Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd 2025
Updated 18:12 ET
85 articles
TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, NEW
Trump Media said on Tuesday that it had reached an "amicable settlement" of a legal dispute with the co-founders of the social media company, which operates the Truth Social app.
Trump Media did not provide details of that settlement with United Atlantic Ventures,
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HEGSETH, STRIKE, BOAT, DRUG
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he stands by the "combat decisions" of a military commander involved in a deadly Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean as lawmakers are gearing up for a classified briefing on the matter later this week.
Hegseth’s
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WALZ, MINNESOTA, FRAUD, TIM
Hundreds of state workers at the Minnesota Department of Human Services publicly excoriated Gov. Tim Walz for allowing a “massive fraud” scandal to unfold under his watch and retaliating against their whistleblowers.
Over $1 billion in taxpayers’ money was
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HOUSE, PUTIN, UKRAINE, TRUMP
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that former President Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan continues to have terrible consequences for the United States, following the killing of one National Guard member and
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, COURT, CEO
Man charged in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fights to exclude gun, notes from trial Luigi Mangione, the man charged in the death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will appear in court Monday, as his defense team works to exclude some evidence from his
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ELECTION, TRUMP, SPECIAL, GOP
FRANKLIN, TN - Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Joe Gruters says that the Democrats' momentum following their sweeping victories in last month's 2025 ballot box showdowns will come to an end in Tuesday's special election for a hotly contested GOP-controlled
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NOEM, TRAVEL, BAN, CALLS
In the wake of the District of Columbia shooting, in which a West Virginia National Guard member was killed and another seriously injured by a poorly vetted immigrant from Afghanistan, the Trump administration has been looking hard at immigration and asylum
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POPE, LEO, XIV, SITE
Pope Leo prays at site of deadly 2020 Beirut port blast The Pope also met with families of people who were killed in the explosion.
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NEW, YORK, ICE, ILLEGAL
New York state has released nearly 7,000 known illegal migrant criminals without notifying ICE since President Trump took over, and has more than 7,000 others locked up in jails and prisons, the Department of Homeland Security revealed.
All of them are being
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, WARNS, WAR
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, alongside White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Jared Kushner (R), attend a meeting with Ukrainian officials headed by Rustem Umerov in Hallandale Beach, FL, on November 30, 2025..) CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images
President
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TREE, CHRISTMAS, LIGHTING, PORTLAND
Portland, Oregon, is under fire for again hosting its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony and nixing any mention of the Christian holiday, while leaders of the event instead waved a Palestinian flag and led the crowd in chants.
"Free, free, free Palestine,"
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KIFFIN, LSU, LANE, OLE
The latest Lane Kiffin saga finally ended when he left for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this past Sunday.
But Kiffin later revealed that some Ole Miss fans created a rocky route to the Oxford, Mississippi, airport. He claimed that a group of unhappy fans attempted
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GIANTS, PATRIOTS, YOUNGHOE, KOO
The New York Giants’ special teams are having a rough night in Foxborough, as kicker Younghoe Koo had the most bizarre first attempt at a field goal in the "Monday Night Football" matchup with the New England Patriots.
After tight end Theo Johnson was unable
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NUZZI, OLIVIA, BOOK, SCANDAL
Ousted New York Magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “planned to consummate their relationship,” according to her scorned ex fiancé, who said the alleged rendezvous was foiled when he learned of the duo’s sexting affair.
Former Politico
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PARTY, BIRTHDAY, STOCKTON, SHOOTING
Host of birthday party in California mistook gunfire for balloons popping
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Watch: Police confirm four dead in California shooting
Patrice Williams thought she was hearing the pops of balloons she
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ILLEGAL, ALIEN, CRASH, NEWSOM
An illegal alien allegedly responsible for a fatal crash that killed two in Oregon was given a commercial driver’s license by California under Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
In a Monday statement, the agency
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NATIONAL, DC, TRUMP, WOLFE
Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Army Spec. Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard. Beckstrom was killed and Wolfe wounded by a gunman in Washington, D.C.
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WORKERS, STARBUCKS, ZOHRAN, PAY
They’re venti mad.
Socialist superstars Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday joined striking Starbucks workers in Brooklyn — hours after outgoing Hizzoner Eric Adams unveiled a $39 million settlement for baristas’ lost wages.
Speaking
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DRUG, SON, EL, CHAPO
Joaquín Guzmán López, son of cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, pleaded guilty in a Chicago federal courtroom Monday to drug-trafficking and continuing criminal enterprise charges, according to reports.
Guzmán López, 39, is among the so-called Chapitos,
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ACCOUNTS, TRUMP, 25, BILLION
Dells donate $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for millions of children Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for millions of U.S. children.
National Dells donate $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for
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NEWS, STUDY, TEENS, MEDIA
Teenagers tend to distrust and dislike the news media, and the far-left Associated Press is not happy about it.
A News Literacy Project asked teens for one word to describe the news media and 84 percent of the responses were exactly what Normal People who
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GUARD, SHOOTING, NATIONAL, SUSPECT
The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, appeared in court remotely from a hospital.
Suspect in DC shooting of 2 National Guard members formally charged with murder
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, HOLLYWOOD, 2028
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared a bogus medical report in his latest attempt to troll President Donald Trump that labeled him the “healthiest human currently alive” and lavished praise on his arteries and resting heart rate.
“His bone density is exceptional
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SCHUMER, OFFICES, BOMB, THREATS
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the senior senator from New York and current Senate minority leader who certainly knows a thing or two about dangerous rhetoric and political threats, released a statement Monday afternoon alleging that "multiple bomb threats"
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