Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
130 articles
TRUMP, EXECUTIVE, ORDER, DAY
President Donald Trump rescinded 78 of former President Joe Biden’s executive actions with the stroke of a pen on Monday night.
Trump’s executive order covers an array of actions Biden took throughout his term, ranging from nixing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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TRUMP, INAUGURATION, FIRST, DAY
In the hours after Donald Trump returned to power, Jacob Chansley, already in a celebrating mood, became exuberant. Chansley, who is also known as the QAnon Shaman, a nickname he earned for the horned costume he wore during the attack on the U.S. Capitol in
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TRUMP, BOLTON, BIDEN, PARDONS
Barstool Sports founder and president Dave Portnoy said it’s hard to underestimate the importance of TikTok for small businesses and content creators as lawmakers mull the next steps for the social media platform.
"I'm very concerned about how many people
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TRUMP, JUDGE, REPORT, SMITH
The judge ruled it would infringe on the rights of Trump's former co-defendants.
The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump's classified documents case has blocked the Department of Justice from sharing special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his probe
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MUSK, ELON, SALUTE, NAZI
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday his critics needed "better dirty tricks" after a flap over a gesture he made at an inauguration event for President Donald Trump that some likened to a Nazi salute.
The the Anti-Defamation League, an organization
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OHIO, STATE, NATIONAL, CHAMPIONSHIP
Ohio State defeats Notre Dame 34-23 in college football championship game
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ATLANTA — The pass seemed to hang up there forever. Did it feel like seven weeks? Did it feel like 10 years?
What a great debate for Ohio State fans
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TRUMP, PRAYER, SERVICE, NATIONAL
It has often been said that President Donald Trump brings out the absolute worst in his leftist critics, and that has certainly proven true over the last 24 hours or so as inaugural gatherings continue and leaderless, angry Democrats struggle to cope with the
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HEGSETH, EX, SISTER, NEW
An ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth’s submitted a sworn statement to senators on Tuesday that accused Mr. Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, of being so “abusive” toward his second wife that she once hid in a closet from him and had
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TALIBAN, PRISONER, AMERICANS, AFGHANISTAN
US trades Taliban prisoner for two American detainees
Anna Corbett Ryan Corbett pictured with his wife Anna in an undated photo
Two Americans held by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on drug trafficking
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FIRE, CALIFORNIA, WILDFIRES, PALISADES
Two new wildfires ignited Tuesday in San Diego County, forcing urgent evacuations and compounding weeks of relentless fire destruction across Southern California, the Daily Mail reported.
On Tuesday, Southern California faced an escalating wildfire crisis
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RUBIO, STATE, DAY, FOREIGN
As the newly sworn Vice President of the United States, JD Vance performed his first executive branch duty: the swearing-in of former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the 72nd United States Secretary of State. Vance made note of this in his remarks.
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GUARD, COAST, DEI, COMMANDANT
The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday announced the deployment of personnel and equipment to various maritime borders in the United States, a day after President Donald Trump dismissed the military branch's leader.
In a statement, Coast Guard Acting Commandant Adm.
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66, SKI, FIRE, TURKEY
A fire at a hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least 66 people, Turkey's Interior Minister said.
Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the disaster.
"We are in deep pain. We have unfortunately lost
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TRUMP, SECURITY, CLEARANCE, CANCELING
President Trump was darn right to revoke the security clearance of the 51 Spies Who Lied — the former intel officials who misled the nation by falsely dismissing The Post’s 2020 scoop on Hunter Biden’s laptop as a “Russian information operation.”
These officials
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TRUMP, ICE, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday issued memos to repeal limits on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents imposed by former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas -- and a review of the use of humanitarian parole to admit migrants.
The
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BIDEN, HOGAN, JOE, PARDONS
Joe Biden left office as he governed: in a flurry of self-serving political activity that helps his inner circle and harms the nation he swore to protect and defend.
His final act: bestowing preemptive pardons on the members of the Biden Crime Family.
Yes,
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CHIEF, SHOT, STOPPING, FIRE
"We have many questions as we navigate through this horrible tragedy."
Fire chief shot and killed after stopping to help driver who hit deer with their car
A fire chief in Alabama has been shot and killed after he stopped to help a driver who had hit a deer
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STEFANIK, TRUMP, STRENGTH, PICK
Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador is Elise Stefanik. Here's what to know
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We're following the confirmation hearings for the incoming Trump administration. See our full politics coverage, and follow NPR's Trump's Terms
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FBI, AGENTS, BIDEN, CONVICTED
Shortly before leaving office Monday, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a far-left activist convicted in the 1975 murders of two FBI special agents, Ronald Williams and Jack Coler, who were gunned down in a shootout in
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BORDER, PATROL, AGENT, IDENTIFIED
WASHINGTON, DC — Former Texas Border Czar Mike Banks took the helm of the U.S. Border Patrol on Monday. President Donald Trump appointed Banks as Chief of the United States Border Patrol shortly after being sworn in.
Nearly two years ago, Texas Governor Greg
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BANK, ISRAELI, WEST, TRUMP
President Trump has rescinded the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on dozens of Israeli individuals and far-right settler groups accused of violence against Palestinians and the seizure or destruction of Palestinian property.
The move came on
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CHIEF, MILITARY, OCTOBER, SOUTHERN
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, announced his resignation Tuesday, taking responsibility for the military's failures during the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks.
His departure, set for March 2025, marks the end of a decorated
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ICHIRO, HALL, SUZUKI, ELECTED
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association
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COLD, STATES, SOUTHERN, BLIZZARD
Rare snow and bitter cold blanket southern US states
Getty Images A man seen running in the snow in Houston, Texas on Tuesday
A rare winter storm is gripping parts of the US deep south, closing highways and airports in Texas and prompting a first-ever blizzard
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