Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28th 2026
Updated 16:12 ET
32 articles
TRUMP, IRAN, STRIKES, ISRAEL
More than an hour after missiles began targeting top Iranian officials across downtown Tehran, President Trump for the first time described his goal to the American public: for the most powerful armed factions in Iran to lay down their arms and for Iranians
Continued at The Atlantic...
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EPSTEIN, CLINTON, BILL, HILLARY
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., claimed that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was "unhinged" during part of her closed-door testimony to the House Oversight Committee on Thursday.
"I asked her a very pointed question, and you'll see that in the transcript
Continued at Fox News...
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IRAN, STRIKES, ISRAEL, TRUMP
Here's how world leaders are reacting to the US-Israel strikes on Iran
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World leaders on Saturday reacted cautiously after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, following weeks escalating tensions and a major U.S. military
Continued at NPR...
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IRAN, ISRAEL, STRIKE, RUBIO
Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to visit Israel early next week for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State Department confirmed Friday.
Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, answered “Yes” on X when
Continued at New York Post...
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ANTHROPIC, TRUMP, AI, PENTAGON
The Pentagon had set a 5:00 p.m. ET deadline for Anthropic to agree to a deal.
President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. government agencies to stop using Anthropic’s products, just hours before the deadline the Pentagon set for the AI company to agree to its
Continued at ABC...
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TRUMP, IRAN, CONGRESS, STRIKES
The United States assumes the presidency of the United Nations Security Council this week, and in a move that breaks new ground, First Lady Melania Trump will take the gavel for a session on Monday. It marks the first time a sitting first lady — or first gentleman
Continued at Red State...
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TRUMP, CORPUS, CHRISTI, PRESIDENT
U.S. President Donald Trump stops to speak to the media as he departs on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Feb. 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Trump's comment to reporters outside the White House came after he expressed frustration at Iran's
Continued at CNBC...
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, MOM, REWARD
NEIGHBOR EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Guthrie neighbors' Ring camera captures vehicles on possible route from crime scene
'FRESH START': Utah mom in upscale ski community killed husband to fund romance and lavish lifestyle, DA says
TELLING SIGNS: Ex-'American Idol'
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PARAMOUNT, WARNER, BROS, DEAL
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The morning after Netflix clinched its deal to buy Warner Bros., Paramount Skydance Chairman David Ellison assembled a war room of trusted advisors, including his billionaire
Continued at LA Times...
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PRIMARY, TEXAS, JASMINE, CROCKETT
The latest polling from the Texas U.S. Senate race for the Democrat nomination shows Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Dallas) stomping all over Rep. James Talarico (Austin).
Better still, this is shaping up to be a Barry Obama v. Kamala Harris race, as well.
The primary
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MEN, HOCKEY, TEAM, TRUMP
If men's basketball is the most popular and professional athlete-filled team sport at the quadrennial Summer Olympic Games, then men's ice hockey is its Winter Olympic Games analogue. Every four years, the two-week Summer and Winter Olympics provide a respite
Continued at Town Hall...
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CHILD, PAROLE, PREDATOR, CALIFORNIA
A convicted California child rapist who was set to walk free this week after controversially being granted parole acknowledged during the proceeding that he still sexually pleasured himself to children as recently as 2021, according to a transcript of the
Continued at Fox News...
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CHURCH, MINNESOTA, 30, PEOPLE
The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged roughly 30 more people who were involved in storming a Minnesota church in January, adding that 25 of them had already been arrested.
Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed in a post on X, that the DOJ had “unsealed an
Continued at Breitbart...
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DEATH, PENALTY, RULING, MANGIONE
A bill introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) this week would expand the death penalty to certain sex crimes against children in federal cases — but if passed and signed into law could not be enforced without a change in precedent by the Supreme Court.
“INTRODUCING:
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AMERICA, PENTAGON, SCOUTING, DEI
Scouting America, the organization previously known as the Boy Scouts of America, has agreed to make several changes, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
The group is under pressure from the U.S. Department of War, which has threatened to yank its
Continued at New York Post...
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CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, PADRES, KELLY
Merrill Kelly will once again be wearing an Arizona Diamondbacks uniform when the 2026 regular season gets underway.
Kelly, who entered the free agent market after pitching in 10 games with the Texas Rangers in 2025, agreed to a deal to return to the Diamondbacks.
Kelly
Continued at Fox News...
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SUPERINTENDENT, FBI, DEAL, CARVALHO
Embattled schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho was placed on administrative leave after more than eight hours of delegations and a unanimous vote from the LAUSD School Board.
The board placed Carvalho on paid administrative leave pending the investigation
Continued at New York Post...
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PALISADES, FIREFIGHTER, EXTINGUISHED, CAPTAIN
Fire crews were ordered to leave the Lachman fire before it was fully extinguished — with it later reigniting into the horrific Palisades fire, a firefighter has claimed.
Scott Pike said he was blown off by a captain when he warned there were five areas still
Continued at New York Post...
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FRAUD, STATE, WASTE, CAPITAL
The rampant fraud uncovered in the state of Minnesota has shocked America and ended the political career of Gov. Tim Walz.
Yet as I told Attorney General Pam Bondi at a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing, the fraud in Minnesota pales in comparison to
Continued at New York Post...
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ISRAEL, EMBASSY, LEAVE, IRAN
The State Department is allowing non-essential personnel working at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to leave Israel ahead of possible strikes on Iran. The embassy announced the decision early Friday morning and said that "in response to security incidents and
Continued at Fox News...
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STRIKES, IRAN, TRUMP, FETTERMAN
In the wee hours of Saturday morning just minutes after the deadline set by President Donald Trump for the Iranian regime to agree to drop its decades-long nuclear enrichment ambitions, it happened. The U.S. and Israel began devastating air strikes on Iran,
Continued at Red State...
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NEIL, SEDAKA, 86, SINGER
Legendary singer, Neil Sedaka, died on Friday, Feb. 27 at the age of 86.
"Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather," his family said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "A true rock and roll legend, an
Continued at Fox News...
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FBI, BIDEN, WILES, TRUMP
At least a dozen FBI employees were fired this week after revelations that the bureau under the Biden administration allegedly subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles’ phone records in 2022 and 2023 as part of a federal probe into then-former President Donald
Continued at Fox News...
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BUS, WOMAN, DEATH, STABBING
The man accused of being behind the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old woman at a bus stop in Fairfax County, Virginia, was charged with second-degree murder.
In a press release from the Fairfax County Police Department, it was revealed that on Monday night,
Continued at Breitbart...