Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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BOWL, SUPER, ICE, PATRIOTS
5 papers from the Super Bowl of Economics
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For most Americans, the Super Bowl is this Sunday. But for several of us at Planet Money, and several thousand economists from all around the world, our Super Bowl was a few weeks
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GOVERNMENT, SHUTDOWN, HOUSE, TRUMP
President Donald Trump signs a spending bill to reopen the government after the latest Democrat shutdown on Tuesday, February 3.
Democrats led by Chuck Schumer scuttled a negotiated funding bill this weekend over opposition to funding DHS and its immigration
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, DEBATE, CALIFORNIA
From left to right, Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton and Matt Mahan participate in the California gubernatorial candidate debate Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in San Francisco.
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TRUMP, GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL, SHUTDOWN
In passing the $1.2 trillion megabill to end the government shutdown Tuesday, lawmakers sent $4 million in funding to two children's hospitals under investigation by President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for their track record
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TRUMP, KENNEDY, CENTER, XI
There are geopolitical realities in today's world, and one of these realities is that China cannot be considered a friend and ally of the United States. They are, at best, a rival; at worst, an adversary.
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However, China is still, much as we
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EPSTEIN, GATES, BILL, MELINDA
She added: "Whatever questions remain there of what - I can't even begin to know all of it - those questions are for those people and for even my ex-husband. They need to answer to those things, not me."
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JILL, BIDEN, EX, HUSBAND
The wife of Jill Biden’s ex-husband, William Stevenson, had described him as a romantic in an interview about five years before he allegedly murdered her in December.
Stevenson, and his second wife, Linda, had spoken to "Inside Edition" in 2020 when former
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MAP, CALIFORNIA, NEW, SUPREME
Maryland House lawmakers voted Monday to advance a new congressional map backed by Democrats, a move that has drawn resistance from state Senate leaders who warn it could carry political and legal risks.
The proposal, approved by the Democratic-controlled
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HOMAN, MINNESOTA, BORDER, CZAR
White House 'border czar' Tom Homan speaks during a press conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 4, 2026.
The Trump administration will draw down 700 federal law enforcement officers from Minnesota "effective
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POST, WASHINGTON, BEZOS, LAYOFFS
The Washington Post is instructing employees to stay home on Wednesday and attend a Zoom webinar ahead of widely expected layoffs.
"We will be announcing significant actions across the company today. We are asking everyone to stay home this morning for a
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TRUMP, RYAN, ROUTH, ASSASSIN
Attempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon on Wednesday sentenced Ryan Routh to spend the rest of his life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Trump on his Florida golf course in September 2024.
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EILISH, BILLIE, LAND, MANSION
An Australian man launched a crowdfunding campaign to fly to the US and move into Billie Eilish’s $3 million Los Angeles mansion following her “no one is illegal on stolen land” rant at the Grammy Awards.
Drew Pavlou, a 24-year-old political activist and influencer,
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IRANIAN, DRONE, SHOOTS, APPROACHING
The Iranian drone shot down by the U.S. military over the Arabian Sea was conducting surveillance as part of a "routine and lawful mission over international waters," Iranian media is claiming.
The Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic
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ELECTION, FBI, FULTON, COUNTY
Tulsi Gabbard, director of National Intelligence, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Tuesday called on Director of National Intelligence
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DISNEY, JOSH, NAMES, NEW
Bob Iger will hand off the CEO role next month and leave Disney at the end of the year.
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After two decades and two stints as Walt Disney Co. boss, Bob Iger finally is hanging
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EPSTEIN, COMER, CLINTONS, TESTIFY
After months of back-and-forth avoiding, wheeling, dealing, and spinning, Bill and Hillary Clinton have finally cried uncle and agreed to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer’s terms regarding their testifying in front of Congress. The committee wants
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JUDGE, TRUMP, BLOCKS, BIDEN
Roughly 15,000 Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio , were on the verge of being deported Tuesday as their Temporary Protective Status (TPS) was set to expire. A federal judge has now temporarily blocked the expiration, setting up a legal showdown with the
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EXCLUSIVE, TRUMP, JAMIE, KENNEDY
On Tuesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the Census.
Marlow said, “I think we should do the Census before. I think Trump should do a Census before he leaves office.”
The Alex Marlow Show, hosted by Breitbart
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ARREST, DON, LEMON, KIMMEL
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Monday that two more agitators have been arrested in connection with the Minnesota church protest last month.
As Breitbart News reported last month, former CNN anchor Don Lemon joined anti-ICE protesters inside “a church
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GUARD, SHOOTING, NATIONAL, AFGHAN
The man accused of ambushing West Virginia National Guard members near the White House in November, killing one and severely wounding another, is set to be arraigned in court on Wednesday.
Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died of her injuries on Nov. 26, the
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EPSTEIN, TIES, UK, AMBASSADOR
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has admitted that he was aware that his mentor and former Ambassador to the United States, Lord Mandelson, had a relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, but claimed that he was misled over the extent of
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NEWS, EPSTEIN, MORNING, CBS
Fox News Media delivered its best January ever on YouTube, leading all news brands and broadcast networks, according to social media analytics firm Emplifi.
Fox News increased its YouTube viewership by 14% year-over-year and 60% compared to December, delivering
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