Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, MAY 30th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
27 articles
MUSK, TRUMP, ELON, DOGE
What about that black eye?
Mr. Musk appeared to be sporting a black eye. When a reporter asked about it, he explained that he had been “horsing around” with his 5-year-old son, X.
“I said, ‘Go ahead, punch me in the face,’” Mr. Musk recalled. “And he did.”
Musk
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BIDEN, CANCER, FIRST, DIAGNOSIS
A Secret Service whistleblower claims that former President Joe Biden was so out of it at the White House that he would “get lost in his closet,” Sen. Josh Hawley revealed Friday.
The stunning level of disorientation is an example of why the Democratic cover-up
Continued at New York Post...
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TRUMP, STEEL, NIPPON, DEAL
Morning news brief Trump visits Pittsburgh to celebrate U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal, Elon Musk says he's leaving DOGE, judge blocks Trump administration's effort to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.
National Morning news brief Morning news
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TRUMP, TARIFFS, RULING, COURT
The Law Wants a Ruler: Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Legal, Necessary, and Rooted in Statute
The anti-tariff legal establishment cheered this week when the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic
Continued at Breitbart...
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TRUMP, COURT, SUPREME, 000
The court did not explain its order staying a lower court decision.
Supreme Court allows Trump to begin removing 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela
The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024.
The Supreme
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TRUMP, CHINA, TOTALLY, VIOLATED
U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer called out his Chinese counterparts Friday saying they are "slow rolling their compliance," on trade and warned the U.S. will respond accordingly.
Speaking to CNBC's "Squawk Box," Greer said the U.S. will take action:
Continued at Newsmax...
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WHITE, HOUSE, FBI, CHIEF
FBI to probe effort to impersonate top Trump adviser, sources tell CBS
Susie Wiles, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, is the White House chief of staff
The FBI is investigating an effort by one or more unknown people to access the personal phone
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PBS, TRUMP, SUES, ORDER
PBS filed a federal lawsuit Friday asking a court to block the May 1 executive order by the Trump White House to cut off funding to public media, calling the move a violation of the 1st Amendment.
The suit from the service that airs “Sesame Street,” Ken Burns
Continued at LA Times...
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HARVARD, TRUMP, STUDENTS, CRACKDOWN
On May 22, the Department of Homeland Security stripped Harvard University of its Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, instantly jeopardizing the visas of nearly 6,800 international students—27 percent of the student body.
But the Trump administration’s
Continued at The Atlantic...
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KERIK, BERNARD, NYPD, 11
"On September 11th, Bernie Kerik and I saved each other's lives,” Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said in a statement to Newsmax.
“If we weren't already friends, that bound us together forever,” Giuliani added. “He was my best friend, a true Patriot,
Continued at Newsmax...
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NYC, TRUMP, NEW, PROTECTS
A Bronx hood convicted in the vicious gang slaying of 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz was hit with a new prison sentence after a state appeals court tossed his first-degree murder rap.
Jonaiki Martinez-Estrella, 27, was among two dozen members of
Continued at New York Post...
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TRUMP, RUSSIA, PUTIN, CEASEFIRE
The Kremlin expects Russia and Ukraine to discuss the list of conditions for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine next week in Istanbul, its spokesman said on Friday, praising the U.S. role in mediating the talks.
Russia has proposed holding the second round
Continued at Newsmax...
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TRIAL, DIDDY, ASSISTANT, EX
Week 3 update on Sean Combs' federal criminal trial The latest witness to testify in Sean Combs' federal criminal trial was a former employee of the hip-hop executive. She's the second witness to accuse Combs of physical and sexual assault.
National Week 3
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DEAD, KENTUCKY, INJURED, SEVERE
The American people are not happy with the Democrats right now, which is one of the reasons their poll numbers are so low.
As we've reported, a lot of folks who previously would have been considered part of the Democratic coalition voted for President Donald
Continued at Red State...
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TRADE, CHINA, TALKS, STALLED
President Donald Trump on Friday said that China has "totally violated its" preliminary trade agreement with the United States, and suggested he would take action in response.
"So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!" Trump wrote in a social media post that said China
Continued at CNBC...
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COVID, CONTRADICTS, KIDS, CDC
Days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Covid shots would be removed from the federal immunization schedule for children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated advice that largely counters Mr. Kennedy’s new policy.
The
Continued at New York Times...
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GOOGLE, SEARCH, MONOPOLY, JUDGE
Google and the DOJ wrap up a historic tech monopoly case: What to know
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Nine months ago, a federal judge ruled that Google has an illegal monopoly in the search engine market. Today, the tech giant is back in
Continued at NPR...
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LORETTA, SWIT, 87, TV
NEW YORK -- Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87.
Publicist Harlan Boll says
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MASCOT, TRUMP, NATIVE, SCHOOL
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Friday that New York state is discriminating against a Long Island school district because it refuses to comply with an order to retire its Native American mascot.
While visiting Massapequa High School, McMahon said an
Continued at Newsmax...
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BEE, SPELLING, SCRIPPS, NATIONAL
Are you smarter than a 13-year-old? Take our Scripps Spelling Bee test and find out
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"Éclaircissement."
And with that word, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki won the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night.
If
Continued at NPR...
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BOULDER, ALASKA, PINNED, POUND
An Alaska man survived three excruciating hours pinned by a 700-pound boulder with only minor injuries through dumb luck, a “great wife,” surprising cell service and a tourist helicopter, according to rescue workers and reports.
Kell Morris, 61, the hiker
Continued at New York Post...
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TRUMP, DIRECTOR, PORTRAIT, NATIONAL
President Trump posted on social media on Friday that he had fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, calling her “a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position.”
It is unclear
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CUOMO, CAMPAIGN, AD, 675K
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the front-runner in the New York City mayor's race, was fined $675,000 by the New York City Campaign Finance Board for coordinating with a super PAC.
This is the second time Cuomo has been fined by the board. Two weeks ago, he was
Continued at Newsmax...
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GENOCIDE, ISRAEL, SPEAKER, MIT
A commencement speaker accused the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of being part of wiping “Palestine from the face of the Earth” Thursday, leading multiple students to walk out.
Megha M. Vemuri, MIT’s class of 2025 president, praised her classmates
Continued at New York Post...