Emerging Topics in U.S. News
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8th 2025
Updated 23:59 ET
21 articles
TRUMP, ALINA, HABBA, NEW
The Trump administration is facing a crisis over its economic messaging as Democrats increasingly, and effectively, lean into their message of "affordability" that helped deliver a series of election wins during the off-season cycle in November.
In response,
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TRUMP, KENNEDY, CENTER, HONORS
(L/R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump stand for a family photo with other European leaders in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025.
Tensions are mounting once again between U.S. President
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CROCKETT, SENATE, JASMINE, TEXAS
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has filed paperwork to enter the Democrat primary for the United States Senate hours after former Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) dropped out of the race.
Just ahead of the state’s 6:00 p.m. Monday deadline for candidates to officially
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BROS, WARNER, NETFLIX, PARAMOUNT
Not so fast, Netflix. Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
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Get out your popcorn because there's more drama in the fight over the media powerhouse Warner Brothers Discovery:
Paramount
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TRUMP, FARMERS, BILLION, 12
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday is expected to announce $12 billion in economic assistance for US farmers grappling with the effects of ongoing trade negotiations with China and others, according to White House officials.
As much as $11 billion will
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TRUMP, SUPREME, COURT, CASE
The justices are weighing whether to overturn a 90-year precedent.
In landmark case, Supreme Court to rule on Trump's bid to control independent agencies
For more than 100 years, independent government agencies have regulated American monetary policy and
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MAMDANI, ICE, ZOHRAN, RENT
As most Americans went about their usual Sunday rituals – you know, the really good stuff like church, football, and family time – New York City's next mayor decided he needed to make a video telling illegals what they need to do to avoid being picked up federal
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TRUMP, GREENE, TAYLOR, MARJORIE
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“60 Minutes” is back in President Trump’s crosshairs.
Trump went after the prestigious CBS News program following an interview Sunday with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.),
Continued at LA Times...
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HOUSE, WHITE, TOTAL, DETENTION
The White House rejected claims that President Donald Trump is leaning toward firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday.
The denial comes in response to a report from MS Now stating that a White House official said Noem is on "very thin ice."
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PEACE, LONDON, TALKS, ZELENSKYY
Vladimir Putin last week sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner packing, passing on President Donald Trump’s latest peace plan, and has followed up with yet more aerial assaults on Ukrainian civilians; it’s plainly time for Trump to up the economic pressure to
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MAMDANI, CON, JUSTICE, TEAM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has picked a controversial rapper who did seven years in state prison for armed robbery to advise him on the criminal justice system.
Mysonne Linen, 49, a Bronx convict-turned-activist who was found guilty of two felony heists in
Continued at New York Post...
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BIDEN, BORDER, CHAOS, NY
The Biden campaign was warned that his border policies could lead to chaos prior to winning the 2020 election, according to The New York Times, as policy advisers signaled to the former president and his team in a memo that Joe Biden's plans, coupled with
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ABC, KIMMEL, JIMMY, HOST
Kimmel is on his 24th season of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
Jimmy Kimmel extends contract with ABC, will host late-night show through May 2027
Jimmy Kimmel will stay on ABC through at least May 2027 after agreeing to a one-year contract extension.
The comedian
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OBAMACARE, EXPIRING, REPUBLICANS, MORENO
A Senate Republican duo unveiled their vision for expiring Obamacare premium subsidies as the Senate hurtles toward a vote on the credits at the end of this week.
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, announced their plan to tackle the
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ILLINOIS, VIOLENT, ICE, FREES
What are we going to do about Illinois?
Blue states in general are wellsprings of dumb ideas, but Illinois officials' refusal to abide by federal immigration detainers is putting people, American citizens, in real danger - and they are doing this, it seems
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COLOR, YEAR, PANTONE, WHITE
We’ve seen some truly idiotic displays from the always-triggered class — often led by AWFLs — who are mentally injured by perceived racism and aggression they find in almost everything. Recently, it’s been leftie outrage that actress Sydney Sweeney looks good
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TRIAL, MURDER, PLEADS, COURT
"There is no excuse for my mistakes," Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill said.
Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill listens during her guilty plea, Dec. 8, 2025, in St. Matthews, S.C.
Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca "Becky"
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NEWSOM, RESPONSE, CRUSHING, HOLLYWOOD
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bizarre AI-generated response to The Post’s coverage of his “testicle-crushing” pose during an interview last week has spectacularly backfired.
The internet, especially conservatives, had a field day with Newsom’s attempt to
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WINTER, SOUTH, NORTH, STRETCHING
Another quick-hitting winter storm is brewing over the mid-Atlantic, just a few days after places in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia saw their first snow of the season, in what has been an active start to meteorological winter across the country.
Snow
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EDUCATION, STUDENTS, AVERAGE, LOAN
Prospective college students will now get a heads-up when the schools they’re considering could be hazardous to their financial health.
On Monday, the Education Department rolled out a new initiative to give students advance warning when the schools they’re
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SHOOTING, JETS, INTEREST, PERSON
A person of interest in the shooting of New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was in custody on Monday, police said.
The person of interest, who was not identified, was arrested at an apartment complex in Buffalo, New York, the New York Post reported. The NYPD
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MELANIA, KIDS, UKRAINIAN, TRUMP
First lady Melania Trump and Ukraine's Olena Zelenska have joined a campaign exposing Russia’s billion-dollar operation to abduct and indoctrinate Ukrainian children, its spokesperson said.
While labeling Russia's "calculated" attempts to strike at his country's
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CDC, OUTBREAK, REPORTS, INFECTED
U.S. health officials have issued travel advisories for Americans planning trips to certain tropical countries amid outbreaks of an untreatable mosquito-borne disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday that it has issued
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VIDEO, CINNABON, VIRAL, REASON
A Cinnabon employee who was fired after she was filmed racially abusing a Somali couple at a Wisconsin mall has been identified as a 43-year-old mom.
Crystal Wilsey, from Oneida, Wisc., is the woman at the center of the disturbing video that went viral on
Continued at New York Post...