Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3rd 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
19 articles
TRUMP, BOAT, HEGSETH, STRIKE
The March chat shared details of a planned attack on Houthi rebels in Somalia.
Pentagon IG finds Hegseth could have endangered troops with Signal chat, sources say
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump
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TRUMP, SOMALI, MINNESOTA, ICE
The Trump administration has opened a new front in its immigration crackdown, targeting illegal Somali immigrants in Minneapolis with a push of more than 100 ICE agents.
Immigration agents are targeting as many as 500 Somalis in the country illegally in the
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IMMIGRATION, TRUMP, 19, COUNTRIES
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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is stopping all immigration
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TENNESSEE, ELECTION, REPUBLICANS, GOP
While some Democrats described Aftyn Behn's single-digit loss in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, a district that President Donald Trump won by 22 points last year, as an "overperformance," a team of Democratic researchers and analysts called the special
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PUTIN, UKRAINE, WITKOFF, KUSHNER
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists during his press conference at the VTB Investment Forum 'Russia Calling!', on December 2, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Putin visited an annual forum, hosted by the VTB Group, prior his talk with U.S. special
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EPSTEIN, ISLAND, JEFFREY, PHOTOS
Previously unseen images of Epstein's island released
2 hours ago Share Save Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House Share Save
Watch: Newly released video of Jeffrey Epstein's private island home
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen
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TRUMP, CUELLAR, HENRY, DEMOCRATIC
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, whom President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice indicted on bribery charges last year.
Trump took to Truth Social to announce the pardon
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MATTHEW, PERRY, SENTENCED, KETAMINE
The crooked doctor who fed “on the vulnerability” of Matthew Perry’s well-known addiction battle — and once cruelly asked, “How much this moron will pay?” — was slapped with prison time Wednesday for the beloved “Friends” star’s overdose death.
Los Angeles
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TRUMP, BESSENT, SCOTT, RID
President Donald Trump has some great picks in his Cabinet, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is certainly one of them. He can communicate the points that need to be made clearly, in a way that many cannot. And he's not afraid to take on the liberal media
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CONGESTION, TRUMP, NYC, PRICING
Congestion-flation is hitting the Big Apple.
The MTA’s controversial congestion pricing program has businesses passing on their toll costs to customers — even outside of the so-called “relief zone” in downtown Manhattan, industry leaders said Wednesday.
And
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OLE, KIFFIN, MISS, PLAYERS
Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter refuted several claims former head coach Lane Kiffin made about his tumultuous departure for LSU.
On Wednesday, Carter delivered his first public comments since Kiffin was named the next head coach of the Tigers. Carter's
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BOY, ILLEGAL, RUN, HIT
The family of an 11-year-old murdered in a horrific hit and run shared heartbreaking tributes and demanded justice for the boy — as they stared down the homeless illegal immigrant accused of killing him in a California courtroom Wednesday.
“Fly high, my warrior
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RFK, NUZZI, JR, OLIVIA
Former New York Magazine journalist Olivia Nuzzi helped Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary, walk through several possible endorsement scenarios while he was still running for president, according to her
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TRUMP, BACK, ADMINISTRATION, FUEL
Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards
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The Trump administration has started the process of dramatically easing fuel economy requirements for new vehicles, part of the administration's broader
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MIKE, PAPERWORK, RUN, MINNESOTA
In this episode of "Just When You Think You've Seen It All..."
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Wednesday took a formal first step to run for governor of embattled Minnesota in 2026, filing paperwork to create a campaign committee that will allow him to raise
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STUDENT, COLLEGE, CHAPTER, REJECTS
A passionate pro-life student at a Christian college in California has successfully founded a pro-life club despite the school's rejection of her initial plan.
Linda-Isabella Rendon is a sophomore pre-nursing major at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California.
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ICE, MINNEAPOLIS, CHIEF, AGENTS
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara urged residents to call 911 if they see ICE agents “kidnapping” people as the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown got underway in the Twin Cities.
“We have experienced reports in this city … where people
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CROPPER, STEVE, GUITARIST, RECORDS
Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,”
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NEW, IMMIGRATION, ORLEANS, CRACKDOWN
Federal agents launch immigration sweep across New Orleans metro area Homeland Security announced that federal agents began an operation in New Orleans targeting immigrants in the country illegally. It's the latest city to face a widespread immigration crackdown.
National
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SMITH, JACK, SUBPOENAED, HOUSE
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan formally summoned ex-special counsel Jack Smith to appear for a deposition and answer questions about his probe of President Trump that led to two separate federal prosecutions of the once and future commander-in-chief.
“Due
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NYU, CREEP, BUSTED, CAREER
The homeless career criminal accused of randomly assaulting an NYU student on her way to class committed an eerily similar attack just days earlier in Manhattan, cops said Wednesday.
James Rizzo, 45 – who has 16 prior busts on his record – allegedly shoved
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BERRY, NEWSOM, GAVIN, HALLE
Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, arguing that he overlooks women and shouldn’t “be our next president.”
“At this stage in my life, I have zero f–ks left to give,” Berry said in remarks at the Dealbook
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SON, INSIDE, 3M, HOME
The wealthy California doctor executed alongside his wife in their $1.3 million home was killed by his son — who fled, only to set fire to his car and fatally shoot himself with the same gun, police have revealed.
Eric Cordes, 63, and Vicki Cordes, 66, died
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INDIA, RUSSIA, SET, DEEPENING
Top Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday the Russian government is extremely interested in helping India expand its use of nuclear power, indicating it will be a top priority for Vladimir Putin when he visits the country this week.
The
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