Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
11 articles
EPSTEIN, FILES, TRUMP, DOCUMENTS
Releasing them "may take a few more weeks," the department wrote on X.
Justice Department says it has 'over a million more' documents potentially related to Epstein
This photo illustration taken in Washington, December 19, 2025 shows redacted documents after
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GUARD, NATIONAL, TRUMP, COURT
Justice Samuel Alito criticized the Supreme Court’s majority in a sharp dissent Tuesday after the high court decided 6–3 to temporarily block President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard in Chicago.
Alito said the high court’s majority made "unwise"
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UKRAINE, DEMILITARIZED, ZONE, PEACE
U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war
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KYIV, Ukraine — The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year
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CALIFORNIA, FLOOD, FLASH, SOUTHERN
Residents in southern California are faced with flood warnings as a result of a winter storm that is expected to bring heavy rainfall and winds to the region.
According to USA Today, the National Weather Service (NWS) sent out “flood warnings and advisories”
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CRIME, TRUMP, TREND, AMERICA
Whether you’re a fan of Donald Trump or a detractor, one thing is inarguable: the president’s first year of his second term has been consequential. As in extremely consequential; he and his administration are having an effect on virtually every walk of life,
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TRUMP, SANTA, TAKES, CALLS
WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke Wednesday night with children awaiting Santa — telling one that “clean, beautiful coal” wouldn’t be such a bad discovery in her stocking and another that the government is protecting against a “bad Santa” slipping down their
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SEAN, DIDDY, COMBS, RELEASE
Sean 'Diddy' Combs files appeal asking for immediate prison release
The request is the latest attempt by his team to reduce his sentence or throw out his conviction.
Attorney Alexandra Shapiro called Combs' 50-month prison sentence "unlawful, unconstitutional,
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CHURCH, CHRISTMAS, NEW, FLAMES
A Long Island mayor is facing accusations of being an anti-Christmas Grinch after he dinged a Catholic church for hosting a holiday fundraiser.
The Village of the Branch, in the Town of Smithtown, issued a citation to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, threatening
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NEW, GREEN, LAW, LIGHT
A federal judge on Tuesday cleared the way for New York’s so-called Green Light Law, ruling against the Trump administration’s effort to block the state from giving people driver's licenses without requiring proof that they are in the U.S. legally.
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MINUTES, 60, TRUMP, SPIKING
CBS "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi raged against the network's Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss when she delayed her story on how the Trump administration deported illegal immigrants from Venezuela to a "notorious" prison in El Salvador. Weiss wanted more
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SUE, STATES, HHS, GENDER
A group of 19 Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a declaration that aims to restrict gender transition treatment for minors.
The lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
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CANCER, DIAGNOSIS, BEN, FORMER
'It's a death sentence': Former Senator Ben Sasse announces cancer diagnosis
He and his wife have three children.
"Friends - This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I'll cut to the chase: Last week I was
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JOE, ROGAN, EPSTEIN, CLINTON
Podcast king and former UFC analyst Joe Rogan is pleading with YouTuber Jake Paul to give up boxing after Paul suffered a brutal broken jaw in the ring with two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Paul lost his December 19 match against Joshua and ended
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TRUMP, PUT, SLEEP, LATE
It is a crowded field of dumbed-down mediocrity and underperformance yet President Donald Trump is asking the question nevertheless: does CBS, ABC, or NBC have the worst late night host?
Trump went on his social media site Truth Social to ask for answers to
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CENTER, KENNEDY, DEMOCRATIC, TRUMP
The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors were held on Tuesday night.
We previously reported who was named in this class of honorees - singer Gloria Gaynor, actor/director Sylvester Stallone, actor and singer Michael Crawford, country star George Strait, and the rock
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POWERBALL, CHRISTMAS, WINNER, EVE
Powerball’s current $1.7 billion jackpot is the longest a mega-prize has gone without being claimed — but experts say there’s a 50-50 chance someone will buy a winning ticket from here on out.
The huge jackpot has gone five drawings worth at least $1 billion
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ACCUSED, KILLING, COLORADO, CHILDREN
A Colorado woman accused of killing two of her young children during a custody dispute in December 2023 has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the U.S. to face murder charges, authorities announced Tuesday.
Kimberlee Singler, 37, was arrested in
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SHERRONE, MOORE, WEEKS, RUMORS
Fired Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was reportedly paranoid throughout the 2025 season, worried his affair with a staffer was known on campus.
Moore was "stressed out" during the 2025 season, according to The Detroit Free Press, with reported
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TANKERS, VENEZUELA, OIL, SEIZURE
Venezuela accuses US of 'extortion' over seizure of oil tankers
President Trump has accused Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro of leading a drugs cartel and said gangs had operated with impunity for too long.
The US has also said it was pursuing a third
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TRUMP, CELEBRATE, FAMILIES, INSIDE
It’s never a dull moment in Washington during the holiday season — featuring multiple holiday celebrations at the White House itself for lawmakers and Cabinet secretaries.
The White House has hosted Christmas parties dating back to 1800 when then-President
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CAROLINA, SOUTH, ELECTIONS, SPECIAL
South Carolina Republicans won all three special elections in the state’s legislature on Tuesday, with the party saying the results “send a clear message.”
Incumbent Reps. John Lastinger, Dianne Mitchell, and Sen. Lee Bright all handily won their races, with
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WEALTH, BILLIONAIRES, MAKES, SOCIALISM
People criticize capitalism.
As a recent Axios-Generation poll found, “College students prefer socialism to capitalism.”
Why?
Because they believe absurd myths: Like the claim that the Soviet Union “wasn’t real socialism.”
Socialism guru Noam Chomsky tells
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TRUMP, GREENLAND, NEW, MOVE
is a senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and world news with a focus on the future of international conflict. He is the author of the 2018 book Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood , an exploration of border conflicts, unrecognized
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GIFT, SEASON, HOLIDAY
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