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‘60 Minutes’ Star Defies MAGA Bosses With Brutal Grilling

NO HOLDING BACK

Lesley Stahl did not hold back as she pressed a major Trump ally about the shadowy world of the president’s pardons.

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‘60 Minutes’ Roasted for MAGA-Friendly Hegseth Appearance

RIGHT OUT THE GATE

Vic Verbalaitis

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., en route to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Trump Goons Hold Kennedy Center to Ransom in Twisted Plot

PLEASING THE PRESIDENT

Trump, 80, Shows Off Makeup-Caked Hands at Golf TournamentDINOSAUR SKIN

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Amgen Irish Open 2026, at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland, September 13, 2026. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Top Republican Cornered on Key Deadline for Missing MitchIN THE WIND

Then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a press conference following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on April 9, 2024.

Putin’s Battlefield Boasts Collapse in Humiliating FashionINFO WARS

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Ruggable and Anthropologie Unveil a New Washable Rug CapsuleFLOOR FLAIR

Ruggable x Anthropologie

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‘Friends’ Star Directs Totally Bonkers ’True Crime’ Thriller

NOT THERE FOR YOU

With “Evil Genius,” the sitcom star has taken a disturbingly dark turn.

U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Amgen Irish Open at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, Ireland, September 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump Dodges Reporter’s Question With Odd Dead Singer Quip

Pete Hegseth speaks at a ceremony honoring Marines who served at Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the deadly 2021 suicide bombing.

Hegseth’s Desperate Push to Sell His Warrior Image Exposed

U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026.

White House Credits Trump With Remarkable Weather Feat

Sydney Sweeney wears a red satin gown and a center-parted blowout with neutral makeup for the 2025 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 14, 2025.

Outgoing ‘SNL’ Star Mocks Topless Sydney Sweeney

Sarah-Jane Collins

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’90s Star Reveals Why Emmy-Winning Show Can Never Come Back

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Obsessed: The Podcast

Kristin Johnston

TV Icon, 83, Reveals Bombshell Career Decision

“Judge Judy” Sheindlin created the daytime court show "Adam's Law," which will feature her son, Adam Levy, as the judge.

Aaron Rodgers Makes Bizarre Confession About Breakup

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Nicole Kidman Reveals Secret Struggle on Night of Oscar Win

Actress Nicole Kidman accepts the Best Actress Oscar for her role in
“The Hours” at the 75th Academy Awards at the Kodak theater in Hollywood, California, March 23, 2003.

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Trump Goons Unload on ‘Freak’ Journalist Over Natalie Harp

DUBLIN, IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Natalie Harp, executive assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to meet with U.S. Embassy personnel and business leaders at Deerfield Residence on September 12, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. U.S. President Donald Trump is on a two-day non-state visit to Ireland. Among other events today, he is holding a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House in the Phoenix Park. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Republican Rep. Injured After Plane Lands in Lake

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Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) speaks, before U.S. Vice President JD Vance discusses anti-fraud initiatives during a visit to Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing, at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

Prince Harry’s Rural Hideaway Is a Farm Filled With Celebs

Prince Harry arrives to attend the start of the nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers at the High Court in London, Britain, on January 19, 2026.

Oscar Winner’s Latest Is an Insult to Stallone’s Classic

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DALLAS, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 09: North Carolina Republican Senate candidate, former RNC Chairman Michael Whatley gestures as he walks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. U.S. President Donald Trump will headline the Republican National Committee's first-ever midterm convention as he aims to highlight his administration’s achievements and rally support for GOP candidates just two months before the upcoming elections being held on November 3. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Must-Win MAGA Senate Candidate Gets Pedo to Open Rally

BLESS THIS MESS

Vladimir Putin

Putin Rocked by a ‘Palace Coup’ Among His Top Henchmen

SPIDERS IN A JAR

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz Humiliated as Constituents Boo Him on National TV

DROWNED OUT

The senator was greeted with a loud chorus of boos during ESPN’s College Gameday show.

BALMEDIE,SCOTLAND - JULY 29: U.S. President Donald Trump tees off after opening his new golf course at his Trump International Golf links resort on July 29, 2025 in Balmedie, Scotland. U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting his Trump Turnberry golf course, as well as Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, during a brief visit to Scotland from July 25 to 29. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Trump Makes Shock Admission About His Golf Skills

FORE-THOUGHT

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The end of the Trump Show

This Is How Trump Staged His Own Political Funeral: Author

SELF-OWN

Julia Ornedo, Inside Trump's Head

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

POST-PTO GLOW

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

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

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Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein’s Chilling Trump Confession Revealed

FEAR FACTOR

Vic Verbalaitis

Emmys 2026

Here’s Who Will (And Should!) Win at This Year’s Emmy Awards

AND THE WINNERS WILL BE...

Donald Trump, Natalie Harp

Trump’s Jaw-Dropping Secret Gift to Blonde Aide, 35, Exposed

‘FOR HOLIDAYS’

William Vaillancourt

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This Is Why Trump Is Addicted to Unhinged AI Slop: Author

Inside Trump's Head, Erkki Forster

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ICE Goes Full RoboCop With $2 Million Mechanical Mutts

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Trump Wasn’t at Ground Zero. I Was. This Is What I Learned

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