arson attack.
A congregant who arrived early Friday for morning prayer at Adass Israel Synagogue in the town of Ripponlea reportedly witnessed two masked
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PRESIDENTIAL, ELECTION, ROMANIA, COURT
A top Romanian court annulled the first round of the country's presidential election after intelligence was declassified alleging that Russia ran a large scale social media campaign to promote the candidate Calin Georgescu.
Reformist Elena Lasconi, who Georgescu
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MAYOR, NYC, RULE, GOP
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) did not rule out the possibility of him rejoining the Republican Party, stating that he was “part of the American Party.”
During an interview with Spectrum News NY1, Adams spoke about how he loved the United States, and how
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COMMITTEE, HOUSE, OVERSIGHT, AOC
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced Friday that she is seeking the coveted role as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
Ocasio-Cortez will compete with Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., for the position, which will be critical for the
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ADMISSIONS, NAVAL, JUDGE, ACADEMY
A federal judge has denied an effort to stop the U.S. Naval Academy from considering race and ethnicity in admissions, finding that the academy has a distinct interest in using affirmative action to achieve diversity in its student body, and that doing so is
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SCHOOL, STUDENT, MIRED, BEG
An eighth-grade student in a New York public school district was allegedly initially denied the right to form an official Bible club despite meeting the school's requirements. After lawyers and the First Liberty Institute (FLI) got involved, the school informed
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SYRIAN, REBELS, SOUTH, PHOTOS
Will the Syrian President Stay in Power? Will the War There Spill Into Lebanon? : State of the World from NPR Rebels in Syria are making rapid advances against the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad has managed to stay in power throughout
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OBAMA, ELECTION, POST, REMARKS
Former President Barack Obama, in his first remarks since Donald Trump handily won the 2024 presidential election, called for "forging alliances and building coalitions" and urged Americans who want democracy to survive to compromise.
"Pluralism is not about
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NOVEMBER, JOBS, SURGES, ECONOMY
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Image Workers salvaging materials at Foundation Woodworks, a studio and gallery in Asheville, N.C., after Hurricane Helene hit the area in October. Credit... Mike Belleme for The New York Times
It’s been a noisy
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