Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
33 articles
TRUMP, VEGAS, LAS, FIRST
Senior European officials told the Financial Times recently that President Donald Trump held a "fiery" 45-minute call with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen over Greenland.
Reportedly, during the call, Trump threatened Denmark with tariffs.
But the
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HEGSETH, SECRETARY, NOEM, HOMELAND
Pete Hegseth, newly sworn-in as President Trump’s defense secretary, issued his set of priorities for the department on Saturday, saying that the Pentagon will “put America first, and we will never back down.”
In a message to the Defense Department’s three
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TRUMP, INSPECTORS, GENERAL, 17
President Trump summarily dismissed 17 agency inspectors general Friday night in a move that caught official Washington by surprise.
The inspectors general were dismissed via emails from the White House Presidential Personnel Office, with no notice sent to
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HAMAS, HOSTAGES, ISRAEL, CEASEFIRE
Hamas releases 4 more hostages as part of ceasefire agreement with Israel
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Four female soldiers taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023 incursion into southern Israel by fighters belonging to the Palestinian militant
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COVID, LAB, LEAK, CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) now believes the COVID-19 pandemic most likely started from a laboratory leak, the agency said in a statement on Saturday.
“CIA assesses with low confidence that a research-related origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is more
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TIKTOK, BAN, WH, TALKS
Dear President Trump,
Please keep TikTok banned — for the sake of grown-up social-media addicts like me.
My coworker Jessica got me into TikTok. It’s where the 45-year-old gets all her news, information and products. She spends six hours a day on the app.
“I
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KEYS, AUSTRALIAN, SABALENKA, MADISON
A thriller at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne saw American Madison Keys upset No. 1-ranked women’s singles player Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open on Saturday.
After shaking hands with the victor, Sabalenka let out her emotions on her racket.
Sabalenka,
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TRUMP, BORDER, SOUTHERN, SECURE
A contingent of U.S. Marines landed in the San Diego Sector to assist Border Patrol agents. The Department of Defense ordered the Marine deployment in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order, signed on Monday.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael
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BIDEN, PARDONS, JAMES, DANGEROUS
The United States is a nation of laws where those who commit crimes are oftentimes prosecuted and sentenced. During Joe Biden’s presidency, America became a nation where some who did not commit any crimes were prosecuted by a weaponized Department of Justice
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MCCARTNEY, PAUL, AI, CAUTIONS
Paul McCartney has urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws that he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artists
LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney urged the British government not to make a change to copyright
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TRUMP, WNBA, STAR, GAME
WNBA player DiJonai Carrington invited a flurry of backlash for wearing a shirt that said "The F--- Donald Trump Tour," and conservative influencer Riley Gaines was quick to jump in.
Carrington showed off the shirt Friday, while walking into Wayfair Arena
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TRUMP, FLORIDA, ARRESTED, CAUGHT
The Secret Service is investigating after a Florida man was arrested in West Palm Beach and charged with calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump on Facebook.
West Palm Beach local Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, was arrested after allegedly threatening
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CITIZENSHIP, BIRTHRIGHT, MAHER, BASTARDIZED
On Friday's episode of HBO's "Real Time," host Bill Maher criticized the concept of birthright citizenship, claiming it has been misused through practices like birth tourism, and expressed skepticism about its relevance in modern America.
While acknowledging
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TRUMP, DEMS, PUNCH, CARVILLE
Democratic strategist James Carville said Friday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that Democrats have no choice but to let President Donald Trump “punch himself out.”
Carville said, “I mean, look, he just says anything that he wants to say. I mean, how many stories do
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CHINA, WARNING, NEW, READ
Things in the Pacific area are getting interesting. China, the United States' chief geopolitical rival, has designs on the western Pacific. They are building a navy and making territorial incursions; they aren't kidding around. The United States, though, has
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DRESS, AIRLINES, OFFENSIVE, CODES
Spirit Airlines has updated its policies for travelers, and some of the strict rules may get you kicked off a flight.
In its Contract of Carriage updated on January 22, the airline laid out several requirements for passengers, CNN reported on Thursday.
A
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COMMANDERS, LEGEND, BOWL, DAN
The Washington Commanders are just a win away from reaching Super Bowl LIX, as they head to Philadelphia to face their NFC East-rival Eagles in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.
It’s been more than a quick turnaround for this franchise, as quarterback Jayden
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DONALD, TRUMP, STRANDED, SMUGGLING
President Donald Trump’s deputies are shutting down a semi-secret federal program that moves wage-cutting labor from Central and South America into American and European workplaces.
The Safe Mobility Initiative sought to create many Safe Mobility Offices in
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BOMBS, 000, POUND, ISRAEL
President Donald Trump's White House has instructed the U.S. military to release a hold imposed by the Biden administration on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, a White House source told Reuters on Saturday.
The move was widely expected. Biden put
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ALEX, MARLOW, PREVIEW, TRUMP
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the prospects for the 2028 election.
Marlow stated, “The Democrats are not going to have some sort of a better option than Obama in four years. And Obama is getting
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HALTED, VISAS, TRUMP, AFGHANS
President Donald Trump's foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas and at risk of Taliban retribution, a leading advocate and a U.S. official said on Saturday. The stoppage was triggered
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BLAKE, LIVELY, JUSTIN, BALDONI
Political commentator Megyn Kelly has called actress Blake Lively’s #MeToo accusations against her fellow It Ends with Us co-star Justin Baldoni a “nothing burger” in the wake of a leaked video.
Speaking on her SiriusXM podcast, Kelly claimed that Lively’s
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