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Mitch McConnell’s Missing-in-Action Paycheck Revealed

RAKING IT IN

Mitch McConnell has taken in a five-figure sum during his prolonged absence from work.

Annabella Rosciglione

Sandra Bullock

How Sandra Bullock’s Face Makes Her New Movie Unwatchable

FROZEN IN TIME

Laura Wheatman Hill

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Trump Lawyer’s Tense Call Before Blowing Up Revenge Plot

CALLING IT QUITS

Janna Brancolini

Don Jr. Wife Gives BS Defense of Oligarch Paying for WeddingIT'S MY PARTY...

Sarah Ewall-Wice

One of the photos Bettina Trump posted while firing back about the oligarch paying for her wedding extravaganza.

‘60 Minutes’ Viewers Call BS on Hegseth’s ‘Propaganda’🧐🧐🧐

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, amid a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 24, 2026.

Wild Odds Revealed for Whether Mitch Will Show Up for WorkMIA MITCH

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks on behalf of one of U.S. President Donald Trump's judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

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Jones Road’s New Peptide-Powered Mascara Prevents Lash Loss

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Mitch McConnell

D-Day for Mitch McConnell After 92 Days as Senate Returns

CLOCK'S TICKING

The Kentucky senator has been absent for three full months.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Kate Mara and Rooney Mara in Bucking Fastard.

Real-Life Sister Stars Make the Year’s Most Bats**t Movie

Donald Trump Jr. and Melania Trump.

How Don Jr.’s Putin Pal Is Working Against Melania Revealed

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Horrific Way ICE Barbie's Goons Locked Up Migrants Exposed

A photo illustration of Sir Gary Oldman in Slow Horses.

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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Contestant Reveals Weight Gain

Natalie Demaree

Jimmy Kimmel and Guillermo Rodriguez arrive at the 86th Annual Peabody Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, on May 31, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California.

I Got a Nose Job for My 60th Birthday and Love the Results

Julie Jones said her nose job gave her new inner confidence.

Talk Show Host, 59, Shows Off Jaw-Dropping Weight Loss

Natalie Demaree

Sherri Shepherd during a 2016 episode of "The View."

Legendary Model, 60, Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction

Cindy Crawford

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Andrew Scott as actor Ian Charleson in “Elsinore.”

Hot Takes

‘Fleabag’s’ Hot Priest Delivers Career-Defining Performance

Watch out, Matt Damon and Ryan Gosling, “Elsinore” is here.

Catherine Zeta-Jones poses on the red carpet at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 14, 2025.

Celebrity

A-Lister Claps Back at ‘Horrible’ Nepo Baby Allegations

A photo illustration of Leslie Jones and Milo Yiannopoulos for the Obsessed podcast.

Obsessed: The Podcast

Leslie Jones Reacts to Her Biggest Troll Getting Deported

Obsessed: The Podcast,

Dana Herrnstadt

Sandra Bullock in Practical Magic 2.

Oscar Winners’ Decades-Later Sequel Is a Modern Miracle

Unbelievably, “Practical Magic 2” is better than its predecessor.

Nick Schager

A-Lister Reveals Why She Barely Remembers Winning Her Oscar

Sandra Bullock accepts her award for best actress for her role in “The Blind Side” during the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 7, 2010.

Kimmel Humiliates Trump With Perfect Metaphor for Presidency

Jimmy Kimmel

Unrecognizable A-Lister Wows With Dramatic Tour-de-Force

Sebastian Stan in Fjord.

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

Dana Herrnstadt ,

Obsessed: The Podcast

Kristin Johnston

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‘Musk’ Director Reveals ‘Deep Concern’ Over MAGA Censorship

Dana Herrnstadt

Elon Musk speaks withDonald Trump as they watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.

Trump’s Big Strategy Torn to Shreds by Grim Poll

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‘SNL’ Star Reveals Why She ‘Had’ to Leave When She Did

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Obsessed: The Podcast

MEGYN KELLY TODAY -- Pictured: Megyn Kelly, Leslie Jones, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong and Melissa Villasenor on Friday, September 29, 2017 -- (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Trump’s Crisis Sparks Rationing at Major Retailer

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Andrew Scott as actor Ian Charleson in “Elsinore.”

‘Fleabag’s’ Hot Priest Delivers Career-Defining Performance

NEW FRONTRUNNER?

Donald Trump

Trump Judge Delivers Massive Blow to President

CASE CLOSED

Janna Brancolini

A photo illustration of Donald Trump and scenes from the US Iran war and Houthis advance in Yemen.

Graphic Proof That Trump’s MAGA Bluff Is His Worst Nightmare

A WEEK OF WAR

With the U.S. on the brink of a major new crisis as Iran-backed rebels threaten to choke a second key shipping route, the Daily Beast reveals one week’s cost of Trump’s war.

Eric and Luke Trump on a military helicopter.

Trump’s Kids Get Free Rides from Military for Golf Weekend

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 25: Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during the State Council Meeting at the Saint George's Hall of the Kremlin, on December 25, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Putin gathered governors, cabinet members and parties leaders for the State Council meeting, the main topic of which was personnel training. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Putin Humiliated as His Enemy Reveals Embarrassing Truth

VLADIMIR PUT-DOWN

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

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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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