Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, MAY 16th 2025
Updated 23:12 ET
126 articles
TRUMP, COMEY, POST, PRESIDENT
Conservative pundit Scott Jennings, while sharing a reporter's social media post concerning a prevailing "assassination culture," said the "Left has violence in its heart."
Jennings' comment on Thursday night followed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
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COURT, SUPREME, CITIZENSHIP, TRUMP
A once-fringe theory on birthright citizenship comes to the Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court hears historic arguments on Thursday, as the Trump administration seeks to challenge the constitutnional provision that guarantees
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DIDDY, COMBS, SEAN, CASSIE
The lawsuits continue to pile up against disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who has now been accused of raping a woman who compared his penis to a Tootsie Roll in a recently filed complaint.
Combs is accused of whipping out his “Tootsie Roll”-sized
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BILL, TRUMP, BIG, BEAUTIFUL
Conservatives on the House Budget Committee on Friday blocked their party’s megabill from reaching the floor, citing concerns that the legislation to fulfill President Trump’s domestic agenda would add too much to the deficit.
It was a remarkable revolt that
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BIDEN, TAPPER, HUR, INTERVIEW
CNN's Jake Tapper has been heavily promoting the book he co-authored on former President Joe Biden's decline on his employer's network. In turn, his colleagues have taken to asking Democrat political figures on their programs what they knew and when they knew
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TRANSIT, STRIKE, NJ, NEW
A person boards a NJ Tranist train at the Hoboken Transit Terminal, Sept. 1, 2023, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
A person boards a NJ Tranist train at the Hoboken Transit Terminal, Sept. 1, 2023, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
A person boards a NJ Tranist train at the
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WALMART, PRICES, TARIFFS, DUE
Walmart says higher prices could hit this month due to tariffs
But he said that his firm was still likely to raise prices to cover the new costs.
Reporting to investors on the firm's performance on Thursday, chief executive Doug McMillon said he was grateful
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GAZA, TRUMP, ISRAELI, PALESTINIANS
Israeli military strikes killed dozens across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the territory’s health ministry said, the latest in a wave of attacks after Israel has threatened to intensify its military campaign against Hamas.
Many more were injured in the strikes
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TAX, BILL, BUSINESS, TRUMP
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced Section 199A. This provision, scheduled to expire next year, provides owners of “pass-through” businesses a 20 percent deduction for qualified business income. The House TCJA extension bill would increase this
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IRAN, TRUMP, NUCLEAR, PROPOSAL
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had “sort of” agreed to the terms.
“We’re in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace,” Trump said on a tour
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NEW, ORLEANS, JAIL, INMATES
The rectangular hole in the cell wall was just big enough for a person to squeeze through. Right next to it, a metal toilet and sink had been ripped from the wall. Above the hole, someone had scrawled a picture of a face with a tongue sticking out and taunting
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JUDGE, WISCONSIN, ARREST, HELPING
A case similar to the prosecution of the Wisconsin judge is ongoing in Massachusetts A Wisconsin judge is charged with helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents. It's a rare prosecution but not unheard of — a similar case unfolded seven years ago
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POPE, LEO, XIV, FAMILY
Pope Leo XIV affirmed Friday that the family is founded on the "stable union between a man and a woman," and that the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God's creatures, articulating clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion at the start of his pontificate.
Leo,
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CARTA, MAGNA, HARVARD, COPY
Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30.
But two researchers have concluded it has something much more valuable — a rare version from 1300
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RUSHDIE, SALMAN, 25, YEARS
Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison
A New Jersey man who stabbed and partially blinded novelist Sir Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday.
Hadi Matar, 27, was convicted of attempted murder and
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GOP, SALT, DEDUCTION, CAP
House Republican leadership offered to increase the cap on state and local tax deductions as they negotiate with blue-state Republicans holding up passage of the reconciliation bill.
Leadership offered a $40,000 cap on deductions for individuals and $80,000
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AIR, DENVER, TRAFFIC, OUTAGE
Denver airport’s air traffic control was reportedly struck by a staggering six-minute outage earlier this week after several radio transmitters suddenly went dark.
The frequency outage meant that as many as 20 pilots were unable to reach air traffic controllers
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GUARD, NATIONAL, TROOPS, 20K
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reportedly asking for more than 20,000 National Guard members to help with immigration.
The New York Times quoted two U.S. officials in the report published Thursday.
“The request to the Defense
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TRUMP, MELANIA, SLOVENIA, STATUE
A bronze statue of first lady Melania Trump has been stolen in her native Slovenia — after a brazen perp cut it off at the ankles.
The towering sculpture, which was anchored to a tree stump in a field near Melania’s hometown of Sevnica, vanished on Tuesday,
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SHOOTING, DEAD, INJURED, LAS
FILE -This photo taken in Decatur, Ala., Tuesday, March 25, 2025, shows the Alabama courthouse for a case of former Decatur police officer Mac Marquette's fatally shooting Steve Perkins in 2023. (AP Photo/Safiyah Riddle), File)
FILE -This photo taken in Decatur,
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ILLEGAL, WOMAN, ALIEN, CRASH
An unlicensed, teenage illegal immigrant who killed a young Colorado woman in a car wreck after he was racing at almost twice the speed limit walked free this week because of a lenient plea deal offered by a progressive district attorney’s office.
As a result,
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CHARGES, TRESPASSING, ZONE, MILITARY
Asylum-seekers from around the world face new challenges at the U.S. border
Asylum-seekers still arrive at the US border, but what will happen to them?
A man takes an image with his phone next to where the border wall separating Mexico and the United States
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FEMA, HURRICANE, DISASTER, READY
The secretary said on Wednesday there was no formal plan for the agency.
Acting FEMA Administrator Richardson hosts a meeting with agency leadership in preparation for hurricane season, May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC.
Acting FEMA Administrator Richardson
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ROBINSON, SMOKEY, ALLEGATIONS, INVESTIGATION
Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after sexual assault allegations
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This report contains descriptions of physical and sexual violence.
LOS ANGELES — Legendary Motown singer, songwriter and
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