Emerging Topics in U.S. News
TUESDAY, JULY 28th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
34 articles
GRAHAM, LINDSEY, TRUMP, FUNERAL
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WASHINGTON – Lindsey Graham’s bipartisan relationships and stature on the global stage drove world events one last time Tuesday, as a gathering for his funeral produced a possibility for peace.
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FAUCI, DIARY, ANTHONY, MEDIA
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., gave the latest update on what he described as an effort to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci "accountable" for his controversial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and detailed his new filibuster strategy for the Senate in a new interview with
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, AFFAIR, EX
Ruby Rippey, shown in an undated photo, worked as Gavin Newsom’s appointment secretary when he was mayor of San Francisco.
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MAMDANI, GROCERY, BUSINESS, STORES
Come for the Discount, Stay for the Bread Line at Mamdani’s Grocery Stores
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open a slate of government-owned grocery stores has begun to take shape.
The mayor said on Monday that the Mamdegas would sell produce,
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TRUMP, SENATE, PICK, DIRECTOR
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte may not be long for the job — his permanent replacement, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, is expected to be confirmed by the Senate as early as Tuesday evening — but he’s certainly leaving his mark. On Sunday, as
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AI, KILOWATT, PRATT, SPENCER
AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age
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Earlier this year, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared, "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."
Many
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SUPREME, COURT, TRUMP, FLORIDA
The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington on June 25, 2026, as the court releases a series of decisions nearing the end of its current term.
"Republicans' approval rating of the Supreme Court has dropped to 58% from a near-record high 79% in the
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SENATE, OGRE, HOPEFUL, DEBATE
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) is retiring from the Senate.
Two Democrats are vying to win the Democratic primary to face Republican Mike Rogers, a former U.S. representative who previously represented the 8th District, in the general election.
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IRAN, SURPRISE, FORCES, ATTACK
For nearly six years, American conservationist Morad Tahbaz lived in what he described as hell inside Iran’s prison system. The worst four months were spent completely alone in a small cell, beneath a bright light that never went dark.
Tahbaz was held in
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LIFEGUARD, TRUMP, HONOR, YEAR
RedState’s Rusty Weiss brought you the story earlier Tuesday about the heroic 16-year-old lifeguard who battled fierce waves to save a 10-year-old boy at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz, California, on Saturday. Waves rose as high as 10 feet due to heavy El Niño
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BRYAN, KOHBERGER, PLEA, GUILTY
The family of one of the victims of Bryan Kohberger has hit out after it emerged that he was challenging his conviction for four murders of students in the US state of Idaho.
Kohberger was sentenced last year to four consecutive terms of life in prison after
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CLASSIFIED, BIDEN, AUDIO, GHOSTWRITER
Audio recordings that Joe Biden fought for years to keep private - in which he acknowledges possessing classified material after leaving office as US vice-president - have been released by Republicans in Congress.
The tapes contain interviews between Biden,
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WELLS, NOLAN, TRIP, DRANK
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New footage has confirmed that tragic Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells wasn’t on a boat with his friends as it was towed away from a remote island during the ill-fated Fourth of July trip.
Nolan Wells seen
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TAX, HOCHUL, TERRE, NEW
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New Yorkers were seething Tuesday after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration alerted them they’d be on the hook for the state’s new pied-à-terre tax — which was explicitly sold as a levy targeting wealthy owners
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WORLD, CUP, FIFA, INFANTINO
FIFA has a new plan to raise billions of dollars: Selling stakes in the World Cup
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Just days after staging the most lucrative World Cup in history, FIFA has a new — and instantly controversial — plan to
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TORONTO, CONSULATE, FIRED, SHOT
A gunshot was fired outside the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Canada, on Monday — marking the second such incident that has occurred at the American diplomatic office this year.
Toronto Police detailed that officers stationed outside the American Consulate heard
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FESTIVAL, SEATTLE, SHOOTING, FOOD
Much of the city of Seattle was in mourning on Monday as residents paid tribute to the three lives that were lost during a deadly street gunfight that had erupted the day before.
The city's mayor and police chief were among dozens gathered at a local fountain
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DRUNK, TICKING, WOMAN, BOMB
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The boozed-up Illinois boater who decapitated a former Marine on Saturday cried that his “life was over” after the fatal collision, according to prosecutors.
Richard Stevenson, 45, was allegedly powering his
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CUNNINGHAM, SOPHIE, WNBA, SPORTS
The WNBA media had every opportunity to show it could cover the league like a serious professional sport over All-Star Weekend in Chicago.
It blew it.
Reporters had access to the league’s biggest players and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert just days after Sophie
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MCCONNELL, KENTUCKY, RESIGN, GOV
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a campaign rally for Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand, Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a campaign rally for Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate
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TRUMP, WISCONSIN, REVOKED, BREWERY
Sometimes it's just roundly satisfying to see someone get what's coming to them. Karma, after all, is that endless knot referred to (mostly) in Indian religion and spirituality, in which one's actions affect one's future successes and failures, or, as Shakespeare
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JAPAN, EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI, MAGNITUDE
A strong earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected
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TOKYO — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage
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NEW, SAVANNAH, PLEA, GUTHRIE
Savannah Guthrie makes new video plea for information about her missing mother Savannah Guthrie has made another video appeal to the unknown kidnappers of her mother, as the investigation continues amid visible tensions between local and federal authorities.
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TRUMP, MUSLIM, HIRING, DEI
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Massachusetts lawmakers are taking steps toward prioritizing the hiring of American Muslims for state government positions under a permanent so-called Muslim commission.
The group would help recommend Americans
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