Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, MAY 29th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
17 articles
TRUMP, JUDGE, KENNEDY, CENTER
For months, the dwindling ranks of staffers at the Kennedy Center have been bracing for July, when the Washington, D.C., arts complex had been slated to shut down. How the bruised institution would bounce back after a two-year closure ordered by the president
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ICE, HALL, DELANEY, ANTI
The anti-ICE craziness has been going on for about a week now at the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey.
It's even drawn Democratic politicians attacking ICE and the Trump administration, and demanding to get into the facility.
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NEW, CITY, MAMDANI, YORK
Investigators said the scooter was not legally allowed on city streets.
2 dead after e-scooter crashes into bike on New York City bridge
Cyclists ride on the Queensboro Bridge, May 13, 2020 in New York City.
Cyclists ride on the Queensboro Bridge, May 13,
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PRATT, SPENCER, CALIFORNIA, CAMPAIGN
Former reality television personality turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said he is not looking for celebrity endorsements during an appearance Thursday on "Gutfeld!"
"I actually don't want celebrities to come out and endorse me," he said.
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BONDI, EPSTEIN, PAM, FILES
Former Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi arrives for her deposition at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Friday in Washington.
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Democrats on Friday called former Atty.
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IRAN, TRUMP, FINAL, DETERMINATION
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President Trump said Friday he will “make a final determination” on a deal with Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, drop the US blockade of Iranian ports, and see the US digging out and destroying Iran’s
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DRONE, APARTMENT, RUSSIAN, BUILDING
Russian drone launched against Ukraine crashes in Romania, injuring 2
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KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people,
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JILL, BIDEN, DEBATE, HUSBAND
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Then-Vice President Kamala Harris acted like a “courtroom prosecutor” in her insistence that Joe Biden immediately endorse her for the 2024 Democratic nomination after he abruptly ended his bid for a second
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ROCKET, ORIGIN, BLUE, JEFF
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded causing a huge fireball which lit up the skies over Florida on Thursday night.
The space technology company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, said there were no injuries from the incident.
But it's not just
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TRUMP, JAXSON, DART, RALLY
NFL players have shown that they are more upset over Jaxson Dart’s support of Donald Trump than they are in the domestic violence case surrounding the Green Bay Packers’ Josh Jacobs or any of the other NFL players arrested for one crime or another this year.
The
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KAREN, BASS, POLL, MACARTHUR
Mayor Karen Bass believes that the streets of Los Angeles are now “safer than they’ve been since the 1950s.”
Bass supported this claim during an interview with KBLA radio host Dominique Diprima, who suggested that Los Angeles may actually be a safer place
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MACKENZIE, KILLER, SHIRILLA, HELL
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The dad of “Hell on Wheels” killer Mackenzie Shirilla claims she didn’t purposely kill her boyfriend in a 2022 car wreck — because she could have just used one of the victim’s guns if she really wanted him dead.
Steve
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CLAUDE, LEMIEUX, NHL, HANGED
The NHL and greater sports world continues to mourn the loss of two-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux, who died on Thursday. He was 60.
Lemieux’s death came as a surprise, as he carried the torch at the Montreal Canadiens’ home arena Monday before
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EBOLA, CONGO, BRING, ASSURES
A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo
Workers load World Health Organization (WHO) emergency supplies onto a United Nations plane in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday,
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ILLEGAL, FLORIDA, GHOSTS, ALIENS
The White House this week launched a public database showing where illegal aliens are being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), another move by the Trump administration to expand transparency around the issue of illegal immigration.
The
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STEYER, HILTON, STEVE, RACE
Republican Steve Hilton, left, and Democrats Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra lead a new poll on the cusp of California’s June 2 gubernatorial primary.
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On the cusp of California’s
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TRUMP, 250, PRESIDENT, BILL
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent has confirmed rumors that his department has prepared prototypes of a $250 bill featuring the president’s face, though an act of Congress would be needed to actually make such a bill a reality.
No portrait of a living person has
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GAME, THUNDER, SPURS, CITY
Despite getting to a Game 7, the 2026 Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder haven't lived up to the Game 1 double-overtime instant classic.
While the winning team has alternated over the past four games, the margin
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BEE, WINS, SPELLING, SCRIPPS
Shrey Parikh, 14, wins the Scripps Spelling Bee after a nail-biting 'spell-off'
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — After three days of competition, 18 total rounds and one nail-biting, rapid-fire "spell-off," the Scripps National Spelling
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FCC, DISNEY, INVESTIGATION, TRUMP
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Thursday said that Disney has a history of allegedly discriminatory behavior, including hiring, promoting, compensating, and practices based on race, gender, and other protected classes.
Disney-owned ABC on Thursday asked the Federal
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JOE, BOOK, HALPERIN, LEGIT
Thursday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about the DOJ.
Marlow said, “I think when the Justice Department is done investigating E, Jean Carrol, they need to look at the judge.”
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LOUISIANA, MAP, NEW, CONGRESSIONAL
Louisiana lawmakers pass a congressional map to dismantle a majority-Black district
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Republicans in the Louisiana legislature have approved a new congressional map ahead of the midterms that will likely net their
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REP, FREDERICA, WILSON, CONGRESS
Rep. Fredericka Wilson (FL-24) one of the House of Representatives members who has been MIA without explanation for the past month-plus, has resurfaced to tell the world that she will not seek another term in Congress.
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PENN, STATION, FIRE, AMTRAK
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An Amtrak work train broke out in flames near New York’s Penn Station on Friday morning, injuring five people and disrupting rail service into midtown for thousands of commuters.
The two-alarm blaze erupted
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