Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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DOGE, TRUMP, MUSK, SAVINGS
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DOGE claims $55 billion in government cuts so far -- but the figure is hard to verify
Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 11, 2025.
Elon Musk
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TRUMP, MUSK, PEOPLE, SUES
Gov. Kathy Hochul has joined fellow Democrats in bashing President Donald Trump for relying on Elon Musk. But who does she call to help her on the huge issue of whether to remove New York’s mayor?
Why, the Rev. Al Sharpton.
The guy who made his name inciting
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ADAMS, MAYOR, JUDGE, CASE
Under the law, prosecutors cannot dismiss their own cases; a judge must agree. Judges have a narrowly defined ability to refuse such requests outright, but may question prosecutors’ reasoning.
The hearing on Wednesday comes as Judge Ho faces a flurry of requests
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ADMIN, NEWS, TRUMP, CUT
Rupert Murdoch, the founder of News Corp. and Fox News Corp. — two of the world's most influential media companies — saw his plan for succession suffer a serious blow via a recent court ruling that will likely leave the mogul's news empire in control of his
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TRUMP, LABOR, PRO, CHAVEZ
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's Labor Department pick, to face questions from senators
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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
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POPE, FRANCIS, PNEUMONIA, MELONI
ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid a visit to Pope Francis in the Gemelli Hospital in Rome Wednesday, bringing well wishes from the government and the Italian people.
Following the 20-minute visit, Meloni — Italy’s first female prime minister
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STATE, NEW, CRIME, GREEN
New York is already getting sued by the Trump administration for prioritizing illegal aliens over the safety of Americans. Get ready for New York City to be slammed with similar suits.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul blusters that the legal action
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TRUMP, CONGESTION, NYC, PRICING
The Trump administration said Wednesday it is rescinding approval of New York City's congestion pricing program that is designed to reduce traffic and raise billions to upgrade New York's subway and bus systems.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the
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TRUMP, BUDGET, BILL, HOUSE
President Donald Trump has called for Congress to produce “One Big Beautiful Bill” and pass his legislative agenda.
Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to push the House and Senate to bundle “all of our priorities” into a single piece of legislation.
The
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MIGRANTS, TRUMP, GUANTANAMO, DEPORTED
President Donald Trump has deported 14,470 migrants via Mexico, the country’s president confirmed Monday.
“Since January 20, 14,470 people have returned; 11,379 Mexicans and 3,091 [non-Mexican] foreigners,” President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters, according
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PLANE, TORONTO, DELTA, CRASH
US airline Delta will offer $30,000 to each passenger on a plane that crashed as it landed at Toronto airport this week, the carrier told AFP on Wednesday.
"This gesture has no strings attached and does not affect rights" of passengers, a company spokesman
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NCAA, TRANS, POLICY, TRUMP
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WELCOME TO JOIN – U.S. men's hockey team executive Bill Guerin extended an invitation to President Donald Trump ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off final between the United States and Canada, which is scheduled
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HEGSETH, PENTAGON, BUDGET, CUTS
Palantir co-founder & CEO Alex Karp attends meetings at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023.
The share price of Palantir fell by as much as 12% on Wednesday after a report that the Pentagon has been ordered to prepare to cut the U.S. defense
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CARTELS, MEXICAN, DRUG, FOREIGN
Mexico’s government has been hyping up minor seizures and cartel arrests as part of a PR strategy attempting to appease the Trump administration. Trump officials highlighted Meixco’s inaction against cartels and corruption. The American president has threatened
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TRUMP, ORDER, COURT, ARGUMENT
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 Donald
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Some key pro-life activists are raising ethical questions about President Donald Trump's executive order to expand access to pricey in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, arguing the technology "is not pro-life" because some embryos "are destroyed" in the
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CANADA, NATIONS, FINAL, TEAM
Former Canadian hockey player Paul Bissonnette warned of a national emergency for the country if Team Canada loses to the U.S. in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off final on Thursday.
Bissonnette made the declaration during an interview on the "Pardon My Take"
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FED, INFLATION, TARIFF, HIGHER
Businesses are not expecting tariffs to trigger higher inflation, a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta showed Wednesday.
Expected inflation over the next year was relatively unchanged at 2.3 percent, up slightly from a month earlier and
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CENTER, KENNEDY, MEN, GAY
The Kennedy Center has canceled an upcoming LGBTQIA+ Pride performance by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW), shortly after President Donald Trump took the reins as chairman of the venue’s board.
The GMCW, a 250-member singing group of gay men that
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TRUMP, EXECUTIVE, ORDER, SIGN
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday eliminating federal taxpayer benefits for illegal immigrants.
The order will direct all federal agencies to identify all federally funded programs currently providing any financial benefits
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CHILEAN, CHARGED, HOMES, JOE
Seven Chilean men are charged with stealing millions from high-profile athletes' homes
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Seven Chilean men are facing federal charges in Florida related to a series of high-profile "crime tourism" burglaries of six professional
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SMALL, ARIZONA, PLANES, COLLIDE
Two killed after small planes collide mid-air in Arizona
At least two people have died after two small planes collided mid-air near Marana Regional Airport in Arizona, police said.
The planes that collided were identified as a Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360
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BIRD, FLU, FIRED, WORKING
Wholesale prices for eggs in America rose to an average $7.74 a dozen in the past week, reports the US Department of Agriculture. The culprit is a worsening outbreak of bird flu. The U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention's current status report on
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