Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, NEW, RUSSIA, PUTIN
Among the most despicable characters of the Obama administration — and there were many, to be sure — were former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan.
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The visceral hatred of President Donald Trump shared by these two
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ICE, AGENTS, TEXAS, PROTESTERS
There were at least two large-scale ICE raids in Southern California Thursday.
Federal agents clash with protesters during ICE raid at Southern California farm
Federal agents clashed with protesters during an immigration raid at a farm in Southern California,
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TRUMP, BIRTHRIGHT, JUDGE, BLOCKS
A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship, and granting a nationwide class certification status to all infants impacted by the order.
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TEXAS, FLOODS, EMERGENCY, KERR
Texas lawmakers rejected bill to enhance emergency response just months before floods NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Texas state Rep. Joe Moody about failed legislation that would have enhanced emergency response measures in Texas. Moody was one
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, NYC, INTIFADA
The extreme leftist clique that helped Zohran Mamdani were slammed as “Team Gentrification” by top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries’ team after threats of primaries devolved into a Big Apple Democrat feud.
Tensions surfaced after Democratic Socialists of America
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ILLEGAL, TRUMP, EDUCATION, PROGRAMS
The Department of Education (DOE) on Thursday announced it will end taxpayer subsidization of career, technical, and adult education programs for illegal immigrants.
The department said it is rescinding standards from the Clinton administration allowing illegal
Continued at Breitbart...
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TUNNEL, LOS, ANGELES, WORKERS
A wastewater management tunnel under construction collapsed in Wilmington, Los Angeles trapping 27 workers underground. Four other workers went in after the collapse to try to help their colleagues, according to BBC's reporting partner, CBSNews. All 31 workers
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STATE, DEPARTMENT, LAYOFFS, BRACE
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United States cleared the way for the Trump administration to enact the employment freezes and firings it had planned through the DOGE cuts. A lower court had stayed the administration from moving forward with these actions,
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TRUMP, KERRY, BORDER, JOHN
FIRST ON FOX: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., appears to be shooting down a request by a key player in the former Biden administration to suspend his probe into whether ex-President Joe Biden’s top allies "covered up" evidence of his mental
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NEWSOM, SOUTH, CAROLINA, PRESIDENTIAL
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to visitors at Awaken Coffee in Mullins, S.C., on July 8, 2025. Newsom spent two days visiting rural communities with the South Carolina Democratic Party.
After nearly six months of President Trump in the White House, California
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AMANDA, ANISIMOVA, WIMBLEDON, AMERICAN
A year ago, Amanda Anisimova was doing her best to avoid thinking about Wimbledon after failing to qualify for the main draw. Now she has a final to prepare for.
The American stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka - and herself - to reach Saturday's showpiece,
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FLOOD, DATA, REVEALS, MAJOR
More than a dozen Camp Mystic cabins were in a known flood zone, with girls left without phones, internet or power when the devastating flash floods swept through the century-old summer destination in Texas on Friday.
Despite a recent multimillion-dollar overhaul
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TRUMP, PRESIDENT, LIBERIAN, JASMINE
President Donald Trump has complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English-speaking, during a meeting with several African leaders at the White House.
Trump told Boakai he speaks "such good English", asking where he went to school.
The visitor
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DAY, PRIME, SALES, AMAZON
Amazon’s gamble to extend its annual Prime Day summer sale from two to four has gotten off to a rocky start, with sales plunging 41 percent on the first day compared to last year.
Bloomberg reports that Amazon took a significant risk this year by expanding
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EPSTEIN, FILES, GOP, REP
MAGA firebrand Steve Bannon has called for a special prosecutor to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein files, after President Trump’s attorney general denied the late pedophile had a list of high-profile clients.
Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist, said it
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TRIAL, DATE, SET, METCALF
The 18-year-old suspect accused of killing Frisco, Texas, high school track star Austin Metcalf will stand trial in June 2026, court records reveal.
Karmelo Anthony will face a jury beginning June 1, 2026. He is accused of stabbing Metcalf to death at a
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RENOVATION, HOUSE, WHITE, POWELL
President Donald Trump's budget chief on Thursday said that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell "has grossly mismanaged the Fed" and suggested he had misled Congress about a pricey and "ostentatious" renovation of the central bank's headquarters.
The broadside
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CAITLIN, CLARK, ANGEL, REESE
Apparently, not everyone is familiar with Caitlin Clark’s game.
The Indiana Fever star and reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year was mentioned during an episode of "Jeopardy!" on Wednesday night after a contestant whiffed on a question about Dallas Wings rookie
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JACKSON, JUSTICE, DISSENT, TRUMP
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflected on her role on the Supreme Court during an event in Louisiana over the weekend, saying she enjoyed making her opinion known through court cases.
"I just feel that I have a wonderful opportunity to tell people in my
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ABREGO, GARCIA, ICE, JUDGE
The Trump administration hasn’t decided where it would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he is freed from a Tennessee jail, but a US immigration official said Thursday that Mexico and South Sudan could be willing to accept the El Salvador native.
Thomas Giles,
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POLLING, CHANGE, CLIMATE, GURU
CNN's chief data analyst Harry Enten was surprised on Thursday that the majority of Americans aren’t scared of climate change.
"Are Americans afraid of climate change? And the answer is, Americans aren’t afraid of climate change," Enten said on "CNN News
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AMBUSH, ICE, DETENTION, FACILITY
Benjamin Hanil Song has been charged with attempted murder of federal agents.
Benjamin Hanil Song, a former United States Marine Corps reservist, has been charged in connection with his role in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the detention center,
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