Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, BANNON, CONTEMPT, JAN
(CNN) The January 6 committee's anticipated vote on Tuesday citing Steve Bannon for criminal contempt of Congress may be one of the last chances for lawmakers to seek meaningful consequences for former President Donald Trump's attempt to effectively stage a
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POWELL, COLIN, DEATH, COVID
The death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who lost his life to complications of COVID-19, shows the reason to keep striving for high levels of immunity in the community and the need for as many people to be vaccinated as possible for others' protection,
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BIDEN, JOE, DEMOCRATS, SPENDING
Rep. Jayapal on negotiations between Biden and House Democrats over Build Back Better NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington State Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal about negotiations with President Biden over the infrastructure bill and reconciliation package.
Politics
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POLICE, VACCINE, OFFICERS, CHICAGO
As COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadlines loom over police departments nationwide, law enforcement leaders and politicians must weigh whether defiant officers can keep their jobs amid an already-depleted police force.
In Chicago, the police union and mayor have
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BIDEN, NIGHT, NEW, YORK
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. October 19, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday confirmed reporting by the New York Post that the Biden
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HEALTH, NEW, CRISIS, CITY
The New York City Board of Health declared racism a public health crisis on Monday, passing a resolution that directed the Health Department to take steps to ensure a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic.
The resolution called on the department
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KOREA, MISSILE, NORTH, BALLISTIC
North Korea on Tuesday fired off a couple of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan in its latest act of aggression in the region and just hours after the U.S. reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on its weapons program.
At least one missile was fired
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BANK, INFLATION, RISE, ECB
FILE PHOTO: Finland's central bank governor Olli Rehn speaks during an interview in Helsinki, Finland July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Finland's central bank governor Olli Rehn speaks during an interview in Helsinki, Finland July
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SALES, RAISES, BILLION, VACCINE
FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with New York City as a backdrop, at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo FILE PHOTO: A United Airlines passenger jet takes off with
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ALEX, MURDAUGH, BOND, DENIED
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge denied bond Tuesday for Alex Murdaugh, saying the attorney’s considerable financial resources and mental instability appear for now to make it too risky to allow him to await trial outside of jail on charges he stole $3.4 million
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FILE PHOTO: A patient walks at the entrance of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in Les Sorinieres near Nantes as PCR and antigenic tests, necessary for unvaccinated to get a valid health pass, become charged, excluding medical prescriptions,
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COVID, FDA, BOOSTER, MIX
The FDA already approved third doses of the Pfizer vaccine and is expected to approve the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for booster shots shortly, as well. For example, if all three were approved for boosters, and mixing-and-matching was approved,
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CLIMATE, BIDEN, CHANGE, BILL
Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, gets into a vehicle following a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Democratic lawmakers are scrambling to negotiate alternative
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MCAULIFFE, YOUNGKIN, PARENTS, AD
Like many conservatives, we’ve been passing the jumbo popcorn bowl around quite a bit here at RedState over the last few weeks in the midst of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe’s rather hilarious and well-deserved campaign implosion.
It
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TRUMP, CASSIDY, SEN, 2020
CNN political analyst Carl Bernstein said Monday on “Anderson Cooper 360” that he believed former President Donald Trump was a “rogue criminal president.”
According to Bernstein, Trump was perpetuating the lie that he won the 2020 presidential election, which
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COVID, MAYORKAS, POSITIVE, TESTS
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday morning.
DHS spokesperson Marsha Espinosa said Mayorkas is fully vaccinated against coronavirus and is experiencing minor symptoms.
“Secretary Mayorkas
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DIVER, SWORD, CRUSADER, SCUBA
Israeli archaeologists say a scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean coast
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TEXAS, NEW, MAPS, CONGRESSIONAL
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans approved on Monday redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive much of the growth in the nation’s largest red state.
The
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AFGHANISTAN, STATE, DEPARTMENT, BIDEN
Diana Shaw, acting inspector general for the State Department, has launched a series of investigations into President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
Several sources as well as documents confirmed to Politco about the launched investigation.
An
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