Emerging Topics in U.S. News
SATURDAY, APRIL 18th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
9 articles
TRUMP, ORDER, SIGNS, RESEARCH
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz slammed President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at a conference for progressives in Spain on Saturday, accusing Trump of being a "feeble-minded, trigger-happy president" who has "no exit plan" for the ongoing conflict with
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SWALWELL, ERIC, CONGRESS, RELEASE
WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Eric Swalwell is not the only member of Congress drawing attention for his activities off the House floor — with sources telling The Post that Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a married member of Swalwell’s “Cool Kids Clique,” was spotted surreptitiously
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POPE, TRUMP, LEO, DEBATE
Vice President JD Vance thanked Pope Leo XIV for downplaying reported disagreements with President Donald Trump regarding the Iran conflict, stating that he was “grateful.”
In a post on X, Vance described the Pope as preaching the Gospel, and noted that it
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BOOK, SCHOLASTIC, FAIR, BRANDON
Saturday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” PragerU’s Jill Simonian talked about PragerU’s alternative book fairs.
Simonian said, “So, we have these book fairs that you can go on our website, PragerU.com, type in search ‘book fair,’ and it’ll give you all the information.
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CALIFORNIA, REPUBLICAN, ERROR, NEWSOM
California’s budget mess just got a whole lot messier — and a whole lot more embarrassing.
Top lawmakers sat on a staggering $2 billion accounting blunder for months while publicly warning of a looming budget crunch, according to a bombshell memo that’s now
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HORMUZ, STRAIT, CEASEFIRE, TRUMP
Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps joint military command issued a statement on Saturday morning claiming that control of
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ILHAN, OMAR, 30M, REP
In a stunning performance that would have any stage magician green with envy, the amazing sudden wealth of Democrat Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05) has evaporated, like dandelion fluff on a windy summer's day.
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The Squad member claims that
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DEAD, GUNMAN, KYIV, SHOOTING
He killed five before taking hostages, barricading himself in a supermarket.
Kyiv police shoot dead gunman who killed at least 5, took hostages
By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK Associated Press and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine -- A gunman who killed
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SEATTLE, STREETS, DRUG, SOCIALISM
SEATTLE — City advocates say they are struggling to find solutions as homelessness and open-air drug use spread across Seattle’s streets, amid growing concerns about the direction of socialist Mayor Katie Wilson’s new administration.
“You can just see the
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BOSTON, WELLNESS, MAYOR, PROGRAM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office is denying reports that city funds were used to support a program offering LGBTQ migrants up to $500 in "wellness" perks, after a local advocacy group advertised the benefits and later scaled back its description amid backlash.
Through
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WWE, STEPHANIE, MORGAN, LIV
Liv Morgan and Stephanie Vaquer beat each other up for weeks on end. Morgan was on the receiving end of a head bump in one backstage segment thanks to Vaquer.
Sometimes, revenge on "The Grandest Stage of Them All" is the sweetest thing that could happen.
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MAMDANI, OBAMA, FIRST, WHEELS
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Lindsey Boylan — the first woman to publicly accuse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment — in a City Council race on Friday, his latest attempt to wield his political clout to influence Democratic
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TECH, GAME, SPRING, SCOREBOARD
A skydiver at the Virginia Tech spring football game was stranded midair after his parachute got stuck on the scoreboard during his descent in a harrowing scene Saturday at Lane Stadium.
The skydiver tried to steer toward the field but was working against
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STRAIT, HORMUZ, FIRES, IRANIAN
ISLAMABAD — The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on at least one ship in the waters near Oman after Tehran again closed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization.
Two IRGC gunboats approached a tanker
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SUMMER, BBQ, BEWARE, YEAR
Burger lovers take warning: neighborhood cookouts could be more expensive this summer, thanks to conflict in the Middle East.
Global tensions are pushing up energy prices, resulting in higher costs for beef and the propane used to fuel backyard grills —
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TRUMP, IRAN, DEMS, WAR
Amid ongoing hostilities with Iran, Democrats brushed off past calls from some figures in their party for U.S. armed forces to "refuse illegal orders," even as they broadly maintained that President Donald Trump's use of the military is on shaky footing without
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TICKETS, 150, WORLD, TRANSIT
An already-expensive trip to the World Cup just got even more costly, as NJ Transit and the FIFA New York New Jersey Host Committee announced fare hikes to attend eight matches at MetLife Stadium this year.
The East Rutherford, New Jersey, stadium will host
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PLANE, BARREL, ROLL, STOLE
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Richard Russell spent his final moments alone, sick and disoriented, cracking jokes and
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POLITICS, JOINING, WEEKLONG, HOLLYWOOD
More than 495 Christian leaders, from Washington to Hollywood, will gather for a live event this week to read the Bible aloud from cover to cover.
“America Reads the Bible” will be held in Washington, DC, at the Museum of the Bible, where participants will
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TRUMP, AMBASSADOR, NATO, INCREASED
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” British Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner responded to President Donald Trump’s criticisms of NATO by saying that Trump has been right to push on defense spending, “one of the things we should emphasize is that
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BIRTHS, ANCHOR, NEW, DATA
Nearly 10% of US births in 2023 came from illegal immigrant mothers, according to newly published research.
Pew Research Center revealed that 320,000 of the 3.6 million babies born in the US that year were anchor babies who would not qualify for birthright
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REMAINS, HIKERS, FOUND, MISSING
A pair of hikers in Washington state discovered the skeletal remains of a missing mother of three who was last known to be picking mushrooms with a strange man before Thanksgiving in 2024.
Hailey Athay, 33, was confirmed as the person found in a remote area
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CALIFORNIA, WOMAN, TEST, FIGHTS
How easy is it for illegal votes to be cast in California?
Consider the absurd example of Laura Yourex.
After receiving six voter registration cards at her home of two residents, Yourex, as a lark, and to prove a point, successfully registered her dog Maya
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SWALWELL, MAHER, DISGRACED, ING
Comedian Bill Maher blasted former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., as a "f---ing creep" in a "Real Time" takedown on Friday, pointing to previous encounters with the disgraced Democrat that raised red flags.
"I’ve got to say, we had him on a couple of times.
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