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Beni Rae Harmony posing with a gun.

Vile Image Emerges of New White House Press Aide

MAGA’S OWN

The president’s newest mouthpiece, 24, has posed with a rifle while wearing a shirt with a nasty message about a Trump rival.

Evgenia Anastasakos

Donald Trump

Trump Humiliated by Empty Seats at Red State MAGA Rally

LAME DUCK LOADING

Kaitlan Collins drinking coffee

Kaitlan Collins Shows Off Mug With Trump Dig

EMBRACING THE INSULT

Sarah-Jane Collins

Trump Gives Republican Senator’s Cell Number in Fit of RageAGAIN?!

Donald Trump takes questions from the press in the Oval Office early this week.

Putin’s Goons Scramble to Cover Up Freak Biolab AccidentLETHAL PATHOGEN

Russian President Vladimir Putin observes the Centre-2026 military exercises at the Chebarkul range in Chelyabinsk Region, Russia October 2, 2026.

Trump Takes Female Far Right Fanatic, 33, on VIP Marine OneLOOMING THREAT

Sarah-Jane Collins

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 02: Political activist Laura Loomer follows behind U.S. President Donald Trump as he walks off Air Force One on October 02, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump travelled to Mobile, Alabama for a campaign rally. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Kelly Ripa Uses This $12 Concealer to Cover Her Gray RootsA QUICK COVERUP

Kelly Ripa Hair

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New White House Assistant Press Secretary Beni Rae Harmony.

Trump Taps Right-Wing TV Host for White House Press Role

HARMONY IN TUNE

“Glamorous” Charlie Kirk admirer, 24, plans to push “America First,” she announces.

Stephen Miller and Kash Patel.

Keystone Kash Busted Admitting He’s Trump Goon’s Errand Boy

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Donald Trump, Margo Martin and Natalie Harp

How Trump Humiliates Natalie by Thirsting at Rival

William Vaillancourt, The Daily Beast Podcast

Pedro Pascal in BEHEMOTH! Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2026 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

A-List Star’s Career-Best Performance Is Pitch Perfect

Donald Trump

Trump Expresses Sympathy for Accused Cornell Seven Rapists

Josh Fiallo, Farrah Tomazin

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Real-Life ‘Home Alone 2’ Bird Lady Found MurderedTRAGEDY
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Adopted Man Discovers Dad is Triple Grammy-Winning Rock StarWHAT A FOOL BELIEVES
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This Scratch-Resistant Cookware Set Is Built to Last DecadesONLY PANS
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The Beatles Release Unearthed John Lennon SongHERE COMES THE SONG
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Iconic Hawaii Landmark Collapses After 500 YearsGOING, GOING... GONE
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This Smart Scale Tracks Weight, Body Fat, and Muscle MassSCALE UP
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2,000 Arrested as High School Protests Turn ViolentCLASSROOMS ON FIRE

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Woman Says On-Camera Makeover Left Her in Agonizing Pain

Amy Williams

‘The View’ Host, 83, Misses Show Due to Painful Injury

Natalie Demaree

Joy Behar on The View.

I Never Got Complimented on My Hair Until It Turned Gray

Liz Kamarul's hair transformation inspired her mother to embrace her natural hue as well.

‘Shark Tank’ Star Shares Photos Before and After Facelifts

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: (L-R) Business investors and television personalities Robert Herjavec, Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner and Kevin O'Leary attend the "Shark Tank" Season 8 Premiere at the Viceroy L'Ermitage Beverly Hills on September 23, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage)

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Angie Katsanevas visits "Jeff Lewis Live" at SiriusXM Studios on January 13, 2026

Interviews

TV Fan Favorite Gets Real About Her Shocking Split

“The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” breakout star Angie Katsanevas goes deep on her breakup and the emotional new season.

The Beatles

Interviews

Beatles Icon Reveals Secrets Behind Game-Changing Album

Romancing the Stone actors Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas

Celebrity

Michael Douglas Admits Secret Co-Star Romance 40 Years Later

Tommy O'Brien as Micah Hollingsworth, Taylor Bloom as Russ Hollingsworth, Kat Cunning as Clare Hollingsworth, Hope Davis as Jane Hollingsworth, Peter Krause as Mike Hollingsworth

Finally, There’s a New TV Show With Ridiculous Drama

The NBC family drama “Line of Fire” delivers the bonkers, soapy twists we’ve been craving.

