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A split screen of Jesse Watters (left) interviewing Pam Bondi (right) on air.

Bondi Shrugs Off Key Question on Trump’s Foreign Jail Plan

CAGEY

Even Jesse Watters wants to know.

Janna Brancolini

JD Vance, Volodymyr Zelensky image split

Vance Hits Out at Zelensky for Saying He’s Too Nice to Putin

WAR OF WORDS

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (R) pilots a US Coast Guard Response Boat-Small (RBS) with the Maritime Security Response Team in San Diego, California, on March 16, 2025.

ICE Barbie Causes More Headaches for Homeland Security

MADE FOR TV

Janna Brancolini

Jon Stewart Mocks Trump ‘Front Butt’ After ‘Absurd’ PhysicalFORGED BY HEPHAESTUS

Jon Stewart mocked Trump’s “front butt” on “The Daily Show” on April 14, 2025.

Stefanik Tells Trump to Defund Colleges ‘Across the Board’WE DON’T NEED NO EDUCATION

Representative Elise Stefanik speaks on Fox News.

Lauren Sánchez Blasts Critics of Her ‘Gluttonous’ Space TripGIVE HER SPACE, GUYS

Blue Origin's all-women space crew.

I Got ‘The White Lotus’ Glow Thanks to This Under $100 SerumPIPER, YES!

The White Lotus

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This Is the Moment U.S. Stopped Being a ‘Nation of Laws’

THE NEW ABNORMAL

The Trump administration’s handling of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wrongful deportation suggests a terrifying outlook on its view of the Constitution.

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Trump Berates Female CNN Star in Oval Office Temper Tantrum

Sadie Sink

Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ Gets a Fiery #MeToo Rewrite

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer stands, as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) signs executive orders and proclamations, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Whitmer Breaks Silence on Her Viral Trump Oval Office Photo

Donald Trump, Alan M. Garber

Trump Holds Harvard’s Cash for Ransom After It Defied Him

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Johnny Depp Returns to Hollywood With Aptly Named Film

The actor mired in controversy is back.

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Walton Goggins and Pedro Pascal Shine in This New Dramedy

Brandon Mendez Home and Isa Briones

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‘The Pitt’ Finale Proved We Were Wrong About the ‘Villain’

Clare Donaldson

‘White Lotus’ Star Rips ‘SNL’ for Her Terrible Impersonation

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Things Aren’t Looking Great for Joel in ‘The Last of Us’

Emma Fraser

‘Doctor Who’ Is More Vibrant Than Ever in the Age of Trump

THE UNIVERSE IS BIG

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Noah Wyle

Why ‘The Pitt’ Is Everyone With Good Taste’s Favorite Show

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‘Hacks’ Is Back With Its Best Season Yet

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The Biggest Bombshells From the ‘Yellowjackets’ Finale

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1869 -- Pictured: Bowen Yang as JD Vance during the "Pre-Election" Cold Open on Saturday, November 2, 2024 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images)

Bowen Yang Publicly Begs ‘SNL’ Boss to Replace Him as Vance

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Bioré’s Aqua Rich SPF Is Like the Cult-Favorite Japanese One

WHITE CAST-PROOF

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Wrangler Launches Collaboration With HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’

SURVIVAL MEETS STYLE

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Donald Trump couldn't remember details of his cognitive test.

Trump Can’t Recall Details of His Favorite Cognitive Test

AN APPLE A DAY

Catherine Bouris

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What the Hell Is ‘Minecraft’—the Game Turned Cinema Hit

TO THE MINES!

Clare Donaldson

Robin Trump

Trump’s Budget ‘Heist’ Is Robin Hood for Billionaires

THE NEW ABNORMAL

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Some ideas on what Trump's birthday parade could look like.

A Four-Mile Military Parade? Meet the Ultimate Trump Parade

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Rami Malek Is the Geeky Version of Liam Neeson in ‘Taken’

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Trump’s Golf Championships Prove He’s a 6’3” Paragon: Doctor

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