Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, MAY 22nd 2026
Updated 15:12 ET
29 articles
COLBERT, STEPHEN, TRUMP, LATE
President Donald Trump lambasted Stephen Colbert after his final show on Thursday, celebrating the liberal comedian's final appearance on CBS.
"Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like
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TRUMP, FUND, ANTI, WEAPONIZATION
Commission of Fine Arts gives Trump's arch final approval, despite public pushback The Commission of Fine Arts has given a design for a massive arch in Washington, D.C., its final approval, even though it's missing some visual components.
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KYLE, BUSCH, NASCAR, 41
Shocking news in the NASCAR community on Thursday as legendary driver Kyle Busch has passed away from an undisclosed illness at the age of 41.
NASCAR, the Busch family, and Richard Childress Racing (RCR) put out a joint statement that read:
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GABBARD, TULSI, INTELLIGENCE, DIRECTOR
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025.
Gabbard, in a resignation letter addressed to Trump, said she has to step down in order to support her husband,
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TRUMP, CUBA, POLAND, TROOPS
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The United States will be sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
Trump, in a Truth Social post, cited his relationship with Poland’s conservative nationalist
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FRAUD, MINNESOTA, FBI, SCHEME
The woman behind the massive Minnesota pandemic fraud scandal was sentenced on Thursday to 41.5 years in prison — the longest sentence out of 60 people found guilty so far in connection with the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
Former Feeding Our Future Executive
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MAMDANI, NEW, YORK, CITY
Artificial intelligence could potentially eliminate thousands of jobs in New York City, city official says
The top financial officer in New York City on Thursday warned that artificial intelligence could put thousands of workers in the nation’s largest metropolis
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PLATNER, POST, REDDIT, VETERAN
Maine’s presumptive Democratic Senate nominee is facing considerable backlash over unearthed social media posts where he made controversial statements about race, sexuality, political violence and his own ideological beliefs.
Graham Platner, a 41-year-old
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PRATT, SPENCER, MAYOR, ANGELES
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate and former reality TV star Spencer Pratt is revealing the moment he decided to register as a Republican.
During a Thursday night interview with CNN’s Elex Michaelson, Pratt teased
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DAY, MEMORIAL, AHEAD, WEEKEND
A New Jersey shore town is calling in an impressive show of force in preparation for Memorial Day weekend, following a surge of viral teen takeovers, "pop-up parties" and a past of chaos.
Officials in Seaside Heights, home of the iconic "Jersey Shore" television
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SUPREME, COURT, SMITH, EAGLES
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TRUMP, DONALD, JR, WEDDING
Donald Trump’s most amusing habit is meting out casual abuse to his sycophants. His recent answer to a question about the wedding of Donald Trump Jr. may, depending on how deserving one deems Trump’s eldest son of mistreatment—poor Don Jr. was, after all, born
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DIEGO, SAN, MOSQUE, SHOOTING
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The San Diego Police Department had just seven officers assigned to the area where two heavily armed teens horrifically killed three people in a racially motivated rampage at a San Diego mosque.
The department
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FUNDING, TRUMP, GOP, ICE
Republicans stall votes on partisan ICE funding amid party infighting
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Congress is set to leave town for a weeklong recess without passing a Republican-backed measure to fund immigration enforcement
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IRAN, TRUMP, WAR, RESOLUTION
Vehicles drive past a huge billboard supporting Iran's national football team in the upcoming 2026 World Cup, installed on a building at Enghelab Square in Tehran on May 18, 2026.
Iran on Thursday said it is reviewing the Trump administration's latest proposal
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CAITLIN, CLARK, FEVER, SALES
WNBA standout Caitlin Clark is taking her talents from the basketball court to the page.
On Thursday, the Indiana Fever guard unveiled the cover art of her upcoming children’s picture book, "EXTRAordinary! A Little EXTRA to Reach BIG Dreams."
The book,
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TEACHER, SCHOOL, YEAR, SHOOTING
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A 61-year-old teacher has admitted repeatedly having sex with a 15-year-old student who was also allegedly abused by another educator at the same Georgia Christian school.
Sherri Delle Mauldin was sentenced
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AUTOPSY, DNC, ELECTION, 2024
DNC chair Ken Martin makes a speech during the press conference for the DNC site visit at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
The Democratic National Committee on Thursday released the long-awaited autopsy of its 2024 election wipeout,
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MASSIE, PLATNER, PERVERT, MARLOW
Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Graham Platner.
Marlow said, “He’s a total one-off. He’s a trust fund guy who cosplays as a working-class guy.”
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TRUMP, HOUSE, NAVY, VET
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The wife of the elderly San Diego man brutally beaten outside his MAGA-inspired “Trump House” said there’s “no hope” for her husband after the vicious attack left him fighting for his life.
Kerry Sheron, 69,
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NONPROFIT, PARK, FENTANYL, LA
A California man who claimed to work for a taxpayer-funded nonprofit that, according to court documents, distributed needles to drug users in Los Angeles' notorious MacArthur Park was busted for allegedly attempting to sell fentanyl, authorities said.
Christopher
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TRUMP, SAVING, DAYLIGHT, PERMANENT
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Daylight saving time would stay in effect year-round under a US House proposal that advanced on Thursday, reviving an idea that Americans weary of biannual clock switching have long supported but has repeatedly
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SEASON, HURRICANE, ATLANTIC, AVERAGE
Weather forecasters in the US say that this year's Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be less active than normal, largely due to a developing El Niño.
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has issued its forecast for the 2026 season
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PETERS, POLIS, COLORADO, GOV
Colorado Democrats formally censured Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday after he commuted the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a prominent election denier convicted in a voting system breach case.
The Colorado Democratic Party State Central
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