Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, CRIME, PRITZKER, CHICAGO
President Donald Trump has the "upper hand" on the Democratic Party when it comes to crime, Politico's Rachel Bade said Wednesday during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
"From a purely political standpoint, Donald Trump, on this issue, believes he
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CDC, DIRECTOR, JR, RFK
HHS said Susan Monarez was no longer CDC director. Monarez rejected the firing.
Mass layoffs, resignations and major vaccine policy changes: Timeline of turmoil at CDC
Bullet holes are seen in windows at the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) Global Headquarters
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As we’ve reported, President Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Monday for "cause" in light of her recent criminal referral regarding alleged mortgage fraud.
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She has argued that the president has no authority to fire her, and
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RUSSIAN, KYIV, ATTACK, OFFICIALS
A barrage of Russian missiles and drones killed at least eight people in Ukraine’s capital, including a child, early on Thursday, officials said.
The authorities reported that 22 other people were injured in the strikes on Kyiv, the capital, and that residents
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NEWSLETTER, TRUMP, RUSSIA, GAINING
During an interview with ABC’s Rebecca Jarvis, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) claimed there is no reason people “should be able to buy a gun one month and then buy a gun the next month and then the next month after that.”
Frey’s comments came after Jarvis
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KATRINA, MISSISSIPPI, 20, YEARS
Author of book on Hurricane Katrina debunks myths and misconceptions NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Andy Horowitz, author of "Katrina: A History 1915-2015," about misconceptions post-Hurricane Katrina and his assertion that what happened in 2005 was entirely
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MAMDANI, TRUMP, ZOHRAN, DSA
There’s no hiding now.
Zohran Mamdani — a proud, card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America — has been shying away from some of his fringe party’s agenda as he runs for mayor.
But newly-unearthed platforms from the DSA’s New York City chapter
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, TRUMP, GOV
Tom Homan isn’t known for mincing words—he tells you like he sees it, whether you like it or not. Thursday was no exception for the border czar as he laid into extremist CA Gov. Gavin Newsom for his incendiary rhetoric regarding Donald Trump’s efforts to bring
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TEIXEIRA, MARK, TEXAS, ANNOUNCES
Mark Teixeira, who batted .358 with the Angels in 2008, is running for Congress in Texas.
Slide over, Steve Garvey. It appears another former Major League Baseball slugger with Southland ties will run for political office.
Mark Teixeira, who batted a robust
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NUCLEAR, IRAN, GUN, TRUMP
Russia on Thursday struck out against President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran and argued Washington is to blame for Tehran’s non-compliance with the international treaty.
The accusation came just hours
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ABREGO, GARCIA, KILMAR, TRUMP
Judge Paula Xinis, appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland by former President Barack Obama, is extending her halt on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deporting illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an accused MS-13
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TRAINS, ACELA, DUFFY, CITY
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy celebrated Amtrak’s launch of next-generation high-speed Acela train sets by taking the inaugural ride from Washington, DC, to New York City.
Breitbart News was among the news outlets to join the secretary for
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Federal law enforcement officers and agents made their 5,000th arrests of criminal aliens in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The law enforcement actions in the illegal alien sanctuary city
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JURY, GRAND, INDICTMENT, SANDWICH
A person walks past art work depicting former DOJ employee Sean Charles Dunn is displayed against a restaurant wall on August 17, 2025 in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington.
Prosecutors have charged the man accused of throwing a "Subway" sandwich
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ALLIGATOR, ALCATRAZ, CLOSURE, DROP
Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz' being emptied of immigrant detainees
It quickly drew multiple legal challenges over alleged poor conditions and environmental damage to the delicate ecosystem of the Everglades, a Unesco world heritage site.
The facility - located
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JACKPOT, PRIZE, POWERBALL, WINNER
There hasn't been a jackpot winner since May as the prize continues to grow.
Massive Powerball prize grows to $950 million after no jackpot winner in Wednesday drawing
A customer holds a number slip for Powerball lottery tickets for a $750 Million grand prize
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BOWSER, TRUMP, CRIME, CRACKDOWN
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) admitted on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s “surge” of law enforcement in the city has dramatically reduced crime and made “neighborhoods feel safer.”
“We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance
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DEATH, JIM, REPORT, IRSAY
Jim Irsay, the former Indianapolis Colts owner who died in May, reportedly suffered a relapse before his death and was under the care of a recovery doctor who prescribed him opioids and ketamine.
Irsay died earlier this year at the age of 65. He battled
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CRIME, CITIES, SLAMS, BACK
Democrats are hell-bent on digging in on the wrong side of every 80-20 or even 99-1 issue affecting the American people. Karoline Leavitt is delivering a strong message on one of those issues - crime in big, blue cities such as Washington, D.C., Chicago, or
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TRUMP, MIDTERM, CONVENTION, FLOATS
President Donald Trump is considering holding a Republican National Convention ahead of the midterm elections, he announced Thursday.
Trump did not offer any details about where the convention would take place, or what would happen there, but he touted various
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TRANS, GUN, MURDERER, SLAUGHTERED
On Thursday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the shooting in Minneapolis.
Marlow said, “What if we played along” with calls for gun control “and we said, gun bans for trans. … So, if we said that we’re going to
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GREENLAND, DENMARK, SUMMONS, ENVOY
Denmark summons US envoy over claims of interference in Greenland
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday
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NEW, OFFICER, HOME, JERSEY
An 8-year-old boy who leaped from a second-story window to a police officer during a house fire in New Jersey on Monday is recovering.
Officer Dewitt Bacon, 33, heard the child crying for help in the early morning hours, and recounted during a press conference
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