Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, DEM, VENEZUELA, CARIBBEAN
At the same time, he told ABC News, "I don't know what they have."
President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington, December 3, 2025.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office, at the White
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TRUMP, STRIKE, SOMALI, BOAT
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Tuesday threatened President Donald Trump with “awakening the Jaguar” after Trump said any country trafficking drugs into the U.S. could be subject to attack.
President Trump delivered his remarks speaking to
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PUTIN, UKRAINE, RUSSIA, WITKOFF
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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HEGSETH, PENTAGON, SIGNAL, CHAT
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s watchdog found that War Secretary Pete Hegseth put US personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Yemen’s Houthi militants, two people
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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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EPSTEIN, ISLAND, JEFFREY, RELEASED
Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee have released a new tranche of materials, including images and video, showing the private island home of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The images were secured through a subpoena to the US Virgin
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SOMALI, TRUMP, MINNESOTA, GARBAGE
Trump attacks Somali immigrants. And, CDC to address vaccine schedule for kids
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PIPE, BOMB, SUSPECT, FBI
Big news is breaking this Thursday morning, as multiple sources are reporting that a Virginia man has been arrested for placing pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee on January 5, 2021.
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MAMDANI, NEW, NYC, ZOHRAN
Benjamin Netanyahu taunted Zohran Mamdani this week, saying he would return to New York, defying the socialist mayor-elect’s pledge to have him arrested on charges of war crimes.
“I’ll come to New York,” Netanyahu told the DealBook Summit at Lincoln Center
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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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PEACE, TRUMP, DEAL, RWANDA
Congo and Rwanda to sign symbolic peace deal in Washington as fighting rages
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan leader Paul Kagame are due to sign a peace
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DRUG, BOAT, STRIKE, SURVIVORS
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said Bradley gave the controversial order.
Adm. 'Mitch' Bradley, at center of 2nd attack on alleged drug boat, praised by former colleagues
U.S. Navy Admiral Frank "Mitch" Bradley, incoming commander, U.S. Special Operations
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Disgraced political journalist Olivia Nuzzi told now-Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that he was “the best candidate” for president during the 2024 campaign — and even advised him on what to wear for an event, according to a purported
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MATTHEW, PERRY, SENTENCED, KETAMINE
In this Sept. 23, 2012, file photo, actor Matthew Perry speaks onstage during the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, in Los Angeles.
In this Sept. 23, 2012, file photo, actor Matthew Perry speaks onstage during the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, in Los
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CONGESTION, TRUMP, NYC, PRICING
Gov. Hochul and MTA leaders have hailed the controversial congestion pricing as a success that’s driving down traffic in the heart of Manhattan — but other analysts are saying not so fast.
Drivers, meanwhile, are fuming that traffic still stinks and they’re
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STUDENT, COLLEGE, CHAPTER, REJECTS
FIRST ON FOX: A Pennsylvania school district is facing backlash from Jewish parents after a Muslim student club promoting Palestinians passed out keffiyahs to students, featured imagery criticizing Israel, and was more focused on activism than culture, parents
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The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office rejected an immigration detainer by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a criminal illegal immigrant allegedly responsible for a felony hit-and-run that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old boy Thanksgiving
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OLE, KIFFIN, MISS, PLAYERS
Lane Kiffin said in his farewell to Ole Miss post that players on the team asked athletic director Keith Carter to let him stay, but that claim is being refuted by a starting Rebel.
Kiffin said in his post that he requested to "complete a historic six season
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STUDENT, ESSAY, GENDER, ZERO
A student at the University of Oklahoma is speaking out after she received a zero on an opinion-based essay in which she cited the Bible. The teaching assistant, who identifies as transgender, called the essay "offensive."
"I was told to give my opinion
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CROPPER, STEVE, GUITARIST, DIES
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and
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FRAUD, MINNESOTA, OMAR, ILHAN
During a Wednesday interview on CNN’s "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appeared to struggle to explain how fraud became "so out of control" in Minnesota after federal officials announced an investigation into an alleged Somali fraud
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BERRY, NEWSOM, GAVIN, HALLE
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry came out swinging against California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), saying he “probably should not be the president” due to his policies on women.
The X-Men star revealed her thoughts about Newsom on Wednesday at the New York Times
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TRUMP, BACK, ADMINISTRATION, FUEL
Trump administration to roll back fuel economy rules set under Biden
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The US is set to loosen its fuel economy rules, reversing another Biden-era policy that had been expected
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