Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, MARCH 12th 2026
Updated 15:12 ET
27 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, KENTUCKY, PAUL
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he's not worried about Iran executing a terror attack
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CNN, MAMDANI, ABBY, ATTACK
Earlier this week, CNN’s Abby Phillip lied to the handful of dummies who watched her stupid show. She told them that Islamist-Communist Mayor Zohran Mamdani was the target of a weekend terrorist attack in New York City.
“Up next,” she said, “two Republicans
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IRAN, LEADER, SUPREME, KHAMENEI
Shia Muslims hold portraits of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and of his son, the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and shout anti-U.S. and anti-Israel slogans Wednesday in Karachi, Pakistan.
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OIL, RESERVES, RELEASE, MILLION
Given the energy disruptions in the Middle East since the start of the war with Iran and the topsy-turvy fluctuations in the price of crude oil ever since, here are five facts Americans should be aware of regarding the geopolitics of energy.
First, America
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ACT, SAVE, CORNYN, TRUMP
If a man takes a swing at you and barely misses, that doesn’t make him a pacifist — it just means he has bad aim.
Standing still and giving him a second free swing wouldn’t be wise or honorable; it would be foolish.
In 2022, Chuck Schumer and 47 other Senate
Continued at New York Post...
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OIL, IRAN, PRICES, BURGUM
Democrats have been losing their minds over a temporary spike in gas prices.
As Energy Secretary Chris Wright explained, the prices would come down once the question of the Strait of Hormuz was dealt with. Indeed, the price of oil has already gone down since
Continued at Red State...
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IRAN, CALIFORNIA, FBI, DRONE
FBI warns Iran could attack California with drones: Alert The FBI has warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate for American attacks by launching offensive drones against the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by ABC News
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SHUTDOWN, TSA, DHS, AIRPORT
As the lapse in funding at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, many TSA agents have been forced to accept only partial paychecks for their work — and if the shutdown persists, that partial pay will dry up.
Many are already receiving no pay
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MICHIGAN, SYNAGOGUE, ACTIVE, SHOOTING
Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, ATF official says
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The special agent in charge of the Detroit field office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, James Deir, says the suspect
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IRAN, WAR, PERSIAN, OIL
Americans skeptical of the Iran war, poll says. And, DOJ gives guns back to felons
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HOUSING, SENATE, BAN, BILL
A major housing affordability bill poised to clear the Senate as soon as Thursday will hit a wall in the House, in part over concerns about a ban on major investors from buying single-family homes.
During a meeting at the House Republican retreat this week
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SCHOOL, IRAN, MISSILE, MILITARY
A U.S. military investigation determined in its preliminary findings that the United States conducted an attack on an Iranian elementary school that killed at least 175 people, most of them children, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the ongoing
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SCHOOL, TEXAS, YEAR, BALTIMORE
Officials in South Texas border school kicked out a news crew from Telemundo who had gone to the Edinburg CISD administration building to inquire about death threats to students.
The incident took place this week, when a news crew from the local Telemundo
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MARLOW, DANIELLE, ICE, CHUPACABRA
Tuesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Salem Podcast Network host Danielle Gill talked about conservatism.
Gill said, “We still have a lot of feminism that we have to kind of undo, because so many women, I think, face a lot of the a lot of the indoctrination…they
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BAM, ADEBAYO, 83, HEAT
Bam Adebayo scored 83 points - the second highest number in an NBA game - as the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 150-129.
The center said it was a "special moment" when he passed Kobe Bryant's 81-point tally, set in 2006.
Wilt Chamberlain's record
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SUBWAY, TRACKS, NYC, 83
The illegal Honduran migrant accused of shoving two Manhattan subway riders onto the tracks is a “serial criminal” who had been deported four times before his alleged attack, federal officials said Thursday.
Bairon Hernandez’s rap sheet includes at least 15
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USA, ITALY, TEAM, LOSS
Knowing your situation is key to prevailing in life, whether in sports or anything else. And Team USA Manager Mark DeRosa clearly did not know his situation.
Team USA now finds itself in the precarious position of possibly missing out on the World Baseball
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EPSTEIN, ACCOUNTANT, COMER, TESTIFIES
One of the co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate testified before a congressional panel Wednesday that the deceased sex criminal had at least five wealthy clients that paid him for various financial services.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer
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GUNMAN, DOMINION, SHOOTING, DEAD
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Crazed gunman opens fire on a college campus that prohibits students and faculty from carrying firearms for their protection; two are injured by said gunman, who is now deceased.
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This very scenario played
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HAWLEY, ABORTION, BILL, INTRODUCES
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is introducing a new bill to strip FDA approval from the popular abortion pill mifepristone. The new bill builds upon proposed legislation Hawley introduced last year that would ban mifepristone and allow women to sue
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TAX, FLEE, STATE, BILLIONAIRE
It's not just California and New York. All across the nation, blue states are committing political and economic suicide by targeting millionaires with high taxes. Who will suffer most from this misguided, ideologically driven push to punish the wealthy? Wage
Continued at Town Hall...
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ARMY, DRONES, OFFERS, IRAN
The Army is offering a fat reward for the capture of two thieves who stole drones from a base — amid fears of a possible Iranian drone strike on US soil.
The Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a $5,000 reward for info leading to the arrest of
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NOMA, REN, REDZEPI, ABUSE
Noma founder René Redzepi announced that he was leaving the restaurant as scandal engulfs the world-famous dining destination.
9 Noma restaurant chef Rene Redzepi announced he will be leaving the restaurant. Wire Image
9 Former employees protested Noma as
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HEZBOLLAH, ISRAEL, STRIKES, BEIRUT
Update [7:41 PM ET]: The Israel Defense Forces has announced what it is describing as a "large-scale wave" of missile strikes on Hezbollah in Beirut, after the terror group's "deliberate decision" to act as a proxy for Iran:
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⭕️ The IDF has begun
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