Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 2026
Updated 02:12 ET
19 articles
TRUMP, TARIFF, GLOBAL, SUPREME
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is a national treasure. Being more than a little acquainted with the whole "folksy wisdom" thing myself, I recognize a master when I see one, and Senator Kennedy is one of the finest practitioners of that art, ever. This is a man
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GOLD, MEDAL, USA, TEAM
The U.S. team won its record-breaking 11th gold medal of the Winter Olympics when the trio of Kaila Kuhn, Connor Curran and Chris Lillis took the title in mixed aerials
From left, gold medalists United States' Christopher Lillis, Connor Curran and Kaila Kuhn
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TRUMP, ADMITS, STATE, JPMORGAN
JPMorgan Chase admitted that it closed more than 50 of President Donald Trump’s bank accounts after his first term as president concluded.
The bank admitted on Friday that “more than 50 Trump accounts” were cut off in February 2021, weeks after the January
Continued at Breitbart...
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, SHERIFF, COUPLE
After nearly three weeks without a breakthrough, investigators could soon scale back the search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom, according to a report.
The that the case may shift to a smaller long-term task force model as key leads have come up empty,
Continued at New York Post...
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MAHER, BILL, CHAPPELL, RIPS
On Friday's episode of "Real Time," host Bill Maher responded to President Donald Trump's Truth Social post from last week, where he called the late-night host a "jerk" and said it was a "total waste of time" hosting him at the White House last April.
"See,
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EPSTEIN, TRUMP, USA, BACK
Friday on the “Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Economics and Finance Editor John Carney talked about tariffs.
Carney said, “There’s about a half-dozen other statutes that specifically authorize the president to impose tariffs. They did it under IEEPA because
Continued at Breitbart...
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IDOL, AMERICAN, CONTESTANT, CHARGED
The Ohio man was described as a "very talented" church leader before being accused of the brutal killing of his wife, according to online records.
39-year-old Caleb Flynn was charged with murder on Friday in relation to the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn.
Continued at Fox News...
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NYC, EASTER, INCHES, MAMDANI
Blizzard conditions and high winds forecast for NYC, East coast
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A powerful winter storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions and power outages along the Atlantic coast on Sunday, with some areas forecast to get
Continued at NPR...
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SUSPENDS, BROADCAST, HOCHUL, OLYMPIC
On February 17, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget, which includes $14 billion in new spending, bringing the grand total of what he wants to spend in FY 2027 to more than $127 billion.
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PACIFIC, DRUG, MILITARY, KILLS
The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
FILE - The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington,
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NASA, PROBLEM, LUNAR, II
NASA will likely delay the launch of the Artemis II mission around the moon again after the discovery of a helium flow problem overnight Friday.
The space agency said Saturday that the rocket and Orion spacecraft may be taken back to the Vehicle Assembly
Continued at Fox News...
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HIGH, SCHOOL, ALLEGED, TEACHER
An upstate New York high school teacher was allegedly sidelined after she agreed to advise a Turning Point USA chapter on campus.
Jennifer Fasulo, a Spanish teacher at Charles W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville, a Syracuse suburb, was placed on a paid leave
Continued at New York Post...
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GOVERNOR, REPUBLICAN, CALIFORNIA, FEAR
Fears of a Democrat gubernatorial candidate failing to appear on the November ballot prompted anxiety and public discussions about whether members of the crowded field ought to drop out at the California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco.
This is
Continued at LA Times...
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PRINCE, ANDREW, ARREST, FORMER
Andrew was arrested on Feb. 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
The British monarchy woke up to a new reality on Friday, after one of their own, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a younger brother of King Charles III, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct
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IRAN, OPTIONS, REGIME, CHANGE
U.S. military planning for potential strikes on Iran has entered what officials describe as an “advanced” phase, with options reportedly expanding beyond nuclear and missile infrastructure to include targeted decapitation strikes against senior regime figures
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LOUISIANA, COURT, COMMANDMENTS, CLEARS
Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
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A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school
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21B, STRIKE, DEPLOYS, DEPT
The Labor Department deployed a "strike team" to California to address federal findings of improper payments and alleged fraud within the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) program.
California has been found to have a depleted UI trust fund, along with
Continued at Fox News...
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PRECHECK, TSA, GLOBAL, ENTRY
The rare move will result in longer lines, likely frustrating many travelers.
DHS says it's suspending TSA PreCheck and Global Entry due to shutdown
Travelers wait in line to check in at a security checkpoint area at O'Hare International Airport, in Chicago,
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STORM, WINTER, AMERICANS, MILLION
A huge winter storm is expected to wallop the East Coast Sunday into Monday, and over 40 million Americans are bracing for impact.
The nor’easter was forecast to drop heavy snow on the I-95 corridor, prompting officials with the National Weather Service (NWS)
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LAS, VEGAS, AIRPORT, TRAVELER
The adorable 2-year-old pup abandoned by a heartless traveler at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport has found a forever home with one of the cops who helped rescue him.
The goldendoodle, nicknamed Jet Blue, was adopted by Las Vegas police officer
Continued at New York Post...
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TRUMP, RICE, SUSAN, ACCOUNTABLE
Former Clinton, Obama, and Biden administration official Susan Rice said this week that corporations, universities, law firms, media outlets, and other institutions that she believes aligned themselves with President Donald Trump out of “very narrow,” “very
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CROCKETT, GOP, TEXAS, JASMINE
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado did not mince words when talking about Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, describing the Texas congresswoman as "radical" and "extreme."
On "Real Time with Bill Maher" Friday, Boebert joked about possibly endorsing
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COLOMBIAN, LAW, NATIONALS, ALLEGEDLY
Four Colombian nationals were arrested, including three at an airport with one-way tickets out of the country, after prosecutors say they posed as immigration judges and federal agents to target migrants.
Three of the Colombian nationals arrested were identified
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ICE, WALKOUT, VIDEO, ANTI
Chaos erupted on Wednesday in Ohio when students who were part of an anti-ICE walkout entered a Kroger grocery store.
North College Hill Schools Superintendent Dr. Eugene Blalock Jr. said a couple hundred teenagers walked out of class around 1:30 p.m. to protest,
Continued at Breitbart...