Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, JULY 16th 2026
Updated 23:59 ET
32 articles
TRUMP, WHITE, HOUSE, ELECTION
Trump has pushed debunked claims that his 2020 election loss was fraudulent.
President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, July 14, 2026.
President Donald
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AIR, QUALITY, WILDFIRE, SMOKE
New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism online over a press conference where a local housing advocate claimed evictions are a form of "violence" as the mayor stood behind her.
"Our city is turning the corner on tenant power. When
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ICE, BODY, TRAFFIC, STOPS
DHS pledged body cams for all immigration agents. Months later, that hasn't happened
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Shortly after immigration agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January, the Department of Homeland
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RUBIO, LEFT, TERROR, CRACKDOWN
Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism at the State Department yesterday, warning far-left extremism and violence are on the rise. Here is an excerpt of his remarks:
For far too long our counterterrorism
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HOLLYWOOD, WEST, WATER, MAIN
A number of streets in West Hollywood were flooded overnight into Thursday morning following a massive water main break that swamped the area.
The incident was first reported shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
It
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TRUMP, POSTS, POLITICS, MEDIA
A woman crosses Tehran's Enghelab Square on July 15, 2026, past a giant anti-U.S. billboard featuring U.S. President Donald Trump in a coffin with text in Persian reading "We Kill Trump".
Iran warned Thursday that it would "crush" key targets in the Middle
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FRANCISCO, SAN, ACCIDENT, DEADLY
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The search for three people missing after a memorial trip on San Francisco Bay turned deadly came to an end Wednesday night, as authorities prepared to shift from a rescue mission to a recovery effort.
The
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TESTOSTERONE, HEGSETH, ANNOUNCES, PETE
Pete Hegseth wants a manly military. And he really, really wants you to know how badly he wants a manly military. In his 2024 book, The War on Warriors, Hegseth worried that the military risked becoming “effeminate, and apologetic”; he insisted that what liberals
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IRAN, TRUMP, RELEASED, CITIZEN
President Donald Trump seems to have a great talent for getting Americans who have been held by hostile powers overseas home.
We've seen many examples of it over his time in office.
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READ MORE: Good News! Last American Hostage Held by Hamas
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TRUMP, ADMIN, SEATTLE, ATTORNEY
The Department of Justice (DOJ) fired U.S. Attorney for western Washington State Roger Rogoff Wednesday less than an hour after he was unanimously appointed by the district’s 17 federal judges.
Rogoff told the Associated Press that the Trump administration
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BIDEN, MEMOIR, FUNDRAISER, JOE
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Lindy Li, a former top Democratic fundraiser, believes President Joe Biden is only doing himself a disservice by promising the public another explanation of why he decided to run for re-election in 2024 despite
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CAITLIN, CLARK, WNBA, CALL
Caitlin Clark directly called out a referee for missing a call against her after a loss on Wednesday night.
Clark was seen yelling demonstratively in the face of a referee after a play against Golden State veteran Kiah Stokes. Clark said she was "kneed in
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ANGELS, BLUE, NAVY, FLORIDA
Beachgoers have captured the moment a US Navy Blue Angels jet flew strikingly close to a crowd in Pensacola Beach, Florida at an air show on Wednesday.
Video shared on social media showed the moment the jet performed the flyby, sending beach umbrellas and
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CANADIAN, TEEN, TRUMP, VIDEO
A newly released video shows the moment a Canadian woman accused of overstaying her visa allegedly slapped a teenage girl after confronting her group of friends wearing clothing displaying the words "Trump" and "ICE" on a New Jersey boardwalk before later
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MELVIN, CRAIG, SHOW, TODAY
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The unhinged heckler who allegedly slipped past security at NBC’s “Today” show Thursday morning was charged with hate crimes as sources revealed he has several previous arrests in the Big Apple — all within
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SAVE, GRAHAM, AMERICA, ACT
Democrats argue that requiring voter photo IDs—even when the ID itself is given away free—creates practical barriers that prevent eligible voters from casting ballots. “We’re all set for the SAVE America Act,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reportedly told President
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WORLD, CUP, PLAY, SPAIN
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Whoa, baby!
On Sunday, Spain will take on Argentina in the World Cup final at Metlife Stadium.
But was this showdown eerily foreshadowed nearly 20 years ago, when a young FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi held
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STAFFERS, HOUSE, RELATIONSHIPS, RUBEN
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) reportedly had sexual relationships with two congressional staffers who were not on his own staff.
A report from the New York Post said that Gallego had relationships with at least two aides who were employed by Texas Democrats in
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TEXAS, CAMP, MYSTIC, DEER
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UVALDE, Texas — Dangerous flooding in Texas has intensified after days of pounding rain, sending emergency crews scrambling to rescue people from the rising waters before sunrise Thursday and setting off urgent
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DECHAMBEAU, CRITICS, BRYSON, ROUND
Bryson DeChambeau has once again found himself at the center of the golf world.
The 2024 US Open Champion has, without question, had a terrible 2026 season when it comes to performances in major tournaments. Three missed cuts at the first three events of the
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TRUMP, REBUILD, SUPREME, COURT
George Santos has worn many hats: Serial swindler, congressman, expelled congressman, federal prison inmate, clemency recipient, podcast host, online betting influencer under investigation by the federal government
FILE - Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives
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TRUMP, GREEN, CARDS, BENEFITS
The Trump administration is rescinding a Biden-era rule that ignored a migrant’s use of welfare, food stamps, and other tax-paid subsidies when determining eligibility for permanent legal status.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to eliminate
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FETTERMAN, DITCH, REVEALS, ANTI
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has "no plans" to leave the Democratic Party but if it officially became the "anti-Israel party," count him out.
"My long-term concern has been with the Democratic Party, as I am a member of that, is that our party is going to
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PORTER, KATIE, POLITICS, CHAPTER
Stop the presses! Former Rep. and California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter (D) has announced she is taking a break from politics. That sucking sound you hear is the nation releasing a collective yawn.
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Katie Porter is turning the page
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