Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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EPSTEIN, LUTNICK, HOWARD, JEFFREY
A federal judge in New York has ordered the release of a purported suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein to his then-cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, siding with The New York Times in a request to unseal the document.
The note had been filed under seal
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IRAN, TRUMP, DEAL, PEACE
U.S. President Donald J. Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, with U.S. flags visible behind him, in Washington, United States, on March 02, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran will be bombed
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DEBATE, KAREN, BASS, PRATT
Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman went to war Tuesday night in a blistering mayoral debate that exploded into a public brawl over crime, homelessness, police staffing and who voters should blame for Los Angeles spiraling deeper into chaos.
For
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TRUMP, INDIANA, GOP, OHIO
Why don’t more Republicans defy President Trump? The president’s poll numbers are bad. The war in Iran is raising gasoline prices. The president’s family is pocketing billions. The president seems to care only about building glitzy monuments to himself. With
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TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, UFC
Ambassador Monica Crowley said Wednesday that preparations are already underway for the planned UFC ‘Freedom 250’ event at the White House on June 14, describing the South Lawn setup and Flag Day fight as an extraordinary spectacle that will coincide with President
Continued at Breitbart...
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DEBATE, CALIFORNIA, PORTER, KATIE
Experts are mixed over whether she should have raised outbursts that went viral.
Katie Porter participates in a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CNN at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif., on May 5, 2026.
Katie Porter participates in
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OBAMA, COLBERT, TRUMP, PRESIDENT
The White House called former President Barack Obama "a classless moron" suffering from "a severe and debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome" after Obama launched a thinly veiled criticism at President Donald Trump by saying a president should not
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MONICA, CROWLEY, AMBASSADOR, EXCLUSIVE
It is a “gift” to have President Donald Trump in office during America’s 250th birthday celebration, Ambassador Monica Crowley said during an event with Breitbart News on Wednesday.
Crowley, who is heading up the historic Freedom 250 semiquincentennial celebration,
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FBI, PATEL, KASH, TRUMP
It's a bit bemusing to note that it was 10 years ago, now, that the entire "Russian collusion" thing sprang up around the 2016 election: Democrats, panicked by the ascent of Trump, pulled out all the stops, including the accusation of then-candidate Trump being
Continued at Red State...
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TRUMP, STRATEGY, CARTELS, EXTREMISTS
Trump's counterterrorism strategy makes targeting drug cartels the top priority
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that sets eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere
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HANTAVIRUS, CRUISE, SHIP, DEADLY
A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic has raised new questions about how the rare, rodent-borne disease may have spread.
The outbreak has left at least three people dead with five additional suspected cases, as the World Health
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SPECIAL, FORCES, TENNESSEE, DEAD
Officials are releasing more details about the incident that led to a retired Army Special Forces veteran allegedly trying to kill his wife, sparking a massive multi-agency manhunt.
Craig Berry allegedly shot his wife during a domestic incident at the couple's
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PARK, DRUG, MACARTHUR, FEDS
Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park
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LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities said they arrested 18 people Wednesday on charges related to selling illicit drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine
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WHITE, FIRE, ALLEGEDLY, HOUSE
Photos from surveillance cameras show the man who was shot Monday by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House allegedly pulling a gun and firing toward officers during a confrontation just after Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade passed through the
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FBI, OFFICE, DEMOCRAT, RAIDS
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents conducted a raid on Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas’s (D) office on Wednesday regarding an investigation into corruption.
Along with raiding Lucas’s office in Portsmouth, Virginia, agents were also reported
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TRUMP, RUBIO, POPE, 2028
Secretary of State Marco Rubio previewed a high-profile trip to Rome from the White House briefing room Tuesday, delivering sharp warnings to Iran and flashing easy command of the podium that drew praise from conservative allies online.
"The trip is really
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MAMDANI, KEN, GRIFFIN, TAX
There they go, Zo!
Hedge fund titan Ken Griffin revealed this week he’s scaling back jobs in the Big Apple as a “direct consequence” of Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” antics — stoking fears that the well-to-do are starting to flee the socialist mayor and
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ANTI, SYNAGOGUE, ISRAEL, SHAME
Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his support of anti-Israel protesters Wednesday and brushed off questions about his own rhetoric fueling antisemitic hate.
Hizzoner said his opinions on rowdy protests outside of the Park East Synagogue Tuesday had been
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ANTISEMITIC, ATTACKS, 2025, ASSAULTS
Antisemitic violence escalated in 2025, with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) noting in its annual audit that attacks with deadly weapons surged, even as overall incidents declined.
The organization recorded 6,274 antisemitic incidents in 2025, an average
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TED, TURNER, CNN, FOUNDER
Ted Turner, the television and media mogul who launched CNN -- the first 24-hour cable news network -- and a roster of successful TV and entertainment brands, died on Wednesday, according to the network. He was 87.
"Ted was an intensely involved and committed
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BIDEN, TRUST, OFFICIAL, CANDIDATE
On Tuesday’s “CNN NewsNight,” CNN Political Commentator Xochitl Hinojosa, who served as Director of the DOJ Office of Public Affairs during the Biden administration, said that she doesn’t trust California gubernatorial candidate former HHS Secretary Xavier
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COUNCIL, COPS, CITY, PASSES
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The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted in favor of new restrictions on so-called “pretextual” traffic stops, signaling a growing impatience with the Police Commission’s
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BOOK, MORMON, THEATER, FIRE
The long-running Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” will close its doors through May 17 as its theater undergoes repairs after a fire shut down the musical.
Performances are canceled through Sunday, May 17. Ticket holders for impacted performances will be notified
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