Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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HEGSETH, SENATE, VOTE, PETE
Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation
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Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement
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TRUMP, ORDER, JFK, EXECUTIVE
Multiple veterans groups sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday, urging him to reconsider a recent executive order regarding immigration and refugee programs, citing concerns about the safety of Afghan interpreters and their families who helped
Continued at Fox News...
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LIFE, MARCH, VANCE, PRO
Just two days after pardoning 23 pro-life activists, President Donald Trump will be among the speakers to address thousands of people at the annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., Friday.
Organizers have estimated around 150,000 marchers, though
Continued at Newsmax...
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BORDER, TRUMP, TEXAS, MILITARY
Conservative: Trump EOs Expose Joe’s Border Lie
President Trump’s executive orders on Day 1 prove “the border could have been secured at any point over the past four years by the Biden administration, without any action or new legislation from Congress,” fumes
Continued at New York Post...
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CAPITOL, KEEPERS, BARRED, JUDGE
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ordered that members of the Oath Keepers group whose sentences stemming from Jan. 6 were recently pardoned or commuted by President Donald Trump be barred from the U.S. Capitol and an adjacent area, unless given permission
Continued at Red State...
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AGENT, BORDER, PATROL, ARREST
A 21-year-old woman was arrested and charged on Friday with assaulting federal law enforcement officers with a deadly weapon, after the shooting death on Monday of a U.S. Border Patrol agent on Interstate 91 near the Canadian border.
The woman, Teresa Youngblut,
Continued at New York Times...
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CHINA, TRUMP, RUBIO, FOREIGN
Chinese officials are reportedly refusing to discuss Beijing’s travel ban against Marco Rubio, the former Republican senator from Florida who was confirmed as U.S. Secretary of State on Monday.
Banning America’s top diplomat from traveling to China could be
Continued at Breitbart...
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BIDEN, MIGRANTS, TRUMP, ALLOWED
Migrants allowed into the U.S. temporarily under certain Biden administration programs can be quickly expelled, according to a memo sent by the Trump administration's acting secretary of homeland security.
The memo, sent out Thursday night by Acting Department
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AUSTRALIAN, DJOKOVIC, OPEN, SEMIFINAL
Tennis star Novak Djokovic was booed heavily by fans at the Australian Open after an injury forced him out of his highly anticipated matchup against Alexander Zverev.
Djokovic tore a muscle during his quarterfinal defeat of Carloa Alcaraz. The Serbian tennis
Continued at Breitbart...
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DEI, AGENCIES, TRUMP, GUIDANCE
Federal agencies have begun removing resources for underrepresented Americans from their webpages following President Donald Trump's executive order cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Agencies also have been canceling staff trainings
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EOWYN, STORM, IRELAND, WINDS
A fierce storm knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people in Ireland and threatened to disrupt travel across Britain on Friday, one last punch from a weather pattern that has already delivered bitter cold and record-breaking snow to parts of the
Continued at New York Times...
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HAMAS, HOSTAGES, ISRAEL, CEASEFIRE
The families of Israeli hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag have been informed that that their daughters, held in Gaza for 475 days, are slated to be freed on Saturday in the second round of hostage releases.
Hamas revealed the
Continued at Fox News...
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ABORTION, OPPONENTS, MARCH, LIFE
But now that electoral politicking is over, anti-abortion activists are facing the question of just how far they can go.
Whether the recent signals indicate a more aggressive approach remains to be seen. Few believe that abortion is a top priority for the
Continued at New York Times...
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RASKIN, TRUMP, COPE, DEMOCRATS
Conservative political pundits and others have suggested for years that Trump Derangement Syndrome is real. Whether TDS is a psychological disorder, uncontrollable obsession with all things Donald Trump, out-of-control bitterness, or a combination of all of
Continued at Red State...
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ICE, IMMIGRANTS, ILLEGAL, CHILD
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a number of child sex offenders, as well as gang members and other criminals, among the more than 530 illegal immigrants it caught on another day of the Trump-era mass deportation campaign.
Official stats
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FOREIGN, AID, ISSUES, NEW
US issues pause on foreign aid, leaked memo says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has previously said the US should only spend abroad if it makes America "stronger", "safer" or "more prosperous"
It makes exceptions only for emergency food aid and for military
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BIDEN, LAPTOP, HUNTER, POLITICO
A writer from The Atlantic admitted dozens of intelligence officials "left the impression that they were on the Democratic team" by attempting to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop story.
President Donald Trump pulled the security clearances of 51 national
Continued at Fox News...
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JR, COMMITTEES, SENATE, DATE
The Senate committees on health and finance have announced the upcoming hearing dates for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to be the next secretary of Health and Human Services.
The Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary nominee will participate in hearings
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FLIGHT, MEXICO, DEPORTATION, REFUSES
Mexico reportedly denied land access to a U.S. military plane slated to transport illegal immigrants to the country this week, a move highlighting tensions between the United States and its southern neighbor as the Trump administration continues to crack down
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DOCTOR, DOJ, TRUMP, WHISTLEBLOWER
The federal case against Dr. Eithan Haim, the whistleblower who disclosed the illegal pediatric transgender program operated by Texas Children's Hospital, has collapsed. In a tersely worded motion to the court, the Department of Justice announced it was dismissing
Continued at Red State...
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RELIGIOUS, SUPREME, COURT, CHARTER
The Supreme Court building is seen, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Washington.
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear an Oklahoma case to decide whether the state must authorize a religious school as a public charter.
The new church-state case could
Continued at LA Times...
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HIRE, SCHOTTENHEIMER, COWBOYS, BRIAN
Headlines were made on Thursday when it was revealed that the Dallas Cowboys were likely to promote offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to replace former head coach Mike McCarthy.
McCarthy amassed a record of 49-35 in his five years in Dallas. While
Continued at Breitbart...