Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th 2026
Updated 10:12 ET
13 articles
TRUMP, GREENLAND, TARIFFS, EUROPEAN
'Not for sale': massive protest in Copenhagen against Trump's desire to acquire Greenland
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COPENHAGEN – Thousands of people marched from Copenhagen City Hall to the U.S. embassy Saturday afternoon
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JUDGE, MINNEAPOLIS, ICE, PROTESTERS
A Minnesota judge issued a ruling Friday barring federal officers from detaining or deploying tear gas against peaceful protesters who are not obstructing authorities while participating in Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.
The order from U.S. District
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TRUMP, IRAN, KHAMENEI, NEW
President Donald Trump, responding to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s attempt to blame him for recent protester deaths, slammed the Iranian Supreme Leader as a “sick man” and called for “new leadership,” declaring: “His country is the worst place to live anywhere
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MINNESOTA, ICE, GUARD, NATIONAL
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced the arrest of what it called the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal immigrants during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, including a man with 24 criminal convictions.
The agency blasted state
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ICE, DEM, MINNEAPOLIS, DON
History might not repeat itself, but the slogans sometimes do. And in the days since an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, some Democratic candidates and commentators have joined in on a familiar refrain. “Dismantling ICE is the moderate position,”
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BRONCOS, BILLS, ADVANCE, PLAYOFF
The Denver Broncos are heading to the AFC championship game for the first time since winning their last Super Bowl 10 years ago, but they won’t have Bo Nix under center after the second-year quarterback broke his right ankle
Denver Broncos offensive tackle
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SYRIA, AMBUSH, LEADER, ISIS
US strike in Syria kills man linked to attack on soldiers, officials say
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Getty Images A image released by the US military shows a troop loading a missile for an attack in Syria last month
US forces have carried
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EXCLUSIVE, TRUMP, ERIC, GORKA
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Eric Trump talked about his father’s first year in office.
Trump said that “maybe the thing that he’ll actually achieve the most is kind of educating Americans on what was actually happening to the country and opening their
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MINNESOTA, TRUMP, INSURRECTION, ACT
My colleagues at RedState have been all over the events occurring in Minnesota and other states/cities where the left-wing is conducting an actual insurrection against the federal government’s attempt to enforce federal laws regarding illegal aliens.
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VIRGINIA, REDISTRICTING, DEMOCRATS, DOOR
Democrats in Virginia are working to gain more power via redistricting as the all-important midterm elections loom.
The Virginia state Senate approved a constitutional amendment to redraw the state’s U.S. House maps in the last step to present it to voters,
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WEALTH, ILHAN, OMAR, ANSWERS
It's a common enough conundrum to ponder: How do so many politicians grow so rich on what is honestly a fairly modest Congressional salary? Before we feign too much amazement, well, we all know that there are all too often some kind of shady dealings going
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ROBINSON, TYLER, ALLEGED, ASSASSIN
PROVO, Utah – The transgender roommate and romantic partner of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson is no longer being trailed by a four-man security detail, a law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The revelation comes amid the
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FBI, MEXICO, WANTED, TOP
The FBI announced on Saturday that it had arrested Alejandro Rosales Castillo, who has been a Ten Most Wanted Fugitive since 2017.
FBI Director Kash Parel said Castillo was arrested in Mexico on Friday.
He had been wanted in connection to the 2016 murder
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2025, ILLEGAL, REPORT, TEXAS
Texas hospitals were hit with more than $1 billion in health care costs racked up by illegal immigrants during fiscal year 2025, the first year the state began tracking the figures.
The data, compiled by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
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RUN, UNDERWOOD, HIT, NICKELODEON
The father of former Nickelodeon child star, Kianna Underwood, took to social media questioning whether his daughter was shown the “same compassion, as someone ran her over like roadkill?” in the wake of her tragic death yesterday.
Anthony Underwood posted
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TRUMP, JPMORGAN, CHASE, DEBANKING
Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorganChase, speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, U.S. December 6, 2025.
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase over
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SOUTH, FAA, AMERICA, CENTRAL
Federal authorities are warning U.S. airlines about flying over areas of Central and South America due to possible military activity.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) advisories were issued on Friday and are set for the next 60 days, USA Today
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MINNESOTA, TENSIONS, ESCALATING
Escalating tensions in Minnesota Tensions continue to escalate in Minnesota as the state continues to be the center of the administration's immigration crackdown. NPR's Jasmine Garsd reports from Minneapolis.
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REP, THANEDAR, TRUMP, DON
Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., was confronted over his refusal to stand during President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress when honoring families of children raped and murdered by illegal immigrants.
In a heated exchange with Fox News’ Sean
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49ERS, SEAHAWKS, PLAY, GAME
The Seattle Seahawks are set to enter their NFC Divisional Round matchup against the San Francisco 49ers with a major question mark: the health of star quarterback Sam Darnold.
Darnold said he felt something in his oblique while throwing passes during Thursday’s
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II, ARTEMIS, NASA, ARRIVES
Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad
42 minutes ago Share Save Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Kevin Church Science team Share Save
Watch: Timelapse shows Nasa rocket's 12-hour journey to launch pad
Nasa's mega rocket has been moved
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COHEN, TRUMP, JAMES, MICHAEL
President Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, hasn't been relevant in a long time.
But he found a way to get back in the news by dropping a big claim. He claims he was coerced in both the civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia
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MADURO, MONTHS, MINISTER, CABELLO
NEW YORK/MIAMI/WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials had been in discussions with Venezuela’s hardline interior minister Diosdado Cabello months before the US operation to seize President Nicolas Maduro, and have been in communication with him since then,
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MURDER, SUICIDE, CALIFORNIA, FATALLY
A candlelight vigil was held after a California father murdered his wife and teen daughter before turning the gun on himself in front of his other daughter in a horrific rampage.
The somber service was held in honor of Sienna Alfaro, 17, and her mother Roxana
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