Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd 2026
Updated 23:12 ET
93 articles
TRUMP, EPSTEIN, JEFFREY, KENNEDY
Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller — President Trump’s top two lieutenants on immigration policy — arrived at a major MAGA Mar-a-Lago wedding together Sunday in an apparent show of unity after spending the week blaming each other over the fallout from the ICE crackdown
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DON, LEMON, CHURCH, ARREST
The 68th Grammys took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Grammys 2026: See the winners list
Bad Bunny accepts the Album of the Year award for 'Debi Tirar Mas Fotos' from Harry Styles during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles,
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DAY, GROUNDHOG, PHIL, PUNXSUTAWNEY
Pennsylvania's "official state meteorologist" Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Monday morning, predicting six more weeks of winter.
Thousands of people gathered for the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to
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ICE, ANTI, MINNEAPOLIS, GRAMMYS
Pop star Billie Eilish made her Song of the Year acceptance speech purely about politics Sunday night at the Grammys, barely thanking anyone while saying “No one is illegal on stolen land.”
Donning an anti-ICE “ICE Out” pin and standing next to her brother
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SAVANNAH, GUTHRIE, MOM, MOTHER
The family of 84-year-old Arizona resident Nancy Guthrie is living every family's worst nightmare this week, with Mrs. Guthrie being reported missing after last being seen around 9:45 pm local time on Saturday by one of her kids.
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When Mrs. Guthrie,
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GOP, HOUSE, TRUMP, SHUTDOWN
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, during the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 16, 2024.
Because Democrats are not helping Johnson and the GOP fast-track the measure, the speaker will
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TEXAS, GOP, DEMOCRAT, SENATE
On Saturday, Democrats easily won a special election for a State Senate seat in Texas. Their candidate, union leader Taylor Rehmet, defeated Republican activist Leigh Wambsganss by a stunning 14 percent margin. This election was particularly alarming for Republicans,
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MELANIA, DOCUMENTARY, OPENING, FIRST
Melania Trump attends the premiere of Amazon MGM Studios’ “Melania” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, 2026. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
It’s darkly fitting that “Melania,” the new $75 million snoozefest from Amazon about
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SHUTDOWN, GOVERNMENT, END, JOHNSON
Tense negotiations in Washington to end partial government shutdown House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the partial shutdown will be over by Tuesday.
National Tense negotiations in Washington to end partial government shutdown Tense negotiations in Washington
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SUPER, BOWL, MAYE, DRAKE
You never know what will be asked at during Super Bowl media availabilities, but for New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, he doesn’t mind a little ranking question regarding his wife, Ann Michael’s, baking.
Maye, who has helped lead the Patriots
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ICE, ILLEGAL, ARRESTS, 650
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested more than 650 illegal aliens across West Virginia during a two-week statewide operation conducted in coordination with local law enforcement agencies and without protests, federal officials announced.
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, GETTY, MEMOIR
Gavin Newsom has defended not detailing his relationship with model and college lacrosse star Brittanie Mountz in his new memoir.
The California governor opens up about his colorful love-life in the memoir, released February 24, including describing his affair
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YEAR, ICE, DETENTION, TEXAS
A 5-year-old boy and his father who were taken into custody by ICE during the agency’s illegal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis were freed over the weekend after a federal judge ordered their release.
Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, and his father, Adrian Conejo
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SHOW, HALFTIME, NFL, BAD
A new survey of NFL players finds that only a slight majority approves of the league’s choice of rapper Bad Bunny to be its Super Bowl Halftime Show star.
Only a slight majority approved of the choice, according to The Athletic’s anonymous survey of players,
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TRUMP, FED, WARSH, KEVIN
Americans crushed by high mortgage rates and rents are paying the price for a Federal Reserve that allowed rates to spiral "out of control" under Chair Jerome Powell, Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Sunday — amid growing political friction over
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CROSSING, GAZA, RAFAH, BORDER
Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt slated to reopen Israel says it has allowed Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt to reopen, a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement. No one has crossed yet.
World Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt
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WINTER, OLYMPICS, 2026, CORTINA
All eyes will be on Italy as the European country hosts the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Winter Games will be hosted in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo – an historic first for the Olympics. It will be the first Games held under International Olympic Committee President
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NOEM, KRISTI, HOUSE, TESTIFY
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has come out in favor of at least one reform that Democrats are demanding of her department — in one of the most turbulent cities where the Trump administration has been engaging in immigration enforcement.
Noem posted
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2026, GRAMMY, AWARDS, RED
The 2026 Grammy Awards had many performances, speeches, and awards handed out, but what were the must-see moments?
The show ended with a bang, as Bad Bunny became the first Spanish-speaking artist to win Album of the Year. Earlier in the show he addressed
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DEAL, INDIA, TRADE, TRUMP
President Trump has announced that the US and India have a trade deal following a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“He agreed to stop buying Russian Oil, and to buy much more from the United States and, potentially, Venezuela,” Trump said on Truth
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TEACHER, SCHOOL, STUDENT, YEAR
A Louisiana educator has been arrested and charged with having sex with a student, just months after being named as the school’s teacher of the year.
Christie Oster, 38, of Lafayette, was selected as the 2025-26 Teacher of the Year last September at Broussard
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IMMIGRATION, AGENTS, MINNESOTA, WOMAN
How state officials are taking action against federal agents In the wake of Minnesota, several Democratic-led states are looking for ways to limit immigration agents' activities. Some Republican-led states are ordering local governments to cooperate with them.
National
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GEORGIA, ATTACK, UNPROVOKED, KILLED
A cop has died and another has been left seriously injured after they were allegedly shot by a serial criminal in what police described as an unprovoked attack in a Georgia Holiday Inn hotel room.
Pradeep Tamang, 25, died of his injuries after he was allegedly
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GARBAGE, TRASH, GRACIE, MANSION
First a foot of snow, then the plowed-in cars, and now frustrated New Yorkers are furious over mountains of trash piling up on city streets, as collection has been reduced by January’s massive winter storm.
A reporter from the New York Post took in the “unsavory
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