Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, APRIL 19th 2026
Updated 01:12 ET
9 articles
TRUMP, ORDER, SIGNS, RESEARCH
President Donald Trump embarks on a much-anticipated trip to China next month to meet with President Xi Jinping, as the first year-plus of the Trump presidency has redefined global economic affairs and foreign policy.
Trump and Xi are set to meet in Beijing
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SWALWELL, ERIC, CONGRESS, RELEASE
Rep. Nancy Mace is calling for a reckoning in the halls of Congress following the resignation of Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. She accused the political establishment of shielding predators to protect their own power and introduced a resolution to stop it.
Mace
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POPE, TRUMP, LEO, DEBATE
Five days after President Donald Trump made his clash with Pope Leo XIV personal, the pope is pushing back, arguing the timeline tells a different story than the one taking shape in the press.
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BOOK, SCHOLASTIC, FAIR, BRANDON
Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill talked about immigration legislation.
Gill said, “It’s in a foreign language because it benefits foreigners at the expense of American citizens. But it’s not just an amnesty bill.
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CALIFORNIA, REPUBLICAN, ERROR, NEWSOM
As allegations of hospice fraud mount in California, Republican congressional candidate Jenny Rae Le Roux is calling out state leaders, accusing them of failing to act as oversight gaps allowed the issue to escalate.
“Every dollar was dispersed from the State
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HORMUZ, STRAIT, CEASEFIRE, TRUMP
Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps joint military command issued a statement on Saturday morning claiming that control of
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ILHAN, OMAR, 30M, REP
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed an accounting “discrepancy” for errors in a financial disclosure that listed her net worth at up to $30 million – while doubling down that she is not a millionaire, a report said.
The lefty “Squad” lawmaker – facing fraud probe
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DEAD, GUNMAN, KYIV, SHOOTING
He killed five before taking hostages, barricading himself in a supermarket.
Kyiv police shoot dead gunman who killed at least 5, took hostages
By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK Associated Press and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine -- A gunman who killed
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SEATTLE, STREETS, DRUG, SOCIALISM
Seattle, under self-proclaimed socialist Mayor Katie Wilson, is a city in free fall. I've been there a couple of times in recent months, and even before Mayor Wilson took over, things were headed downwards; huge, sprawling homeless enclaves, litter, and graffiti.
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BOSTON, WELLNESS, MAYOR, PROGRAM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office is denying reports that city funds were used to support a program offering LGBTQ migrants up to $500 in "wellness" perks, after a local advocacy group advertised the benefits and later scaled back its description amid backlash.
Through
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WWE, STEPHANIE, MORGAN, LIV
WWE stars Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer and Roxanne Perez were a part of a brutal backstage incident in the days leading up to WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.
The segment saw Vaquer attack Morgan from behind as she was speaking with Perez. Vaquer pushed Morgan
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MAMDANI, OBAMA, FIRST, WHEELS
Former President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met for the first time Saturday to read and sing with children at a Bronx childcare center, and to discuss the mayor's vision for the city.
Video showed the two leaders laughing, reading
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TECH, GAME, SPRING, SCOREBOARD
A parachuter trailing an American flag crashed into the scoreboard at Lane Stadium, Saturday, where the Virginia Tech Hokies were holding their annual football Spring Game.
The crash left the parachutist dangling from the scoreboard.
The terrifying moment
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STRAIT, HORMUZ, FIRES, IRANIAN
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships fired on two Indian ships attempting to exit the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz. This action underscores the fact that opening the Strait of Hormuz is more of an aspiration than a reality. According to the
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SUMMER, BBQ, BEWARE, YEAR
Burger lovers take warning: neighborhood cookouts could be more expensive this summer, thanks to conflict in the Middle East.
Global tensions are pushing up energy prices, resulting in higher costs for beef and the propane used to fuel backyard grills —
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TRUMP, IRAN, DEMS, WAR
Amid ongoing hostilities with Iran, Democrats brushed off past calls from some figures in their party for US armed forces to “refuse illegal orders,” even as they broadly maintained that President Donald Trump’s use of the military is on shaky footing without
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TICKETS, 150, WORLD, TRANSIT
An already-expensive trip to the World Cup just got even more costly, as NJ Transit and the FIFA New York New Jersey Host Committee announced fare hikes to attend eight matches at MetLife Stadium this year.
The East Rutherford, New Jersey, stadium will host
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PLANE, BARREL, ROLL, STOLE
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Richard Russell spent his final moments alone, sick and disoriented, cracking jokes and
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POLITICS, JOINING, WEEKLONG, HOLLYWOOD
More than 495 Christian leaders, from Washington to Hollywood, will gather for a live event this week to read the Bible aloud from cover to cover.
"America Reads the Bible" will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Museum of the Bible, where participants
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TRUMP, AMBASSADOR, NATO, INCREASED
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” British Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner praised “President Trump’s leadership on demanding the burden-sharing of Europe on NATO.”
Host Jake Tapper asked, “You heard the President bringing up NATO in a now-familiar
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BIRTHS, ANCHOR, NEW, DATA
320,000 anchor babies. That's how many children were born in the United States in 2023 to mothers in the country illegally or on temporary legal status, roughly 9 percent of every birth recorded that year, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.
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REMAINS, HIKERS, FOUND, MISSING
A pair of hikers in Washington state discovered the skeletal remains of a missing mother of three who was last known to be picking mushrooms with a strange man before Thanksgiving in 2024.
Hailey Athay, 33, was confirmed as the person found in a remote area
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CALIFORNIA, WOMAN, TEST, FIGHTS
How easy is it for illegal votes to be cast in California?
Consider the absurd example of Laura Yourex.
After receiving six voter registration cards at her home of two residents, Yourex, as a lark, and to prove a point, successfully registered her dog Maya
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SWALWELL, MAHER, DISGRACED, ING
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that the Eric Swalwell saga is a case where the media “protect politicians” and “It seems like a lot of times, the liberals, as long as it’s our liberal, we don’t care, and we don’t talk.”
Maher
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