Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
13 articles
TRUMP, CHIEFS, JOINT, FIRES
For the second time, the killing of George Floyd by a police officer has brought about a breakage between President Trump and the American military’s most senior leader.
In abruptly firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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HAMAS, HOSTAGES, SHIRI, BIBAS
As the Israel-Hamas cease-fire arrives at its pivotal second phase, Egypt has emerged as the unlikely focal point for the next stage of the multifront war that has consumed the Middle East since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
Although most of the world has focused
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FEDERAL, MUSK, EMPLOYEES, ELON
Elon Musk tells federal employees to document work in email or be fired
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Federal workers across the U.S. government received an email on Saturday afternoon asking them to account for what they did in the past week — and Elon
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TRUMP, UKRAINE, PRESIDENT, PEACE
President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States is close an agreement with Ukraine on sharing revenue from Ukrainian minerals as part of efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
"I think we're pretty close to a deal," Trump told a gathering of conservatives
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POPE, VATICAN, FRANCIS, CONDITION
The "prognosis is reserved," the Vatican said Saturday.
Pope Francis celebrates the mass for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces at St. Peter's square in the Vatican, on Feb. 9, 2025.
Pope Francis celebrates the mass for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces at St.
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POLL, CPAC, TRUMP, 2028
Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump's special envoy for special missions, defended Trump's recent criticism of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy as being a "dictator," saying that the president is focused on what is best for the American people.
While
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HOSPITAL, GUNMAN, SHOOTING, OFFICIALS
A police officer and a gunman were both killed at a Pennsylvania hospital in York County on Saturday morning, according to officials.
The incident took place at UPMC Memorial Hospital at around 10:45 a.m.
Ted Czech, a public information officer at York County's
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PATEL, KASH, ATF, DIRECTOR
Kash Patel, fresh off his swearing-in as the nation’s ninth FBI director—a ceremony conducted by Attorney General Pam Bondi—apparently has enough bandwidth to take on an additional big job as well. Reports on Saturday indicate that he will be nominated to run
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NIH, RESEARCH, FUNDING, FREEZE
The center's incoming director was among those terminated.
In this Sept. 12, 2020, file photo, the main historical building (Building 1) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is shown on the grounds of the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
In this Sept. 12,
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TEXAS, MEASLES, NEW, 100
US measles outbreak sickens nearly 100 in Texas, New Mexico
Measles is highly contagious and can be deadly. The outbreaks come amid a rise in US anti-vaccine sentiment, including towards the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab that is typically received during
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TRUMP, ACCESS, SUES, ADMIN
The Associated Press (AP) filed a lawsuit against three Trump administration officials after the news media outlet received limited access to cover the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other presidential events after it refused to use “Gulf of America” in its
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REVEALS, YANKEES, POLICY, HE'LL
Just because the New York Yankees are allowing their players to rock beards for the first time in nearly 50 years, it doesn't mean everyone is going to.
Captain Aaron Judge told reporters on Saturday that despite the policy getting a makeover, he answered
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SHOOTING, AIR, AIRMAN, FORCE
A shooting just outside Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico left one airman dead and another hospitalized early Saturday morning, the Air Force said.
Members of the 377th Security Forces Squadron responded to an incident at the Albuquerque base’s Truman
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ALEX, MARLOW, TRUMP, DON
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow commented on President Donald Trump going after taxpayer funding for illegal immigrants.
Trump said, “[T]his is how you do the self-deportations, the backdoor deportations, which
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FRANCISCO, SAN, NEWS, TRUST
Trump order shrinks the trust that manages San Francisco's iconic Presidio Park In an executive order this week, President Trump called to shrink the trust that manages the iconic park known as Presidio in San Francisco.
National Trump order shrinks the trust
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BAN, COMPLAINT, DOJ, TRUMP
The Justice Department filed a complaint Friday accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Donald Trump's executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military.
The complaint filed
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DOGE, MEANT, WASTE, STIMULUS
A proposed stimulus check from the Department of Government Efficiency, meant to incentivize the public to report government waste, could provide taxpayers with up to $5,000 if approved, Newsweek reported.
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk,
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ELECTION, GERMAN, IMMIGRATION, CONSERVATIVE
Here's what to know about Germany's election this Sunday
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BERLIN — An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by its most powerful ally are on the
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WISCONSIN, INSEMINATED, MOTHER, PERSON
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) supported a Democrat Senate bill that would replace the word “mother” with the word “inseminated person,” and replace the word “husband” with the word “spouse.”
Dan O’Donnell, the host of the Dan O’Donnell Show shared an excerpt
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TRUMP, SUES, MIGRANT, NYC
New York City is suing President Donald Trump’s administration over millions of dollars linked to sheltering the city’s migrants.
The argument in the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, says the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved and paid
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OFFICE, VIRAL, SMALL, ANNOUNCES
We've seen a lot of announcements from Elon Musk about the work DOGE is doing.
But the effort to reform government is a whole-of-government action, with other members heading up agencies making announcements about how they have been making cuts or helping
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SMITH, JAMES, STEPHEN, CARVILLE
James Carville is big mad.
And if you’ve followed politics for long enough, you know that when Carville gets mad, he doesn’t hold back. But his latest outburst—aimed at sports commentator Stephen A. Smith—says a lot less about Smith and a whole lot more about
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TRUMP, CENTER, KENNEDY, SHAKE
The recently-fired head of the Kennedy Center has defended the federally-funded institution’s decision to put on drag queen performances — including shows aimed at minors — following President Donald Trump’s promise to rid the organization of wokeness and restore
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HOMAN, ARREST, STREETS, FOCUS
Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Trump border czar Tom Homan discussed efforts to stop migrant crime and secure the southern border.
According to Homan, while the numbers are an improvement compared to former President Joe Biden, he
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