Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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CUP, WORLD, 2026, REFEREE
Every nation has the right to decide who can and cannot gain entry, be it temporary or permanent. Some nations even have laws defining who may or may not enter. And now, at least since January of 2025, the United States has started enforcing its laws.
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IRAN, TRUMP, STRIKES, NEW
U.S. and Iran exchange strikes. And, House passes ICE and Border Patrol funding
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KNICKS, GAME, NBA, FINALS
The San Antonio Spurs (and officials) served the New York Knicks a slice of humble pie Monday in Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals. San Antonio got on the board in the finals, taking Game 3 115-111 and snapping New York's 13-game playoff win streak.
Besides President
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TRUMP, VICTOR, WEMBANYAMA, MADE
This rendering shows a street-level view of President Donald Trump's "triumphal arch" with Arlington Memorial Cemetery in the background.
This rendering shows a street-level view of President Donald Trump's "triumphal arch" with Arlington Memorial Cemetery
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PLATNER, GRAHAM, MAINE, PRIMARY
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D) said voters gave Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner a “chance at redemption” with his win in the state’s Democratic primary election.
Host Kaitlan Collins said, “Susan Colins is a political powerhouse in
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EPSTEIN, GATES, BILL, CONGRESS
Bill Gates speaks with Reuters during an interview in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2025.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to be interviewed Wednesday by a House committee about his controversial friendship with the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The
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INFLATION, PRICES, TRUMP, SLOWED
Inflation hits highest level since 2023, as the Iran war pushes up prices
A customer shops for produce at an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
A customer shops for produce at an H-E-B grocery store on May 11, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
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NEVADA, GOP, TOP, LOMBARDO
In Nevada, Trump's policies are making things tough for Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo
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RENO, Nev. — The stage is set for what could be one of the most closely watched gubernatorial elections in
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BILL, TRUMP, SIGNS, DHS
U.S. President Donald Trump displays the signed Secure America Act in the Oval Office of the White House on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies through the
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STEVE, HILTON, RACE, CALIFORNIA
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Congratulations to the dynamic Steve Hilton for advancing to the general election in November.
The GOP candidate for governor, whom we endorsed in the primary, ran a common-sense primary campaign that appealed
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PRIMARY, SOUTH, CAROLINA, MAINE
BLUE HILL, Maine - Graham Platner, the progressive left, and Donald Trump appear to be the big winners in Tuesday's high-profile primaries in Maine and South Carolina.
Platner, the oyster farmer and military combat veteran who has been facing plenty of incoming
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FOREIGN, ACTBLUE, DONATIONS, CEO
"On the advice of my counsel, I respectfully decline to answer this question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution." These words were uttered repeatedly Wednesday by ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones as she appeared in front of the Committee
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44, NAVY, YEARS, SENTENCED
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A US Navy sailor was sentenced to 44 years in prison for strangling his fellow service member, whose body was later found in a wooded area of Virginia.
Petty Officer Jermiah Copeland pleaded guilty Tuesday
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LAGUNA, SWEPT, WAVE, SEARCH
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A desperate search was underway Wednesday after a young girl was swept away off the Orange County coast when powerful surf dragged her, her sibling and their mother into the ocean near Laguna Beach.
The frightening
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REVEALS, III, CREW, ARTEMIS
Nasa has revealed the four men who will crew the next Artemis mission as part of its drive to put human beings back on the Moon by 2028.
Mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio will join pilot Luca Parmitano, of the Italian Space Agency, and commander
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SHOOTING, POLICE, YEAR, MASS
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Police in Ohio Wednesday were hunting for a 20-year-old man in connection with a shooting at a street festival over the weekend, as they released his mugshot along with a picture of a “second shooter” they need
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TEARS, PROVE, MEDIA, DODGERS
Monday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Democrat Nithya Raman’s tear-soaked election night reaction in the Los Angeles mayor’s race.
Marlow said, “They are gong to steal the election. Nithya Raman, who had no chance
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TRUMP, EXTENSION, PULTE, TERM
For years, centrist Democrats like Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia dismissed claims that a key National Security Agency surveillance program could be abused to spy on Americans.
Then President Donald Trump tapped Bill Pulte — an unqualified housing official accused
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LOVE, TRUMP, INFLATION, CONSUMER
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, "I love the inflation" after being asked if he was concerned about new consumer price index data that showed the annual inflation rate at 4.2%, a three-year high.
But Trump also predicted that inflation is "going to
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TEXAS, TECH, BRENDAN, SORSBY
Out of seemingly nowhere, the Texas Tech Red Raiders have become the center of the college football world. Thanks to the wild back-and-forth swings in the case of star quarterback Brendan Sorsby.
Sorsby, who admitted to placing a number of bets on games involving
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Outgoing firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace teased a return to the private sector after getting a shellacking in the South Carolina governor’s race, where she finished in a distant fifth place.
Mace (R-SC) was resolute
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TRUMP, LAWSUIT, HOUSE, UFC
The filing says the two who sued "want to spoil the event for everyone else."
Workers continue building the stage for a future UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
Workers continue building the stage for a future
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MICHIGAN, FBI, UNIVERSITY, ALLEGED
A group of college-aged activists were arrested after they allegedly waged a year-long campaign of intimidation, vandalism and threats against University of Michigan officials, businesses and Jewish-linked institutions to pressure them into cutting ties with
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