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Karoline Leavitt

Trump Press Sec Backs Out of WH Correspondents’ Dinner Roast

NO SHOW

The move comes as the administration restricts White House pool reporters.

Kenneal Patterson

Scarlett Johansson attends the Oscars on March 02, 2025.

Scarlett Johansson Gave Us the Best Meme of the Week

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Donald Trump

Trump’s Latest Targets: The Homeless, Libraries, and Museums

NO NEED FOR THOSE!

10 Sleep Awareness Week Mattress Deals to Score Now SWEET DREAMS

Tuft & Needle Mattress Sale

Diddy Shocks Courtroom With New Gray Hair and Beard Look‘BLOATED AND OLD’

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 26: Sean Combs is seen on October 26, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

New Proposed Trump Travel Ban Would Target 43 CountriesNO-FLY LIST

Catherine Bouris

Newark departures board

Missing College Student’s Final Venmo Payments Revealed PUTTING TOGETHER THE PIECES

Nandika Chatterjee

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A side by side of Representatives John Fetterman and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Fetterman Fires Back at AOC Amid Dems’ Civil War

NOT SWEATING IT

“I hope you can relay how little I care about her views on this,” John Fetterman said after AOC rebuked Democrats backing Trump’s spending bill.

Musk/Burr

Bill Burr Escalates Beef With ‘Nazi’ Billionaire Elon Musk

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JUNE 01: Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil talks to the press during the press briefing organized by Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a new encampment at Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus on Friday evening, in New York City, United States on June 01, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Video Released of Mahmoud Khalil’s Controversial ICE Arrest

William Vaillancourt

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) (R) talks with Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) as the House votes for a Speaker of the House on the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is working to retain the Speakership in the face of opposition within his own party as the 119th Congress holds its first session to vote for a new Speaker of the House.

Nancy Mace’s ‘Predator’ Claims Spark Legal Fight Over ‘Lies’

Emell Derra Adolphus

Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Kanye West Spotted with a Bianca Censori Look-Alike

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Anna Wintour attends the Chanel Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Grand Palais on March 11, 2025 in Paris, France.

Famed Editor Spills Tea on Anna Wintour’s Mean Girl Behavior

“She took to power rather than being the cozy, conspiratorial friend she used to be,” said former “Vanity Fair” editor Graydon Carter.

Ted Lasso

Hot Takes

‘Ted Lasso’ Should Remain Dead and Gone

Jesse Eisenberg attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

Jesse Eisenberg’s Polish Citizenship Sparks Viral Joke

‘Freakier Friday’ Trailer Reveals Confusing Body-Swap Twist

Clare Donaldson

Clare Donaldson

‘Novocaine’: A Hero Can’t Feel Pain, But the Audience Will

Nick Schager

‘Top Chef’ Heads to Canada at the Weirdest, Wildest Time

Kevin Fallon

Casting John Malkovich as a Popstar Was a Rotten Idea

John Malkovich

‘No From Me’: Chappell Roan Fans Split on Pivot to Country

Clare Donaldson

Chappell Roan on Saturday Night Live. Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images

Locked Up Wendy Williams Makes Defiant Return to Daytime TV

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Dolly Parton Makes First Appearance Since Husband’s Death

Catherine Bouris

Dolly Parton

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Performance or Agenda? Scrutiny Over Federal Firings Mounts

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to press at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Michelle Obama Reveals Strategy for Handling ‘Rumors’

William Vaillancourt

Michelle Obama

Former FBI Official Compares Trump to Saddam Hussein

Amethyst Martinez

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Justice Department March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. As he has used the department to punish enemies, Trump is expected to deliver what the White House calls a law-and-order speech and outline steps he will take to counter “weaponization” of the department. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bombshell Facebook Author ‘Distorted’ Truth: Ex-Colleague

Conrad Quilty-Harper,

Emell Derra Adolphus

Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook thumbs down icons.

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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 23: Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Old Guard," place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.

Arlington Cemetery Erases Civil War in Hegseth DEI Purge

HISTORIC SCRUB

Nandika Chatterjee

Majors

A-List Hollywood Backs Marvel Star Guilty of Assaulting GF

TAKING SIDES

Kenneal Patterson

Pod Save America host Jon Favreau speaks into a microphone.

Pod Bros: Trump Is Unbelievably ‘F***ing Crazy’ on Tariffs

LEARNING THE HARD WAY

Nobody thought he would “quadruple down” on tariffs even as the markets crashed, the Pod Save America hosts said.

Janna Brancolini

Trump

Trump Asks Putin to Spare Lives of ‘Surrounded’ Ukrainians

WAITING GAME

Kenneal Patterson

Rogan/Stewart

Joe Rogan Gushes Over Jon Stewart for Attacking ‘Both Sides’

‘SO SMART’

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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Whataburger x Wrangler.

Wrangler & Whataburger Are Now Serving a New Apparel Collab

WHATACOLLAB

Murad Retinol Youth Renewal Face Oil Drops Review

Murad’s New Retinol Oil Is a Godsend for Sensitive Skin

JUST DROP IT

Gavin Rossdale Has a Caviar Dealer—and a New Cooking ShowYES, CHEF!

Tecovas’ Trend-Proof Cowgirl Boots Are Peak Western Luxury YEEHAW

These Magnesium Sprays Soothe Muscles & Promote RelaxationMINERAL MISTS

Daisy Maldonado

Hinoki Is Giving Woody Scents a Modern MakeoverWOOD, MEET CITRUS

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Kyle MacLachlan poses in the green room before the "Me Time with You with Kyle MacLachlan" session during the 2025 SXSW Festival

Kyle MacLachlan Is The Best Thing to Happen to the Internet

GIRL, SO AMAZING

Clare Donaldson

Sam Seder, left, debates 20 Trump supporters.

The Viral Video That Proves MAGA Voters Are a Lost Cause

RED FLAGS

Michael Ian Black

Edi Patterson.

The Deeply Normal Person Behind TV’s Most ‘Insane Maniac’

THE LAST LAUGH

Man gagged with an American flag

Why This Arrest Shows Trump’s Unending Contempt for the Law

Parker Posey, Edie Falco, Brian Cox, Vivian Bang, Dean Norris, and Lisa Kudrow.

Brian Cox’s Erect Penis Can’t Save This Dreadful Movie

The Trump Pledge Card gets fact checked.

Why the Real Social Security Fraudsters are Trump and Musk