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“Totally unacceptable”: Pence calls slush fund for Jan. 6 rioters “deeply offensive”

The former vice president was inside the Capitol when it was stormed by Trump supporters

31.05.2026 10

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“This is a mythological story”: Nyong’o responds to criticism of Helen of Troy casting

The actress refused to mount a "defense" of her role as Helen of Troy in a new interview

24.05.2026 10

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“Trump Disappointment Syndrome”: Massie, Megyn Kelly say MAGA’s days are numbered

The podcast host said Trump has alienated all but his "diehard loyalists"

24.05.2026 10

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Drake wins with “Iceman” trilogy, whether we like it or not

Drake's overlong, petty trilogy is the perfect soundtrack to the “no one asked for this” era

21.05.2026 10

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“Highway robbery”: Dems accuse Trump of creating $1.7 billion “slush fund” for Jan. 6 defendants

Democrats claim the DOJ has created a scheme to pay out Jan. 6 rioters and Trump allies in IRS lawsuit settlement

18.05.2026 10

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“Evidence 2020 was rigged”: Blanche says he’s investigating whether “right people” voted

Acting AG Todd Blanche believes there's "a ton of evidence" that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump

17.05.2026 10

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“Ye was right about Hitler”: Jost, Che trade offensive punchlines in “SNL” joke swap

The "Weekend Update" tradition forces the writers to read jokes sight unseen

17.05.2026 10

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“We should have taken more pictures”: Ferrell opens “SNL” finale as Epstein’s ghost

Will Ferrell took on the role of the late sex trafficker for the "Saturday Night Live" season finale

17.05.2026 10

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“Much smaller shots”: Trump thinks vaccines are too “big” for babies

The president thinks "smaller shots" will tamp down anti-vax paranoia and offer "much better results with autism"

10.05.2026 10

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“The real war is against male loneliness”: Patel, Hegseth walk into a bar on “Saturday Night Live”

The sketch show had Matt Damon and Aziz Ansari play MAGA members meeting at a DC watering hole

10.05.2026 10

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“Cannot be built fast enough”: Trump uses shooting to stump for White House ballroom

The president said the attack on the White House Correspondents' Dinner was more proof he needs a ballroom

26.04.2026 10

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Prince could only have died in America

Ten years ago, the opioid crisis claimed a god

21.04.2026 10

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Trump Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer resigns amid misconduct probe

The Trump Cabinet pick was in the midst of an internal investigation into alleged misconduct

20.04.2026 10

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“Shocking and appalling”: Singer D4vd charged with first-degree murder of 14-year-old girl

The missing teen's remains were found in the trunk of a car belonging to the singer in September

20.04.2026 20

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“Crossed the legal line”: Patel files $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic

The FBI director accused the outlet of publishing a "hit piece" about his tenure at the agency

20.04.2026 10

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If Pope Leo can’t be soft on crime, who can be?

Trump’s attack on the pontiff shows how little daylight exists on the issue between Democrats and Republicans

18.04.2026 20

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“God has a plan for us all”: Gonzales announces resignation after outcry over affair

The Texas Republican was the second congressman to announce his resignation on Monday

13.04.2026 20

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“I am deeply sorry”: Swalwell resigns from Congress amid sexual assault allegations

The California Democrat was accused of sexual assault last week

13.04.2026 10

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The solution to creeping technofacism? Be annoying

Tech breakthroughs are infiltrating our sports and politics. But a better, more aggravating world is possible

13.04.2026 30

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“Let a couple nuclear bombs drop on us”: Trump says economy could be much worse in Fox News call

Trump said the crunch Americans are feeling could have been much worse in an interview with Fox News' Bartiromo

12.04.2026 10

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“Who are you, me?”: Trump trashes Melania’s “insane” Epstein speech on “Saturday Night Live”

James Austin Johnson's Trump also offered takes on Tiger Woods' DUI and the war in Iran

12.04.2026 10

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“They’re stupid people”: Trump slams conservative MAGA critics like Carlson, Kelly

The president took aim at Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones and other disloyal conservatives in a fiery social media rant

09.04.2026 10

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Democrats, Marjorie Taylor Greene call for Trump’s removal from office following Iran threat

More than 70 lawmakers supported impeachment or using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office

07.04.2026 10

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“Turrible”: “Saturday Night Live” gives Bondi send-off via Charles Barkley

Kenan Thompson's take on the NBA legend said goodbye to a "freckle-chested dragon lady" attorney general

05.04.2026 20

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“Just talking to the president”: Woods reportedly called Trump prior to DUI arrest

In newly released bodycam footage, the golf great tells police he was "talking to the president"

