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Trump says “Humbug” to Colbert, threatens broadcast licenses

The president threatened broadcast licenses in an early Christmas Eve post

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Police end probe of Bob Vylan over “Death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury

UK authorities launched a probe into the act after they led an anti-IDF chant at Glastonbury earlier this year

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“Got tired of being pushed around”: Nicki Minaj praises Trump during TPUSA appearance

The rapper attacked California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lauded the current administration in a chat with Erika Kirk

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“My second favorite r-word”: Trump talks Epstein files redactions on “Saturday Night Live”

The show's take on Trump celebrated the release of the Epstein files, glossing over key omissions

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Bowen Yang breaks down, sings with Cher in final “Saturday Night Live” sketch

The comedian closed a six-season-plus stint on "SNL" by singing a Christmas classic with the icon

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Jeffrey Epstein was definitely reading “Lolita” wrong

You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to Humbert Humbert

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“He wants to go back to his show”: Bongino announces exit from FBI

Recent reports had described the deputy director as "something of a clown" who will not be missed

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“Wasn’t a fan of his at all”: Trump doubles down on Reiner criticism

Reiner and his wife were killed in their Los Angeles home over the weekend

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“Tortured and struggling”: Trump bashes Rob Reiner in memorial post

The president pinned the "once very talented" director's murder on "Trump Derangement Syndrome."

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“Professionals at cheating”: Trump claims “truckloads” of evidence that Dems rigged elections

The president said overwhelming evidence would appear in coming weeks

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Gunther wins LOL: John Cena ends one-of-a-kind WWE career in bog-standard fashion

The most-loved and most-hated man in sports entertainment tapped out to end his career

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“You nasty, horrible witch”: Trump attacks Kaitlan Collins, strikes Santa’s sleigh on “SNL”

The president lashed out at reporters and launched an airstrike on the spirit of Christmas in a cold open

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Indiana Republicans reject Trump-backed redistricting push

The vote throws a wrench into Republican plans to redistrict their way into holding the U.S. House in 2026

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“Do a real service to the country”: Hectic Noem hearing begins with call to resign

Noem fled Capitol Hill after being berated by lawmakers and protestors

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“Would have worked on my companies”: Musk wouldn’t do DOGE again

The tech CEO said his efforts were "somewhat successful," but he wouldn't do it all over again if given the chance

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Martha Stewart has already planned her last meal

The culinary icon would opt for a surprisingly simple dish

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“I call him PT Barnum”: Trump compares Zelenskyy to famous huckster

In an interview with Politico, the president didn't mince words about the Ukrainian leader

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The Democrats are not serious people 

The bombshell emails that have rocked MAGA were in Democrats’ possession for years. Why didn’t they use them?

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“It f**king sucks”: Lillard responds to Tarantino criticism

Hollywood has come to the defense of several actors who caught strays in a recent Tarantino rant

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“Pretend I’m a fishing boat and fire away”: Jost plays Hegseth in “SNL” cold open

Colin Jost took on the role of defense secretary to answer questions about "Operation Kill Everybody"

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“We are a higher court, but not a better one”: Kagan rages at SCOTUS decision to allow Texas maps

The justice lambasted the court's conservatives for allowing redrawn Texas congressional maps to take effect

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“Anything going on?”: Vance returned to Hegseth’s Signal group chat to joke about scandal

The inspector general's report revealed that the vice president made light of the controversy

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Pantone’s color of the year is…white?

The trend forecasters at Pantone confused some readers with their choice for color of the year

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“Trying to cover her a**”: Shapiro fumes over Harris memoir

The Pennsylvania governor objected to some characterizations in the former vice president's campaign memoir

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The antidote to the Trump doomscroll

There’s a relatively simple way to pull out of the dread spiral of Trump 2.0

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“Ridiculous”: Kelly compares Hegseth to a 12-year-old “playing Army”

The senator and Navy veteran told reporters Pete Hegseth was play-acting as a tough guy

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“Get out of the way”: Obama calls on “old folks” in power to trust young activists, lawmakers

The former president said that its time to "turn the reins over" to a new generation of politicians

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“Stupid or slow?”: White House attacks Carpenter after she objects to ICE video using her music

The pop star pushed back against the White House using her song to soundtrack an ICE video

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White House claims double-tap strike on suspected drug boat was “self-defense”

The second attack on survivors of an airstrike in the Caribbean has been called a war crime by critics

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Sen. Kelly says Hegseth’s double-tap boat strike “seems to” be a war crime

The former Navy pilot added that Hegseth was the least qualified secretary of defense in history

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“These people know what they’re doing”: White House launches “media offender” list

The Trump administration is using the "lügenpresse" strategy to push back against negative coverage

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Clooney: Pressuring Biden to drop out was a “mistake”

The actor reconsidered his campaign to force the former president to drop out in a new interview

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“Canary in the coal mine”: McCarthy predicts GOP exodus following Greene resignation

The former House speaker thinks the GOP could see a wider exodus as MAGA rift grows

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Trump says Biden turkey pardons were “totally invalid” at annual pre-Thanksgiving ceremony

The president said Biden's pardons of the turkeys were "void" due to the use of an autopen

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“It won’t work”: Kelly responds to Trump admin’s court-martial threat

The senator from Arizona said he refuses to give in to "bullies"

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“American public isn’t stupid”: Slotkin says Trump’s “sedition” threats are a distraction

The senator said Trump's bluster is meant to draw eyes away from the Epstein files

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Mamdani on working with Trump: “I’m not coming into the Oval Office to make a stand”

The mayor said he's committed to working with Trump while still believing the president is a fascist

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“Got to be kidding me”: Crockett roasts MTG over resignation

The Texas congresswoman clowned Greene for being unable to "take the heat"

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Comey indictment was never approved by grand jury

Prosecutor Lindsay Halligan may have sunk the case against Comey with one stunning admission

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“Heard there are no files”: Rogan mocks Trump for changing his story on Epstein

The podcaster prodded the president, who previously called the Epstein files scandal "a hoax"

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“Give and take”: White House defends Trump calling reporter “piggy” on Air Force One

A White House official saw nothing wrong with the irate president insulting a pool reporter

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“Things happen”: Trump waves away Khashoggi question during summit with MBS

The president scoffed at a question about the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting with MBS

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House passes resolution demanding Epstein files release

The resolution passed by a near unanimous vote, but it faces a tougher road in the Senate

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“You will have voted to protect pedophiles”: MAGA splits on Epstein files on Sunday talk shows

On Sunday talk shows, Congressional Republicans forecast a schism over releasing the Epstein files

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“Saturday Night Live”: Epstein emails are breakout star of Glen Powell-led episode

A revived MacGruber even joined in on the dogpile

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Underage girl at center of Gaetz probe began sex work to pay for braces: report

Details about the minor whose allegations derailed Gaetz's career were shared by the New York Times

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Dog barks: Trump says Epstein emails are Democrats’ “deflection” from their own “failures”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt added that Trump "did nothing wrong"

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Johnson promises vote on Epstein files “next week”

Representatives forced a floor vote on their first day back in session

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“Got some kind of an act going”: Trump accuses Greene of putting on show for Democrats

Greene has been critical of the president's foreign policy moves

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Trump spreads satirical website’s “Obamacare royalties” claim

The president ate the onion

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