Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
14 articles
TRUMP, MACHADO, NOBEL, VENEZUELA
Morning news brief Trump threatens military action to stop the protests in Minneapolis, Maria Corina Machado presents Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize, Trump announces health plan that's scant on details.
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TRUMP, PLAN, GREENLAND, HEALTH
President Donald Trump will pardon former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced and her co-defendants, Fox News has learned.
"This entire case is an example of political prosecution. In August of 2022, Wanda Vazquez faced bribery charges related to the
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ATHLETES, TRANS, COURT, WOMEN
Transgender participation in women’s athletics is the single most difficult issue I’ve seen in 40 years of covering sports. It makes gambling, performance-enhancing drugs, and regulation of collegiate athletics look like tidy challenges. Two groups—trans women
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TRUMP, ICE, INSURRECTION, ACT
Stephen Colbert used his Late Show monologue on Thursday night to attack President Donald Trump’s efforts to enforce the law against illegal immigrants taking refuge in Democrat-run Minnesota and the rioters who support them.
The left-wing host saw the actions
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ICE, FREY, ALLEGED, MINNEAPOLIS
The Issue: Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey encouraging protests that caused Renee Good’s death.
Gov. Tim Walz’s rhetoric and sanctuary policies are indirectly responsible for laying the groundwork that resulted in the tragic death of Renee Nicole Good (“Willful
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NEWSOM, ICE, SHAPIRO, GAVIN
Gavin Newsom’s official, taxpayer-funded press office account on X, @GovPressOffice, has gained a little notoriety for lamely attempting to mock Donald Trump and issuing petulant, juvenile statements on a regular basis. They often go beyond the bounds of decency
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NEWS, FOX, YEAR, 2025
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is preparing to vacate his 30-room mansion for good, and one royal expert told Fox News Digital that his furious nephew — the future king — is determined to push him as far from the House of Windsor as possible.
"Prince William,
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IRAN, TRUMP, EXECUTIONS, MILITARY
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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BURGUM, TRUMP, MARLOW, DEMOCRATS
On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Minnesota.
Marlow said, “It worked in 2020. Let’s not forget that all this behavior, it’s the same playbook that did work for them in 2020.”
The Alex Marlow Show,
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TRUMP, HOME, FED, UNVEIL
Trump to unveil home buying plan involving retirement funds
23 minutes ago Share Save Danielle Kaye Business reporter Share Save
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US President Donald Trump is set to announce a plan that would let Americans use their retirement
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RENEE, GOOD, ICE, SHOT
Renee Good should be alive. The activist, killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, met her end in tragedy. What has happened since, predictably, saw people rush to their tribal corners. ICE "murdered" Good. Good was the villain. Your politics
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FLORIDA, ICE, AGITATOR, ANTI
Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday after a Jacksonville official was placed on administrative leave for warning people about their presence in the city.
The City of Jacksonville’s Hispanic Outreach Coordinator,
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IRAN, PROTESTS, STAND, MADONNA
Pop star Madonna came out swinging for the protesters in Iran on Thursday, expressing gratitude for the freedom she enjoys in the United States.
Reflecting on her recent family trip to Morocco, Madonna said in an Instagram post that Americans “take so much
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HUNTER, BIDEN, SUPPORT, CHILD
Hunter Biden’s former girlfriend and the mother of his 7-year-old daughter has called for the disgraced former first son to be “incarcerated” over his “antics” in failing to hold up his end of their child support deal.
Lunden Roberts urged an Arkansas judge
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DENTIST, SURGEON, SLAYINGS, OHIO
A Franklin County grand jury has indicted Michael McKee on multiple counts of aggravated murder and other felony charges in connection with the fatal shootings of an Ohio dentist and his wife, court records show.
McKee was indicted Friday on four counts
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CANADA, CHINA, TARIFFS, DEAL
China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high-stakes meeting between Carney and Xi
26 minutes ago Share Save Laura Bicker , Beijing , Suranjana Tewari , Singapore , Koh Ewe , Singapore and Jessica Murphy , Toronto Share Save
Reuters Mark Carney's
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, LANDLORD, SETTLEMENT
She’s going scorched earth.
Retiring Queens and Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) called out her onetime progressive ally Mayor Zohran Mamdani for endorsing his Democratic socialist comrade to replace her — instead of her chosen successor.
Tensions came
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FBI, VEHICLE, MEMBER, LATIN
Federal authorities have arrested a purported Latin Kings gang member with a “known violent criminal history” for allegedly stealing property from a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) vehicle vandalized during unrest in Minneapolis earlier this week.
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TRUMP, ADMIN, POLITICAL, ICE
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused the Trump administration Friday of unleashing "political retribution" and an "invasion" on the state of Minnesota through federal immigration enforcement activity.
The remarks come as lawmakers
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TRUMP, GREENLAND, EASE, TAKEOVER
As President Donald Trump ramps up his effort to acquire Greenland, a surge of international journalists have rushed to the island to take the pulse of its political leaders and residents.
In recent weeks, media from around the world — including The Associated
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MINNESOTA, ICE, ALIEN, ILLEGAL
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is continuing to arrest illegal alien convicts across Minnesota as part of Operation Metro Surge, including drunk drivers, drug traffickers, and burglars.
“Another day and more perpetrators of fraud, thieves, and
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VANCE, DISNEYLAND, JD, CALIFORNIA
Meet Marco Antonio Aguayo. We know he's twenty-two years old, and we know he's a resident of Anaheim, California.
We also know he's a sicko who threatened Vice President JD Vance and his family when they visited Disneyland while on a family vacation to California
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JULIO, IGLESIAS, ALLEGATIONS, ABSOLUTELY
Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two former employees
FILE - Spanish singer Julio Iglesias smiles during his star unveiling ceremony at the Walk of Fame in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti,
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TRUMP, HOUSE, WHITE, PANTHERS
Some left-wing fans were furious after Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk praised President Donald Trump during the team’s visit to the White House.
At one point, Tkachuk even claimed that walking with Trump was better than winning the Stanley Cup, HockeyFeed
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