Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, APRIL 28th 2026
Updated 23:12 ET
173 articles
TRUMP, DINNER, SHOOTING, HOUSE
Lara Trump said during a Monday interview that her father-in-law fears assassination attempts each time he makes a public appearance.
Lara Trump spoke to Chris Cuomo on his SiriusXM radio show "Cuomo Mornings," mere days after an assailant was stopped rushing
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TRUMP, KING, WHITE, PRESIDENT
Within hours of the gunfire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night—and initial, erroneous reports that the shooter had been killed—the usual swirl of misinformation and rumor was swirling in a particular direction. The event was staged,
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COMEY, JAMES, DIRECTOR, FBI
We can now report some more specifics on the latest indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, this time over alleged threats against President Trump.
.@DAGToddBlanche: "Today, a grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of North Carolina returned an
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MAMDANI, NEW, YORK, NYC
Prison guards and inmates say New York's correctional system is broken Prison guards in New York say the state's correctional system is in crisis. Both guards and inmates are pleading with the state to fix what they say is a broken system.
National Prison
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TAX, CALIFORNIA, BILLIONAIRE, BRIN
The most important thing about California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax is not that it targets billionaires.
It is that it creates a new pathway for Sacramento politicians to tax ordinary wealth in the future without going back to voters statewide.
That
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IRAN, NUCLEAR, HORMUZ, STRAIT
In this handout photo provided by U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports
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REDISTRICTING, COURT, VIRGINIA, GOP
Just one day after the Supreme Court of Virginia (SCOVA) heard oral arguments about the legality of the legislative process used by Democrat lawmakers to get last week's redistricting/gerrymandering referendum in front of voters, the court on Tuesday shut down
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RAIDS, FRAUD, FBI, MINNESOTA
More than 20 locations in Minneapolis were raided Tuesday as federal authorities crack down on alleged fraud linked to Somali-owned businesses in the Democrat-run state.
The targets included childcare facilities that were registered with the state but allegedly
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OPEC, UNITED, EMIRATES, ARAB
The move comes amid regional fallout from the Iran war.
United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC
A refinery worker rides a bicycle at an oil processing plant in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
A refinery worker rides a bicycle at an oil processing
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RED, SOX, FIRED, TEAM
Boston Red Sox fans may have been celebrating their front office's overhaul of the coaching staff over the weekend, but some players did not feel the same.
Trevor Story was not thrilled about the firing of manager Alex Cora and other staff members, including
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FLORIDA, GOP, MAP, DESANTIS
FIRST ON FOX: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed the new redistricted congressional map for the state, which shows the GOP gaining an extra four seats.
Should the state legislature, which holds a Republican majority in both the state House and Senate, approve
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LEE, ZELDIN, DEM, DELAURO
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, got into a heated exchange with Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Monday over whether she was familiar with precedents governing
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MARLOW, TRUMP, LAUREN, LINK
Monday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the WHCD.
Marlow said, “This was a journalist-inspired shooting. Trump should not go back to this.”
The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex
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FAUCI, INDICTED, COVID, RECORDS
WASHINGTON — The indictment of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former adviser David Morens Tuesday revived calls for the Justice Department to prosecute Fauci himself for allegedly lying to Congress about funding risky research in China before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just
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ACUPUNCTURIST, KIDS, ACCUSED, KILLING
A Massachusetts acupuncturist allegedly murdered her two young kids as she fought to get custody of them during her bitter divorce, cops said.
Janette MacAusland, 49, is accused of killing her children — Kai, 7, and Ella, 6 — in their home in Wellesley last
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VRABEL, RUSSINI, MIKE, PATRIOTS
One might think that being caught on camera having a scandalous extramarital affair would preclude you from being named for any honors or awards.
Well, not if you’re in Boston.
Mike Vrabel, the head coach of the New England Patriots, who recently missed the
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GAMBLING, TEXAS, BRENDAN, TECH
On Monday, the sports world learned that former Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby had placed thousands of bets on collegiate sporting events, including on his own team.
On Tuesday, we found out that his former school was aware of it.
In an explosive report from
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KID, ROCK, HEGSETH, ARMY
Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutiny
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WASHINGTON — Kid Rock and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both flew in Army Apache attack helicopters at a base in Virginia on Monday, weeks after
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WORKER, DELI, NYC, YEAR
A Big Apple deli worker gunned down outside his family’s bodega after a late-night scuffle with a known menace had tragically begged his brother to take care of his kids as he bled to death in his arms.
Father of two Abdul Saleh, 28, uttered the final heartbreaking
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ABORTION, ADVOCATE, GILL, ARGUMENT
Earlier, RedState reported on how GOP Rep. Brandon Gill (TX-26) masterfully confronted an abortion advocate Tuesday during a House hearing on the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act by not only asking her what her favorite abortion procedure was
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DIEGO, PAVIA, TRYOUT, NFL
Sportscaster Dan Patrick said Monday that Heisman Trophy finalist Diego Pavia was handed a "brutal reality" over the weekend when he went undrafted and received only an invite to Baltimore Ravens camp.
Pavia was the first Heisman Trophy finalist in more than
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CORY, MILLS, REPUBLICAN, CHALLENGER
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., a scandal-plagued lawmaker facing bipartisan calls to resign, drew a GOP challenger Tuesday who threatens to scramble his re-election bid.
Ryan Elijah, a veteran former news anchor for FOX 35 Orlando, is launching a
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OPENAI, MUSK, ALTMAN, SAM
Musk vs. Altman: Tech CEOs head to court Monday over fate of OpenAI
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Two titans of the tech world will face off in court starting on Monday.
Elon Musk, of Tesla and SpaceX, is suing Sam Altman, the
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BOAT, STRIKE, KILLING, ALLEGED
The Pentagon on Sunday announced that a lethal strike was conducted on another vessel allegedly carrying suspected narco-traffickers in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people on board.
The U.S. Southern Command said it conducted a "lethal kinetic strike
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