Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23rd 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
17 articles
TRUMP, CANADA, BOARD, PEACE
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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump has shattered one of the US’s
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RYAN, WEDDING, FBI, OLYMPIAN
FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday touted the agency’s arrest of Olympian-turned-fugitive kingpin Ryan Wedding, framing the capture as central to the FBI’s broader crime-fighting success under President Donald Trump.
Patel confirmed that Wedding, 44, was
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ICE, YEAR, MINNESOTA, PROTEST
Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, was taken into custody along with his father on Tuesday.
Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after arriving home from preschool, Jan. 20, 2026, in a Minneapolis suburb.
Liam Conejo Ramos,
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WINTER, STORM, POTENTIALLY, HISTORIC
There is no debate that a potentially dangerous winter storm will sweep across the United States this weekend, but some media outlets seem to be pushing their coverage into the realm of panic and hysteria.
“Historic winter storm is so dangerous it could kill
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, JUDGE, TRIAL
Jury selection for Luigi Mangione trial set for September
A date has been set for jury selection in the highly anticipated trial of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.
At a hearing in Manhattan
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TIKTOK, DEAL, AMERICAN, NEW
For years, the fate of social media titan TikTok has hung in the balance, with potential deals falling through which would have overcome concerns about just how safe it was for people in the U.S. to use.
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One of the concerns over the platform
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LIFE, MARCH, TRUMP, GIFT
If you watched the Super Bowl last year, you probably remember the Rocket Mortgage commercial that cut through the noise and went straight to the heart. Instead of flash or controversy, it told a quiet story: a family, a home, children growing, ordinary moments
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, BESSENT, TREASURY
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continued his attacks on California Gov. Gavin Newsom, using the Democrat’s jabs about world leaders needing “kneepads” to appease President Trump against him.
The war of the words erupted at the World Economic Forum in Davos
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MINNESOTA, FRAUD, CALIFORNIA, VANCE
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services has warned Minnesota it could have to repay hundreds of millions in federal dollars if the state keeps refusing to hand over child care center records amid a widening fraud scandal.
In a pair of letters
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ICE, ANTI, ARRESTED, AGITATORS
William Kelly, one of the anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agitators who disrupted a service at Cities Church in Saint Paul, Minn., on Sunday, has been arrested.
"A THIRD subject has now been arrested connected to targeting Cities Church in
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PHILADELPHIA, SLAVERY, EXHIBIT, PARK
Outraged critics are accusing President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park
PHILADELPHIA -- Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump
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JAMES, AMERICA, ZEALAND, NEW
Filmmaker James Cameron said in a new interview that the U.S. rejection of science and vaccines after the COVID-19 pandemic drove him to move to New Zealand.
In an interview on the "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" podcast, Cameron discussed his reason for
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RUSSIA, UKRAINE, TALKS, TRUMP
The U.S., Russia and Ukraine are meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to discuss one of the major sticking points stopping a deal to end the nearly four-year war: territorial disputes. The talks in Abu Dhabi are the first trilateral talks since
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POLICY, VANCE, JD, ANNOUNCES
Trump expands policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions
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For over four decades, Republican presidents have banned U.S. funds from going to groups that provide or promote abortion — and Democratic
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JUDGE, INDIANA, SHOOTING, WIFE
Five people have been busted in the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife at their home — including one who has an active felony case with nine charges in the jurist’s court.
Thomas Moss, 43, Blake Smith, 32, and Amanda Milsap, 45, from Lafayette, and
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ENCAMPMENT, HOMELESS, KILLED, NFL
Former NFL star Kevin Johnson, who was found dead from stab and head wounds in a Los Angeles homeless encampment, had been living on the streets and may have suffered from CTE, his friends said.
Former NFL Kevin star Johnson had been living on the streets
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TRUMP, IRAN, EXECUTIONS, CRUSHING
Iran’s top prosecutor pushed back Friday on a recent announcement from President Donald Trump that Iran canceled more than 800 executions, alleging that the president’s remarks are "completely false."
Trump wrote on Truth Social last week, "I greatly respect
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TRUMP, ADMINISTRATION, OIL, CALIFORNIA
California has filed suit against the federal government, alleging that it has illegally usurped jurisdiction over an oil pipeline network owned by Sable Offshore Corp. Here, one of the company’s offshore rigs can be seen rising off the coast of Santa Barbara
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SPANBERGER, ICE, HOMAN, COOPERATION
White House Border Czar Tom Homan sharply criticized Virginia's newly inaugurated Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Thursday, accusing her of undermining federal immigration enforcement efforts by signing an executive order that curtails the state's cooperation
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CHAOS, BREAKS, ISIS, SYRIA
Chaos engulfing northeastern Syria has sparked fresh security fears after Syria’s new governing authorities moved against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces, forcing the U.S. military to rush ISIS detainees out of Syria and into Iraq.
The U.S. military launched
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FIRED, RANT, FLORIDA, LEAVITT
A Florida hospital has terminated a nurse who said she hoped White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt gets severely injured during childbirth.
“As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy to wish Karoline Leavitt a fourth-degree tear,” Lexie Lawler,
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DON, LEMON, TRUMP, CONSIDERED
Don Lemon offered a defiant message Thursday night as the Justice Department pursues potential charges against the former CNN host for his role in livestreaming the left-wing agitators that stormed a Minnesota church.
Lemon was expected to face charges after
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HOMELESS, MILLIONS, MEANT, ARRESTED
California officials have arrested Alexander Soofer, who allegedly used tens-of-millions of taxpayer dollars meant to house and feed the homeless to fund his lavish lifestyle, Fox News has learned. Soofer was the executive director of the charity Abundant
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BORDER, BOVINO, SS, PATROL
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino spoke to assembled media about ongoing operations in Minnesota on Friday. As we might expect, the commander had some sharp opinions about press coverage of Border Patrol operations, but this time he specifically called out
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