Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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CRASH, PLANE, HELICOPTER, DC
Family and friends of those who lost their lives in the deadly American Airlines and Army helicopter collision are sharing tributes online as they wait for more answers about how this tragedy happened.
The midair crash occurred around 9 p.m. Wednesday, when
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PATEL, KASH, FBI, HEARING
Trump's FBI director pick, Kash Patel, faces confirmation hearing
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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 podcast
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FIGURE, PLANE, CRASH, SKATERS
Top figure skaters and their coaches were among those who were on an American Airlines flight that crashed Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.
The airplane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter close to Ronald Reagan National Airport, and both
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TRUMP, CRASH, PLANE, FAA
Failed former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressed outrage after President Trump eviscerated him during Thursday morning's press briefing on the tragic Washington, D.C., plane crash over the Potomac River.
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GABBARD, TULSI, HEARING, DNI
If she is confirmed as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard would be the youngest-ever in that role, the first millennial, the first Asian American, and only the second woman to hold the position.
But she is expected to face questions in her confirmation
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TRUMP, DEI, CRASH, POLICIES
President Donald Trump fired back at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for implying that he was “getting ahead of the investigation” into the devastating helicopter-plane crash that took place over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday after he blamed
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HAMAS, HOSTAGES, ISRAEL, GAZA
Three Israeli hostages and five Thai hostages were freed by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza on Thursday amid shocking scenes of a mob of Palestinians shoving two of the hostages as they were transferred to the Red Cross.
The first Israeli hostage
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COLLISION, AIR, PLANE, MID
At nearly 1 AM Thursday morning officials in Washington, D.C. held a press conference regarding the mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army UH-60 helicopter that took place around 9 PM Wednesday night. As RedState previously
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JR, RFK, HEALTH, SENATE
is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s
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TRUMP, DEI, NEWSLETTER, HAMAS
President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted former President Joe Biden and Democratic diversity measures after a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter above Washington, D.C., the night before.
Trump, speaking
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TRUMP, CRIMINAL, GUANT, NAMO
In politics, few figures have demonstrated the kind of transactional decisiveness that Trump exemplifies. His recent dealings with the Colombian government underscore the efficiency of his approach. Regardless of whether you agree with his broader policies,
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SENATE, VOTE, DOUG, BURGUM
Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee will boycott the panel's vote on budget chief nominee Russell Vought, ranking member Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday.
President Donald Trump nominated Vought to be director of the Office of Management and Budget.
On
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TRUMP, ORDER, EXECUTIVE, ANTISEMITISM
A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked federal prison officials from transferring a transgender woman to a men's facility and denying her access to gender-affirming care in accordance with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, her lawyers said
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BAN, SALES, COURT, HANDGUN
Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety threw a tantum Thursday after a three-judge panel for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a handgun purchase ban for 18-20 year-olds is “unconstitutional.”
Breitbart News reported ruling, noting
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TRUMP, TARIFFS, CANADA, SATURDAY
Canada and Mexico face 25% tariffs on Saturday, Trump says
The president also suggested that he was still planning to impose new tariffs on China, which he said earlier this month would be 10% , but did not give any details.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval
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ZUCKERBERG, MARK, TRUMP, META
President Trump has signed settlement papers that will require Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to pay roughly $25 million to resolve a 2021 lawsuit Trump filed after the company suspended his accounts on Facebook and Instagram.
The Wall Street Journal reports that
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ECONOMY, 2024, SOLID, STRENGTH
Growth slowed but remained resilient at the end of 2024, leaving the U.S. economy on solid footing heading into a new year — and a new presidential administration — that is full of uncertainty.
U.S. gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, grew at a
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr this week announced an inquiry into whether NPR and PBS violated government regulations with its use of sponsors, The New York Times reports.
Carr wrote a letter to the news networks on Wednesday announcing
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BORDER, PATROL, DROP, AGENT
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks reported a 55 percent drop in migrants encountered along the border during the past week. Migrant apprehensions fell from more than 10,000 during the previous week to less than 5,000 during the past seven days.
Chief Banks
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MIGRANT, NOEM, AID, PENDING
Homeland Security Chief Kristi Noem has halted government funding for progressive groups that assist migrants, citing concerns over taxpayer dollars being used to "facilitate illegal immigration," Breitbart reported.
Noem has suspended federal funding for
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ALEX, MARLOW, BERNIE, JR
On Wednesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearings.
Marlow stated, “I will tell you that people who had a reaction that they were going to make fun and use ridicule on the people who
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