Top news headlines of 2025 month-by-month

Here's a look backmost astatine the twelvemonth that was…

January

Donald Trump is sworn successful arsenic the 47th President of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts, arsenic Melania Trump holds the Bible, astatine the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025. MORRY GASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump was inaugurated arsenic the 47th President of the United States, becoming conscionable the 2nd idiosyncratic ever elected to non-consecutive terms.

• Trump takes powerfulness successful Washington, declaring "America's diminution is over"
• Special coverage: Trump Inauguration 2025

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February 

The Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LIX, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, and denying them a 3rd consecutive title.

• Jalen Hurts named Super Bowl LIX MVP aft Philadelphia Eagles rotation past Kansas City Chiefs

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March

In this photograph released by the Salvadoran government, inmates deported from the U.S. - allegedly linked to transgression organizations - are seen astatine the Terrorism Confinement Center (also known arsenic CECOT) successful Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 16, 2025. Salvadoran authorities via Getty Images

The U.S. authorities deported astir 280 migrants to a Salvadoran prison without hearings oregon trials – relying, successful part, connected a rarely-used 18th period wartime law. A watchdog study aboriginal recovered that the detainees had been subjected to torture and abuse.

• Judge says U.S. trying to bash "end-run" astir ineligible protections with deportations to Ghana
• Judge orders Trump medication to record program to instrumentality Venezuelans sent to El Salvador situation to U.S. oregon springiness them hearings

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April

Pope Francis died, mounting disconnected a question of mourning among the world's 1.4 cardinal Catholics.

• Watch Pope Francis' afloat ceremonial video arsenic satellite mourns precocious Vatican leader
• Here's however Pope Francis' ceremonial broke with tradition

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May

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Caeli supplication successful St. Peter's Square connected May 11, 2025 successful Vatican City.  Franco Origlia/Getty Images

May brought the predetermination of his successor, Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost. He took the sanction Pope Leo XIV, becoming the archetypal American to caput the Catholic Church.

• Read Pope Leo XIV's archetypal code from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica

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June

A memorial is seen connected the table of DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman successful the House chambers astatine the Minnesota State Capitol, June 16, 2025 successful St. Paul. Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were changeable astatine their location connected June 14. DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his woman were besides changeable and hospitalized successful a abstracted incident. Steven Garcia/Getty Images

Minnesota authorities lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her hubby Mark were changeable and killed astatine their location successful a politically-motivated onslaught … 1 successful a fig of caller acts of governmental violence.

• Vance Boelter, fishy successful Minnesota lawmaker shootings, taken into custody
• Service canine grooming enactment flooded with donations pursuing fatal shooting of Rep. Melissa Hortman

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July

Search and rescue teams look for the missing on the Guadalupe River connected July 7, 2025 successful Hunt, Texas.  Joshua Lott, The Washington Post via Getty Images

Catastrophic floods successful Central Texas killed astatine slightest 135, including 27 campers and counselors astatine Camp Mystic. 

• Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims attest connected campy information betterment successful the Texas Senate
• Camp Mystic sued by victims' families aft deadly Texas floods

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August

President Trump dispatched National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., a uncommon home deployment of the subject that would conscionable with ineligible challenges.

• Judge permanently blocks Trump medication from deploying National Guard troops to Portland
• Judge blocks Trump admin from deploying of California National Guard successful L.A.
• Supreme Court says Trump can't deploy National Guard to Chicago arsenic ineligible situation moves forward

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September

Charlie Kirk throws hats to the assemblage aft arriving astatine Utah Valley University connected September 10, 2025 successful Orem, Utah. Kirk, the laminitis of Turning Point USA, was changeable and killed during an quality astatine the university.  Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images

September saw the assassination of blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk astatine a field lawsuit successful Utah. Kirk's alleged slayer has been charged with murder, and has yet to participate a plea.

• Charlie Kirk shooting fishy is successful custody. Here's what we cognize astir the investigation
• Workers fired, placed connected permission for Charlie Kirk comments aft assassination

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October

Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement, and days later, Hamas released the remaining 20 surviving Israeli hostages. Since then, the ceasefire has been shaky, with each broadside accusing the different of violations.

• Amid the rubble and ruin of Gaza, a fragile peace
• Netanyahu says Hamas indispensable disarm oregon "all hellhole breaks loose"
• Israel launches retaliatory strikes successful Gaza aft saying Hamas targeted its forces, sidesplitting 2 IDF soldiers

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November

Zohran Mamdani celebrates triumph arsenic New York City's adjacent mayor, astatine the Brooklyn Paramount Theater successful Brooklyn, November 4, 2025.  ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images

November brought the extremity of the longest authorities shutdown successful American history … 

• How the longest authorities shutdown successful past came to an end
• The 2025 U.S. authorities shutdown, by the numbers

... arsenic good arsenic off-year elections that saw Democrats expanse astir each competitory race. 

• Democrats expanse cardinal races successful 2025 elections successful aboriginal referendum connected Trump
• Democrats' 2025 predetermination victories reportedly unnerve Republicans

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December

In yet different tragic shooting, 2 violent gunmen opened occurrence connected a Hanukkah celebration astatine Bondi Beach successful Sydney, Australia, sidesplitting 15. In the days after, Australians gathered to grant the fallen.

• Australia announces weapon buyback plans little than a week aft Bondi Beach shooting
• Australia announces bravery grant for heroes of Bondi Beach violent attack

       
Story produced by Robert Marston. Editor: Karen Brenner.