Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
96 articles
TRUMP, MUSK, ELON, CHINA
Like California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass apparently doesn’t own a mirror. As is the case with the exquisitely coiffed guv, she will look to anything or anyone other than herself to blame for the problems plaguing her city—most recently
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TRUMP, LA, NEW, IMMIGRATION
He added, “We would have the capability to surge National Guard there, if necessary.”
In other exchanges, Mr. Hegseth struck a harsher tone with Democrats than he did with Mr. McConnell and Mr. Graham.
He twice refused to directly answer when Senator Chris
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WEINSTEIN, HARVEY, RETRIAL, NEW
Harvey Weinstein was convicted Wednesday of one of the top charges at his Manhattan sex-crimes retrial — but squabbling jurors have failed to reach a verdict on a rape allegations.
The shocking moment followed several dramatic days of deliberations marked
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LA, PROTESTS, MOLOTOV, COCKTAIL
"I have a message for those Marines," Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores said.
'These are Americans': Huntington Park mayor and veteran delivers plea to Marines deployed to protests
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
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BRIAN, WILSON, BEACH, BOYS
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired "Good Vibrations," "California Girls," and other summertime anthems, and made him one of the world's most influential recording
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RFK, JR, VACCINE, CDC
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.
For
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HOGG, DAVID, DNC, VICE
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) moved forward with a vote to remove gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg as vice chair.
In a 294-99 vote, the DNC voted to remove Hogg and Pennsylvania state Rep.
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INFLATION, TRUMP, PRICES, WINNING
US inflation ticks higher but tariff impact remains muted
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Prices of toys, car parts and major appliances jumped in the US last month, but the overall impact of Donald Trump's new tariffs
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KHALIL, JUDGE, MAHMOUD, TRUMP
A federal judge has ruled that the government must release Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student whom the Trump administration is trying to deport over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
But Khalil, a legal U.S.
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TRUMP, POWER, CLIMATE, PLANTS
Trump's EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
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The Trump administration announced plans to repeal limits on greenhouse gas emissions and other airborne pollutants from the nation's fossil
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HAWLEY, RIOTS, LA, INVESTIGATION
While law enforcement, the National Guard, and the Marines are working to contain the mess in the Los Angeles area and, now, in some other major cities, some are beginning to wonder who's bankrolling all this. The rebels are strangely well-equipped; many of
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SCHOOL, ASSAULTING, METCALF, TEXAS
School officials in Frisco, Texas, have confirmed that they have surveillance video reportedly showing student Karmelo Anthony stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf to death. Still, they say they will not release the footage to the public.
Frisco Independent
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HOBBS, LOOTERS, ACT, UNDER
The Trump administration will be charging rioters and looters involved in the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles under the Hobbs Act, as Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed.
Bondi criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), stating that if he wasn’t “going to
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PARADE, BIRTHDAY, TRUMP, MILITARY
Saturday’s massive military parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US Army and President Trump’s birthday will include uniforms, arms and vehicles from every major American conflict dating back to the Revolutionary War.
The army has prepared more
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TRUMP, MIS, LES, CENTER
WASHINGTON — A dressed-to-the-nines President Trump hit the Kennedy Center red carpet hand-in-hand with first lady Melania Wednesday night to see “Les Misérables” — and was unfazed by reports that some cast members of his favorite musical planned to boycott
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TEXAS, GUARD, GOV, NATIONAL
We saw “leadership” Tuesday night as California Gov. Newsom delivered a whiny, histrionic speech ostensibly talking about the anti-ICE riots that have roiled Los Angeles for over five days now, but in reality focusing more on his anti-Trump obsession and his
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POPE, LEO, XIV, BISHOP
After weeks of rampant speculation and bitter crosstown rhetoric, Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, finally revealed where his MLB loyalties lie: And it’s not going to make North Siders happy.
On Wednesday, the first American pope in the history of the Roman
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ANALYST, CIA, YEARS, STRIKE
An ex-CIA analyst was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for leaking top-secret documents about Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran last year.
Asif William Rahman, 34, had pleaded guilty in January to two counts of willful retention
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POLL, CUOMO, NYC, RACE
A new poll shows Zohran Mamdani might be on the verge of an upset in the New York City mayoral race.
Mamdami leads former New York governor and perceived front-runner Andrew Cuomo 35% to 31% in a poll by Public Policy Polling. The poll was conducted for Democrat
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RUSSIAN, KILLS, WOUNDED, BARRAGE
An overnight Russian drone barrage that targeted Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday killed three people, set cars and buildings on fire and sent exhausted residents running to bomb shelters, according to the local authorities.
Russia has been increasing the scale
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WOMAN, BURNING, CAR, 68
The woman is in stable condition but suffered burns to a third of her body.
Police rescue 68-year-old woman from burning car after it flips over on highway
A 68-year-old woman is in stable condition after being rescued from a dramatic vehicle fire that engulfed
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TRUMP, MONUMENTS, NATIONAL, CANCEL
President Donald Trump has the power to abolish two national monuments in California established by his Democrat predecessor Joe Biden, as well as any others created by past presidents, according to a newly released legal opinion from a key adviser within the
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PROMOTING, GAME, REVOLUTION, KONG
Hong Kong’s national security police have a new target in their sights: gamers.
In a stern warning issued Tuesday, they effectively banned a Taiwanese video game they described as “advocating armed revolution,” saying anyone who downloaded or recommended it
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WORK, BEGGING, WATCH, NYC
A Big Apple mom was filmed begging anti-ICE protesters to let her get to her job as they blocked traffic Tuesday — just for one to admit he didn’t care while sarcastically mocking her.
“I have a kid and I need to go to work,” the unidentified woman pleaded
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