Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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IRAN, TALKS, TRUMP, NUCLEAR
U.S. and Iran to hold nuclear talks. And, Harvard professor resigns over Epstein ties
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TRUMP, SOTU, DEM, VOTERS
Late-night host Stephen Colbert mocked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for his “silent defiance” of President Trump’s State of the Union Address, calling it “jack squat.”
Colbert issued his attack on Jeffries during a live episode on Tuesday following
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TEAM, HOCKEY, USA, WOMEN
United States’ Hilary Knight (21) celebrates after scoring during the women’s ice hockey gold medal game between the United States and Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 19.
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EPSTEIN, CLINTON, HILLARY, HOUSE
After months of back-and-forth negotiations, Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying today in front of House Oversight Committee members about her knowledge of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s dirty dealings.
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COLUMBIA, STUDENT, MAMDANI, TRUMP
Mamdani spoke with Trump about the incident during a White House meeting.
Columbia University student detained by Homeland Security agents in dorm to be released, Mamdani says
A Columbia University student who was detained by Department of Homeland Security
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NETFLIX, BROS, WARNER, PARAMOUNT
Netflix honchos Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters brushed off the company’s failed bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, calling it “nice to have” at the right price — not a “must-have” at any cost.
“The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value
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SPEEDBOAT, CUBA, FLORIDA, RUSSIA
Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25, 2026. Cuba's coast guard said on February 25, 2026, it shot dead four people and wounded six others traveling in a US-registered speedboat during an exchange of fire near Cuba's shores that
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CARVALHO, LAUSD, ALBERTO, FBI
Furious parents have demanded the head of Los Angeles Unified School District immediately quit after federal agents raided his homes and offices.
The FBI burst into Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s DTLA workspace, his San Pedro house as well as a location
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TRUMP, TARIFFS, COURT, LOSS
The Supreme Court’s ruling in the tariffs case has been hailed as a devastating blow for President Trump and a triumph for the rule of law. Even though Trump had warned that a loss in this case “would literally destroy the United States of America,” the Court
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JACKSON, JESSE, MEMORIAL, SERVICES
Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., decried a "toxic climate" in Washington, D.C., during MS NOW's "Morning Joe" on Thursday, that would "lower the flag for Charlie Kirk" while speaking about his father, Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died earlier this month.
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FBI, TRUMP, PATEL, REVELATION
Kash Patel is now Trump’s FBI director, and Susie Wiles is the president’s chief of staff. In 2023, though, they were private citizens, and Joe Biden sat in the Oval Office.
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We’ve long been covering Biden’s Department of Justice, run by the
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NYPD, MAYOR, MAMDANI, PUNK
One of the punks arrested for allegedly pelting NYPD cops with snowballs during a raucous melee in Washington Square Park was arrested weeks ago for trying to rob a confused subway rider in what he claimed was a social media prank.
Gusmane Coulibaly, 27, is
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House Democratic leaders threw their weight behind a vote to force President Donald Trump to make the case for war with Iran on Thursday, after concerns from advocates that they were slow-walking a war powers resolution.
In a joint statement, House Minority
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EPSTEIN, FILES, DOJ, TRUMP
DOJ said it's reviewing if files were "found to have been improperly tagged."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer delivers remarks during a press conference on the ongoing Senate oversight efforts on the Epstein files at the US Capitol in Washington, February
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GUEST, ARRESTED, CLAIMS, OMAR
Rep. Ilhan Omar said that one of the guests she invited to the State of the Union on Tuesday was arrested and “forcibly removed” from the House gallery — as she slammed the “heavy-handed” Capitol police response.
Omar (D-Minn.) claimed software engineer Aliya
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AIR, FORMER, CHINESE, FIGHTER
One of President Trump's key priorities for his second term was rebuilding and re-arming our military, including making sure we have the best, most modern aircraft in the world. That may well be happening now, and in record time. The United States Air Force's
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TEXAS, CROCKETT, SENATE, JASMINE
Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) isn’t just leading in the Texas Democrat U.S. Senate primary anymore. She’s pulling away, and she’s doing it as early voting is already underway.
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The latest statewide survey, conducted Feb. 2 through Feb.
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CRITICAL, NAVY, BAHRAIN, POTENTIAL
The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain has been reduced to "mission critical" staffing ahead of potential U.S. strikes on Iran, multiple U.S. officials told Fox News.
There are now fewer than 100 personnel remaining at the facility. Ahead of Operation
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The North Carolina daughter who has spent her whole life trying to find the mom who abandoned her 24 years ago reveals she’s “forgiven” her wayward parent after she finally resurfaced this week.
Michele Hundley Smith, now 62, disappeared without a trace in
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FLIGHT, STOWAWAY, UNITED, SVETLANA
A Russian citizen previously convicted of stowing away has allegedly done it again — this time sneaking onto a flight from Newark Liberty International Airport without a ticket, according to reports.
Svetlana Dali is accused of bypassing security in Newark
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NANCY, GUTHRIE, TUCSON, CAPTURES
New surveillance video from one of Nancy Guthrie’s neighbors captured several cars driving nearby her Tucson home the night authorities believe she was kidnapped.
The footage, obtained by Fox News Digital, was recorded on a street-facing Ring camera at a home
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BOHEMIAN, GROVE, CELEBRITY, ELITE
It’s the top-secret woodland club that many believe quietly decides the fate of the world when it meets up for two weeks every year.
But this week the veil was dramatically pierced when a long list of names was suddenly thrust into the open — exposing its
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