Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17th 2025
Updated 15:12 ET
49 articles
TRUMP, EPSTEIN, FILES, RELEASE
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks for American citizens are coming, he promised — but no date has been finalized yet.
The president gave an update on the timing of the potential payouts on Friday, saying they won’t come
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CHARLOTTE, IMMIGRATION, BORDER, NORTH
South Korean officials pleased President Trump last month by presenting him with their nation’s highest honor and a replica of a gold crown. The next day he had a surprise for his hosts.
He gave the green light to South Korea’s long-cherished dream of deploying
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TRUMP, MADURO, BBC, LEGAL
President Donald Trump's 10-figure legal threat against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is not mere bluster, if his recent spate of legal victories against media and big tech is any indication.
Trump said Friday he was planning to sue the BBC
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SHOOTING, JETS, BOYD, KRIS
Assemblymember Alex Bores from Assembly District 73 speaks on the State Capitol Wednesday, May 29, 2025, in Albany New York.
A bipartisan super PAC launched by a slew of artificial intelligence leaders has picked its first target: a Democratic congressional
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JETS, FRANCE, ZELENSKY, UKRAINE
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Paris on Monday as part of a Europe-wide tour seeking defence aid and contributions in his country’s fight against Russia.
Zelensky’s latest visit to his western allies saw him seal an energy deal with Greece
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DRUG, STRIKE, PACIFIC, TERRORISTS
Trump has said he's protecting American lives while some question the legality.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on his X account that the Department of War conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel being operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization
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NFL, GAME, ALLEN, BILLS
NFL fans may not have any nails left to bite as several games came down to the wire in Week 11.
Six games came within three points while eight games came within seven points. The Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers each won their respective games in overtime.
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FAA, COMMERCIAL, AIR, TRAFFIC
FAA to lift all restrictions on commercial flights
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The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country's longest government
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MICHELLE, OBAMA, WOMAN, AMERICA
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is in the news again with another grievance. In an interview to promote her new book, “The Look,” Mrs. Obama is complaining again. When asked about running for president, Obama claimed that Americans “aren’t ready for a woman
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COMEY, JUDGE, JURY, MISCONDUCT
A judge on Monday ordered the Department of Justice to hand over grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey, an unusual move that the judge said was necessary because of the department's "highly unusual" activity during the secret grand jury proceedings.
Magistrate
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SHOOTING, NEWARK, BOY, 10
Two people have been killed, including a 10-year-old boy, and three others wounded in a mass shooting in Newark.
A 21-year-old woman died from her injuries while a boy, 11, and two men, ages 19 and 60, are in a stable condition following the shocking attack
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GUARD, NATIONAL, PORTLAND, CHICAGO
Hundreds of National Guard troops will leave Portland and Chicago
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The Defense Department is scaling back the number of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago and Portland, Ore., as weekslong court
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TRUMP, REDISTRICTING, STATE, PUSH
President Donald Trump weighed in on a pair of Indiana Republicans involved in thwarting redistricting efforts in the Hoosier State ahead of next year's midterm elections. As you might have guessed, he wasn't pleased with their actions.
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MAMDANI, NY, ZOHRAN, TAX
The incoming head of New York City’s premier business group said it would be “absolute suicide” for Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature to enact Mayor-elect Zohran’s proposed corporate tax hikes.
“This proposal is absolute suicide for NYC and an absolute
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MARINES, HAITI, GANG, GUNFIRE
U.S. Marines protecting the American embassy in Haiti exchanged gunfire with suspected gang members last week, a Marine spokesman said.
Capt. Steven J. Keenan told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement Sunday that Marines supporting embassy security operations
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ADAMS, ISRAEL, NETANYAHU, TRIP
With less than two months remaining in office, Mayor Eric Adams of New York landed in Israel over the weekend to meet with business and political leaders and discuss rising global antisemitism.
Unspoken but implicit in his agenda was a desire to draw a clear
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TREE, CHRISTMAS, PART, YEAR
Your artificial Christmas tree will cost more this year, thanks in part to tariffs
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According to the American Christmas Tree Association , 83% of households who plan on displaying a Christmas tree in 2025 will choose an artificial
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DEATH, HASINA, OUSTED, SENTENCED
Bangladesh's ousted prime minister sentenced to death for role in protest crackdown
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DHAKA, Bangladesh — A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides to death
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RICHARDSON, DAVID, FEMA, ACTING
David Richardson is stepping down as the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) acting administrator after steering the agency through a tumultuous hurricane season and launching a sweeping overhaul to make it faster, leaner and more accountable.
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BEEF, SCOTT, BESSENT, TRUMP
President Trump’s visit to a McDonald’s summit on Monday to talk up his affordability agenda comes as he is struggling with a major economic problem: soaring beef prices.
High food costs have been weighing on economic sentiment in the United States, and few
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JAPAN, SPAT, TAIWAN, CHINA
Since the new Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, suggested that her country could intervene militarily if China moved to seize Taiwan, Beijing has warned Chinese tourists to stay away from Japan. It has also sent military ships to patrol disputed waters
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COURT, TRUMP, ADMIN, ASYLUM
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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a Trump administration appeal that argues migrants have no right to seek asylum at the southern border.
Rather, the government says
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BRONCOS, CHIEFS, COMMANDING, HIT
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce had a heated moment with Denver Broncos defensive back Ja’Quan McMillian in the second quarter on Sunday.
Kelce brought in his second catch of the game and helped the Chiefs get a first down on a 10-yard catch. Several
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NEEDING, MARKET, INSURANCE, HAAKE
During an interview with former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that took place on Friday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” host Garrett Haake said that the need to subsidize health insurance is an indicator that the system is “a
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