Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9th 2025
Updated 10:12 ET
52 articles
TRUMP, PEACE, HAMAS, GAZA
Breitbart News is hosting a policy event with Vice President JD Vance, discussing the policy victories the Trump administration has seen in the last nine months and perhaps previewing what is to come in the remaining three-plus years of the Trump-Vance administration.
The
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GUARD, NATIONAL, TRUMP, CHICAGO
On Sept. 27, President Trump described Portland, Ore., as a “War ravaged” city that was “under siege from attack by Antifa” mobs protesting ICE raids.
But here is how federal officers described the scene outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building
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PALISADES, FIRE, ARREST, CONNECTION
The suspected Florida firebug accused of starting the blaze that turned into the devastating Palisades Fire is due back in federal court on Thursday morning.
French-born Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is due before a judge in Orlando — where he was arrested Tuesday
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JAY, JONES, VIRGINIA, AG
More Senate Democrats dodged questions on whether Virginia Democratic candidate Jay Jones should drop out of his race for attorney general over resurfaced text messages in which he fantasized about putting "two bullets to the head" of a Republican colleague.
Asked
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COMEY, DIRECTOR, FBI, JAMES
In late September, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by the Justice Department on two counts:
False statements within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch of the United States Government [18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2)] Obstruction of a Congressional
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KATIE, PORTER, INTERVIEW, VIRAL
Katie Porter, shown in May at an event during the California Democratic Party convention in Anaheim,
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Former Rep. Katie Porter, the 2026 gubernatorial candidate who has
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SHUTDOWN, GOVERNMENT, SENATE, HALF
How flights are impacted by the government shutdown. And, James Comey's arraignment
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ICE, BRYAN, SONG, ZACH
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem went scorched earth on country music superstar Zach Bryan over his controversial new song targeting ICE raids — as the singer said the tune is about “how much I love this country.”
Noem said she was “disappointed and
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DEBATE, FINAL, CIATTARELLI, NEW
NJ gubernatorial candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill accused Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli of personally profiting off the opiate crisis in the tensest moment of Wednesday night’s debate.
“My opponent likes to talk a lot about being a businessman, but I think
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NEW, ORLEANS, JAIL, CAPTURED
Derrick Groves was apprehended in Atlanta on Wednesday, police said.
Final escaped New Orleans inmate in custody following 'brief stand-off': Police
The last of 10 inmates who had been on the lam following a New Orleans jailbreak in May has been captured,
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JOAN, KENNEDY, RFK, JR
RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines could be controversial. Here's what to watch for
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New dietary guidelines are due out this fall and, based on public comments by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy
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BILL, BELICHICK, REPORTS, CAROLINA
Bill Belichick’s time at North Carolina might already be coming to a close.
UNC has reportedly had "potential exit strategy discussions" on Tuesday, per 247 Sports. This comes as Belichick’s Tar Heels are 2-3 through their first five games of his inaugural
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POLICE, OFFICIALS, CITY, DEAD
A Missouri police officer has been killed while assisting in a mutual aid operation in Mississippi County, according to officials.
Officer Henry Franklin, 41, was fatally shot on Oct. 6, while helping the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office serve a warrant
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JEFFRIES, MIKE, GOVERNMENT, LAWLER
Tensions erupted on Capitol Hill Wednesday as two members of the House of Representatives got into a screaming match on the eighth day of the 2025 government shutdown.
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., confronted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., outside
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TRAFFIC, AIR, CONTROLLERS, DELAYS
Air traffic control staffing shortages causing flight delays across the U.S. An increasing number of air traffic control facilities in the U.S. have had to reduce the number of planes they can handle in their airspace since the government shutdown began.
National
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CUOMO, NYC, ISLAND, RIKERS
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will announce a proposal on Wednesday to scrap the plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex, saying he would rebuild the jails and not relocate detainees to new borough-based jail facilities.
Mr. Cuomo, who is running for mayor
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SCHUMER, SHUTDOWN, KENNEDY, REASON
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of engineering what he called a "political shutdown" to appease the far-left wing of the Democratic Party — a claim Schumer has denied.
"His relationship with the truth is very
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SHUTDOWN, JOHNSON, HOUSE, REJECTS
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rejected voting on a standalone bill to fund US military members’ salaries Wednesday, as the federal government shutdown entered its second week.
Johnson pointed out during a press conference that the seven-week
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SYNAGOGUE, POLICE, ISLAMIC, PLEDGED
The suspect behind last week’s deadly car and knife terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, authorities said.
Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen of Syrian descent, allegedly called emergency
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EXPLOSIVES, OUTSIDE, CHURCH, EVENT
Washington, D.C. police say they arrested a New Jersey man with hundreds of homemade explosives and a manifesto containing "significant animosity" toward Catholics, Jews, the U.S. Supreme Court and Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside a cathedral hours
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TRUMP, CARIBBEAN, ATTACKS, VOTE
Republican Senators, with an assist from Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., voted down an attempt block the Trump administration’s missile strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats on Wednesday, hours after a nominee to serve as the CIA’s top lawyer dodged questions
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NOBEL, PRIZE, CHEMISTRY, AWARDED
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for developing metal-organic frameworks.
Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2024?
The prize went to Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker
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GAME, JAYS, BLUE, YANKEES
The New York Yankees are not done yet. They rallied from a 6-1 deficit for their largest comeback win in an elimination game in franchise history, taking Game 3 of the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Yankees scored eight unanswered runs in the middle
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COVID, COUNTY, MASK, WEALTHY
A county in California wine country is beefing up its vaccine recommendations and instituting a mask mandate, citing "greater risk" of contracting COVID-19 amid the start of the annual flu season.
The Sonoma County Department of Public Health's Interim Health
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