Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18th 2025
Updated 15:12 ET
76 articles
EPSTEIN, TRUMP, FILES, RELEASE
Monday, November 17, 2025
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TRUMP, SAUDI, PRINCE, CROWN
President Trump said on Monday that he planned to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns from national security officials in his administration that a sale could create an opportunity for China to steal the planes’ advanced technology.
“We
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MAMDANI, MAYOR, ZOHRAN, JEFFRIES
Right on, Jay!
Longtime state Democratic leader Jay Jacobs is staying on as leader next year despite refusing to endorse Zohran Mamdani as party’s nominee for New York City mayor.
“I have work to do. I’m staying on. I have no intention of stepping down,”
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GAZA, TRUMP, COUNCIL, SECURITY
The U.N. Security Council approves a U.S. plan for a Gaza stabilization force
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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide
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COMEY, JUDGE, JURY, GRAND
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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CHARLOTTE, CAROLINA, NORTH, IMMIGRATION
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reports detaining up to 81 migrants living in the U.S. illegally during its first day of “Operation Charlotte’s Web” in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino told the media that the 81 were
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TRUMP, VENEZUELA, MADURO, CARTEL
US to designate Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as terrorists
It is the Trump administration's latest effort to reduce drug trafficking and put pressure on Maduro, as the US considers whether to take military action inside the country.
It means that Maduro
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RAID, DE, TREN, ARAGUA
Screaming and whistles filled a wooded stretch of Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sunday as protesters surrounded federal agents carrying out Operation Charlotte’s Web, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mission aimed at arresting people with criminal
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THOMAS, CROOKS, ASSASSIN, TRUMP
Thomas Crooks used they/them pronouns and posted threats of political violence and violent art on his secret social media accounts before he attempted to assassinate President Trump, according to sources who shared the suspected messages with The Post.
The
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TRUMP, EPSTEIN, REP, TAYLOR
She addressed Trump calling her a "traitor" as she stood with Epstein victims.
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hits back at Trump: 'I've never owed him anything'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during a news conference with Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Thomas
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BROWNS, SANDERS, SHEDEUR, NFL
Shedeur Sanders is reportedly expected to start in the Cleveland Browns' next game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Dillon Gabriel is in the concussion protocol after exiting the Browns’ 23-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, and "barring something
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EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT, TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON — A majority of registered voters back closing the Department of Education when they learn key details of how it would work, a shocking poll found.
When asked about shuttering the Department of Education and given no other details, 51% oppose that,
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DAVID, RICHARDSON, FEMA, ACTING
Top US disaster agency official David Richardson resigns
David Richardson became the acting lead at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in May
In a statement to the BBC, the DHS praised Richardson for his "dedicated service" leading Fema as well as overseeing
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MICHELLE, OBAMA, READY, PRESIDENT
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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TRUMP, COURT, SUPREME, ADMIN
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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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JETS, KRIS, BOYD, SHOOTING
A video purporting to show the shooting that left New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd hospitalized and critically injured has surfaced on the internet.
The video shows a large group of men fighting on a sidewalk and in the street. Suddenly, a shot can be heard,
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TEXAS, FEDERAL, COURT, MAP
In another blow to President Trump's redistricting plans ahead of the 2026 midterms, a federal court panel on Tuesday rejected Texas' newly-redrawn congressional map and ruled the state must use a map created by legislators back in 2021. The 2-1 decision followed
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CHARGED, WRONG, INDIANA, HOUSE
US homeowner charged in killing of cleaner who arrived at wrong house
Officials said they were delayed in bringing charges because of questions about the state's "stand your ground" law. Many states have similar laws, which say people are not required to retreat
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HUSBAND, MOM, WALSHE, BRIAN
Brian Walshe, the 50-year-old convicted fraudster accused of killing his wife Ana in their suburban Boston home after learning of an affair, switched his plea on two lesser charges Tuesday morning, just before jury selection in his murder trial was set to
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TRUMP, BBC, LAWSUIT, LEGAL
The BBC has not heard from President Donald Trump’s legal team since he told reporters about plans to file a lawsuit over a controversial Jan. 6 documentary, and the British broadcaster continues to insist its gaffe does not rise to the level of defamation.
The
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JETS, FRANCE, UKRAINE, ZELENSKY
France pledged on Monday to sell up to 100 Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine in a show of European support as the Trump administration has limited its military backing for the country.
The agreement, which includes a range of French defense equipment in addition
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NUZZI, OLIVIA, JR, GIRLFRIEND
A furious Cheryl Hines is telling confidantes that Olivia Nuzzi is a “f–king liar” when the journalist claims that she and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Hines’ husband — were in love and that the MAHA leader wanted her to have his baby, sources told The Post.
One
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25, GIRLS, NIGERIA, ABDUCTED
Gunmen kidnapped 25 girls from a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State and killed at least one staffer, authorities said Monday.
The schoolgirls were taken around 4 a.m. and no group immediately claimed responsibility for the incident.
Police spokesperson
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BIDEN, ADMIN, TERRORIST, ICE
A wanted terrorist from Uzbekistan managed to illegally enter the US — then get a commercial truck driver’s license after being released under the Biden administration, according to outraged federal officials.
The terror-tied illegal immigrant, Akhror Bozorov,
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