Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22nd 2025
Updated 10:12 ET
16 articles
VANCE, JD, NICKI, MINAJ
There have been a lot of interesting speakers at Turning Point USA's AmFest event over the last few days.
But they had a guest I don't think anyone would have guessed would show up for the event: rapper Nicki Minaj. Minaj became involved with the Trump administration
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EPSTEIN, DOJ, FILES, TRUMP
Photo from the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the U.S. Justice Department shows photos with prominent people including a Pope, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump. Image was redacted by CNBC.
The Department of Justice on Sunday restored online a photo from the
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OIL, TANKER, VENEZUELA, COAST
In a stealth operation carried out before dawn on Dec. 20, the U.S. Coast Guard—working alongside the Department of War—seized an oil tanker last seen in the terrorist state of Venezuela. The United States accused the ship’s operators of moving sanctioned crude
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FRANCISCO, SAN, POWER, OUTAGE
The blackout was caused by an electrical substation fire, PG&E said.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 20: A view of traffic from above as more than 130,000 PG&E customers were without power in San Francisco, California, United States on Dec. 20, 2025. (Photo by
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UKRAINE, PEACE, TALKS, RUSSIA
President of Finland Alexander Stubb said Sunday that negotiators are closer than at any point during the war to securing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, crediting U.S. diplomacy and pressure from sanctions on Russian oil as talks enter what he described
Continued at Fox News...
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MINUTES, 60, SEGMENT, BARI
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A “60 Minutes” story on the Trump administration’s imprisonment of hundreds of deported Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador was pulled by CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss
Continued at LA Times...
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GIFT, SEASON, HOLIDAY
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NATIVITY, TOWN, MAYOR, SOUTH
A small South Carolina town committee refused to remove a Nativity scene from a market parking lot after the mayor ordered it taken down from public property.
Around Thanksgiving, Kimberly Byrd, head of the Mullins Beautification Committee in Mullins, South
Continued at New York Post...
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TRUMP, GREENLAND, ENVOY, SPECIAL
Trump names envoy to Greenland, sparking fresh row with Denmark
The move angered Copenhagen, which will call the US ambassador for "an explanation".
Greenland's prime minister said the island must "decide our own future" and its "territorial integrity must
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SOUTH, KILLING, UNDERWAY, TAVERN
9 killed, 10 wounded in South African pub shooting
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Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities
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TRUMP, ADMIN, SECURITY, NATIONAL
Comedian Rosie O’Donnell fled the U.S. and rushed to Ireland as soon as it became clear President Donald Trump would be returning to the White House. She has been shouting trans-Atlantic abuse at him ever since. The leftist stepped up again on the weekend and
Continued at Breitbart...
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CHRISTMAS, NINE, QUICK, STUDY
Many Christmas movies announce themselves with green-hatted elves, Santa, the red-nosed reindeer, snowmen named Frosty, and other recognizable figures. But the Christmas spirit is about more than ornament-ready characters. And a movie need not take place during
Continued at The Atlantic...
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RUSSIAN, GENERAL, CAR, BOMB
Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov was killed in the explosion, officials said.
An investigator works at the scene where Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov was killed in a car bomb in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 22, 2025.
An investigator works at the scene where Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov
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STEELERS, FAN, LIONS, STAR
A Detroit Lions fan was on the receiving end of some wrath from Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf on Sunday.
Metcalf was seen grabbing at the fan’s shirt and taking a swing. The CBS broadcast caught the interaction between the Steelers player
Continued at Fox News...
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COMMANDERS, EAGLES, EJECTED, TITLE
The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders took their game to another level on Sunday, after the Eagles’ two-point conversion toward the end of the game at the Commanders’ Northwest Stadium sent the teams into a brawl.
Eagles backup running back Tank
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MURDER, BAIT, FATHER, MOTHER
A Yale professor is speaking publicly for the first time since her 81-year-old father was arrested in connection with the 1982 killing of her mother, a case that remained unsolved for more than four decades.
According to a Nov. 24 press release from the Foster
Continued at New York Post...
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DISARMED, HERO, TERRORIST, BEACH
A GoFundMe page was launched for the man who disarmed one of last Sunday’s Bondi Beach terrorists and, to date, over $2.6 million has been raised for him.
FOX News reported that Ahmed al Ahmed interrupted the terror attack by rushing one of armed terrorists
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EMPLOYEE, TARGET, TENS, BEEMAN
Jeanie Beeman, the Target employee who was harassed by a crazed leftist for wearing a shirt in support of Turning Point USA founder and free speech martyr Charlie Kirk, received a standing ovation from tens of thousands of attendees at Turning Point USA’s 2025
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MANDY, PATINKIN, HANUKKAH, MAMDANI
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video of himself celebrating Hanukkah with Jewish actor Mandy Patinkin and his family amid scandals of antisemitism among his staff.
The video, posted to Mamdani's X account on Saturday, featured the mayor-elect
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GEORGE, CLOONEY, SISTER, 65
Dec. 21 (UPI) — Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker George Clooney is mourning the death of his sister, Adelia “Ada” Zeidler, at the age of 65.
Her obituary said she “died peacefully surrounded by the people she loved on Friday” at a hospital in her native Kentucky.
“A
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HOCHUL, BRUCE, BLAKEMAN, NASSAU
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman said he plans to focus on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s dismal record including a “green energy scam” because his pro-choice stance negates a key Democratic talking point.
“It takes the abortion issue off the table,” Blakeman,
Continued at New York Post...
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BROWN, COLLEGE, GAME, BRUTAL
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez received a rousing applause at Friday night’s men’s college basketball game between Providence and Seton Hall.
The cheers came a day after the alleged gunman who shot and killed two Brown
Continued at New York Post...
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BLANK, SUSPECT, POINT, SHOOT
Heart-pounding video shows the moment a shoplifting suspect allegedly tried to shoot an Ohio police officer at point-blank range inside a Walmart only to be stopped when his gun appeared to malfunction and a store security worker intervened.
The dramatic incident
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BROWNS, BILLS, 44, SLICES
Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins left Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills in the second quarter with a gruesome leg injury.
Judkins was trying to catch a pass from quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the flat. Bills linebacker Matt Milano
Continued at Fox News...