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President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner on April 08, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Trump Insists ‘I Know What I’m Doing’ as Tariffs Spark Chaos

ALTERNATE REALITY

Hours later, even safe assets like U.S. Treasury bonds were tanking and China took revenge.

Janna Brancolini

Rennie Glasgow.

‘I Know Musk’s Secret Blueprint to Destroy Social Security'

COLD AND CALCULATED

TOPSHOT - Elon Musk looks on during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Musk Turns to CNN Star to Defend Him in Navarro Feud

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Olivia Wilde Mocks Her Own Film Set Scandal in ‘The Studio’ART IMITATES LIFE

Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen in "The Studio."

America’s Top Banker Pleads With Trump to End Tariff ChaosSOUND THE ALARM

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 06: Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from the largest financial institutions during an oversight hearing on Wall Street firms. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Hegseth Deletes Key Admission from Statement on Panama CanalLOST IN TRANSLATION?

Isabel van Brugen

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth waves on arrival at the Las Garzas presidential palace in Panama City on April 8, 2025.

Bioré’s Aqua Rich SPF Is Like the Cult-Favorite Japanese OneWHITE CAST-PROOF

Biore Aqua Rich UV Sunscreen vs. Biore Watery Essence SPF

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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

Father of Measles-Stricken Child Reveals What RFK Jr. Said

MUM’S THE WORD

The health secretary was in Texas over the weekend for the funeral of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel

Fox News’ Stock Market Spin Breaks Jimmy Kimmel’s Brain

Elon Musk.

Musk Rage Quits Livestream After Relentless Cyberbullying

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with liberals to vote against Trump's deportation plan.

Karoline Leavitt Takes Swipe at Amy Coney Barrett Betrayal

U.S. President Donald Trump attends the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Now Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming For Your Medicine

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‘White Lotus’ Creator Confirms Why A-List Actor Said NoMISSED THE BOAT

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Hot Takes

The Real ‘White Lotus’ Lesson: We’re Raising Men Wrong

From patricide to not even bothering to clean the blender...

Laura Wheatman Hill

Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, and Kyle Richards

Recaps

The Real Housewives Face-Off We’ve Been Waiting for Arrived

Bernadette Peters

Why Bernadette Peters Is Making All of New York Weep

Michelle Williams’ New Series is Horny, Kinky and Profound

EVERYBODY NEEDS A PET

Barry Levitt

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

Clare Donaldson

Clare Donaldson

The Shocking Virgin Sex Scene Cut From ‘White Lotus’ Finale

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Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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

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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Final Season Is a Must-See Horror Show

Jacqueline Cutler

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Michelle Williams Gets TV’s Best Death—Flying Penis and All

Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood.

‘The White Lotus’: Rick and Chelsea Are Toxic, Not Romantic

Clare Donaldson

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CNN OutFront

CNN Uses Classroom Prop to Prove Trump’s Cascade of Mistakes

William Vaillancourt

Brian Sullivan, Mick Mulvaney, and Heidi Heitkamp.

Trump’s Ex-Chief of Staff Slings Mud at Tariff Mastermind

Yasmeen Hamadeh

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‘The White Lotus’ Finale Shocks With a Tragic Bloodbath

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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Is a Horrifyingly Grim Masterpiece

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GUAM, GUAM - APRIL 07: Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy Shoshana S. Chatfield speaks during the SMS Cormoran II 100 Years Memorial Ceremony at U.S Agana Navy Cemetery on April 7, 2017 in Guam, Guam. Today commemorates the 100th Anniverary of the scuttling of the SMS Cormoran II in Apra Harbour. A bell was rung a 8:03 am the time of the scuttling on April 7th 1917. The SMS Cormoran laid at 110 feet undisturbed until the Japanese military transport ship the Tokai Maru was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine making Apra Harbour the only place in the world where shipwrecks from two World Wars touch. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images for GUAM VISITORS BUREAU)

Top Female Admiral Fired After She Appears on ‘Woke’ List

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

Kristi Noem was wearing full glam Tuesday.

ICE Barbie Messes With Migrants in New Glammed-Up Photo Op

NOEMLAND SECURITY

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Kenya Moore

The Revenge Porn Scandal That Got This Real Housewife Fired

GONE WITH THE WIND

Kenya Moore just bit off moore than she can chew, displaying a rancid revenge porn scene that transported “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” —and her legacy—right into the gutter.

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James Carville Fears Trump Will Rig the Elections

WARNING SIGNS

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Why Trump Erasing Harriet Tubman Is Worse Than You Think

REWRITING HISTORY

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This Antioxidant Self-Tanner Is the Ultimate Glow Getter

VACATION IN A BOTTLE?

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This Vibration Plate Is the Ultimate Lymphatic Drainage Hack

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Spare Us the Crocodile Tears, Bill Ackman

THE NEW ABNORMAL

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Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, and Sam Nivola.

The Funniest Memes About the Wild ‘White Lotus’ Finale

I AM NOT OKAY

Clare Donaldson

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Delusional Trump Celebrates Global Market Crash He Caused

DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY

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We All Know Trump’s Losing It. What if the U.S. Is Too?

Seth Rogen in "The Studio" Episode 2

You Need to Watch Seth Rogen Completely Ruin a Movie

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Why Wait Till 2028? We Need an Election Do-Over—Right Now

Michael Ian Black

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