Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
103 articles
TRUMP, PUTIN, ALASKA, SUMMIT
I know that President Trump is in Alaska today to meet with Russian President Putin to discuss Ukraine, yet Trump has not forgotten about what is going on here in the United States in the mainland U.S.
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He never would do that because that would
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TRUMP, DC, POLICE, CRIME
Trump administration claims powers of D.C. police chief
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration
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NEWSOM, TRUMP, CALIFORNIA, REDISTRICTING
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is pumping up for a new fight.
The longtime Hollywood action star, the last Republican governor in Democrat-dominated California, says he's mobilizing to oppose the push by current Gov. Gavin Newsom to temporarily
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MAMDANI, ZOHRAN, OBAMA, CANDIDATE
Democratic strategist James Carville said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani “might” win the Jewish vote.
Host Ari Melber said, “I keep getting questions about Mamdani. And we got reports now, Barack
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TRANS, GIRLS, SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA
The Kern County Board of Education in California on Tuesday became the latest blue state board of education to pass a local resolution to keep biological males out of girls sports while its state law does the opposite.
The state has been a hotbed of controversy
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META, HAWLEY, ROMANTIC, AI
Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, said on Friday he is starting an investigation into Meta’s generative artificial intelligence products and whether they pose harms to children, the latest scrutiny of whether the social media giant takes appropriate
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INDICTED, NEW, MAYOR, ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday after a long corruption investigation.
Cantrell’s lawyer, Eddie Castaing, confirmed to The Associated Press that an indictment was returned, and her name was read
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NOEM, DOXXING, DHS, DEATH
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem temporarily relocated her personal residence as she’s facing an increase in threats against her and “vicious doxxing,” a department spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Friday.
“Following the media’s publishing of the
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SAFETY, ROBLOX, CHILD, GAMING
Children create, explore and socialize in virtual spaces on “Roblox,” a gaming platform that has continued to grapple with child safety concerns over as its user numbers and revenue grow.
“Roblox” faced a wave of new lawsuits this week that allege the popular
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MICHIGAN, SIGN, STEALING, FINES
The NCAA has officially sanctioned the Michigan Wolverines after their lengthy investigation into the sign-stealing scandal involving former assistant coach Connor Stalions.
“The Michigan football program committed violations involving an off-campus, in-person
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TRUMP, DEI, STRIKES, JUDGE
A Trump-appointed judge struck down two actions from the Education Department aimed at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in American schools, arguing that the federal government cannot push their policies "at the expense of constitutional
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CFPB, CIRCUIT, PROCEED, DISMANTLING
I don't mean to oversell it — there are still plenty of judges and courts who can't get past their instinct to resist executive actions taken by the Trump administration, whether there's a solid legal basis for doing so or not. And the final (judicial) word
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OBAMA, MIA, REDISTRICTING, DEMS
Former President Barack Obama took to Zoom to cheerlead a group of Texas Democrat legislators for bolting from the Lone Star State to try to sabotage a redistricting bill.
Texas state Rep. Gene Wu, chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, thanked the
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MUSLIM, TERRORIST, BROTHERHOOD, PAST
On Tuesday, New York City radio host Sid Rosenberg asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio about whether the State Department intends to designate the Muslim Brotherhood and Council on American-Islamic Relations as terrorist organizations. Rubio responded that
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LEAGUE, WORLD, SERIES, LITTLE
Little League Baseball is letting sports gamblers know that a game played by children is no place for high-stakes wagering.
In a statement released on Thursday, the non-profit organization running the World Series tournament put bettors on notice that they
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CAUGHT, ATTACK, LEGAL, MELANIA
On Thursday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
Marlow said, “[W]e busted you leaking against [Trump] in what was clearly an illegal way, and you’re probably going to skate a little bit because
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BRYAN, PRISON, KOHBERGER, HANDS
Chilling new leaked footage appears to show convicted University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger with red hands pacing his concrete cell — prompting the maximum security prison where he’s locked up to probe the video’s source.
The eerie 10-second video, which
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TRUMP, OPPOSING, MONARCHY, DONALD
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In” that people were “opposing monarchy and police domination” by President Donald Trump.
Raskin said, “Repression breeds resistance and opposition. We saw several weeks ago millions of people
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SPACEX, TECH, ULTIMATE, PAYMENTS
I have little doubt that die-hard critics of Elon Musk will find fresh evidence for their antipathy in a New York Times investigation of SpaceX. The newspaper reports that the rocket company has likely paid little or no federal income taxes since its 2002 founding,
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FREEWAY, IMMIGRATION, FLEEING, RAID
A man died on Thursday after he was struck by vehicle on a freeway in Monrovia, Calif., as he was trying to flee an immigration raid at a Home Depot, officials said.
Federal immigration agents were seen conducting an operation near a Home Depot on Thursday
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JASMINE, CROCKETT, RANT, CONSERVATIVE
Rep. Jasmine Crockett hosted a town hall in Dallas on Thursday, and things did not go smoothly. The typically loud-mouthed Democrat, who has often encouraged her supporters to publicly lash out against Republicans, including insinuating violence, got a bit
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AIR, CANADA, FLIGHT, STRIKE
Air Canada began canceling dozens of flights in advance of a planned strike by its 10,000 flight attendants that could begin at midnight on Saturday morning.
A complete shutdown could disrupt 130,000 travelers a day, including international travelers heading
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DISEASE, LEGIONNAIRES, OUTBREAK, NEW
Four dead in New York City outbreak of Legionnaires' disease
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Four people in New York City's Harlem neighbourhood have died from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, an aggressive
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JEFFRIES, MAMDANI, TRUMP, DISTANCE
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) faces a tough reality—no one is really interested in what he has to say anymore, and the leaders of the Democrat party are now extremists like NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the flamethrowing circus act that is
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