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Trump Demands Congress Defund NPR and PBS ‘IMMEDIATELY’

WHO’S AFRAID OF BIG BIRD?

The president lashed out America’s public broadcasters, saying both were “arms of the Radical Left Democrat Party.”

Janna Brancolini

Michael Waltz speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Trump’s Top Aides Suffer More Embarrassing Data Blunders

CLEAN ON OPSEC?

Yasmeen Hamadeh

Donald Trump

Social Security Walks Back Service Cuts After Outrage

‘WE HAVE LISTENED’

Prince Harry’s Other African Charity NightmareTOUGH CHOICES

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (front centre) arrives by safari jeep to watch an anti-poaching demonstration exercise conducted jointly by local rangers and UK military deployed on Operation CORDED at the Liwonde National Park during the royal tour of Africa on September 30, 2019 in Malawi.

Rubio Admits Someone Made a ‘Big Mistake’ With War Chat LeakOWNING UP

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint press conference with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in Kingston, Jamaica, March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool/File Photo

Paul Rudd Kills a Unicorn and Should Be Tried for His CrimeNO-TRICK PONY

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega from Death of a Unicorn.

How to Get a Free Wand Vibrator From Dame’s Latest ActivatioMY PLEASURE

MaryFrances “Francky” Knapp

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U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber speaks during a press conference in Norfolk, Virginia, on Aug. 9, 2023, announcing sentencing for two human trafficking cases in Hampton Roads.

Cause of Death Revealed for Biden-Appointed U.S. Attorney

NEW EVIDENCE

Jessica Aber, 43, who resigned from her position after Donald Trump took office, was found dead on Saturday

Kendall Brown on Instagram.

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Military Wife Rips Hegseth for Risking ‘Husband’s Life’

Kenneal Patterson

Morning Joe

MSNBC Hosts Loudly Gasp as New Hegseth Texts Are Read

Yasmeen Hamadeh

(L to R) Luenell, Pete Davidson at Everybody's Live with John Mulaney at The Sunset Gower Studios on March 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. Cr. Ryan West/Netflix © 2025

Pete Davidson Squirms Through Live Segment About Love Life

Brit Hume discusses the Trump administration's response to the Signal war chat leak on Fox News with Bret Baier.

Top Fox Analyst: Hegseth & Co. Making a Mess of Signal Leak

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New Trump Plan Could Ban Foreign Students From Some CollegesSCHOOL’S OUT
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Another Massive Kennedy Center Production Has Been PostponedBYE BYE BLONDIE
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Womanizer’s New Clitoral Sex Toy Is Peak Orgasm Innovation‘ORGASMS FOR ALL’
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Trump Pardon May Get J6er Out of Child Porn ChargesFEELING LUCKY
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Hillary Roasts Hegseth for Freaking Out About Her EmailsFULL CIRCLE MOMENT

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The White Lotus Season 3.

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Duke University Is Not Happy With ‘The White Lotus’

The prestigious school was disturbed by how its official merchandise was used on a recent episode of the show.

Yasmeen Hamadeh

Ben Affleck meme

Industry News

Studio Ghibli Memes Take Over the Internet—Thanks to AI

Clare Donaldson

A photo illustration of Sarah Catherine Hook, Aimee Lou Wood, and Parker Posey on The White Lotus.

Hot Takes

The Books ‘White Lotus’ Characters Are Reading Are Hilarious

Laura Wheatman Hill

Jason Statham Is a Perfect Murderous Vigilante in New Movie

Nick Schager

What Shocked ‘Surrounded’ Star Most About His MAGA Opponents

Matt Wilstein

Real Housewives’ Wild Bullying Reaches New Height in Finale

DIAMONDS AREN'T FOREVER

Alec Karam

Prepare to Weep at This Movie Starring Naomi Watts and a Dog

Naomi Watts and Bill Murray in The Friend.

A Priest’s Raging Erection Is the Comedy Moment of the Year

Jacques Develay in "Misericordia"

The Stunning ‘White Lotus’ Murder Theory Haunting Fans

Clare Donaldson

Sarah Catherine Hook

‘White Lotus’ Star: Why Our Incest Is Worse Than ‘Thrones’

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

White Lotus

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Trump Can’t Keep His Story Straight After War Chat Leaks

William Vaillancourt

Donald Trump

Drag Queen MTG Smeared as a ‘Child Predator’ Slaps Back

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene singled out a drag queen known as Lil Miss Hot Mess during a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee meeting Wednesday.

Netflix Finally Puts a Gay President in the White House

Paul Fitzgerald as President Perry Morgan, and Barrett Foa as Elliot Morgan.

Living for the ‘White Lotus’ Rich White Ladies’ Betrayals

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Donald Trump.

Dead Woman’s Fam Sue After Trump Hotel’s Door ‘Killed’ Her

BRUTAL

Channing Tatum, Florence Pugh, and Patrick Stewart

Endless Marvel Livestream Reveals 27 ‘Avengers’ Actors

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, SLOWLY

Clare Donaldson

Trump flirted his way through a women's event at the White House.

Trump Flirts His Way Through White House Women’s Event

LADIES’ MAN

The president was a big hit with the largely female—and Republican—crowd.

U.S. television host Tucker Carlson listens during an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia February 6, 2024. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Tucker Carlson Reveals Recent Death in His Family

REST IN PEACE

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding will be star studded.

Ivanka! Oprah! Kim!: Bezos’ Mega-Wedding Guest List Revealed

GOING FOR BROKE

Nandika Chatterjee

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Colostrum health benefits

Is Colostrum Just Another Wellness Gimmick? Experts Weigh In

GOT MILK?

Therabody Depuffing Wand Review

Therabody’s New Depuffing Wand Reduces Swelling in Minutes

BRIGHT EYES

Layne Van Vranken

Wrangler & Whataburger Are Now Serving a New Apparel CollabWHATACOLLAB

This Luxe Houseware Brand Offers a More Elegant Way to SmokeHIGH STANDARDS

Murad’s New Retinol Oil Is a Godsend for Sensitive SkinJUST DROP IT

This Coveted Sézane Cardigan Is Finally Back in StockOUI OUI

Kristen Garaffo

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Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz illustration

Prove Us All Wrong by Firing Your Lying Nitwits, Mr. Trump

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White Lotus Incest

Is It OK to Think the ‘White Lotus’ Incest Scene Was Hot?

TABOO

A photo illustration of Nancy Mace, Jasmine Crockett, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

MAGA Rages Over Foe Jasmine Crockett’s New Security Detail

NOT FAIR!

Pete Hegseth photo illustration

Why I Don’t Have Enough F-Words for Deez Nutz Hegseth’s F-Up

Michael Ian Black

Hillary Clinton waving on top of a blank Gmail email

Today’s Hottest Group Text? Hillary Clinton’s, No Doubt

Recreation of Signal message conversation between Trump Cabinet members regarding bombings of the Houthi in Yemen

Read the Messages From Trump Officials’ Group War Chat

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