As of August 29, 2025, here are some of the top news headlines in the United States:

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President Trump revoked the Secret Service protection of former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a letter seen by CNN.¹ This comes after former President Biden had reportedly extended her protection.²
The White House has appointed Jim O’Neill, a top deputy to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).³
President Trump signed an executive order expanding his effort to strip union protections from federal employees, directing agencies like NASA and the National Weather Service to end collective bargaining agreements.⁴
A federal judge has authorized the refund of a restitution payment made by a January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump, in what is described as the first case of its kind.⁵
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer visited Taiwan to reinforce security ties amid rising military threats from China.⁶

The U.S. tariff exemption for package shipments valued under $800 has ended, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection now collecting normal duty rates on all global parcel imports.⁷
The Department of Defense is restoring a portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to the U.S. Military Academy library, which includes a slave guiding the general’s horse.⁸
The U.S. Department of the Interior released its draft 2025 List of Critical Minerals, which now includes potash, silicon, copper, silver, rhenium, and lead.⁹
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released its monthly update to the National Transportation Statistics, a guide to historical national-level transportation trends.¹⁰
Crime statistics released by the Associated Press show that violent crime in most major U.S. cities has declined in recent years, despite President Trump’s public statements suggesting otherwise and his threats to deploy the National Guard.¹¹

U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday, a day after reaching new all-time highs.¹² The S&P 500 dropped 0.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite was down 1.2%. U.S. markets will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday.¹³

The 2025 U.S. Open tennis championships are underway, with several qualifiers advancing to the third round of the men’s draw.¹⁴

The nation marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on the Gulf Coast.¹⁵