Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, POWELL, FED, FEDERAL
The White House fired back at South Park on Thursday for mocking President Donald Trump during its season premiere.
South Park’s 27th season premiere on Wednesday depicted the president in bed with Satan while talking about his alleged Jeffrey Epstein cover-up,
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COLLUSION, RUSSIA, HOAX, TRUMP
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi launched a “strike force” late Wednesday to investigate newly declassified intelligence findings that the Obama administration’s probe of Russian influence on the 2016 election was deeply flawed.
Bondi announced that
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BIDEN, HOUSE, KLAIN, EX
In what many are calling a humiliating deal, former President Joe Biden’s post-White House memoir has fetched a lackluster $10 million advance — a figure dwarfed by the blockbuster deals secured by his Democrat predecessors. The Wall Street Journal reported
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PARAMOUNT, TRUMP, SKYDANCE, FCC
The deal includes CBS, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon.
$8 billion acquisition of Paramount by Skydance Media approved by the FCC
Sopa Images via LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE
Sopa Images via LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE
The Paramount Plus
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COURT, SUPREME, APPEALS, TRUMP
Supreme Court keeps a pause for now on a ruling that weakens the Voting Rights Act
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday extended a pause, for now, on a controversial lower court ruling that struck
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MAXWELL, GHISLAINE, EPSTEIN, DOJ
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage.
Ghislaine
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SANCTUARY, TRUMP, SUES, ADAMS
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” NYPD Chief of Department John Chell said that being a sanctuary city makes the police’s job more difficult and is a source of frustration and said that he wants to see adjustments to the sanctuary law when it
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COLUMBIA, TRUMP, UNIVERSITY, SETTLEMENT
Columbia University has agreed to pay $200 million to the Trump administration over three years. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, NYC, MAYOR
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, slammed Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for not condemning "blatantly antisemitic" rhetoric while campaigning to lead New York City.
"I’ll say this about Mamdani or any other leader," Shapiro
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BRYAN, KOHBERGER, IDAHO, PRISON
Four things we learned about Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger from unsealed documents
1 hour ago Share Save Ana Faguy BBC News Share Save
Investigators during Kohberger's sentencing said they found "no connection" between the attacker and his victims
Hours
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ALINA, HABBA, NEW, JUDGES
The Justice Department on Thursday cleared the way for Alina Habba to remain in her role as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
Ms. Habba’s tenure as interim U.S. attorney was set to expire on Friday. But she announced on social media on Thursday that
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EPSTEIN, FILES, TRUMP, BOOK
FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican wants to see all court documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein unsealed in a bid to see if Democrats are serious about shedding light on the situation.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., plans to
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CAMBODIA, THAILAND, CLASH, FIRE
Thai and Cambodian soldiers fire at each other in disputed border area
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BANGKOK — Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in contested border area Thursday after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in
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TRUMP, HOMELESS, STREETS, EXECUTIVE
President Donald Trump took steps on Thursday to end the massive takeover of crime and homelessness on the streets after Democrat leaders in Blue states have failed to do anything to make our streets safer.
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During a signing at the White House,
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SENATE, NORTH, WHATLEY, CAROLINA
The chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Whatley, plans to run for the Senate in North Carolina with the backing of President Trump, after Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, declined to run herself, according to two people with knowledge
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CEASEFIRE, HAMAS, ISRAEL, TALKS
This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 23, 2025, shows the sun setting behind destroyed buildings inside the besieged Palestinian territory.
This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip
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MANGIONE, JAZZ, CHUCK, 84
Legendary Jazz musician Chuck Mangione, who rose to prominence in the 1960s, as a member of Art Blakey’s band, has died. He was 84.
Mangione, who played the flugelhorn and trumpet, died from natural causes at his home in Rochester, New York, the famed musician’s
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CABOT, ASTRONOMER, KRISTIN, COLDPLAY
Female exec captured in viral Coldplay concert clip resigns
56 minutes ago Share Save Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Share Save
Awkward moment for couple on screen at Coldplay gig
A US tech company's chief people officer who was apparently caught on
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TRUMP, RYAN, ASSASSINATION, RULES
The man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at one of his Florida golf courses last year was given clearance by a federal judge Thursday to represent himself in his upcoming trial.
Ryan Routh, 59, appeared in front of U.S. District
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NEWS, MINUTES, SIMON, CBS
While “60 Minutes” will soon have a new owner, the CBS newsmagazine’s next executive producer is coming from inside the family.
Tanya Simon, a 25-year veteran of the program, will take on the role vacated by Bill Owens in April. She has served as interim executive
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PLANE, DOZENS, RUSSIAN, EAST
MOSCOW (AP) – All 48 passengers and crew onboard a passenger plane that crashed in Russia’s Far East have died, the head of the country’s Amur region said in a statement Thursday.
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said earlier that it had found the burning
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ASSAULT, HOCKEY, SEXUAL, PLAYERS
Five ice hockey players found not guilty in Canada sexual assault case
19 minutes ago Share Save Nadine Yousif BBC News, London, Ontario Share Save
Reuters From left to right: Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote
Five Canadian
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PUBLIC, SCHOOLS, NYC, DISCIPLINE
New York City kids will be banned from using cellphones, tablets and smartwatches during the school day starting this fall.
Each of the Big Apple’s roughly 1,600 public schools will decide how to roll out the new policy, approved Wednesday night by the city’s
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