Emerging Topics in U.S. News
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22nd 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
38 articles
BOLTON, TRUMP, JOHN, FBI
FBI directors don’t customarily announce raids in progress. But early this morning, Kash Patel celebrated the search of former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s home as agents were rolling into his suburban-Maryland driveway: “NO ONE is above the law
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MAXWELL, EPSTEIN, GHISLAINE, DOJ
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislane Maxwell told the Department of Justice in 2025 that she never saw President Donald Trump act inappropriately, according to DOJ documents released Friday of her interview.
"I think they were friendly like people are in social
Continued at Fox News...
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TRUMP, CRIME, DC, CRACKDOWN
What D.C. police data show about Trump administration's arrests in the city The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, DC as part of its mission to crack down on crime. Data given to NPR by the city's police department
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GARCIA, ABREGO, RELEASED, JAIL
Alleged MS-13 gangbanger and accused human smuggler Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a Tennessee jail Friday and is bound for his family in Maryland, his lawyer said.
Abrego Garcia walked out of the Putnam County Jail after the Trump administration deported
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FED, POWELL, RATE, CUT
Stocks and bonds rose on Friday, as investors cheered rising hopes that the Federal Reserve would soon begin to cut interest rates after comments from the central bank’s chief.
The S&P 500 had already nudged 0.5 percent higher before Jerome H. Powell, the
Continued at New York Times...
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BARREL, CRACKER, REBRAND, SHAKE
Cracker Barrel’s stock price fell by double digits this week after the company unveiled a new logo that removes the chain’s signature barrel and seated figure, marking the first major design change in nearly half a century.
CNN reported that shares of the
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GAZA, FAMINE, BACKED, EXPERIENCING
Famine is projected to expand to central and southern Gaza by end of September.
Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, August 21, 2025.
Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Khan
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BUS, TOUR, NEW, YORK
Five dead after tour bus crashes on New York highway
Pembroke's local government posted a photo of emergency vehicles at the accident site with the caption, "Please pray for all involved"
Ambulances and medical helicopters were sent to the crash site, near
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GUARD, NATIONAL, TRUMP, HEGSETH
The District of Columbia is a quieter and safer place now than it was a week ago, thanks in no small part to the surge of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops into the city. Homeless encampments have been cleaned up, hundreds of goblins have been
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ALLIGATOR, ALCATRAZ, JUDGE, FLORIDA
In a ruling that was surprising only in how long it took to be handed down, another activist judge has come out to oppose a Trump administration policy. This time, it involves the hotly debated illegal immigrant holding facility in the Florida Everglades, the
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PAROLE, MENENDEZ, ERIK, HEARING
Anamaria Baralt, a cousin of Erik and Lyle Menendez, speaks during a press conference calling for the release of the brothers outside the the L.A. County district attorney’s office on March 20.
State parole officials had not yet publicly announced that Erik
Continued at LA Times...
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AGENCY, FIRES, DEFENSE, INTELLIGENCE
The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was fired Friday weeks after the agency drafted a preliminary bomb-damage assessment – that was leaked to the media – suggesting that US strikes on Iran only set back the rogue nation’s nuclear program by a
Continued at New York Post...
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TARIFFS, CANADA, RETALIATORY, DROPS
Canada removed many of its retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. on Friday, marking a significant step forward in the two countries' relationship.
Canada in March imposed counter-tariffs of 25% on a long list of U.S. products that fall in line with the North American
Continued at CNBC...
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INTEL, TRUMP, 10, STAKE
President Donald Trump on Friday said that United States government would take a ten percent stake in Intel as part of a deal.
“He walked in wanting to keep his job and he ended up giving us $10 billion for the United States,” Trump said on Friday.
The reported
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LT, LOSING, VIRGINIA, SIGN
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, R-Va, appeared on "Fox & Friends" on Friday to break down why her state is at risk of losing federal funding over transgender bathrooms.
Earle-Sears, who is currently running for governor of Virginia as a Republican,
Continued at Fox News...
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HOME, FUNERAL, BODIES, HIDDEN
Colorado state inspectors discovered roughly 20 decomposing bodies stashed in a hidden room of a funeral home manned by a county coroner, according to authorities.
The corpses were found on Wednesday in a room behind a door that was concealed by a cardboard
Continued at New York Post...
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TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, REDISTRICTING, NEWSOM
Why California and Texas are at the centre of a redistricting battle
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Lawmakers in California and Texas - the two most populous US states that together contain more than 70 million Americans - are at
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HOLDERS, VISA, VETTING, CONTINUOUS
More than 55 million visa holders are now under continuous vetting as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown.
The State Department first confirmed the move to the Associated Press, saying the reviews aim to determine whether individuals
Continued at Fox News...
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NEWS, CBS, 22, YEAR
New York Times reporter James Stewart wrote a big article based on a series of interviews with CBS owner Shari Redstone, and buried deep in the piece was something wild that should have been obvious: CBS settled Donald Trump's lawsuit to keep the public from
Continued at Town Hall...
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ENDORSEMENT, MAYORAL, SOCIALIST, DEMOCRATS
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party’s Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee (CBRC) voted to revoke its endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh (D) for Minneapolis mayor, drawing objections from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and more than a dozen local
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LAS, VEGAS, DROP, HABITS
During a recent board meeting of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), officials addressed factors that have contributed to the decline of tourists this summer in Sin City.
Steve Hill, the group's president, spoke of the impact tariffs
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NORTH, SOLDIERS, KIM, JONG
North Korean state media reported on Thursday that communist dictator Kim Jong-un held a special event to honor his commanding officers in charge of North Korean troops aiding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, offering “warm militant encouragement” and applause
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SERVING, ALINA, HABBA, RULES
President Trump appointee Alina Habba has ripped “rogue judges” for ruling that she’s been illegally serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor — accusing them of being more fixated on being “activists” than “respecting the president.”
The president’s
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TRUMP, REPUBLICAN, ALLY, LONGTIME
ATLANTA, GA - Incoming Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Joe Gruters will formally take over steering the national party committee on Friday.
RNC committee members are expected to elect Gruters - who has the backing of President Donald Trump - as
Continued at Fox News...