Emerging Topics in U.S. News
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
21 articles
TRUMP, PUTIN, UKRAINE, RUSSIA
Trump's control of D.C. police is limited. Its National Guard is a different story
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In the days since declaring a "crime emergency" in Washington, D.C., President Trump has spoken repeatedly of extending federal control
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REDISTRICTING, TEXAS, MAPS, NEWSOM
On Wednesday, the Texas House Democrats' effort to stall the passage of redistricting maps failed when the House was finally able to hold the vote.
As we reported, Texas House Democrats fled the state to break quorum to prevent the passage of redistricting
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GUARD, NATIONAL, VANCE, DC
Protesters heckle Vance, Hegseth, Miller as they get photo op with DC National Guard
Vice President JD Vance walks to meet with the National Guard at Union Station, Aug. 2025 in Washington.
Vice President JD Vance walks to meet with the National Guard at
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TRUMP, PUTIN, RUSSIA, PEACE
WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced plans Wednesday to cut her agency’s workforce by up to 40% in the coming weeks — and eliminate several offices that “politicized” the flow of critical information.
The Office of the Director
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TRUMP, FED, FRAUD, GOVERNOR
President Trump said today that Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor who has repeatedly voted not to cut interest rates despite his public pressure, should “resign, now!!!” It was the president’s latest push to remake the central bank.
Trump cited allegations
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HURRICANE, ERIN, FLORIDA, WAVES
Coastal towns across parts of the United States are bracing for the wrath of Hurricane Erin, with officials closing beaches and warning of rip currents.
Hurricane Erin has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, with strengthening expected through Thursday night,
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CRIME, DC, ARRESTS, 550
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel said that his agency will continue pouring resources into combating crime in Washington, D.C., until "every community is safe."
Patel said in a Wednesday post on X that 550 people have been arrested in Washington, D.C.,
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REGISTRATION, VOTER, CRISIS, ANALYSIS
The Democrat Party is hemorrhaging support with no end in sight, according to a shocking analysis of new voter registrations.
Fueled by President Donald Trump’s gains among men, younger voters, and Latinos in 2024, more new voters nationwide chose to be Republicans
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TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, OFFICE
When the White House posted a picture of US President Donald Trump meeting with world leaders in the Oval Office at the White House this week, eagle-eyed football fans spotted an unlikely piece of silverware in pride of place.
The Club World Cup trophy, which
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, NATO, SECURITY
Two German warplanes were scrambled overnight from Romania after Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack in Ukraine less than a mile from the NATO borderline.
Romania’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that two German Eurofighter Typhoon
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MUSK, PARTY, ELON, 2028
Tesla CEO and former DOGE chief Elon Musk is reportedly backpedaling on the idea of forming a third political party and instead seeking to use his vast wealth to support the leading contender for the presidency in 2028.
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The pivot would be a
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EPSTEIN, JUDGE, JURY, GRAND
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997.
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to unseal grand jury materials in Jeffrey Epstein's criminal case, while
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FLAG, RANGER, PARK, FIRED
The National Park Service reportedly fired a trans Yosemite National Park ranger who hung a transgender pride flag across the park’s El Capitan rock formation in California earlier this year.
Shannon "SJ" Joslin, 35, wrote an Instagram post on Monday claiming
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FIRE, BASS, MAYOR, CHIEF
The former Los Angeles fire chief filed a legal claim against the city Wednesday, alleging that Mayor Karen Bass “orchestrated a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation” to protect her political image after the most destructive wildfire in city
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GABBARD, ODNI, TULSI, TRUST
McLean, VIRGINIA — Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is slashing her department’s staff and streamlining “redundant” projects in order to save money, “restore trust” in the U.S. intelligence community, and to continue rooting out the “weaponization”
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ILLEGAL, COMMERCIAL, FATAL, IMMIGRANT
“Despicable” failures by state officials enabled the illegal-migrant truck driver who killed three Americans on a Florida turnpike, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
“States MUST FOLLOW THE RULES. If they had, this driver would NEVER have been
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ICE, ILLEGAL, ARRESTS, TRANSNATIONAL
More than a year after 22-year-old Laken Riley was murdered by an illegal alien in Athens, Georgia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has drastically increased immigration enforcement across the Peach State, Breitbart News has learned.
From January
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TRUMP, HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN, DE
Trump vows to expand his review of U.S. museums. Can he do that?
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On his Truth Social platform Tuesday, President Trump called the Smithsonian Institution and other museums "the last remaining segment of 'WOKE.'" He
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ABREGO, GARCIA, KILMAR, LAWYERS
Lawyers for Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Nashville on Tuesday to dismiss a criminal case against him, arguing in a filing that the indictment handed down by the Trump administration amounts to a "vindictive" and selective
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MILITARY, GAZA, ISRAELI, CITY
When Israel announced its plan to invade Gaza City in early August, Hassan Shehada scrambled to find an apartment in towns south of the city.
For a week, Mr. Shehada, a 62-year-old textile factory owner, made calls to friends and colleagues in Deir al-Balah,
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ADAMS, CHARGES, FACE, INGRID
The corruption charges expected to be announced against several associates and supporters of the New York City mayor, Eric Adams, this week are the latest in a multitude of scandals plaguing his administration as he mounts a long-shot bid for re-election.
Mr.
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JR, FEDERAL, WORKERS, HEALTH
After the CDC shooting, federal workers pressure RFK Jr. for more protections
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In the aftermath of an attack on the main campus for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Aug. 8, employees
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PETE, HEGSETH, SECURITY, POST
The far-left Washington Post obviously wants Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dead. Nothing else explains why the Post published a story 1) revealing the Secretary’s security protocols, and 2) complaining he has too much security.
If there is one truism about
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DEPUTY, FUGITIVE, DESANTIS, NORRIS
Harjinder Singh’s deadly wreck on Florida’s Turnpike exposes not just the illegal immigration crisis but systemic negligence – or worse – in transportation-related areas, Florida Rep. Brian Mast told Fox News Digital in a Wednesday interview.
Mast lives
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