Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, POPE, IRAN, WAR
President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, revealed that he would "welcome" a discussion with Pope Leo XIV amid the administration’s ongoing spat with the Vatican over disagreements on immigration policy and the Iran conflict.
Differing from Vice President
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TRUMP, HOUSE, PRESIDENT, AMENDMENT
Vice President Vance also criticized the pontiff, telling him to "be careful."
Trump shares image of Jesus embracing him, continues to lash out at Pope Leo
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office of the White House, April 13,
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MAMDANI, GROCERY, HOCHUL, NEW
He’s selling a “basket of goods.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted Tuesday that the promised lower prices at his city-owned grocery stores will only be guaranteed for a core set of everyday staples.
Follow live updates on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda
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SCHOOL, HIGH, PRINCIPAL, GUNMAN
When armed individuals with bad intentions approach a building or an event where there are lots of people, oftentimes the outcome is devastating and horrific. We saw it with the Columbine and Sandy Hook massacres, the Nashville Covenant School mass shooting,
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SWALWELL, WOKE, EXCLUSIVE, STEVE
Monday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Iran.
Marlow said, “We’re getting incredible clarity because the nuclear talks broke down…the peace talks over the weekend broke down over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.”
The
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While families struggle with high gas prices in the wake of the Iran war, many American workers are getting help this year from an unlikely place: the Internal Revenue Service. Tax refunds from the IRS are up almost 14% from last year—another reason to file
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BIDEN, HUNTER, TRUMP, NEWSOM
Former first son Hunter Biden acknowledged he is "completely biased" about the sweeping pardon his father granted him in 2024, renewing attention on former President Joe Biden’s decision to reverse course after publicly ruling out clemency for his son.
"I’m
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IRAN, BLOCKADE, NAVY, TANKERS
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) said that “the Chinese are watching” the blockade of Iranian ports “and they’re saying, look, if President Trump can do a blockade, what if they were to do a blockade around Taiwan?”
Bera
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DOJ, PRO, BIDEN, WEAPONIZED
Justice Department says Biden DOJ weaponized law to go after anti-abortion activists
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The Justice Department on Tuesday published a report accusing the Biden administration of unfairly using a federal law meant to protect
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CHARITY, SANTACON, LIFESTYLE, CASH
is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two books on the Supreme Court.
On Friday, a federal
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WALMART, WOMAN, BOY, POLICE
The knife-wielding wannabe kidnapper who viciously slashed a 3-year-old boy outside a Nebraska Walmart has had troubling bouts of violence and mental illness – including taking a blade to her father and drenching him in lighter fluid.
Noemi Guzman, who was
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LEBANON, ISRAEL, HEZBOLLAH, TALKS
France’s President Emmanuel Macron is facing renewed criticism for his lack of support for President Donald Trump’s war against Iran and demands to include Lebanon in the current ceasefire as historic talks between Israel and Lebanon are set to begin Tuesday.
The
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FRAUD, VANCE, HOSPICES, 447
Fox News Digital averaged an astonishing 187 million multiplatform unique visitors per month during the first quarter of 2026, according to Comscore.
The massive audience marked the best quarter ever for Fox News Digital, which also topped all relevant news
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RANDOM, DHS, NATURALIZED, ATTACKS
Lauren Bullis and two others were shot by a naturalized citizen, Mullin said.
Lauren Bullis, who was killed in a shooting spree Monday in Atlanta, worked in several capacities in the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general's office.
Lauren Bullis,
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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan escalated his attacks on fellow Democrat gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer on Wednesday, accusing the billionaire former hedge fund manager of attempting to use his wealth to buy the California governor’s office despite a record that
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JESSICA, BABY, DOMESTIC, ASSAULT
Baby Jessica was saved from falling down a well in a miraculous feat of human determination.
But since that rescue in 1987, luck has not always been on her side with a series of unfortunate events befalling those around her, which some have dubbed an alleged
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CUP, WORLD, TRANSIT, NEW
As if World Cup tickets weren't costly enough, getting to those games is slated to cost plenty more than usual.
NJ Transit tickets from MetLife Stadium to New York Penn Station after matches are reportedly set to cost more than $100, while prices in Boston
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Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Altaf Qadri | AP
The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is not only squeezing Iran but also ratcheting up pressure on
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CONVICTIONS, MOVES, TRUMP, CONSPIRACY
Trump supporters clash with police as they attempt to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Brent Stirton/Getty Images
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political
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COURT, APPEALS, CONTEMPT, BOASBERG
A judge was probing the removal of 200 Venezuelans to the CECOT mega-prison.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday halted a criminal contempt inquiry into former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other officials for last year's deportation of more than
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EVENT, KIRK, VANCE, ERIKA
Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet described the moment that threats forced Erika Kirk to pull out of a University of Georgia event, calling the situation "a really unfortunate experience."
"To see the security team tell us, 'We cannot guarantee
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SPANBERGER, VIRGINIA, BAN, ASSAULT
As yesterday’s deadline for signing or vetoing the “assault weapons” ban bill closed in, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) pivoted and proposed changes to legislation.
Spanberger’s actions extend the deadline for action on the bill to April 22, 2026, giving
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