Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21st 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
43 articles
TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, PUTIN
President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him, according to people familiar with the matter, who added that any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department
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MAMDANI, SLIWA, RACE, NEW
Decades of mass legal immigration to New York City, New York, have propelled socialist Zohran Mamdani’s (D) campaign to be the city’s next mayor, a new poll reveals.
The poll, published by Patriot Polling, shows New York City’s foreign-born voters are lining
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AGENTS, NYC, STREET, NEWS
The NYPD said it had no involvement.
Federal agents carry out joint ICE crackdown on NYC's Canal Street: Official
Federal agents are seen in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood, Oct. 21, 2025.
Federal agents are seen in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood,
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BIDEN, PIERRE, JEAN, KARINE
WASHINGTON — Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has come clean about the “campaign to push me out” as President Biden’s top spokesperson — tearing into her de facto former boss Anita Dunn in a newly released memoir, “Independent.”
Dunn’s
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SHUTDOWN, GOVERNMENT, TRUMP, DEMOCRATS
Shutdown to impact federal workers' pay. And, tensions grow between U.S. and Colombia
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JAPAN, PRIME, MINISTER, TAKAICHI
Japan is one of the United States' greatest allies in the Pacific, which would have surprised any American you talked to in early 1942. But as the saying goes, nations have no permanent allies, only permanent interests, and it's in the interests of both America
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GUARD, NATIONAL, TRUMP, DEPLOYMENT
Portland City Councilor Mitch Green reaffirmed his call for National Guard troops to reject deployment orders, responding to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's assertion that Guardsmen must follow the chain of command regardless of her personal objections.
"I respectfully
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THREATENING, JEFFRIES, RIOTER, HAKEEM
Pardoned Capitol rioter arrested for allegedly threatening to kill top Democrat
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US Attorney's Office Prosecutors say Moynihan entered the Senate Chamber and flipped through a notebook on a senator's desk
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VANCE, ISRAEL, GAZA, FIRE
Five days after world leaders endorsed a U.S.-brokered plan to end the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday opened a Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in southern Israel to serve as the main hub for Gaza stabilization efforts.
The
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TRUMP, COUNSEL, SPECIAL, NOMINEE
Paul Ingrassia, whom President Donald Trump had nominated to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, withdrew from Senate consideration for that post on Tuesday night after new controversy over a series of racist text messages he reportedly sent that included
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JAYS, WORLD, BLUE, SERIES
The Seattle Mariners took their Game 7 loss to heart Monday night.
The Mariners were eight outs away from advancing to their first World Series in franchise history, but George Springer's three-run home run sent the Toronto crowd into a frenzy, and the Blue
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RACE, NJ, SHERRILL, GOVERNOR
Blue New Jersey is expecting a very close race for governor this November
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One of the country's few odd-year gubernatorial elections is capturing national attention, as the polls show an increasingly close race between the
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NARODITSKY, CHESS, 29, GRANDMASTER
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29
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Charlotte Chess Center Daniel Naroditsky, also known to his online fans as 'Danya', died two weeks out from his 30th birthday
US chess grandmaster and online
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SUBWAY, STATION, BABY, NYC
A baby was found abandoned in a New York City Dunkin’ on Tuesday morning — one day after a newborn was left on a Midtown subway platform, according to police.
The 3- to 4-month-old boy was “conscious and alert” when he was found in a stroller inside the coffee
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SARKOZY, FORMER, PRESIDENT, SENTENCE
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya — a historic moment that makes him the first ex-leader of
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BRENNAN, JOHN, PROSECUTION, HOUSE
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi Tuesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, referred former CIA Director John Brennan to the Justice Department for allegedly making false statements to Congress.
Jordan accused Brennan of lying
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DOUG, NFL, MARTIN, STAR
Former NFL player Doug Martin dies in police custody in California
During his rookie season with Tampa Bay in 2012, Martin rushed for 1,454 yards and scored 11 touchdowns
His family announced his passing and said his cause of death was "unconfirmed".
"While
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TEXAS, ROLLS, ILLEGAL, VOTER
When voting time rolls around, most rational Americans, regardless of their political leanings, want fair elections. Sometimes your guy or gal wins, and sometimes they lose. If your side doesn't come out on top, it should be motivation to do better next time.
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RARE, CHINA, EARTHS, AUSTRALIA
FILE PHOTO: Workers transporting soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Oct. 31, 2010.
China on Tuesday responded to the U.S.-Australia critical minerals deal by saying resource-rich rare earth countries
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ANGELES, ILLEGAL, SHOT, LOS
Fox News' Bill Melugin is reporting that a U.S. Marshal and a "target illegal alien" were both shot Tuesday morning during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles.
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SEARS, WINSOME, SPANBERGER, LEFTIST
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), the Trump-endorsed candidate for governor of the commonwealth, blasted Democrat opponent Abigail Spanberger’s left-wing policies and refusal to tell Jay Jones to drop out of the attorney general race over his threatening
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TRUMP, BEEF, ARGENTINA, GOP
President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that his administration is considering importing beef from Argentina to lower its price at home and help Argentina stabilize its struggling economy, which he described as being in critical condition.
Speaking
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WARNER, DISCOVERY, BROS, CONSIDERING
Just months after announcing plans to split into two companies, Warner Bros
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Just months after announcing plans to split into two companies, Warner Bros. Discovery has signaled that it may be open to a sale of its business.
In an
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AIRLINES, MYSTERY, FLIGHT, UNITED
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Nebraska shortly after take-off after the pilots mistakenly feared someone was trying to break into the cockpit and hijack the plane when flight attendants started banging on the cockpit door.
American
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