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Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing

Sneering Hegseth Torn Apart in Fiery Confirmation Battle

NO WORDS MINCED

The former Fox News commentator remained stoic through most introductions, but he gave a visible reaction when Sen. Jack Reed grilled him.

Donald Trump, Jack Smith illustration

Trump Rages Over Jack Smith Report’s Damning Guilty Verdict

POSTING THROUGH IT

Janna Brancolini

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk pose for a photo during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City.

Trump Snubs Elon With Decision on White House Digs

OFFICE SPACE

Yasmeen Hamadeh

Lying Trump Took His Own Supporters for Fools: Jack SmithLIAR-IN-CHIEF

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives on New Year's Eve at his Mar-A-Lago club on December 31, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida.

MSNBC President Exits Amid Ratings FreefallSHE'S OUT

Rashida Jones

Tearful Kimmel Rips Trump’s ‘Vile’ Reaction to L.A. Fires‘IT’S BEEN TERRIBLE’

Teary-eyed Jimmy Kimmel

Tone Your Core Sans Crunches With Jen Aniston’s Fave WorkoutCORE POWER

Pvolve Workouts Review

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A photo illustration of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Steve Bannon.

Trump Secretly Loves Bannon and Elon Musk’s MAGA Civil War

THE NEW ABNORMAL

“Donald Trump loves it because people are fighting over him. There’s nothing a narcissist loves more than that.”

The Daily Beast

Will Cain

Fox News Replaces Anchor Trump Hates With MAGA Convert

William Vaillancourt

Jen Rubin

Star Washington Post Columnist Torches Bezos on Her Way Out

US Attorney David Weiss (L), Special Counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation, alongside Assistant Special Counsel Derek Hines (R), speaks to the press in Wilmington, Delaware, on June 11, 2024. A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on June 11 on federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting US president. The 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden was convicted on all three of the federal charges facing him, CNN and other US media reported. (Photo by RYAN COLLERD / AFP) (Photo by RYAN COLLERD/AFP via Getty Images)

Hunter Biden Special Counsel Tears Into Joe in Final Report

Pete Hegseth

Dems Say Hegseth Hearing Will Get Heated: ‘A Lot of Baggage’

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Trump Welcomes Another Tech Mogul Into the FoldNEW RECRUIT

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Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival "Nutcrackers" premiere held at Roy Thomson Hall on September 05, 2024 in Toronto, Canada.

Celebrity

Ben Stiller Reveals Why He Split From His Wife for 4 Years

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor separated in 2017 and later reconciled during the pandemic.

Grace Harrington

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 12: 74th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS -- Pictured: Lorne Michaels reacts after "Saturday Night Live" won the Variety Sketch Series award on stage during the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022. -- (Photo by Chris Haston/NBC via Getty Images)

Celebrity

How ‘SNL’s’ Biggest Stars Were ‘Mind-F***ed’ by Their Boss

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: A view of the venue during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Industry News

Grammy-Related Events Canceled as Wildfires Rage

The Moment Roy Wood Jr. Knew America Wasn’t Gonna ‘Make It’

Matt Wilstein

Longest-Tenured ‘General Hospital’ Cast Member Dies at 79

Julia Ornedo

‘The Pitt’ Is the ‘ER’ Sequel We Didn’t Know We Needed

I NEED A DEFIBRILLATOR

Kevin Fallon

Will Ferrell Says ‘SNL’ Audition Was Like ‘Prison Torture’

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Will Ferrell on 'SNL'

New ‘Traitors’ Season Is Best Yet—With Some Fantastic Twists

Traitors Season 3 Premiere

No One Plays a Swaggering, Sexy Jerk Like Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler as 'Big Nick' O'Brien and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Donnie Wilson in Den of Thieves 2: Panthera.

The Proof Pamela Anderson Should Be an Oscar Nominee

Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl

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Songwriter Bites Back at Cher’s ‘Cheap’ Comment in New Doc

Amethyst Martinez

Cher and songwriter Diane Warren arrive at the Los Angeles "Burlesque" Premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 15, 2010 in Hollywood, California.

Melania 2.0: I’m ‘Independent’ and Will Stand Up to Trump

Melania Trump, Fox News

House GOP Returns from Mar-a-Lago to Commence Infighting

Juliegrace Brufke

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

Biden Taunts Putin for Thinking He’d Easily Conquer Kyiv

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Biden spoke on today’s jobs report and the state of the economy. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: Carrie Underwood attends the 2022 People's Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on December 06, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Carrie Underwood to Come Out as MAGA at Trump Inauguration

Picking a side

Amethyst Martinez

ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 30: Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump acknowledges his audience at the conclusion of a campaign event at the Rocky Mount Event Center on October 30, 2024 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. With less than a week until Election Day, Trump is campaigning for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Wisconsin on Wednesday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Team Trump Has Ramped Up Loyalty Tests Ahead of Inauguration

DONALD’S DISCIPLES

Amethyst Martinez

Steve Bannon

Bannon Expands Musk War to Zuck and the Rest of Tech ‘Nerds’

NO ONE SPARED

Mark Zuckerberg is the latest tech billionaire to irk the Trump loyalist, who is clearly sick of the tech world’s takeover of MAGA.

Sunny Hostin and Jesse Watters

‘The View’ Calls Out Jesse Watters’ ‘Racist’ Fire Comments

‘UNBELIEVEABLE’

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

‘Family Ties’ star Justine Bateman slammed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as “disaster tourists” during the Los Angeles fires.

‘Family Ties’ Star Slams Harry and Meghan L.A. Fire Visit

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Stem Cell Skincare Benefits

Are Stem Cells the New Botox? This Derm Thinks So

CELL SERVICE

A woman in a meta 3 headset and black workout set punches a virtual target into a million pieces.

The Meta Quest 3 Really, Actually Makes Working Out Fun

THE FUTURE OF FIT

This New Novelty Candle Is Inspired by the New Jersey DronesCONSPIRACY-SCENTED?

Therabody’s New Depuffing Wand Reduces Swelling in MinutesBRIGHT EYES

Layne Van Vranken

This Exosome-Powered Serum Erased My Scar in 30 DaysLIQUID GOLD

It Turns Out Colostrum Isn’t Just Another Wellness Gimmick GOT MILK?

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks a news conference in the rain outside of the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Unhinged MTG Wants Cloud Seeding to Stop L.A. Wildfires

CLOUDY THINKING

Gerard Butler in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.

Gerard Butler Is the Coolest, as Proven by This Interview

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR MOVIESTAR

A photo illustration of Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Under Trump’s Thumb, Zuckerberg Has No F---s Left to Give

META'S MAGA MAKEOVER

Allison Quinn’s son.

To the Stranger Stepping Up to Save My Son’s Life

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire in Malibu, Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025.

Why Some Houses Burn and Others Are Untouched in L.A. Fires

Trump heads back to Washington

Why Trump’s Trial Judge Tied Himself Into a Gordian Knot