02.04.2026 20

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“This is not a show”: Macron wishes Trump would be “serious” about Iran war

The French president castigated Trump for treating a war like a TV show

02.04.2026 10

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“Won’t be able to stop us”: Democrats, GOP both declare victory as DHS funding deal moves forward

Both parties say they won the partial government shutdown

01.04.2026 20

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“Sounds like run-on sentences”: Manilow wonders what happened to pop hooks

Ahead of his 55th album, Manilow said modern pop is suffering from a lack of songwriters

29.03.2026 20

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“Hitting Iran hard”: Trump soft-sells “troops on the ground” via Fox News

Trump pointed his fan toward Mark Levin's show as the anchor made a pitch for invasion

29.03.2026 10

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“Big Tech can no longer place our kids in danger”: Meta loses New Mexico child exploitation case

A jury in New Mexico found that the Facebook parent company enabled the sexual exploitation of minors

24.03.2026 20

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“Test run”: Bannon says ICE presence at airports is practice for midterms

The former Trump adviser said ICE's presence in major airports is good practice for the midterm elections

24.03.2026 20

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“Damn good thing”: Trump encourages senators pass SAVE America act “for Jesus”

The president pitched the voter ID bill as a higher calling before wondering if he would win in a fight with Elvis

23.03.2026 20

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“54 years to get justice”: Cosby loses $19 million sexual assault lawsuit

84-year-old Donna Motsinger accused Cosby of drugging, assaulting her in 1972

23.03.2026 20

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“That wasn’t good to watch”: Plane crash at LaGuardia kills two, closes airport for hours

In tower audio, an air traffic controller can be heard admitting they "messed up"

23.03.2026 20

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“No need to say anything”: Trump saying he’s “glad” Mueller died draws bipartisan backlash

Republicans and Democrats came together to say the president went too far

22.03.2026 20

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“No more games”: Trump threatens to deploy ICE at airports amid government shutdown

Border czar Tom Homan said that ICE agents would be deployed to airports this week to ease the strain on TSA

22.03.2026 20

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ABC cancels “Bachelorette” over Taylor Frankie Paul controversy

The network pulled the upcoming season after video of a fight between lead Taylor Frankie Paul and her ex surfaced

19.03.2026 20

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“Who knows better about surprise?”: Trump cracks Pearl Harbor joke in front of Japanese PM

Sitting next to the Japanese prime minister, Trump made a surprising joke about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor

19.03.2026 20

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Venezuela beats Team USA at the World Baseball Classic

Team USA’s rah-rah, military-inflected approach clashed with a sport built on looseness — and lost

18.03.2026 20

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“No more lies”: House subpoenas Bondi over DOJ’s handling of Epstein Files

"We want the truth," a top Democrat on the Oversight Committee shared

17.03.2026 20

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“No threat”: Kent says Trump was “deceived” into war with Iran by Israel, resigns

Joe Kent resigned from the Trump admin on Tuesday, accusing the US of being pulled into a war by Israel

17.03.2026 30

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“Raising money over the bodies”: Buttigieg accuses Trump of using dead soldiers as prop

The former Cabinet official said that Trump was "unfit" to lead

15.03.2026 20

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“What are we doing?”: “Saturday Night Live” gets Tucker Carlson’s take on the Oscars

Jeremy Culhane played the former Fox News host as a constantly confused cinephile

15.03.2026 20

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“Robbing them blind”: Live Nation execs boasted about overcharging customers

Two senior employees at the concert giant bragged about exploiting customers

12.03.2026 20

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“Real unfortunate”: KBJ torches SCOTUS conservatives using shadow docket to aid Trump

The liberal justice said that emergency rulings were "not serving this country well."

10.03.2026 20

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“This is not the Red Scare”: Colbert shrugs off blacklist comparisons, takes shot at Paramount

The late-night host pushed back against his characterization as a martyr for free expression at the WGA Awards

09.03.2026 20

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New video bolsters claim that US struck Iranian girls school

The Trump administration claims the all-girls school in Iran was struck by malfunctioning Iranian munitions

09.03.2026 20

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“Stay tuned”: Graham promises “Cuba is next” in a global war against “bad guys”

The Republican senator is already looking for the next American intervention

08.03.2026 20

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“Saturday Night Live” comes to bury Kristi Noem

The sketch show danced on Noem's grave after she was removed from her position as DHS secretary

08.03.2026 20

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“People we had in mind are dead”: Trump admits US preferred successors to ayatollah were killed

The president admitted that his administration's first choices to lead Iran had been killed in airstrikes

03.03.2026 20

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