Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1st 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
14 articles
EPSTEIN, FILES, LATEST, DUMP
A photo showing Zohran Mamdani at a high-profile luncheon tied to longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Peggy Siegal has emerged following the release of newly unsealed Justice Department records that also reference his mother, Mira Nair.
The photo, taken Nov.
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TRUMP, KENNEDY, CENTER, RENOVATIONS
Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for construction in July, Trump says
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for
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GOP, TEXAS, SENATE, DEMOCRAT
Democrat Christian Menefee, a former attorney for Houston’s Harris County, has won a special congressional election in a left-leaning congressional district in Texas, which has been vacant for nearly a year.
The Associated Press reports that Menefee defeated
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DON, LEMON, ARREST, CHURCH
Lemon was released on his own recognizance, without bail, on Jan. 30.
Former CNN journalist Don Lemon attended the 2026 Grammy Awards, just days after being released following his arrest in connection with his coverage of an incident in which anti-ICE protesters
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END, SHUTDOWN, CONFIDENT, JOHNSON
On Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he was “confident” the government would reopen Tuesday.
Host Kristen Welker said, “As we sit here today, we are in the midst of a partial government shutdown. So I want to start right
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RUSSIA, TALKS, UKRAINE, KILLS
Negotiators will meet in the UAE this week, the Ukrainian president said,
Next round of US-Russia-Ukraine talks to begin Feb. 4, Zelenskyy says
In this handout photograph released on Jan. 22, 2026, a Ukrainian soldier stands in a field at an undisclosed location
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NFL, COACH, REACHES, HEAD
The Las Vegas Raiders were one of the final teams in need of a head coach and on Sunday the organization reportedly found their guy.
The Raiders appeared to be zeroing in on Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, according to multiple reports
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YEAR, FATHER, ICE, DETENTION
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the 5-year-old boy and his father, who were detained by ICE in Minneapolis last month, did not apply for asylum, as officials announced that the family was released over the weekend.
Blanche said there
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TRUMP, MONOLOGUE, NOAH, TREVOR
WASHINGTON — A cadre of MAGA bigwigs descended on Mar-a-Lago Sunday for White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino’s star-studded wedding to US embassy art director Erin Elmore — including President Trump himself.
“That’s a big day! Very loyal, very fantastic
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MELANIA, DOCUMENTARY, OPENING, LADY
Melania Trump attends the premiere of Amazon MGM Studios’ “Melania” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, 2026. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
It’s darkly fitting that “Melania,” the new $75 million snoozefest from Amazon about
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YEAR, GIRLS, PORN, ELITE
Two teenage girls say a former teacher linked to a $63,000-a-year Brooklyn private school threatened them with a "revenge porn blast," exposing nude images after allegedly coercing them for explicit photos, according to a newly filed federal lawsuit.
The
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NEWSOM, GAVIN, GETTY, BIZARRE
Gavin Newsom is getting roasted online after claiming in his new memoir he grew up poor.
In profile pieces ahead of the February 24 launch of “Young Man in a Hurry” Newsom claims he struggled badly with dyslexia and his dysfunctional family.
Newsom, a likely
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GARBAGE, MAMDANI, TRASH, STINK
Eight-foot piles of rat-infested trash are choking the streets around Gracie Mansion — which has gotten kid-glove shoveling treatment as Mayor Zohran Mamdani crows he can’t “imagine how it could get better’’ in the city.
While Hizzoner’s Upper East Side neighbors
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RED, GRAMMY, 2026, AWARDS
Music’s biggest names arrived in style at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where the red carpet set the stage for one of the year’s most anticipated nights in entertainment.
From established icons to rising stars, musicians showed off an array of glamorous looks
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TRUMP, GENDER, CALIFORNIA, HOSPITAL
California Democrats want to protect the privacy of doctor-patient relationships — except when they don’t.
The State of California has sued a private hospital, Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego, because it chose to stop providing “gender-affirming care”
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ICE, 650, WEST, ILLEGAL
Some states and communities have opted to cooperate with ICE, rather than work against it, and the results have been solid for local communities.
According to ICE, the Philadelphia field office conducted a 15-day statewide surge from Jan. 5 to Jan. 19, arresting
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MASK, AGENT, THOUGHT, CHIEF
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said this week that he had no intention of enforcing a new law that bans Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing masks in the state.
The law, SB 627, was drafted by Democratic State Senator Scott Wiener of San
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EPSTEIN, ANDREW, CALLS, TESTIFY
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s royal family is facing a fresh round of embarrassment after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation into Jeffrey Epstein revealed unsavory details about the relationship between the convicted sex offender and a correspondent
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KANGAROO, ESCAPED, DOGS, VIRGINIA
Local law enforcement sprang into action Saturday morning after a kangaroo was spotted on a major highway in central Virginia.
The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road
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CROSSING, GAZA, REOPENING, BORDER
Gaza border crossing buzzes with activity after years of near-complete closure
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CAIRO — Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt was busy with activity Sunday as Israel said that limited travel to and from the territory is
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MILLER, JARRELL, HAIRPIECE, FIGHT
Heavyweight boxer Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller has come in for some hair-raising mocking after opponent Kingsley Ibeh punched Miller so hard his toupee flew off in the ring on Saturday at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
The flapping follicles made their appearance
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SWISS, BAR, ALPINE, FIRE
Swiss Alpine bar fire claims 41st victim, an 18-year-old Swiss national
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ZURICH — An 18-year-old Swiss national has died in a Zurich hospital from injuries sustained in a Swiss Alpine bar fire, bringing the death
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ALCARAZ, DJOKOVIC, CARLOS, CAREER
Alcaraz beats Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam after securing the Australian Open title against
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TRUMP, FED, WARSH, SUING
WASHINGTON — President Trump joked during a ritzy dinner with the DC elite that if his newly minted nominee to helm the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, doesn’t slash interest rates, he’s going to sue him.
“It’s a roast. It’s a comedy,” the president later told
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