Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, MAY 11th 2026
Updated 21:12 ET
28 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, CEASEFIRE, REJECTS
President Donald Trump is eyeing oil-rich Venezuela as a potential 51st state as officials continue to court oil companies for investments in the South American country following the U.S. intervention that removed President Nicolas Maduro from power.
Trump
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COURT, SUPREME, REDISTRICTING, VIRGINIA
The U.S. Supreme Court building on May 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court will usually release opinions on Monday mornings during the months of May and June.
The U.S. Supreme Court building on May 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court will
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NEW, YORK, SHOWS, NYPD
It’s great that Gov. Kathy Hochul now means to opt New York into the federal school-choice scholarship program — a win for schoolchildren at no cost to the state — but why is she hedging from the start?
The governor broke the news in a private meeting with
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HANTAVIRUS, CRUISE, SHIP, PASSENGERS
U.S. cruise passengers head to Nebraska for hantavirus monitoring
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Seventeen U.S. cruise passengers are expected to return stateside early Monday, after weeks aboard the M/V Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of
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GAS, TRUMP, TAX, FEDERAL
President Donald Trump told CBS News Monday that he has a plan to help Americans who are facing surging gas prices due to the conflict in Iran and the Islamic Republic’s refusal to negotiate in good faith over their nuclear weapons ambitions.
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PRATT, SPENCER, AD, LA
Los Angeles is a broken city, facing huge problems made worse by corrupt politicians. It is overrun by homelessness, crime, blight, and the horrifying aftermath of the 2025 Palisades fire.
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In several weeks, Los Angeles voters will elect a new
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ALLEN, GUILTY, COLE, PLEADS
This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice, April 29, 2026, shows Cole Tomas Allen, left, inside his hotel room, on Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Washington, using his cellphone to take a photograph of himself in the mirror.
Allen, who
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AIRLINES, FRONTIER, DENVER, JET
He might be getting just too friendly in the skies.
The CEO of United Airlines was caught flying first class with rival American Airlines, his old employer who he has repeatedly taken jabs at and even pitched a merger to after they let him go a decade ago.
Scott
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MOTHER, DAY, MOM, POST
Reverend Franklin Graham shared a touching tribute for Mother’s Day on Sunday, one that highlighted the fact that God himself made mothers to care for their children.
In his social media post, Graham wrote, “Happy Mother’s Day! I remembered this narrative
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GORKA, TRUMP, EXCLUSIVE, COUNTERTERRORISM
Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about jobs.
Marlow said, “Just vaporizing government jobs, which is just fantastic, because it’s not slowing down the economy. Wages are beating inflation.”
The Alex Marlow Show,
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KELLY, MARK, HEGSETH, BRIEFING
Hegseth wants the Pentagon to review what he said about U.S. weapons stockpiles.
Sen. Mark Kelly walks past Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine before the start of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing,
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STARMER, LOCAL, FIGHTS, ELECTIONS
Labour’s political opponents are un-British, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said as he made a final Hail Mary speech to save his job on Monday, while attempting to use boogeyman scare tactics over the so-called “far-right” to justify his continued presence
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DAVE, MCCORMICK, ENERGY, EXCLUSIVE
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) said Monday at Breitbart News’s “Harnessing American Power” policy discussion that President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping will focus in part on American energy exports and artificial intelligence
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BURGUM, DOUG, SECRETARY, ENERGY
Breitbart News hosts a policy discussion with Interior Secretary and Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council Doug Burgum focused on American energy dominance and artificial intelligence on Monday, May 11.
The event, held in partnership with CGCN
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, DIAPER, DEAL
California families are struggling to afford housing, electricity, insurance, gasoline, groceries, childcare — and now even diapers.
Gavin Newsom’s answer?
A government-branded box of free diapers handed out at the hospital.
Under Newsom’s new Golden State
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CALIFORNIA, TRACK, TRANS, DOMINATES
Pro-transgender activists held a news conference at a California girls' track meet on Saturday, just hours after "Save Girls Sports" protesters held a rally at the same meet.
It was the first round of the state tournament, as a trans athlete competed for Jurupa
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PETE, DAVIDSON, ROAST, KIRK
Comedian Pete Davidson faced backlash after an explicit rant on Sunday during Netflix’s "The Roast of Kevin Hart" at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
"Tony Hinchcliffe is here, looking like both a child molester, and the doll they give the child to show where
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CALIFORNIA, STATE, INSURANCE, LL
Under the Trump administration, the State Department is seeing an exodus of diplomats Under the Trump administration, the State Department is seeing an exodus of diplomats. Among the reasons: a newly aggressive politicization of U.S. foreign policy.
National
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STUDENT, HIGH, SCHOOL, SMALL
A high school counselor has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a student on campus.
Amber Elizabeth Walker, who was also the girls’ basketball coach at Asheboro High School in North Carolina, was arrested Friday after a tip alleged she had sex with
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LOTTERY, NBA, DRAFT, PACERS
The Indiana Pacers’ risky move backfired after the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery saw them lose their top pick altogether in a disastrous turn of events on Sunday afternoon.
Heading into the lottery, the Pacers, who went 19-63 just one season after reaching the
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KNICKS, 76ERS, SWEEP, NEEDLES
Knicks fans thwarted the Philadelphia 76ers’ evil plot to block them from Game 4 of the play-offs at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philly on Sunday — packing the site to watch their beloved team cruise to victory.
“It’s terrible,” admitted Sixers fan Tiffany Fenstermaker
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TRUMP, NFL, GAMES, FANS
President Donald Trump has chimed in on the NFL's fight to retain its antitrust exemption amid probes by the FCC and Justice Department that could seriously affect the league's business model if it loses its exemption.
At the center of the issue is whether
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KAREN, BASS, MAGIC, JOHNSON
Social media users appear to have found a flaw in Magic Johnson’s recent endorsement of Karen Bass.
Over the weekend, shortly after the Lakers legend released a video imploring Angelenos to vote for Bass for a second term as mayor of LA, several sharp-eyed
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CAITLIN, CLARK, MORGAN, WALLEN
Caitlin Clark’s surprise walkout with Morgan Wallen to start his concert at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night drew mixed reviews from WNBA fans considering the Indiana Fever dropped their home season opener.
Clark and the Fever were unable to defeat the
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