Jan 5, 2026 - News
Looking back on last year
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In 2025, President Trump's inauguration in January kicked off a relentless news cycle that sent Americans scrambling to keep up, according to Axios' annual analysis of Google Trends data.
- Why it matters: Political violence, economic nerves and mass tragedies gripped the country in a dizzying year for both domestic and international news.
Yes, but: Americans also found time to savor music, movies and Labubus.
- Be kind to us, 2026.