Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4th 2025
Updated 10:12 ET
13 articles
TRUMP, VENEZUELA, MEDIA, HOUSE
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. is preparing to take its campaign against narco-terrorism directly "on land" inside Venezuela, warning that the Nicolás Maduro regime has already sent "killers, murderers … gang members" and other violent
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PUTIN, UKRAINE, RUSSIA, WITKOFF
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists during his press conference at the VTB Investment Forum 'Russia Calling!', on December 2, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Putin visited an annual forum, hosted by the VTB Group, prior his talk with U.S. special
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HEGSETH, PENTAGON, SIGNAL, CHAT
The Issue: Outcry over Defense Secretary Pete’s Hegseth’s strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat.
I find the Democrats are off-target in criticizing President Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s strategy of eliminating alleged drug boats from Venezuela
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SOMALI, TRUMP, MINNESOTA, ICE
How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.
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Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump.
On Tuesday, Trump called Somali
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IMMIGRATION, TRUMP, JUDGES, NYC
The Trump administration reportedly fired eight immigration judges in New York City on Monday, part of a broader nationwide effort to accelerate the deportation of illegal immigrants successfully.
All eight terminated judges were from offices at 26 Federal
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TENNESSEE, ELECTION, SPECIAL, REPUBLICANS
In the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump carried Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District by 22 points. Last night, in a special election to represent the district, the Republican Matt Van Epps won by only nine points, defeating State Representative
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EPSTEIN, ISLAND, JEFFREY, RELEASED
House Oversight Democrats were downright giddy on Wednesday when they released "never-before-seen" photos and videos of Jeffrey Epstein's private island.
You could sense it.
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Peppered throughout their social media post and statements were phrases
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STRIKE, TRUMP, BOAT, DRUG
Alejandro Carranza was killed in a strike in the Caribbean on Sept. 15.
Family of Colombian fisherman killed in US boat strike files complaint alleging he was murdered
A screen grab from a video posted to social media by President Donald Trump, Sept. 15,
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TRUMP, CUELLAR, HENRY, REP
Trump says he is pardoning Democratic congressman in bribery case
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Getty Images Congressman Henry Cuellar was criminally charged last year
US President Donald Trump has said he will pardon
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TRUMP, COLOMBIA, SOMALI, CAUGHT
A girl poses for photos as part of her 15th birthday celebration next to a vendor setting up her stall in Cali, Colombia, on Nov. 25, 2025.
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An offhand comment by President
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PEACE, TRUMP, INSTITUTE, DEAL
US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
Trump has campaigned for a Nobel Peace Prize, and often speaks of his achievements in global diplomacy.
The institute was founded as an independent, non-profit think tank funded by Congress, but efforts by Trump's
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PIPE, BOMB, SUSPECT, FBI
Investigators have been working to crack the case for almost five years.
The FBI tweeted a photo and posted a reward for information leading to the location, arrest and conviction of the person, or persons, responsible for the suspected pipe bombs found in
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NUZZI, OLIVIA, RFK, JR
WASHINGTON — It was March 2020 when veteran journalist Ryan Lizza found an apology note in his DC home that wasn’t meant for him.
His live-in girlfriend, Olivia Nuzzi, had penned a letter on hotel stationery, and it was spilling out of her backpack on the
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MATTHEW, PERRY, SENTENCED, KETAMINE
Dec. 3 (UPI) — A doctor who pleaded guilty earlier this year to providing ketamine to the late Friends star Matthew Perry is set to be sentenced Wednesday in a Los Angeles court.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia is one of five people convicted in connection with Perry’s
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STUDENT, COLLEGE, CHAPTER, REJECTS
A student senate at a southern California university has rejected the establishment of a Turning Point USA chapter.
In a 2-11-1 secret-ballot vote, the Associated Students of California Lutheran University Senate rejected the re-establishment of a Turning
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CROPPER, STEVE, GUITARIST, DIES
Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,”
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OLE, KIFFIN, MISS, PLAYERS
Ole Miss players have been dismissing claims they wanted Lane Kiffin as coach heading into the College Football Playoff season.
Lane Kiffin will be departing from Ole Miss for LSU in what has become a contentious split. On social media, Kiffin claimed that
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BOY, ILLEGAL, RUN, HIT
The family of an 11-year-old murdered in a horrific hit and run shared heartbreaking tributes and demanded justice for the boy — as they stared down the homeless illegal immigrant accused of killing him in a California courtroom Wednesday.
“Fly high, my warrior
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CONGESTION, TRUMP, NYC, PRICING
New Post reporting reveals the widely hated congestion-pricing scheme isn’t delivering on its promises; Let’s hope President Donald Trump can soon make good on his promise to kill it.
The tech company TomTom reports traffic in the zone has dropped about 4%
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STUDENT, ESSAY, GENDER, ZERO
A student at the University of Oklahoma is speaking out after she received a zero on an opinion-based essay in which she cited the Bible. The teaching assistant, who identifies as transgender, called the essay "offensive."
"I was told to give my opinion
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TRUMP, IMMIGRATION, COUNTRIES, 19
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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is stopping all immigration
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FRAUD, MINNESOTA, OMAR, ILHAN
During a Wednesday interview on CNN’s "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appeared to struggle to explain how fraud became "so out of control" in Minnesota after federal officials announced an investigation into an alleged Somali fraud
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TRUMP, BACK, ADMINISTRATION, FUEL
Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards
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The Trump administration has started the process of dramatically easing fuel economy requirements for new vehicles, part of the administration's broader
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COLLEGE, DEATH, STUDENT, DEAD
A former federal prosecutor said police in Austin, Texas, should be taking a closer look into the death of a Texas A&M University student who was found dead after a rivalry football game.
Brianna Aguilera, 19, was found dead at 12:47 a.m. on Saturday at
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