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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One, on travel from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., February 16, 2026.

Rattled Trump Amps Up MAGA Civil War With Late-Night Threat

AGAINST THE ROPES

The 79-year-old president sent a chilling warning to top MAGA stars who might dare to question him.

President Donald Trump, pictured with Chief of Staff Susan Wiles in March, defended her as "fantastic" despite her unfiltered observations to Vanity Fair.

Trump Aides Panic Over Full-Blown Gas Price Crisis He Caused

WAR DIVIDEND

Kristi Noem confronted with Daily Beast reporting during a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing.

ICE Barbie Faced With Daily Beast Revelation About Her Trash

IN THE BIN

Veteran Appears to Snap Bone During Tussle With MAGA SenatorBROTHERS IN ARMS

Sheehy goes to help police drag McGinnis out.

Trump Aide Dragged Into MAGA Frenzy Over Rumored BetrayalDARK WEB

President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One while holding his cellphone at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, May 30, 2025.

ICE Makes Humiliating Decision Over Deadly Detention CenterFAILED EXPERIMENT

Sen. John Kennedy admonished Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem during a hearing on Capitol Hill for DHS spending $220 million on ads featuring her prominently and giving massive contracts to her friends.

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A photo illustration of Max Burkholder as John and Seth MacFarlane as voice of Ted.

‘Ted,’ the Horny Teddy Bear, Spills All His Dirty Secrets

STUFFED UP

The foul-mouthed stuffie, voiced by Seth MacFarlane, dishes with Obsessed about Season 2 of his TV show, his raunchiest moments, and biggest (if any) regrets.

Donald Trump

White House Uses Bonkers New Strategy to Promote Trump’s War

Catherine Bouris

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

MAGA Melts Down as Trump’s Pick in Texas Runoff Leaks

Vic Verbalaitis

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) speaks alongside U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) at a news conference on border security outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.

MAGA Rep Makes Twisted Claim About Affair With Suicide Aide

Erkki Forster, Catherine Bouris

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel Takes on ICE Barbie Affair Rumors

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I Found a Black Top So Chic, Even My Teen Daughter Approves

In my Sylva top, Saddlehugger breeches, Ariat riding boots, and Kate Spade sunglasses, about to set off for a ride. The belt is from a store in Provence.

Food Network Star Opens Up About Implants After Weight Loss

Valerie Bertinelli attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 32nd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on March 10, 2024 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/WireImage)

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Trumpy Billionaire Reveals Big Plans for HBO Takeover

Paramount acknowledged HBO’s fate in new plans publicized on Monday.

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Jon Stewart Rages at Trump for Derailing His Show

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’90s Sitcom Star Worries About God Watching Her Have Sex

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How One Huge Mistake Exposed Hollywood’s Darkest Secrets

Former Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton broke down his role in the studio’s infamous hacked email scandal on “Obsessed: The Podcast.”

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Obsessed: The Podcast

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Nicole Kidman Reignites Flirty Vibe With Late-Night Love

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New Details Emerge About First ‘Game of Thrones’ Movie

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JFK’s Grandson Gives ‘Love Story’ Series an ‘F for Fiction’

Owen Mason-Hill

Jack Schlossberg and the stars of Love Story about JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

MAGA ‘American Idol’ Judge Claps Back at Booing Audience

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She Heard He Was a ‘Jerk’—But Married Him Anyway

Owen Mason-Hill,

Obsessed: The Podcast

Bradley Whitford and Amy Landecker in "For Worse" for Obsessed podcast.

Bolton Sounds Alarm on ‘Uncomfortable’ Trump’s Impulsive War

Donald Trump not listening in his Situation Room at Mar-A-Lago.

Rep Trolls ICE Barbie Over Alleged Lover’s Blanket Tantrum

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security" to testify, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026.

Second Director Ditches ‘Ocean’s 11’ Movie Prequel

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President Donald Trump looks on during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026, in Washington, DC. President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Army Command Sgt. Major Terry P. Richardson, who served in the Vietnam War, posthumously to Army Master Sgt. Roderick W. Edmonds, who served in World War II, and posthumously to Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who died in combat in Afghanistan in 2013.

Doctor Says Trump’s Golf Habit May Be Reason for Rash

THE WAGES OF SUN

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Inside TV’s Ozempic Sex Circus’ Explosive, Juicy Finale

SPOILER ALERT!

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan and Major Jeffrey R. O’Brien

Pentagon Names More U.S. Heroes Killed in Trump’s War

SENSELESS

The confirmation of their identities comes after insensitive comments made by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Talarico, Crockett and Dems’ Dangerous ‘Electability' Debate

OUT OF THE BLUE

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Keystone Kash’s Petty Pattern of Retaliation Exposed

‘SELFISH AND INSECURE’

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