Emerging Topics in U.S. News
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TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, BALLROOM
WASHINGTON — Billionaire donors and top corporations are footing the bill for President Trump’s $300 million ballroom at the White House, according to its officials.
The 90,000-square-foot grand hall will soon sit at the north end of the executive mansion’s
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GAMBLING, NBA, FBI, COACH
FBI Director Patel announces illegal gambling charges for NBA player and coach Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is among those charged in an illegal poker operation, while Heat guard Terry Rozier is among several charged in a separate gambling case,
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TRUMP, CHINA, PARDONS, DEAL
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that he would argue that relations between the U.S. and NATO have “never been better, thanks to President Trump.” Because he ended the irritant of disparities in spending.
Host
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SANCTIONS, TRUMP, OIL, RUSSIAN
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
There was a stony
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FRANCISCO, SAN, TRUMP, NEWSOM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday threatened to sue the Trump administration if National Guard troops are sent to San Francisco.
"Send troops to San Francisco and we will sue you, @realDonaldTrump," Newsom wrote on X.
"We’re going to be fierce,
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ILLEGAL, CRASH, FATAL, IMMIGRANT
Harrowing video captured a tractor-trailer driven by an illegal immigrant plowing into at least eight vehicles on a California freeway, killing three people.
Dashcam footage allegedly showed Jashanpreet Singh, 21, slamming into several cars while behind the
Continued at New York Post...
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PAY, BILL, SENATE, SHUTDOWN
We’re now in Day 23 of the mindless Schumer Shutdown as Democrats continue to hold the entire nation hostage while they throw a three-week temper tantrum. Instead of voting for a continuing Clean Resolution to fund the government, they, in vote after vote,
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ISRAEL, VANCE, RUBIO, STATE
Vance slams Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, calling it an 'insult'
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JERUSALEM — U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Thursday Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying it amounted
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AGENTS, ARREST, FEDERAL, PELOSI
Speaker Emirata Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said on Wednesday that local law enforcement could arrest federal agents that break local laws as the agents seek to enforce federal immigration laws and crack down on crime.
Pelosi and Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA) said in a
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TRUMP, PARDONS, FOUNDER, BINANCE
President Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
A White House official confirmed to the BBC Zhao has been pardoned, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Binance was ordered to pay $4.3bn (£3.4bn) after a US investigation found it helped
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ICE, CHICAGO, AGENTS, LORI
Things have been pretty intense in Chicago in recent weeks, as federal immigration enforcement agents have ramped up efforts to track down and detain criminal illegal immigrants in the Windy City amid doxxing and violence from far-left wacktivists.
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KIRK, CHARLIE, STUDENT, TEACHER
This story is part of Fox News Digital’s investigative series Campus Radicals. Get the full series here.
Four days after a Chicago elementary school teacher was captured in a viral video mocking the death of Charlie Kirk at an anti-Trump protest, the school
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DODGERS, WORLD, JAYS, BLUE
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays begin a star-studded World Series on Friday.
The Dodgers are looking to become the first team since the New York Yankees, who won three straight World Series from 1998 to 2000, to repeat as champions, while the
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POPE, KING, HISTORIC, CHARLES
Nearly five centuries after King Henry VIII of England broke with the Catholic Church so he could divorce and marry again (and again and again), another divorced and remarried English king prayed with the pope on Thursday in an ecumenical service inside the
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OFFICER, CRASH, CAR, CALIFORNIA
The La Mesa Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own, who was struck and killed by a car while stopping to help a driver.
Officer Lauren Craven was killed late Monday night, the California city's department confirmed on Facebook.
"Officer
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GAMBLING, NBA, LEBRON, JAMES
Were any other players involved?
According to the basketball indictment, Mr. Jones provided gamblers with inside information that a “prominent” player for the Los Angeles Lakers would not play in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 9, 2023. Mr. Jones,
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REBUKES, VANCE, ISRAEL, STUPID
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that a vote by Israeli lawmakers to annex the West Bank was a "very stupid political stunt."
A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, which effectively would annex the territory for Israel, passed a vote
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VIRGINIA, REDISTRICTING, SESSION, DEMS
With just a dozen days to go until Election Day, a new poll in one of the only two states in the nation holding showdowns for governor this year indicates Democrats with a single-digit lead at the top of the ticket, but tight margins in the races for lieutenant
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CRASH, HELICOPTER, LAW, GRANDCHILDREN
Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey announced the loss of his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren in a helicopter crash in Montana on Wednesday.
Bailey, a Republican, and his wife Cindy announced the deaths of their son Zachary, his wife
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LOUVRE, GLOVE, BALCONY, SECURITY
Visitors queue in front of the Pyramide du Louvre, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, with the Louvre Museum in the background in Paris on October 22, 2025. The Louvre Museum reopened its doors to visitors on October 22, 2025 morning for the first
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ICE, VENDORS, ILLEGAL, NYC
A MAGA influencer’s shock over illegal sidewalk vendors running amok in Chinatown prompted her to post a viral video of the scene online — and may have tipped off the feds about the out-of-control mayhem.
Influencer Savanah Hernandez was so stunned by the
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