Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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HEGSETH, WHITE, HOUSE, PETE
The White House on Tuesday backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the second straight day, saying he is doing a "tremendous job" amid several controversies and that President Donald Trump "stands strongly" behind him.
A report Monday by NPR, which the White
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POPE, FRANCIS, FUNERAL, DEATH
After Pope Francis' death, debates begin over his successor
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As cardinals from around the world start to gather in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral , conversations are already beginning over his likely successor.
It's difficult
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PALIN, NEW, TIMES, YORK
A jury found The New York Times not liable Tuesday after former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin claimed she was defamed by a 2017 editorial falsely tying her to a mass shooting.
The nine-person jury deliberated in Manhattan federal court for two hours before finding
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EL, SALVADOR, GARCIA, ABREGO
President Trump and his deputies are digging in on their refusal to heed a Supreme Court order to “facilitate” the release of a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite another court order expressly forbidding him to be sent there.
The
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TRUMP, FED, POWELL, INTENTION
Trump Wants a Rate Cut
President Trump has been calling for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates, arguing that its policy is too tight for a slowing economy. Investors increasingly seem to agree with him. Whether they’re right remains to be
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HARVARD, TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION, SUES
Donald Trump has threatened to withhold billions in federal funding from Harvard University because the institution has let antisemitism run rampant on its campus. Did Harvard react by vowing to crack down on hate? No, instead they’re suing the administration
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The Health and Human Services secretary will announce his plans Tuesday.
RFK Jr. plans to phase out artificial food dyes in US
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during a press conference on April 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City.
Health
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SUPREME, COURT, SCHOOL, LGBTQ
Parents in Montgomery County, Md., gather in 2023 to protest a policy preventing students from opting out of lessons on gender and LGBTQ+ issues. The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on the matter.
The Supreme Court justices sounded ready on Tuesday to
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STATE, RUBIO, DEPARTMENT, ANNOUNCES
Trump administration proposes State Department cuts in major overhaul
Marco Rubio said the State Department cost and size had "ballooned" in recent years
A State Department spokesperson denied that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was
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TESLA, MUSK, DOGE, ELON
As Tesla profits plunge 71%, Elon Musk says he'll spend less time on DOGE
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As Tesla's sales and profits plunge, CEO Elon Musk says he'll spend less time working for the federal government — but that he
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ADAMS, CASE, MAYOR, RESIGN
LOS ANGELES, California — Mayor Karen Bass tried to strike an upbeat tone as she delivered the bad news Monday in her “State of the City” speech, cutting 400 civilian jobs in the L.A. Police Department next year.
The Los Angeles Times reported:
Los Angeles
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TRUMP, TARIFFS, GLOBAL, IMF
U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves says President Donald Trump's escalating trade war will have a "profound impact" on Britain's economy as she travels to Washington this week for high-level financial talks amid falling domestic growth forecasts, Politico reported.
Reeves,
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MINUTES, 60, PRODUCER, TRUMP
CBS News entered a new period of turmoil on Tuesday after the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” Bill Owens, said that he would resign from the long-running Sunday news program because he had lost his journalistic independence.
In an extraordinary declaration,
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STUDENT, TRUMP, LOAN, EDUCATION
Defaulted loans will be sent for collections next month.
Trump administration is about to collect payments from millions of student borrowers. Experts say it risks slowing the economy.
The Trump administration’s plan to begin collecting defaulted college
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TRUMP, JUDGE, BLOCKS, DISMANTLE
Judge blocks Trump administration plans to dismantle Voice of America
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the government funded broadcaster, at least temporarily. It's a dramatic
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SHARPE, SHANNON, RAPE, ACCUSER
Shannon Sharpe, the host of the popular sports and pop culture podcast “Club Shay Shay” and a former N.F.L. player, was sued by an ex-girlfriend who accused him of rape and sexual assault during a nearly two-year relationship.
The woman, who is described as
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CHINA, SHELVES, SUMMER, EMPTY
Shoppers could begin seeing emptier store shelves as soon as May, with mom-and-pop stores the most likely to face shortages of goods, the New York Post reports.
China imports scheduled to arrive at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach May 4 to May 10 are
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ABREGO, GARCIA, BIDEN, TRANSNATIONAL
On Tuesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed former Disinformation Governance Board Chair pick Nina Jankowicz.
Marlow stated, “The type of person who thinks the [Hunter] Biden laptop is fake and you should not be
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KHALIL, MAHMOUD, ICE, MEYSA
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gave birth to the couple’s first child early Monday while the Columbia University grad was stuck at a Louisiana detention center after authorities refused to grant him temporary release to meet his newborn son.
Dr. Noor Abdalla, 28, delivered
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TRUMP, BONUS, BABY, IDEA
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the idea of a "baby bonus" as a means to jump-start birth rates in the United States "sounds like a good idea to me."
Trump's answer to a question posed in the Oval Office came amid a New York Times report Monday that
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ISRAEL, ANGER, ADL, ANTISEMITIC
The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year and notes that 58% of the 9,354 incidents related to Israel, notably chants, speeches, and signs at rallies protesting Israeli policies.
In
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TRADE, MADE, 18, PROGRESS
The White House said Tuesday it is progressing on a potential trade agreement with China, and that it has received 18 trade proposals from other countries and that a total of 100 nations seek to reach a deal with the U.S.
Earlier this month, President Donald
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KAREN, READ, BOSTON, BOYFRIEND
Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of Karen Read, who is accused of causing the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend but whose supporters contend is being framed for a murder she didn't commit.
Prosecutors say Read backed her SUV
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