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== Current events ==
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📰 Current events in the United States
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* '''December 3, 2025''' – The Trump administration pauses most immigration applications, including green cards and naturalizations, from people in 19 countries previously targeted by travel restrictions, as part of sweeping immigration policy changes. 
* '''December 3, 2025''' – The Department of Homeland Security begins an immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans, expanding recent federal crackdowns that officials say are aimed at immigrants with serious criminal records but which critics warn will affect many families without criminal histories. 
* '''December 2, 2025''' – The President issues an ''America 250'' presidential message marking the 202nd anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, highlighting U.S. foreign policy traditions in the Western Hemisphere. 
* '''November 12, 2025''' – A 43-day federal government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, ends after Congress passes and the President signs an appropriations bill, sending roughly 900,000 furloughed federal workers back to work. 


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    Concise, well-sourced articles about U.S. history, government, places, culture, and people.
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* '''November 30, 2025''' – Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, California, sheriff's officials said Saturday.
* '''November 29, 2025''' – A major winter storm spread through the Midwest and Great Lakes regions over the weekend with widespread heavy snowfall and hazardous travel conditions, according to the National Weather Service.
* '''November 28, 2025''' – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced to 45 years in prison after being convicted on drug trafficking and weapons charges in U.S. federal court.
* '''November 27, 2025''' – Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, died after being shot while serving with the National Guard in Washington, D.C. Another Guard member, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, was critically injured in the same incident.
* '''November 10, 2025''' – President Donald Trump announced a major trade deal with China that reduces certain tariffs and includes commitments from China to purchase U.S. agricultural products and halt fentanyl precursor flows.
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* The U.S. has '''50 states''' and several inhabited territories, including [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]].
* [[Alaska]] is the largest state by land area; [[Rhode Island]] is the smallest.
* [[Yellowstone National Park]] (est. 1872) is widely considered the '''first national park in the world'''.
* Three presidents — [[John Adams]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and [[James Monroe]] — all died on '''July 4th'''.
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:120%;">🇺🇸 Start here</div>
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<li>[[United States]]</li>
<li>[[United States Government]]</li>
<li>[[History of the U.S.]]</li>
<li>[[American Culture]]</li>
<li>[[50 States of America]]</li>
<li>[[U.S. Territories]]</li>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:120%;">🏛️ Government & civics</div>
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<li>[[Presidents of the United States]]</li>
<li>[[Vice President of the United States]]</li>
<li>[[Presidency of the United States]]</li>
<li>[[Cabinet of the United States]]</li>
<li>[[United States Congress]]</li>
<li>[[United States Senate]]</li>
<li>[[United States House of Representatives]]</li>
<li>[[Supreme Court of the United States]]</li>
<li>[[United States Constitution]]</li>
<li>[[Separation of powers]]</li>
<li>[[Checks and balances]]</li>
<li>[[Electoral College (United States)]]</li>
<li>[[Presidential line of succession]]</li>
<li>[[Executive order]]</li>
<li>[[Impeachment in the United States]]</li>
<li>[[Executive Office of the President]]</li>
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<li>[[Founding Fathers of the United States]]</li>
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<li>[[George Washington]]</li>
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<li>[[John Adams]]</li>
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<li>[[Thomas Jefferson]]</li>
'''Executive Branch'''
<li>[[James Madison]]</li>
* [[Presidency of the United States|Presidency]]
<li>[[Alexander Hamilton]]</li>
* [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]
<li>[[Benjamin Franklin]]</li>
* [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]
<li>[[John Jay]]</li>
<li>[[Samuel Adams]]</li>
<li>[[John Hancock]]</li>
<li>[[Patrick Henry]]</li>
<li>[[Thomas Paine]]</li>
<li>[[John Dickinson]]</li>
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'''Electoral System'''
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* [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]]
* [[Presidential line of succession]]


'''Historical Documents'''
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* [[United States Constitution]]
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* [[Bill of Rights]]
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* [[Declaration of Independence]]
<li>[[50 States of America]] • [[:Category:United_States_Regions|United States Regions]]</li>
<li>[[U.S. Territories]] • [[:Category:Territory Capitals|Territory capitals]]</li>
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">Major cities:</span> [[New York City]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Chicago]], [[Houston]], [[Miami]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Atlanta]], [[San Francisco]], [[Boston]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Seattle]]
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[[Presidents of the United States|<span style="color: #991b1b; font-weight: bold;">→ View All Presidents</span>]]
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<li>[[National Parks in the United States]]</li>
<li>[[Yellowstone National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Yosemite National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Grand Canyon National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Zion National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Rocky Mountain National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Acadia National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Arches National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Bryce Canyon National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Canyonlands National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Everglades National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Denali National Park]]</li>
<li>[[Glacier National Park]]</li>
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<li>[[Federal Holidays in the United States]]</li>
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<li>[[Veterans Day]]</li>
* [[George Washington]]
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* [[Thomas Jefferson]]
<li>[[Christmas Day]]</li>
* [[Benjamin Franklin]]
<li>[[Halloween]]</li>
* [[Alexander Hamilton]]
<li>[[Easter]]</li>
* [[John Adams]]
<li>[[Valentine's Day]]</li>
* [[James Madison]]
<li>[[Mother's Day]]</li>
* [[John Jay]]
<li>[[Father's Day]]</li>
* [[Patrick Henry]]
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[[Founding Fathers of the United States|<span style="color: #065f46; font-weight: bold;">→ Learn More About the Founders</span>]]
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<li>[[Vice President of the United States]]</li>
<li>[[Cabinet of the United States]]</li>
<li>[[Electoral College (United States)]]</li>
<li>[[Presidential line of succession]]</li>
<li>[[Impeachment in the United States]]</li>
<li>[[Alexander Hamilton]]</li>
<li>[[John Jay]]</li>
<li>[[Benjamin Franklin]]</li>
<li>[[Samuel Adams]]</li>
<li>[[John Hancock]]</li>
<li>[[Patrick Henry]]</li>
<li>[[Thomas Paine]]</li>
<li>[[John Dickinson]]</li>
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<li>The U.S. has '''50 states''' and several inhabited territories, including [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Guam]].</li>
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<li>[[Alaska]] is the largest state by land area; [[Rhode Island]] is the smallest.</li>
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<li>Three presidents — [[John Adams]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and [[James Monroe]] — died on '''July 4'''.</li>
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[[United States|<span style="color: #4c1d95; font-weight: bold;">The Nation</span>]]
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[[U.S. States|<span style="color: #4c1d95; font-weight: bold;">50 States</span>]]
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[[National Parks|<span style="color: #4c1d95; font-weight: bold;">National Parks</span>]]
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Revision as of 17:18, 3 December 2025

Current events

📰 Current events in the United States

  • December 3, 2025 – The Trump administration pauses most immigration applications, including green cards and naturalizations, from people in 19 countries previously targeted by travel restrictions, as part of sweeping immigration policy changes.
  • December 3, 2025 – The Department of Homeland Security begins an immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans, expanding recent federal crackdowns that officials say are aimed at immigrants with serious criminal records but which critics warn will affect many families without criminal histories.
  • December 2, 2025 – The President issues an America 250 presidential message marking the 202nd anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, highlighting U.S. foreign policy traditions in the Western Hemisphere.
  • November 12, 2025 – A 43-day federal government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, ends after Congress passes and the President signs an appropriations bill, sending roughly 900,000 furloughed federal workers back to work.

See also: United States current events for more detailed coverage.

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