Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
21 articles
KIRK, CHARLIE, ERIKA, COURT
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that security issues have prevented him from going out in public following the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk in September.
In a Tuesday interview on "The Katie Miller Podcast," Musk explained
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TANKER, OIL, VENEZUELA, TRUMP
The crude oil tanker was sanctioned by the U.S. in 2022.
A photo of the Skipper off the coast of Barcelona, Venezuela around November 2025.
A photo of the Skipper off the coast of Barcelona, Venezuela around November 2025.
A photo of the Skipper off the
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SENATE, OBAMACARE, CARE, HEALTH
The Senate rejected rival partisan health plans Thursday, three weeks before premiums for some Americans enrolled in Affordable Care Act exchanges are due to more than double.
Lawmakers initially voted to block advancement of a bill proposed by Sens. Bill
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MOORE, SHERRONE, MICHIGAN, COACH
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore jailed, hours after his firing
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was jailed on Wednesday, according to court records, hours after he was fired for what
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NOEM, HEARING, KRISTI, GUARD
Homeland Security Kristi Noem is championing the administration’s security policies — and fending off Democratic complaints — as she testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland.”
She is accompanied by Joseph
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TRUMP, REDISTRICTING, INDIANA, REPUBLICANS
The Indiana legislature does not keep its constituents at a great distance. As lawmakers convened in Indianapolis on Monday to consider a bill backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s congressional map, all that separated them from protesters
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KILMAR, JUDGE, ABREGO, GARCIA
If what I'm about to tell you comes as a shock, my apologies. It shouldn't be shocking that Maryland District Court Judge Paula Xinis once again ruled in favor of "Maryland Dad" Kilmar Abrego Garcia in his challenge to the Trump administration's attempts to
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TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, NEWSOM
FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and President & Executive Editor Jay Wallace announced the recipients of the 2025 FOX News Media Spotlight Awards on Wednesday during an end-of-year town hall for employees.
The FOX News Media Spotlight Awards are an annual
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TRUMP, AI, ORDER, EXECUTIVE
Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules
President Trump signed the order in the Oval Office, surrounded by some of his top advisers
The move marks a win for technology giants who have called for US-wide AI legislation as it could have
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SENATE, CROCKETT, GOP, RUN
During an appearance on Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) reacted to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D-TX) decision to enter his state’s U.S. Senate contest.
Cruz said he welcomed her into the race but suggested her candidacy
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YEAR, PERSON, TIME, AI
The “Architects of AI” were named Time magazine’s person of the year for 2025
Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' as its person of the year for 2025
A sign for Time magazine is displayed outside the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 in
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JAMES, LETITIA, JURY, GRAND
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media, after she attended a hearing and pleaded not guilty to charges that she defrauded her mortgage lender, outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.,
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TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION, FARMERS, BILLION
Farmers say Trump administration's $12 billion bailout won't fix long-term problems The Trump administration is giving farmers a $12 billion bailout. Critics say the money won't be enough, won't be distributed fairly and won't address long-term problems.
National
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MACHADO, LEADER, OPPOSITION, REAPPEARS
Speaking from Oslo, where she accepted her well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado had some sharp things to say about the Venezuelan Maduro regime - and some much more appreciative things to say about President Donald
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TRUMP, GOLD, CARD, 1M
The “Trump Gold Card” will generate billions of dollars for the federal government, but will not expand the huge inflow of migrants into the careers sought by skilled American graduates, says Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
“The program is part of the already
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OPENAI, CHARACTERS, DISNEY, DEAL
Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters
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If you've ever wanted to conjure up a scenario between yourself, Han Solo and the crew from Zootopia, you're in luck.
The Walt Disney Company has reached
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ICE, SWEEP, ARRESTED, TRUMP
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is celebrating a “record-breaking achievement” in immigration enforcement, touting that more than 2.5 million illegal aliens have left the United States since the president took office in late January.
This
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TRUMP, IMPEACHMENT, DEMS, HOUSE
A lone progressive's effort to impeach President Donald Trump failed Thursday, with nearly two dozen Democrats joining the House GOP to quash it.
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, moved to get a vote on two articles of impeachment Wednesday night via a privileged
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VENUE, BAD, PUERTO, RICO
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) campaign is under fire for filings showing tens of thousands of dollars spent on luxury hotels and a Bad Bunny venue rental in Puerto Rico as her campaign claims that she “regularly travels to Puerto Rico to support local
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SOCIAL, MEDIA, BAN, 15
Australia just fired the opening shot in what global media now calls a “world-first” attempt to ban social media for kids under 16. The new Online Safety Amendment went into effect on December 10th, forcing platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube
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WIRE, MONEY, LAUNDERING, FRAUD
The executive director of Black Lives Matter (BLM) Oklahoma City (OKC) has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering after federal prosecutors say she diverted more than $3.15 million in returned bail checks into her personal bank accounts over a five-year
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CHATGPT, MURDER, ACCUSE, ROLE
ChatGPT is accused of being complicit in a murder for the first time — allegedly causing the death of a Connecticut mother who was killed by her son after the AI chatbot fed his paranoid delusions, according to an explosive lawsuit filed Thursday.
The lawyer
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, POLICE, SMALL
A body language expert said that Luigi Mangione displayed several "red flags" when he was arrested by police in Pennsylvania after allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
Prosecutors released body camera video on Tuesday that
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FRAUD, SCANDAL, WALZ, MINNESOTA
President Donald Trump 's ally and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell launched a Republican campaign for Minnesota governor on Thursday.
Lindell jumps into the gubernatorial race as the Trump administration and the House Oversight Committee have launched investigations
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