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Jimmy Kimmel hosts The Alternative Christmas Message on the U.K.'s Channel 4.

Kimmel Gives ‘King Donny’ a Christmas Thrashing in TV Speech

'TIS THE SEASON

The comedian slammed the president as a wannabe king.

SANDRINGHAM, NORFOLK - DECEMBER 25: King Charles III, Princess Anne, Princess Royal ,Princess Eugenie of York and Queen Camilla attend the Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2025 in Sandringham, Norfolk.

King Charles Repeats His Biggest Andrew Mistake at Xmas Walk

ROYAL BLINDSPOT

Trump

Artist Pulls Kennedy Center Holiday Show After Trump Rebrand

FESTIVE FALLOUT

Trump Endures Awkward Christmas Dinner With Father-In-LawHOLIDAY SPIRIT

Trump later attended a Christmas Eve Dinner at Mar-a-Lago, where he is spending the holidays this year.

CBS Boss Sends Lecturing Christmas Eve Memo Over ‘60 Mins’WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Vic Verbalaitis

Bari Weiss

Trump Fires Off Unhinged Merry Christmas Message to ‘Scum’BAH HUMBUG

US President Donald Trump participates in NORAD Santa tracker phone calls, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 24, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

The Best Last-Minute Gifts You Can Send Instantly by Email YOU’VE GOT MAIL

Last Minute Gifts You Can Send by Email

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Todd Blanche, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel

DOJ Publicly Unravels Over Epstein Files Backlash

CHILDISH

Name-calling and endless copy-paste replies defined the Department of Justice’s holiday posting spree.

Annabella Rosciglione

U.S. President Donald Trump smiles from the field before the 126th America's Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium on December 13, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. The teams are competing for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, with President Trump attending the rivalry for the second consecutive year.

Republicans Give First Year Under Trump 2.0 a Failing Grade

Karoline Leavitt

Murdoch Paper Backs Leavitt in ‘Pouty Lips’ Uproar

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks

Trump Blacklists Europeans in Bonkers Free Speech Crusade

A lego portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump is seen in the Green Room during an advance tour of the 2025 White House Christmas decorations on December 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's White House Christmas decorations is "Home Is Where The Heart Is."

DOJ Begs for ‘Emergency’ Epstein Files Scrubbers Over Xmas

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Rebecca Minkoff Wants to Talk About Perimenopause

Rebecca Minkoff talks about perimenopause.

This $75K Jawline Transformation Is Wowing Social Media

David's jawline transformation. 3/4 view

Reese Witherspoon Posts Stunning Pic With Lookalike Daughter

Ava Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon on April 25, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California.

This Glow-Up Shows the Power of the Deep Plane Facelift

Deep plane face lift before and after. front view.

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Film still from The Plague

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Harrowing Movie About Bullying Reminds Why Childhood Sucks

“The Plague” will transport you right back to your tween years. Be warned.

Donald Trump from South Park, Judd Apatow, and Mel Brooks

The Last Laugh

Judd Apatow: Why Trump Has Been Silent About ‘South Park’

Hot Takes

Why Everyone Is Thirsting Over the New ‘Avatar’ Villain

Ralph Fiennes Deserves a Lump of Coal for His New Film

Nick Schager

‘Pluribus’ Star Breaks Down Epic Season Finale Bombshells

Emma Fraser

Matt Rogers Spills on Playing Kristen Wiig’s Gay BFF

Emma Fraser

This Is the Funniest Scene in the New 'Knives Out' Movie

Daniel Craig and Josh O'Connor in Knives Out 3

‘Gilmore Girls’ Fans Get the Ultimate Hallmark Movie

Whitney Friedlander

Scott Patterson in his iconic truck at the Gilmore Girls Pop-up

Hugh Jackman Impersonates Neil Diamond in Feel-Good Movie

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in "Song Sung Blue".

The New 'Avatar' Gets Biblical in Its Most Intense Scene

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Kate Winslet’s New Netflix Christmas Movie Will Make You Cry

Helen Mirren as June and Kate Winslet as Julia.

CBS Gets Revenge on Trump After ‘60 Minutes’ Fiasco

President Donald J. Trump hosts THE 48TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS

How The Epstein Files Backfired on Trump: Wolff

Distorted image of Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell

Erika Kirk Plugs Slain Husband’s Book for Christmas

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08: Erika Kirk discusses the newly released book "Stop, In The Name of God: Why Honoring The Sabbath Will Transform Your Life" on "Hannity" at Fox News Channel Studios on December 08, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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CECOT

White House Only Offered ‘60 Minutes’ Unrelated Statement

UNRELATED RANT

Annabella Rosciglione

Joe Rogan Experience/

Joe Rogan Agrees Trump Is ‘Losing It’: ‘How Is This Real?’

BROKEN BRAIN

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meeting on December 26, 2024, in Igora ski resort, north of Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Trump Envoy Used Weight-Loss Drug to Strike Dictator Deal

DOUGHY DIPLOMACY

A personal exchange over a weight-loss drug became part of an unusual backchannel as Washington sought prisoner releases.

Federal agents in military-style tactical gear filmed themselves kicking in bathrooms during a factory raid in Cato, New York.

ICE Goons Caught Busting Into Women’s Bathroom

TOILET RAID

Distorted image of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein Files Dump Reveals Tip on Trump ‘Prostitute Party’

FRESH FILES

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Lola Blankets vs. Bearaby: I Tried Both Weighted Throws

BATTLE OF THE BLANKETS

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16 Unexpected Things to Buy With Your HSA/FSA Funds

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Distorted image of Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell

How The Epstein Files Backfired on Trump: Wolff

NEW DOJ, OLD TRICKS

Donald Trump and the ghosts of Herbert Hoover and J. Edgar Hoover.

The Ghosts of Christmas Past Haunting Trump’s White House

BOO!

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Melania Gives Cryptic Marriage Hint in Christmas Decor

NO ESCAPE

Ali Liebert, Katherine Barrell and Lukas Grassmick

Hallmark Expands Holiday Reach With Lesbian Christmas Movie

Jesse Hassenger

Helen Mirren as June and Kate Winslet as Julia.

Kate Winslet’s New Netflix Christmas Movie Will Make You Cry

Kristi Noem plugged the "gift" on X as well as during a TV appearance.

ICE Barbie Makes Christmas Plea to Boost Failing App

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