Kevin Fallon

Oscar Nominee’s New Netflix Epic Is Great—With One Exception

A photo illustration of Florence Pugh in East of Eden.

Emmy Winner Confronts Weird Reputation in Tense Interview

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Jeremy Strong

‘The Office’ Star’s New Show Is Ideal Ricky Gervais Antidote

Ricky Gervais and Mackenzie Crook.

‘Pitch Perfect’ Star Reveals Why She Finally Came Out at 43

Dana Herrnstadt ,

Obsessed: The Podcast

The cast of Pitch Perfect for the Anna Camp Obsessed podcast episode.

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Trump Cranks Up His Propaganda Ad Blitz

US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he attends a rally, ahead of the midterm elections, at The Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama, US, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak

Michael Douglas’ Co-Star Reacts to Affair Bombshell

Kathleen Turner portrait from the 1980s.

MAGA ‘Biggest Loser’ Star Drops Truth Bomb About Republicans

Sarah-Jane Collins

Fitness guru Jillian Michaels gives exercise instructions while promoting her new workout for the Curves franchise in New York January 15, 2014. As Jillian Michaels, the tough-love trainer on NBC's hit reality show "The Biggest Loser," lunges towards her middle years she infuses her fitness routine with the same take-no-prisoners mindset that impels her TV contestants to shape up. To match story FITNESS-JILLIANMICHAELS/ Picture taken January 15, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH ENTERTAINMENT)

Kash’s Crackpot Scheme to Prove Election ‘Fraud’ Exposed

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

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Rick Jackson and JD Vance

Must-Win MAGA Candidate Caught in Vance’s Fraud Crosshairs

OOPS!

Natalie Harp: She's everywhere.

Magazine Slammed as Harp Is Named on Prestigious List

CURIOUS CHOICE

Sarah Cooper is back, this time with an absurd Melania impression.

Trump Impersonator Returns to Humiliate Melania

NEW TARGET

The viral sensation is back, and she has new tricks up her sleeve.

Dana Herrnstadt

A photo illustration of Donald Trump, and the North Carolina flag.

Republicans Quit Battleground Senate Seat in Telling Move

MASSIVE PIVOT

Sarah Ewall-Wice

AFFLECK

Ben Affleck Shares Major Love Life Update After J.Lo Divorce

IT’S COMPLICATED

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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Jones Road Illuminating Drops.

Jones Road’s Illuminating Drops Are ‘Vacation in a Bottle’

POST-PTO GLOW

Good Hair by Cardi B.

I Used Cardi B’s Hair Line for a Month—Here Are My Thoughts

MANE MOVES

I Tried the Buzzy Trampoline Workout Taking Over FitnessBOUNCE WITH ME

Laura Geller’s New Cream Palette Is a Win for Mature SkinGLOW GET IT

Laura Mercier's Mint-Tinted Setting Powder Is My Redness FixMINT TO BE

Here’s How to Make Your Bed Feel Like the Ritz-CarltonSUITE DREAMS

Taylor Jean Stephan

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Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

Obama Steps Up to Make Trump’s Nightmare a Reality

BARACK TO THE FUTURE

Donald Trump, Ken Paxton photo illustration

Must-Win MAGA Candidate Caught Secretly Trashing Trump

SPEAK UP

Hegseth

Pentagon Pete Savagely Mocked for Desperate Jogging Flex

‘PERFORMATIVE BS’

Annabella Rosciglione

Pete Hegseth

Hegseth Summons Troops for Rant Against ‘Fatties and Wimps'

Sarah Ewall-Wice

A photo illustration of Donald Trump and Mark Carney and the Nobel Prize.

Trump Ally Nemesis Is Favorite for Nobel Peace Prize

Darline Graham

Republicans Panic as Darline Graham Falls Into Close Race

Sarah Ewall-Wice

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