Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th 2025
Updated 22:12 ET
45 articles
TRUMP, HOUSE, EPSTEIN, REDISTRICTING
19 photos were released from the Epstein files. We unpack their significance Nineteen of 95,000 photos for the Jeffrey Epstein files were released by a House committee Friday. What do they tell us and when will more information be available?
National 19 photos
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MOORE, SHERRONE, MICHIGAN, COACH
After being taken into custody Wednesday night, it appears Sherrone Moore will remain in jail for the foreseeable future.
The former Michigan head coach "remains under active investigation by law enforcement," and potential charges are not expected to be
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KIRK, ERIKA, CHARLIE, COURT
Tyler Robinson was charged with aggravated murder in the death of Charlie Kirk.
The scene after shots were fired at an appearance by Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah.
The scene after shots were fired at an appearance
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NOEM, NATIONAL, GUARD, KRISTI
Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) disagreed with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent that the Biden administration’s lax vetting enabled the DC National Guard shooting before Thanksgiving.
Both
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TANKER, OIL, VENEZUELA, TRUMP
is a senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and world news with a focus on the future of international conflict. He is the author of the 2018 book Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood , an exploration of border conflicts, unrecognized
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SENATE, OBAMACARE, HEALTH, CARE
The Affordable Care Act was passed upon a mountain of lies about "bending the cost curve" and phony cost estimates. Not a single Republican in the House or Senate voted for it.
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The subsidies Obamacare shoveled to insurance companies -- that
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KILMAR, GARCIA, ABREGO, JUDGE
If what I'm about to tell you comes as a shock, my apologies. It shouldn't be shocking that Maryland District Court Judge Paula Xinis once again ruled in favor of "Maryland Dad" Kilmar Abrego Garcia in his challenge to the Trump administration's attempts to
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FRAUD, WALZ, MINNESOTA, SCANDAL
Minnesota’s leftist governor, Tim Walz (D), is apparently trying to manage the massive fraud case that has brought heavy criticism from government leaders.
Walz will reportedly announce Friday a director of a statewide fraud prevention program, who will be
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AI, TRUMP, ORDER, TECH
On Monday, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he would soon sign an executive order prohibiting states from regulating AI. “You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something,” the president wrote. “THAT WILL NEVER
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MEDIA, NEWS, TRUMP, LEAVITT
Construction crews continue to remove the East Wing of the White House and prepare for the new ballroom construction as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument on Nov. 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
A nonprofit group tasked with preserving U.S. historical
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SENATE, CROCKETT, JASMINE, GOP
The 2026 election cycle is working its way up through the gears. Candidates are announcing their intent to run for various seats; some are sure-wins, some are sure to be fights to the finish, and some are sure to be inexplicable. One of the latter is surely
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LETITIA, JAMES, INDICT, JURY
Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James for second time in a week
James, who had successfully brought charges against Trump before he won re-election, had said the federal case - which alleged she committed bank fraud and made false statements to a financial
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MACY, TOURIST, STABBED, WOMAN
A Tennessee truck driver is dead after a Chinese national, who is not proficient in English and has a non-domiciled New York commercial driver’s license (CDL), allegedly crashed a tour bus — now federal transportation officials are investigating how he was
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YEAR, AI, PERSON, TIME
Time magazine announced "architects of AI" as its 2025 person of the year on Thursday, rather than picking a singular individual for the honor.
"For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and
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MACHADO, LEADER, OPPOSITION, VENEZUELAN
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado reappears in Oslo as a Nobel laureate
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OSLO, Norway — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months Thursday after
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NEWSOM, TRANS, MINAJ, NICKI
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ community — and that includes his trans godson, Nats Getty.
Newsom mentioned Getty, a designer, model and activist, as evidence of his empathy for the trans community even as he outraged many
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RETURN, PHILIP, COLTS, RIVERS
Denver Broncos quarterback Sam Ehlinger turned down an opportunity to return to the Indianapolis Colts as the team searched for solutions to replace Daniel Jones after he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury.
Ehlinger, who spent the first four years
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GAS, EXPLOSION, FRANCISCO, SAN
A gas explosion has started a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood, damaging several homes and sending heavy smoke into the air
Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, sends heavy smoke into air
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By The Associated
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ICE, SANCTUARY, ALIENS, 10K
Federal immigration teams in New Orleans this week arrested dozens of criminal aliens accused of violent and predatory crimes, including rapists, thieves, human smugglers, domestic abusers, and child endangerers. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, POLICE, SMALL
The 27-year-old is accused of killing UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Dec. 11, 2025, in New York.
Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing,
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, MAYOR, ELECT
There’s Zo love lost.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani unveiled a brain trust of more than 100 New York elected officials he said will help enact his sprawling socialist agenda — but prominent pols who didn’t back his historic run got snubbed.
The “Elected Officials
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BORDER, AGENTS, PATROL, SHOOTING
Multiple law enforcement agencies rushed to Midway Road in Rio Grande City on Thursday after a confrontation between U.S. Border Patrol agents and suspects escalated into gunfire near the riverbank. The Starr County Sheriff’s Office confirmed agents were involved
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MEDIA, BAN, SOCIAL, UNDER
Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16. The government says their aim is to keep children safe from cyberbullying, harmful content and online predators.
The BBC asked people in Toronto and Washington DC if they think a similar ban
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TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION, FARMERS, BILLION
Farmers welcome Trump's $12 billion aid package, say additional relief is needed
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HURON, S.D. — American farmers are welcoming the $12 billion assistance package President Trump announced for them this week, but there's also
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