Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
36 articles
JR, RFK, SENATE, HEARING
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) demanded Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resign over his “gross mismanagement” of his agency.
Host Jen Psaki said, “All of this chaos has been created under the leadership
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TRUMP, WAR, DEPARTMENT, EUROPEAN
Moscow said it will not accept any foreign troop presence in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at The Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Sept. 4, 2025.
French President Emmanuel Macron greets Ukrainian
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COURT, TRUMP, SUPREME, APPEALS
In late August, a Florida District Court judge ordered the famed "Alligator Alcatraz" closed and dismantled. That decision was appealed both by the state (Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM)) and the federal government, with both sets of defendants
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TRUMP, NATIONAL, GUARD, ADMINISTRATION
With the dome of the U.S. Capitol in the background, members of the DC National Guard keep watch outside Union Station after U.S. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, DE, CHALLENGES
Public safety may be the one issue that could destroy Zohran Mamdani’s hopes in the New York City mayoral race — which is why the once-proud Democratic Socialist has spent the last few weeks distancing himself from his own party’s radical platform.
Mamdani,
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BIDEN, CANCER, JOE, SKIN
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. underwent surgery recently to remove skin cancer lesions and was seen with a large scar on his forehead.
Mr. Biden’s skin cancer procedure, which his spokeswoman Kelly Scully said on Thursday was a Mohs surgery, comes three
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GIORGIO, ARMANI, FASHION, 91
Fashion designer Giorgio Armani, whose name became synonymous with luxury, dies at 91
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Giorgio Armani is a name synonymous with luxury. Celebrities have flaunted
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NEWS, CBS, BARI, PARAMOUNT
CBS News could be headed for a major editorial shakeup, with reports indicating that The Free Press founder Bari Weiss is set to join the network, and insiders are reacting with a mix of curiosity, caution and optimism.
New Paramount CEO David Ellison has
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TRUMP, FED, MIRAN, INDEPENDENCE
Trump's Fed pick says he will keep White House job
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President Donald Trump's pick to fill a Federal Reserve vacancy said he did not plan to resign from his White House role, if confirmed,
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JUDGE, HARVARD, TRUMP, ADMIN
A federal judge reversed the Trump administration’s freeze of over $2 billion in federal grants to Harvard University on Wednesday.
The administration had taken action after the university refused to comply with the administration’s demands regarding addressing
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EAGLES, COWBOYS, NFL, DAK
Philadelphia Eagles legend Brian Westbrook heard head coach Nick Sirianni say the team wouldn’t be watching their Super Bowl LIX banner rise at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday night.
Westbrook couldn’t love that mentality more.
While the entire city
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TRUMP, CHICAGO, CRIME, CITY
Some Chicago aldermen are stressing the need for a stronger law enforcement presence and federal partnership as the city deals with crime.
President Donald Trump has hinted that there could be a federal surge in the city, which could include National Guard
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SCHOOL, BACK, NEW, NYC
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Lina stands in a meadow near her elementary school with her Schultüte, or “school cone” in her arms after a back-to-school ceremony on September 4, 2021, in Dresden, Germany. A Schultüte is a traditional gift given to students
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TRUMP, TECH, MELANIA, EXECUTIVES
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook shakes hands with President Trump during a White House event in August 2025. Cook was among the tech leaders Trump invited to a dinner on Sept. 4, 2025.
President Trump is scheduled to dine with tech executives from Apple, Meta,
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LISBON, PORTUGAL, CRASH, FUNICULAR
Portugal’s government declared a day of national mourning on Thursday, a day after a vintage Lisbon funicular that is a popular tourist attraction crashed and killed 17 people.
The victims included passengers with both Portuguese and foreign surnames, local
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FRAUD, MORTGAGE, CRIMINAL, COOK
The Justice Department issued subpoenas and opened a criminal inquiry into allegations that fired Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has committed mortgage fraud, according to a Thursday report.
Attorney General Pam Bondi tapped Ed Martin, a top Justice Department
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TRUMP, CITIZENSHIP, ROSIE, DONNELL
Rosie O'Donnell fired back at President Donald Trump's renewed threat to revoke the comedian's U.S. citizenship.
O'Donnell, who moved to Ireland in March, responded to the threat on her Substack Thursday.
"He can't do that because it's against the Constitution,
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SWEENEY, SYDNEY, AMERICAN, EAGLE
American Eagle says its Sydney Sweeney “Great Jeans” campaign has boosted its stock price by 25 percent in its second fiscal quarter.
“The iconic fall denim campaign with Sydney Sweeney affirms we are the American jeans brand,” Jay Schottenstein, CEO of American
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TRUMP, EMERGENCY, DONALD, DECLARATIONS
The United States is a nation in crisis, President Trump says. The problems are both profound and urgent. He knows how to fix them, but his ideas are hard to implement: They require new legislation or lumbering legal petitions. Luckily, there’s an easier way.
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BURCHETT, REP, PROTESTER, TIM
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is one of the more humorous members of Congress.
I like the fact that he feels an obligation to regularly inform the public about the work he does in the House. He's also shown a quick wit in dealing with detractors.
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XI, ORGAN, IMMORTALITY, LEADER
While strolling down the red carpet at China’s massive World War 2 victory parade on Wednesday, Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and Russian warlord Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot microphone discussing the use of organ transplants to dramatically extend their
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EATON, FIRE, DEADLY, CALIFORNIA
The DOJ is also seeking damages over the 2022 Fairview Fire.
DOJ sues SoCal Edison over Eaton Fire, seeking more than $40 million in damages
In this Jan. 8, 2025, file photo, flames from the wind-driven Eaton Fire engulf a house in Altadena, Calif.
In this
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RIGHTS, KAINE, EXTREMELY, TIM
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., faced widespread backlash online after he warned against the idea of God-given rights used in the Declaration of Independence.
"The notion that rights don’t come from laws and don’t come from the government, but come from the Creator—that’s
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YEAR, JOBLESS, BENEFITS, DOOR
A makeshift memorial near the scene of a fatal shooting of a boy in Houston, Texas, August 30, 2025, that police alleged stemmed from a door-knock prank, contains a photo of the victim, 11-year-old Julian Guzman.
A makeshift memorial near the scene of a fatal
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