Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, APRIL 4th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
66 articles
TRUMP, TARIFFS, CHINA, TIKTOK
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he's seeking agreements with other nations to try to exempt his state from the retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" actions.
"I've directed my administration to look at new opportunities
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TRUMP, TARIFFS, NSA, DIRECTOR
covers politics Vox. She first joined Vox in 2019, and her work has also appeared in Politico, Washington Monthly, and the New Republic.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled “Make America
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DEPORTED, JUDGE, EL, RETURN
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expelled
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SOUTH, KOREA, PRESIDENT, SUK
Why was Mr. Yoon impeached?
Late on Dec. 3, Mr. Yoon stunned the country when he declared martial law, but it lasted only six hours because lawmakers quickly voted to overturn it. Shortly after he made the announcement on live television, troops stormed the
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MARCH, TRUMP, JOB, JOBS
Yes, despite the gloomy and ominous predictions of the anti-Trump crowd and economists, the U.S. economy added a strong 228,000 jobs in March, blowing away expectations that just 140,000 jobs would be added in the month, providing at least temporary reassurance
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SUPREME, COURT, TRUMP, TRAINING
By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration in a lawsuit concerning grants for teacher training.
The Supreme Court ruled for the Trump administration on Friday and lifted a judge’s order that had blocked the canceling of
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STABBING, TEXAS, TEEN, BROTHER
A high school star athlete in Frisco, Texas, was fatally stabbed during a track meet on Wednesday, and police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the case.
The victim, identified as Austin Metcalf, who was a junior at Memorial High School, was in the stands
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TRANS, USA, FENCER, DQ'D
Damien Lehfelt, the chair of USA Fencing, publicly championed men disadvantaging women after being called out for allowing trans athletes in women’s fencing.
The Independent Council of Women’s Sports shared several screenshots this week from Lehfelt’s Instagram
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PEN, LE, TRUMP, MARINE
U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded France grant Marine Le Pen political freedom and labelled her ban from running for high office a “witch hunt” which serves as “another example of European Leftists using lawfare to silence free speech.”
Trump made his
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GAZA, CITY, CHILDREN, MILITARY
Hamas has removed more than 3,400 previously reported deaths from its official casualty figures, including 1,080 alleged child fatalities, according to new research that asserts the numbers were knowingly falsified.
On Tuesday, The Telegraph reported that
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FUNDING, TRUMP, UNIVERSITY, ADMIN
College presidents say threats to cut federal funding making leadership difficult University leaders are under pressure to comply with federal executive orders and policy changes or risk losing federal funding. Some college presidents say that makes their jobs
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SECURITY, TOP, NATIONAL, FIRED
The head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command was removed from his job on Thursday, according to the top Democrats on the congressional intelligence committees.
Senator Mark Warner of Virginia and Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut condemned
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ADAMS, MAYOR, DEEP, INDEPENDENT
We’ve heard so much in recent years about the “Deep State,” the entrenched government bureaucracy that survives from administration to administration and runs the country no matter who’s in charge.
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But is it actually a thing?
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RAPE, RUSSELL, BRAND, CHARGED
The alleged crimes span from 1999 to 2004 or 2005, authorities said.
Russell Brand attends the Fire And Ice Ball on December 14, 2019, held at Millenium Point, Birmingham, England.
Russell Brand attends the Fire And Ice Ball on December 14, 2019, held at
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JR, HHS, RFK, DATA
covers health for Vox, guiding readers through the emerging opportunities and challenges in improving our 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.
When
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TRUMP, FIRINGS, ROLE, NSC
Mr. Braun, wearing a beige hooded sweatshirt, appeared agitated throughout the proceeding. He complained about his legal representation and gave the middle finger to people sitting in the courtroom.
“I could’ve gone to law school myself,” he told Judge Matsumoto.
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DIDDY, SEX, TRAFFICKING, NEW
Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces new charges of sex trafficking and prostitution
The hip-hop mogul has denied all the allegations against him, including those outlined in dozens of civil lawsuits filed. The BBC has contacted his lawyers for comment on the latest charges.
Prosecutors
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MEMBERS, MURDER, 13, BRUTAL
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest of three MS-13 gang members for a South Florida murder a decade ago, CBS News reported.
The three gang members, Jose Ezequiel Gamez-Maravilla, Hugo Adiel Bermuda-Martinez, and Wilber Rosendo Navarro-Escobar
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NINTENDO, SWITCH, TARIFFS, TRUMP
covers politics Vox. She first joined Vox in 2019, and her work has also appeared in Politico, Washington Monthly, and the New Republic.
It was a big week for the global economy — and for gamers.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs
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TRUMP, SHARES, AIRSTRIKE, TERRORISTS
President Donald Trump on Friday shared a video that appeared to be of a preemptive U.S. airstrike on Houthi terrorists in Yemen, suggesting in a Truth Social post that the Iranian proxy group attacking commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea didn't
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TRUMP, CONVICTED, ASSAULT, VIOLENT
The seal of the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC on March 21, 2024.
A New York federal judge on Friday ordered the jailing of convicted drug dealer and predatory lender Jonathan Braun, whose 10-year prison sentence was commuted in 2021 by President
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TRUMP, VOTING, PROXY, JOHNSON
President Trump on Thursday threw his support behind a bipartisan effort to allow proxy voting for new parents in Congress, dealing a major blow to Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempts to kill the measure.
“You’re having a baby, you should be able to call in and
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TEAM, TITLE, IX, SPORTS
When President Trump re-assumed office, one of his stated goals was to protect women's sports. Specifically, the president vowed to bring an end to the practice of allowing transgender women, otherwise known as men, to compete unfairly against women, in women's
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COURT, VOTERS, RACE, APPEALS
The North Carolina Supreme Court race is the only uncalled statewide race remaining in the U.S. after the November 2024 elections. The reason for that, as we've reported, is that challenges have been working their way through the courts (at times concurrently)
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