Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
34 articles
TRUMP, GAZA, PLAN, NETANYAHU
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally.
Neither the U.S. nor Israel is a member of or recognizes the court, which has issued an arrest
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TRUMP, MUSK, ORDER, STATE
Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Treasury Department after it was reported billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, has gained access to Treasury's federal payments system that sends out
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BOWL, SUPER, NFL, LIX
New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees is excited to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have a rematch in the Super Bowl, but he is also excited about who he will hear during that game.
Tom Brady, who shared some fun matchups against Brees
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MUSK, DOGE, TRUMP, ELON
Representative Ro Khanna has known Elon Musk for more than a decade, so he thought he should raise some concerns about the billionaire’s assault on the federal government where he would be sure to see them. Posting on the platform Musk owns, the California
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TRUMP, BIDEN, SECURITY, CLEARANCE
President Donald Trump announced that he had revoked former President Joe Biden’s security clearances, noting that there was “no need” for the former president to “continue receiving access to classified information.”
“There is no need for Joe Biden to continue
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USAID, TRUMP, MUSK, AGENCY
Demonstrators and lawmakers rally against the dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington on Wednesday.
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential
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PLANE, ALASKA, MISSING, 10
Earlier on Friday, we reported on a Bering Air aircraft going missing on a one-hour flight from Unalakleet to Nome. The plane, a single-engine Cessna Caravan, was flying the mostly over-water route when it disappeared. As we reported:
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A Cessna
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TRUMP, KENNEDY, CENTER, MEMBERS
The news stunned the world of arts and culture but was not a surprise to people who speak with Mr. Trump. In the weeks after his election win, Mr. Trump has been saying to people that he wants to be the chairman of the storied Kennedy Center.
The current chairman
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USAID, TRUMP, LEAVE, JUDGE
Judge pauses Trump order to put USAID employees on administrative leave
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A federal judge paused the Trump administration's efforts to drastically scale back the U.S. Agency for International Development on Friday,
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TRUMP, SPORTS, ATHLETES, ORDER
NCAA changes transgender athletes policy after Trump ban
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The NCAA, the governing body for US collegiate sports, has issued a new policy that limits competition in women's sports to only student-athletes
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JOBS, JANUARY, MARKET, REPORT
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has some news on the January jobs report — bear in mind that this jobs report encompasses a time frame before President Trump took office — and that January report has been revised. Downwards. Dramatically. By
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TAX, SPENDING, REPUBLICANS, HOUSE
House Republican leaders spent nearly five hours at the White House yesterday – some of it with President Donald Trump – as they tried to finalize the outline of their tax and spending cut package.
The plan is to release a framework with some numbers today.
Fox
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FLU, MARKETS, BIRD, LIVE
New York officials are taking precautions against the avian flu after seven cases were detected at live bird markets in New York City.
The markets were ordered on Friday to shut down for about one week to combat the illness, the Associated Press (AP) reported
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TRUMP, SOUTH, AFRICA, IMMIGRATE
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of the African nation's land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Washington's
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SUE, TRUMP, DATA, DOGE
is the senior politics and ideas editor at Vox. He previously worked at Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Politico, National Journal, and Seattle’s Real Change News. As a reporter and editor, he has worked on coverage of campaign politics, economic policy,
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FBI, TRUMP, AGENT, LAWSUIT
FIRST ON FOX: The head of the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) is cautiously optimistic that newly minted U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi will steady the ship at the Department of Justice (DOJ) after turbulent weeks since President Donald Trump took office.
FBIAA
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BORDER, PATROL, CHURCHES, TARGETING
Hallelujah, the border is finally working again: Border Patrol chief Michael Banks announced Thursday that illegal border-crossing attempts have dropped 90% since President Trump took office less than three weeks ago.
Which is the final proof that the Biden
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IRAN, LEADER, DOOR, TALKS
Iran's supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also suggested that “there should be no negotiations with such
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TRUMP, OFFICE, HOUSE, ANTI
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at eradicating “anti-Christian bias” in the federal government by having agencies review policies and practices that he says have tried to squelch religious activities and activism.
Mr. Trump, who
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JUSTIN, BALDONI, BLAKE, LIVELY
NEW ORLEANS — Nikki Glaser is staying neutral when it comes to the legal drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
During an interview with Fox News Digital, Glaser, who recently received rave reviews for hosting the Golden Globe Awards, shared that she
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DOGE, VANCE, RACIST, KHANNA
Member of Musk's Doge resigns after reports of racist posts
Musk himself acknowledged the departure, posting a poll on X, the social media platform he owns, asking followers whether he should bring back the Doge staffer who made "inappropriate statements via
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TRUMP, NEWSOM, SIGNS, STUPID
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the $50 million special legislative "Trump-proofing" package which he proposed for Democrats to pass following President Donald Trump's election.
Newsom said the bill will "bolster funding for legal services programs that are vital
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CRITICS, AWARDS, 2025, CHOICE
Hollywood stars have made their way to the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California, for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.
The Critics Choice Awards, which was initially scheduled to take place at the beginning of January, was postponed
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TRUMP, EXECUTIVE, GENDER, ORDERS
Trump's executive actions curbing transgender rights focus on 'gender ideology'
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On day one, newly inaugurated President Trump signed an order aimed at eliminating the idea of a "gender identity"
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