Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, MAY 11th 2026
Updated 05:12 ET
13 articles
IRAN, TRUMP, CEASEFIRE, DEAL
Morning news brief Trump says Iran's response to the U.S. ceasefire proposal is "totally unacceptable," Trump heads to China amid Iran war, Congress returns after week-long break.
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PRATT, SPENCER, MOTHER, DAY
"Mother's Day is every day."
Those are the words Spencer Pratt used to introduce a two-minute video honoring his wife of almost 18 years, Heidi Montag, and vividly showing why he is running for mayor of Los Angeles. He's been very open about how difficult
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GORKA, TRUMP, EXCLUSIVE, COUNTERTERRORISM
Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism, talked about Europe.
Gorka said, “We want to partner with you because we are cousins civilizationally. But if you don’t believe
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NEW, CHILD, WAR, JACK
For almost the entirety of the half century I have lived on Earth, I have had experts, teachers, politicians and activists hectoring me about how climate change is going to destroy the planet. But this week, in The New York Times, of all places, is evidence
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MOTHER, DAY, MOM, HONORS
Police fatally shot a man who viciously stabbed his disabled mother at their Long Island home on Mother’s Day, according to authorities and sources.
Southampton cops responded to an “escalating domestic situation” at a Riverhead residence on Topping Drive
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CRUISE, HANTAVIRUS, SHIP, PASSENGERS
A World Health Organization (WHO) official is warning that passengers aboard a hantavirus-hit cruise ship should be treated as "high-risk contacts" as Americans return home following an outbreak that has left three people dead.
"Our recommendations are we're
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REDISTRICTING, DEMOCRATS, COURT, VIRGINIA
Virginia Democrats’ redistricting push was meant to lock in an advantage. Instead, it’s unraveling after a costly court defeat—triggering a growing blame game inside the party.
The high-stakes effort to redraw congressional maps, backed by tens of millions
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TRACK, TRANS, DOMINATES, GIRLS
A trans competitor at a California girls’ track meet swept the field in multiple events Saturday while protesters outside demanded biological males be barred from competing against girls.
At the CIF Southern Section Division 3 preliminaries held at Yorba Linda
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NEWSOM, DIAPER, DEAL, GAVIN
They are just diapers. But they have landed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) into messy accusations of corruption for dumping $20 million in taxpayer money into a nonprofit led by an executive who sits on the board of his wife’s organization.
The initiative
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STARMER, BIG, BRITAIN, LOCAL
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after poor local election results for his Labour Party
Britain's Starmer fights for his job as calls for his ouster grow
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting Labour Party members during
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HARRIS, BIG, 2028, 2024
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As Kamala Harris eyes a possible 2028 presidential bid, there is little outward enthusiasm among her biggest 2024 backers to fund a repeat performance, adding to uncertainty
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KELLY, HEGSETH, MARK, STATEMENTS
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sunday suggested Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., may have violated his oath with comments he made to a news outlet following a classified briefing.
Kelly told Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation that it is "shocking how deep we
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BIGGER, AOC, AMBITION, PRESIDENT
AOC has revealed the highest office in the land isn’t high enough for her.
Democratic socialist darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez downplayed speculation about a 2028 presidential run and revealed that her “ambition is way bigger than that.”
The Queens
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LOTTERY, NBA, DRAFT, PACERS
This is perhaps the final year where good things will happen to teams with the worst record in the NBA. With the league set to adjust the Draft Lottery to address Adam Silver’s tanking concerns, the Wizards picked the perfect time to bottom out.
And if this
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TRUMP, NFL, GAMES, FANS
President Trump ripped the NFL on Sunday, accusing the league of “price gouging” longtime fans with its new push to move games to streaming platforms.
Trump said football bigs are making it harder and more expensive for fans to enjoy watching their favorite
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RELEASE, BIDEN, BLOCK, AUDIO
Former President Joe Biden plans to go to court to block the Trump administration from releasing roughly 70 hours of partially redacted audio recordings of his conversations with a ghostwriter, the Justice Department said in new court filings Friday.
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GDP, TOP, GROWTH, EXPLOSIVE
President Trump’s top economic adviser claimed Sunday that economic growth this year could clock in north of an explosive 6%, close to triple the expectations of most mainstream forecasts.
White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett theorized that
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CAPTAIN, NYPD, MAMDANI, RANT
You can always count on the left to be vocal champions of free speech. Until, that is, someone disagrees with them. Then, that person's speech suddenly becomes "hate speech" or "misinformation," and the speaker requires silencing - or re-education. In the latest
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STUDENT, HIGH, SCHOOL, SMALL
A science teacher at a Georgia high school was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting one of her students — including a purported hookup inside a closet on school property.
Maris Nichols, a 25-year-old biology teacher at Alexander High School
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DEAD, TEXAS, FOUND, BORDER
Reports from Laredo, Texas, indicate that multiple bodies were found on Sunday in a Union Pacific railway car. The bodies were found at the railyard in Laredo, not far from the Texas-Mexico border.
A source with knowledge of the investigation told Breitbart
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REMAINS, RECOVERED, SOLDIER, MISSING
The remains of a U.S. Army officer who went missing during military exercises in Morocco were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, while the search continues for a second missing soldier, according to military officials.
The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont
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MEDICAID, OHIO, RAMASWAMY, OFFICES
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is calling for a sweeping crackdown on his state’s Medicaid program after a report alleged that companies billed millions of taxpayer dollars from vacant offices, including abandoned buildings with piled-up mail,
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TRUMP, COMMEMORATE, HISTORIAN, TOURNAMENT
A historian discusses Trump's plan to build an arch to commemorate 250 years NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with historian Kevin Levin about President Trump's proposed triumphal arch and how it would fit next other memorials in the nation's capital.
National A
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REMAINS, SMART, SEARCH, FOUND
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. — Authorities did not find the remains of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student who went missing in 1996, officials said Saturday after finishing a search of a home tied to the man convicted of killing her.
The San Luis Obispo
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