Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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IRAN, GABBARD, KENT, JOE
DNI Tulsi Gabbard provides intelligence assessment on Iran during Senate hearing Gabbard provided the latest intelligence community assessment on Iran on Wednesday, telling the Senate Intel Committee that Iran's regime "appears to be intact, but largely degraded
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MULLIN, DHS, HEARING, CONFIRMATION
Democrats bungled their chances to disseminate Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-OK) record in Congress, instead opting to turn the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing into a debate with Republicans over the agency’s ongoing
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IRAN, ISRAEL, GAS, TRUMP
Israel and Iran attack gas facilities, in a major escalation that rattles markets
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Iran attacked the world's biggest liquified natural gas complex in Qatar, targeted a gas field and facility in the United
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CHAVEZ, CESAR, ABUSE, RAPE
Los Angeles is planning to strike down Cesar Chavez Day after the emergence of bombshell rape and sexual abuse allegations against the iconic labor leader.
The March 31 state holiday will be renamed Farm Workers Day under a proclamation set to be signed Thursday
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STRAIT, HORMUZ, TRUMP, NATO
"It won’t be long now." That was President Donald J. Trump, speaking on the timeline for commercial traffic to flow again through the Strait of Hormuz at the White House on Tuesday. U.S. forces are "knocking the hell out of the coast," Trump said. "As soon
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IRAN, HEGSETH, WAR, PENTAGON
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine, held a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday and had the legacy media in his sites as he blasted them for their "dishonest" reporting on Operation Epic Fury. "A dishonest
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TRUMP, HARBOR, PEARL, IRAN
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with President Trump on Thursday in the Oval Office.
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Before Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed for Washington, she told
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Over the next several days, perhaps even stretching into next week, the United States Senate, that grave and august deliberative body, will performatively waste time with impassioned speeches over the SAVE America Act, which they all know will never pass.
There
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PASSENGERS, AIRPORT, TSA, VIDEO
As American airports and travelers continue to suffer the impacts of the DHS shutdown — and as TSA officers continue to go without paychecks — some European countries are warning those who would potentially visit the U.S.A.
The United Kingdom, for example,
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VENEZUELA, USA, BASEBALL, WORLD
Several disgusted players on Team USA were seen ripping their silver medals from around their necks before even getting to the dugout after their shocking 3-2 loss to Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday.
Team USA was trying to rally from behind
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RED, CODE, AI, CONSERVATIVES
Breitbart News social media director and author Wynton Hall argues in his book Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI that leftist bias is being baked into the AI tools now entering children’s classrooms, and conservatives who respond
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FED, POWELL, RATES, TRUMP
President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled his continued support for a Department of Justice investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell — a stance that could further delay the confirmation of his would-be successor, Kevin Warsh.
"He's under
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AFROMAN, MUSIC, DEFAMATION, CASE
Jury sides with rapper Afroman in police music video case Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff's deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home.
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On this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on President Trump’s dangerous disregarding of Congress’s powers of war-making and peacemaking. David argues
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DHS, SHUTDOWN, FUNDING, DEMOCRATS
EXCLUSIVE — Former Vice President Mike Pence says that the move by congressional Democrats to hold up Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding amid American military strikes on Iran and twin terror-style attacks in the U.S. is indefensible.
"At a time
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HOCHUL, NEW, YORKERS, WEALTHY
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul indicated that the Empire State needs wealthy individuals paying taxes in the state to help fund social programs, but noted that the state's tax base has "eroded."
During remarks at Politico's "New York Agenda: Albany Summit" event
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TRUMP, OIL, WAIVES, ACT
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus fired off a social media screed at President Donald Trump over his executive order, restarting offshore oil drilling along California’s coastline, telling her nearly two million Instagram followers “This won’t lower your gas prices.”
“You
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, SHERIFF, NANOS
The Arizona sheriff leading the hunt for Nancy Guthrie has responded to efforts to recall him for being “an embarrassment” for his handling of the high-profile kidnapping case.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos addressed the effort to oust him soon after it
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MAMDANI, NYC, SAFETY, BUSINESS
Business owners warned of dire consequences if New York City officials pass a $30 minimum wage hike in comments to the Wall Street Journal.
The city council in New York City may boost the minimum wage up to $30 and Mayor Zohran Mamdani signaled on the campaign
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EPSTEIN, BRIEFING, DOJ, STORM
On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, and other high-level Department of Justice (DOJ) officials agreed to an after-hours, closed door briefing with the GOP House Oversight
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CALIFORNIA, REPUBLICANS, POLL, NEW
Two Republican candidates — Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, left, and conservative commentator Steve Hilton, right — lead in a new poll on the California governor’s race.
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DOMESTIC, FRANKIE, TAYLOR, PAUL
covers health for Vox, guiding readers through the emerging opportunities and challenges in improving our health. He has reported on health policy for more than 10 years, writing for Governing magazine, Talking Points Memo, and STAT before joining Vox in 2017.
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SPRING, BREAKERS, CAUGHT, FLORIDA
A violent brawl erupted outside a bar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, overnight as unruly spring breakers were caught on camera wreaking havoc in the streets.
Wild video captured by The Post showed the moment half a dozen teens started beating a male outside
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