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Pete Hegseth

GOP Senators Reveal Confidence in Pentagon Pete Is Tanking

WAR ROOM WOBBLES

Hegseth is taking heat as the Iran war drags on and his Pentagon purge draws fresh scrutiny on Capitol Hill.

Carly Simon

Music Legend, 83, Reveals Devastating Diagnosis

LEARNING TO LIVE

Donald Trump and Kaitlan Collins.

Trump Target Fires Back at His Kaitlan Collins Diss

CARRYING A LIGHT

Bleak Reality Inside Trump’s Empty Kennedy Center RevealedCURTAIN CALL

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures stands at the presidential box at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

CNN Veteran Torches Megyn Kelly Over Sex Life SmearsFLAME WAR

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Journalist and media personality Megyn Kelly attends the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. In addition to meeting with the Senate Finance Committee, Kennedy will also meet with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee tomorrow. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

This Is My Dark Prediction for How Trump Will Die: AuthorULTIMATE TRUMP DYSTOPIA

Laura Esposito,

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Donald Trump amid military headstones.

Ruggable’s Summer Sale Is the Perfect Excuse to RedecorateMID-SUMMER SAVINGS

Ruggable Summer Sale

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Daniel Dale speaks on CNN.

CNN Fact-Checker Hits Trump With a Brutal Reality Check

FULL OF HOT AIR

The president has been telling “completely made-up” stories that make no sense, according to CNN.

Janna Brancolini

Vladimir Putin

Putin Melts Down in Front of Sailors After Canceling Parade

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JULY 25: Usher performs at Nissan Stadium on July 25, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Grammy Winner Kicks Fan Off Stage After Awkward Dance Moment

U.S. President Donald Trump, with incoming White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) President and Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, takes the lectern to deliver remarks at the WHCA Dinner, which was rescheduled from April after it was interrupted when a man tried to force his way through security and fired a shotgun, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2026.

Insane Number of Times Trump Posted in Six Hours Revealed

Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump

Graham’s Scathing Verdict on Trump’s Goons Revealed

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‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Is Unrecognizable in New Role

OS ANGELES - MAY 13: "The Tangerine Factor" -- The cast of THE BIG BANG THEORY - Kunal Nayyar (second to the left), Johnny Galecki (third from left), Kaley Cuoco (center), Jim Parsons (second from right) and Simon Helberg (foreground, right) - on set with executive producers Bill Prady (far left) and Chuck Lorre (far right). The first season finale of THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, May 19, 2008 on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images)

How Business Attire Is Pushing Men to Get Plastic Surgery

A photo illo illustration of a man wearing a suit and tie and scalpels.

GLP-1 Jabs Linked to Rare But Worrying Side Effect

Tamilore Oshikanlu

Semaglutide

‘GMA’ Anchor Reflects on Her Shock Diagnosis

Tamilore Oshikanlu

Amy Robach gets a mammogram during the live broadcast of "Good Morning America" on October 1, 2013.

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June Diane Raphael on 'Watch What Happens Live'

Interviews

TV Star Reveals How Going Blonde Transformed Her Career

June Diane Raphael, star of the “Legally Blonde” prequel series, “Elle,” spills on the truth she discovered about brunettes in Hollywood.

Leslie Jones

Recaps

‘SNL’ Alum Nails Mitch McConnell in Brutal MAGA Takedown

Seth Meyers

Recaps

Seth Meyers Reveals ‘Secret Word’ Behind Trump’s Rally

A photo illo illustration of Mary Steenburgen and Jake Johnson in The Dink.

This Is the Perfect Movie to Watch on Your Couch

If “The Odyssey” is meant for IMAX, “The Dink” is just fine at home.

Nick Schager

Hollywood Star Burns Trump With Joke at Surprise Appearance

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 21, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Martha Stewart Reveals Why She Turned Down Huge Reality Show

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

martha on today

Joe Rogan Reveals Podcast Guest Was Arrested for Murder

Comedian Joe Rogan.

Comedy Icon Reveals He Turned Down Huge Sum for ‘Icky’ Gig

Dana Herrnstadt

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Carville, 81, Reveals Surgery in Podcast Recorded From Bed

James Carville records his podcast from bed.

Secret New Life of Epstein’s Girlfriend Revealed

Vic Verbalaitis

Karyna Shuliak is seen out and about on May 30, 2024 in New York, New York.

Meghan’s Family Photos Stretch Belief to Breaking Point

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle

Trump’s Aides Reveal New Levels of Erratic Behavior

Donald Trump throws his "Trump 2028" hat into an unappreciative audience at this year's 2026 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

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FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche hold a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2026.

Keystone Kash Releases Cringe AI Slop Movie Starring Himself

SUPERZERO

Vic Verbalaitis

CNN Panel Pans Trump's WHCD Speech.

Trump Humiliated as Entire CNN Panel Unites to Rip Speech

NO MERCY

Sarah-Jane Collins

Reuters

Obsessive Trump, 80, Escalates Feud With Kaitlan Collins

CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP

The 34-year-old CNN star seems to live rent-free in the president’s head.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on as he testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request for the Department of Defense, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 21, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee

Pentagon Pete Shamelessly Tries to Hide War Casualties

FOG OF WAR

Then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the press after voting on the continuing resolution passed by the House earlier in the day on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on September 30, 2023. Last-ditch moves to prevent a government shutdown took a dramatic step forward September 30, 2023, as Democrats overwhelmingly backed an eleventh-hour Republican measure to keep federal funding going for 45 days, albeit with a freeze on aid to Ukraine.

Senator Makes Puzzling New Claim About McConnell’s Health

SURPRISE GUEST

Vic Verbalaitis

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This Cooling Wand Is My Ultimate Antidote to Puffiness

COOL DOWN

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I Tried the Buzzy Trampoline Workout Taking Over Fitness

BOUNCE WITH ME

This Plastic Surgeon-Owned Brand Streamlined My Skin RoutineTRIPLE THREAT

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

Taylor Jean Stephan

This Compact Sauna Is the Best Wellness Investment I’ve MadeSWEAT EQUITY

Hypochlorous Acid Is Skincare’s Rising Star—Derms Weigh InACID SPRITZ?

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A photo illo illustration of King Charles for The Royalist.

Harry Given Shock Secret Path Back to Power

ROYAL BLACK SHEEP

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner, which was rescheduled from April after it was interrupted when a man tried to force his way through security and fired a shotgun, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C.

How Trump Revealed the Weakness That Will Be His Undoing

KILLING JOKE

Trump's C-word

How This Twisted Mentor Taught Trump the Power of the C-Word

RED MENACE

A photo illustration of Donald Trump and Lou Dobbs.

The Ghost Advising Donald Trump’s Presidency

Melania Trump's twisted ploy

Melania Defies Judge’s Warning With New Legal Attack

Erkki Forster, Inside Trump's Head

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin

Putin Left Out in the Cold as Trump Gushes Over New BFF

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