Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, JUNE 12th 2026
Updated 06:12 ET
56 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, DEAL, STRIKES
Thursday, on MS NOW’s “All In,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) claimed President Donald Trump had “lost it.”
Van Hollen said, “This is a war that President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu should never have started. We should end it as soon as possible.
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KNICKS, FINALS, NBA, FANS
Knicks rally from 29 points down and beat Spurs for 3-1 NBA Finals lead
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NEW YORK — The New York Knicks made a record comeback from 29 points down and moved to the brink of their first championship since 1973 by beating the
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KARMELO, ANTHONY, MURDER, AUSTIN
On Wednesday, we reported on some insane, racially inflammatory comments Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) made in the aftermath of the guilty verdict that was reached this week in the murder case of Karmelo Anthony, who admittedly stabbed fellow 17-year-old
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CUP, WORLD, 2026, MEXICO
The top national soccer teams from countries around the world have traveled to North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off Thursday, and are preparing for a packed schedule of matches in cities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
As Argentina
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HOMELESS, FRAUD, LA, WHITE
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“For years American taxpayers have been sending billions to Los Angeles. The result? Fraud and corruption. That ends today.”
So said Scott Brady, executive director of the White House Fraud Task Force, chaired
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TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, AHEAD
When the House of Representatives voted on a long-term extension of a controversial surveillance law in April, House Democratic leaders were content to let their members vote as they wished, dealing a blow to privacy advocates seeking reforms to a provision
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PENTAGON, LOCKDOWN, HAZARDOUS, MATERIALS
Certain areas in the Pentagon went on lockdown Thursday morning due to an "air quality incident" that was later revealed to be a false alarm.
An alert, shared with Fox News Digital, carrying a "severe" rating was sent to employees in multiple corridors of
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OFFICER, ICE, SENTENCED, 30
The Pasadena Police Department in California released shocking video footage of a September 7, 2025 incident in which one officer apparently shot another officer by mistake.
Chief Gene Harris described the episode as "a suspected accidental officer-involved
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PLATNER, EX, GRAHAM, NAZI
Former President Joe Biden's chief of staff, Ron Klain, is facing fierce pushback online after jumping into the growing controversy surrounding Maine Senate Democratic nominee Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo, attempting to defend and explain away the
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CONGRESSIONAL, GAME, SEN, BASEBALL
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Republican lawmakers crushed their Democratic counterparts Wednesday at the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, DC.
The GOP’s 11-2 win over the Dems in Nationals Park marks the sixth straight
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VIEW, VANCE, JD, FIRST
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Vice President JD Vance will appear on “The View” next week, marking his first appearance on the reliably liberal ABC News program, Fox News Digital has learned.
Vance, who is set to join the show on June 16,
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HOUSE, WHITE, UFC, FBI
Workers building the stage for the UFC Freedom 250 fight on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
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President Trump is known for being combative.
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PULTE, EXTENSION, PROGRAM, HOUSE
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R) (D-NY) speaks alongside Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (L) (D-NY) on the steps of the U.S. Senate during an event with congressional Democrats on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
The U.S. House on Thursday
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DEMOCRATS, SENATE, MAJORITY, PLATNER
Last fall, Graham Platner — an oysterman running for the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Maine — landed in hot water, when some of his old Reddit posts, showing him blaming victims of sexual assault and calling himself a communist, surfaced. Then, there
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LAGUNA, SWEPT, BEACH, YEAR
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A desperate nighttime search unfolded after a 5-year-old girl was swept away by a rogue wave near Laguna Beach Tuesday.
Video of the search — which started as a rescue mission, turned into to a recovery mission
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PRATT, SPENCER, LA, SNAIL
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The already tense Los Angeles mayoral race is getting even messier as vote counting drags on, and reality TV personality Spencer Pratt is fanning the flames with pointed online jabs and lingering questions about
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PRICES, TRUMP, RISING, POLICIES
Different Inflation Strokes for Different Folks
Inflation does not run smoothly through the economy. Don’t think of it like a tap running to a basin, with the price level rising smoothly. Instead, think of it like a tide pushing up against a rough shoreline
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ESPN, SWIFT, TAYLOR, KNICKS
Nina Dobrev is still celebrating the New York Knicks' win against the San Antonio Spurs.
In an Instagram reel posted on Thursday, the 37-year-old actress shared footage of her watching the Knicks game with other stars, including Keke Palmer and Penn Badgley,
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SPACEX, ELON, IPO, MUSK
Three weeks ago, I wrote that SpaceX's IPO numbers were so massive they could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.
At the time, many investors figured the final number would come down.
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It didn't.
On Thursday, SpaceX finalized its
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NANCY, GUTHRIE, COUNTY, SHERIFF
The Pima County Sheriff's Department on Thursday said it has not been contacted by Mexican authorities amid news reports that an anonymous tip had prompted a search effort for Nancy Guthrie south of the border.
Ramona Guadalupe Ayala Ortiz, head of Buscando
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GROUPS, TRUMP, TIES, PROGRESSIVE
FIRST ON FOX: The Department of the Interior is cutting 43 partnerships with outside groups it says no longer align with the Trump administration’s priorities, eliminating more than $4 million in planned funding for programs tied to DEI, environmental justice
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HUSBAND, ASSASSIN, LAWMAKER, BOELTER
It’s a horrible story. In June, 2025, a 58-year-old psycho named Vance Boelter shot and killed former Speaker of the Minnesota House Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in their Brooklyn Park home. He followed that savagery by going on to shoot and injure
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SEINFELD, JERRY, INFLUENCER, FREE
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld gave a blunt response to an influencer who asked the comedian to say "free Palestine," telling the streamer that it didn't exist.
"What up Seinfeld, what up? Can we get a 'free Palestine?'" the streamer Finesse Fave asked in a video
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MALL, NATIONAL, 47, GRASS
The phrase was the basis of James Comey's indictment for threatening Trump.
Giant '86 47' found marked in the grass on the National Mall
Authorities responded to what appeared to be a large tracing of the term 8647 into the grounds of the National Mall in
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