Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
31 articles
LEMON, DON, ARREST, CHURCH
Journalist Georgia Fort, right, and Minnesota State Senate candidate Jamael Lundy hold leave the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, January 30, 2026. Photo: Renee Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images
The FACE Act was
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TRUMP, PICK, MELANIA, CHAIR
First Lady Melania Trump discussed her documentary Melania with Breitbart News at the world premiere, saying the film will show her “incredible, busy life.”
“What is something you hope Americans learn about you from this film?” reporter Nick Gilbertson asked
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EPSTEIN, DOJ, FILES, RELEASED
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender
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SHUTDOWN, DEAL, SENATE, GOVERNMENT
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., urged House Republicans on a lawmaker-only call to rally behind President Donald Trump after the commander-in-chief struck a deal with Senate Democrats to avert a prolonged government shutdown, Fox News Digital was told on Friday
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ALEX, PRETTI, RIGHTS, SHOOTING
Alex Pretti shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis prompts DOJ civil rights probe
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One of two shooting deaths of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis by federal agents is the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice civil
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MANGIONE, LUIGI, JUDGE, DEATH
Accused assassin Luigi Mangione is due back in court in Manhattan on Friday, as his attorneys push to throw out the most serious federal charge that could see him face the death penalty.
Mangione, 27, is due in federal court for a hearing, with the judge potentially
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HOMAN, TOM, BORDER, MINNESOTA
is a correspondent at Vox, where he covers the Democratic Party. He joined Vox in 2022 after reporting on national and international politics for the Atlantic’s politics, global, and ideas teams, including the role of Latino voters in the 2020 election.
Tom
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CATHERINE, O'HARA, HOME, 71
O'Hara, known for iconic films like "Beetlejuice" and "Home Alone," has died.
Catherine O'Hara poses for a picture at SXSW 2025, March 8, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
Catherine O'Hara poses for a picture at SXSW 2025, March 8, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
Catherine
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ICE, ANTI, AGENTS, COLLEGE
Things are getting tense in downtown Los Angeles Friday evening as anti-ICE protesters are at it again, attacking law enforcement, blowing whistles, and throwing water bottles. Video journalist Anthony Cabassa is on the scene:
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ESTATE, MOGUL, REAL, SUBORDINATE
A married real estate mogul spent three months arranging “meetings” at party hotspots across the west to persuade his female subordinate to take his millions and dump her husband as part of an “indecent proposal,” according to a lawsuit.
Tamir Poleg, chief
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GABBARD, ELECTION, TULSI, TRUMP
WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has taken a leading role in probing alleged fraud in the 2020 presidential election, culminating earlier this week in a raid with FBI agents of a Georgia polling office, White House and administration
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TRUMP, PANAMA, FIRM, CANAL
A Panamanian court has voided a port contract held by a Hong Kong subsidiary, prompting assurances from President José Raúl Mulino that canal traffic will not be disrupted.
The court ruled Thursday that the port concession granted to Panama Ports Company
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, TAX, FRANCISCO
It’s billionaires vs. unions, and the gloves are off.
California crypto billionaires Chris Larsen and Tim Draper are pouring millions into a political group called Grow California that’s intended as a “counterforce” to fight powerful unions and elect moderates
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ISRAEL, TRUMP, AHEAD, ADMIN
Israel announced Thursday that it will reopen the Rafah border crossing for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt for the first time since May 2024.
Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian
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VONN, CRASH, SKIER, LINDSEY
US alpine skier Lindsey Vonn says her "Olympic dream is not over" after being airlifted to hospital following a crash in her final race before the Winter Games.
The downhill race in Switzerland was part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, but was cancelled for
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ICE, DEM, VOTE, MOCK
Left-wing activists disrupted an event at a Jewish temple in New York this week while Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi was speaking, protesting his vote in favor of a government spending bill that included increased funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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TRUMP, IRAN, DEAL, TICKS
President Trump was asked Friday whether the US has given Iran a “deadline to make a deal.”
“Only they know,” he responded, adding that he has sent the message to Tehran directly.
Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for
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PENNSYLVANIA, EXPLOSION, INJURED, LEAVES
An explosion was reported at a metal fabricating plant on Thursday night in Pennsylvania, according to officials.
At least four people were transported to the hospital with injuries in connection with the incident at the Langeloth Metallurgical Company facility
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BUDGET, 12B, MAMDANI, NYC
Mayor Zohran Mamdani told other US city leaders that he “struggles” to imagine how his job “could be better” at the moment — even as 10 New Yorkers died in the recent deep freeze and the Big Apple faces a $12 billion budget gap.
The cheery remarks, during
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WAR, INFORMATION, SANE, CITIZEN
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On this week’s Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel opens with what it means to live in 2026, when our phones can drop us into graphic, real-time violence without warning—and when documenting that violence can be
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ICE, ABHORRENT, GOV, SHAPIRO
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) stated that a statement by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) comparing ICE to Nazis is “unacceptable, it is abhorrent, and it is wrong, period,
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WALZ, POLITICS, 9B, RUN
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says his time as a political candidate is over.
“I will never run for an elected office again. Never again,” Walz, the Democratic Party’s 2024 vice presidential nominee, said in an interview with MS NOW.
Facing stinging criticism from
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MURDER, MANHUNT, SUSPECTS, LOUISIANA
A manhunt has been launched after eight inmates — three of whom are facing murder charges — escaped Friday morning from a northeast Louisiana jail.
Louisiana State Police confirmed the group of men, all considered "violent offenders," were reported missing
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BREACH, TSA, BYSTANDER, SUSPECT
Newly released surveillance footage has captured the tense moment a suspect breached a TSA checkpoint at an Atlanta airport last year, only to be swiftly tackled by a bystander and subdued within seconds.
Police released the footage through an open public
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