Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, APRIL 10th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
17 articles
IRAN, VANCE, TALKS, TRUMP
Republicans in Congress brace for a fight over the Iran war price tag
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As the price tag for the U.S.-Iran war grows by the day, the path to paying for the conflict is paved with political peril for Republicans in control
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ARTEMIS, II, EARTH, RETURN
Artemis II’s journey back to Earth will likely trigger a “sonic boom” so strong that it could end up rattling windows in parts of southern California, according to officials.
The gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft is scheduled to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean
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SWALWELL, ASSAULT, SEXUAL, STAFFER
California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell listens to a question from the audience during a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., April 7, 2026.
California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell listens to a question from the audience during
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EPSTEIN, TRUMP, MELANIA, JEFFREY
Some Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors are pushing back on first lady Melania Trump’s call for public congressional testimony, as House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., confirmed Friday "we will have hearings," following a rare public statement
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PRICES, MARCH, ENERGY, INFLATION
Sometimes, it's a good thing when a newsflash turns out to be unsurprising or a situation unfolds about how people expected things to. That was the case on Friday morning with the release of March's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, from economic data compiled
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LYNETTE, HOOKER, HUSBAND, COPS
Bahamian cops investigating Lynette Hooker’s suspicious disappearance have searched the yacht she owns with her husband – but her family fears the case will stall until a body is found.
Investigators issued the warrant to collect cell phones and laptops and
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MAMDANI, 100, DAYS, FIRST
The past 100 days have been a taxing experience.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed new taxes during his short time in office that would squeeze a combined at least $23 billion out of even middle-class New Yorkers — despite his campaign pledge to only hike levies
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HARRIS, KAMALA, RUN, 2028
Failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris moved closer than ever to publicly acknowledging another White House campaign.
When Rev. Al Sharpton asked directly whether she planned to run again at his National Action Network convention in New York on Friday,
Continued at Breitbart...
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IMMIGRATION, APPEAL, KHALIL, BOARD
The United States is one step closer to being rid of "pro-Palestinian" activist and agitator Mahmoud Khalil. On Thursday, the Board of Immigration Appeals denied Khalil's appeal to drop his deportation case. A final order of removal has been issued. That, as
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TRUMP, TRIUMPHAL, ARCH, 250
New architectural drawings of President Donald Trump's controversial proposed "triumphal arch" released on Friday show a 250-foot structure standing across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The drawings, submitted by Harrison
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KIRK, ROBINSON, TYLER, CHARLIE
Accused Charlie Kirk killer Tyler Robinson’s full handwritten confession to his trans lover reveals just how twisted his plot was, according to newly unsealed court documents.
The sick note – in which Robinson refers to roommate lover Lance Twiggs as “Luna”
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MOLOTOV, COCKTAIL, SAM, ALTMAN
Although the man had fled the scene outside Altman's home by the time police arrived, about an hour later he showed up outside an OpenAI office and threatened to "burn down the building," police said. He was then arrested.
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DEATH, CHICAGO, DAD, BAR
A Chicago dad who was expecting his second child was bludgeoned to death outside a bar in an early morning attack as police seek four persons of interest.
Alexander "Xander" Kazanowski, 25, was found unresponsive on the ground with injuries to his head near
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LAPD, TAKEOVER, PLOT, LEFT
The LA City Council’s Democratic Socialist of America members have a vicious history of attacking cops, and have now launched a brazen attempt to seize control of the LAPD from Mayor Karen Bass and the Police Commission.
The tight knit bloc, made up of councilmembers
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OPPOSITION, XI, TAIWAN, LEADER
TOPSHOT - A television shows the meeting between Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, at a restaurant in Taipei on April 10, 2026.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuomintang party chair Cheng Li-wun in
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STUDENT, CENSURED, SCHOOL, MEMBER
A school board member in Tennessee has been censured after telling a high school student she was "hot" at a public board meeting last week.
During the April 2 livestreamed meeting, Washington County Board of Education member Keith Ervin told a female student,
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COOLER, COP, JUDGE, NYC
The judge who convicted and controversially sentenced ex-NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran to prison left the former cop’s attorneys blindsided by what they dubbed his “obvious anti-cop bias.”
Attorney Andrew Quinn, in an interview with The Post on Friday, said Duran’s
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NBC, STEPPING, CANEL, NEWS
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel tells NBC News that he will not step down
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel told NBC News' Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview
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68, HOP, AFRIKA, BAMBAATAA
Afrika Bambaataa, a hip-hop pioneer, has died of prostate cancer in Pennsylvania at age 68, according to his lawyer
Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according
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TRUMP, AMENDMENT, DEMS, 25TH
House Democrats are weighing a long-shot scenario to remove President Donald Trump using the 25th Amendment but are declining to say whether they’ll act before the November midterm elections.
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, D-Md.,
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COSTS, NAVY, 3B, BIDEN
The Navy is canceling a long-delayed overhaul of the USS Boise after costs ballooned toward nearly $3 billion, with War Secretary John Phelan saying the submarine no longer made financial or strategic sense to repair.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News
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IRAN, WAR, ROOTING, TRUMP
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Sarah McBride.
Marlow said, “So, this is an individual who pretends to be a woman in public, is a man, I’m sure mutilated their body in certain ways to get this
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LAKEN, PLEADS, KILLING, SNELLING
Ex-University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling is still maintaining her innocence after allegedly killing her newborn son, stuffing his body in a trash bag and then ordering McDonald’s.
Snelling, 21, pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter charges
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IRAN, WAR, BETS, TIED
Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers
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NEW YORK — Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after
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