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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: U.S. President Donald Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump hosted the swearing in of his former personal attorney and White House Presidential counselor Alina Habba as interim U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Lawyers Strike Back Against Trump With Blockbuster Suit

‘GRAVE THREAT’

Yet the largest firms opted against signing.

William Vaillancourt

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 08: George Santos attends the world premiere of James O'Keefe's debut film "Line In The Sand" at Regal Edwards Big Newport & RPX on October 08, 2024 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)

Even Trump’s DOJ Wants ‘Greedy’ George Santos Locked Away

'UNPARALLELED CRIMES'

Emell Derra Adolphus

Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the HumanX AI Conference 2025 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on March 09, 2025.

Kamala Harris Left ‘Speechless’ by Trump’s Shocking Victory

NO WORDS

Axed Vaccine Chief Reveals RFK Jr.’s Crackpot ‘Data’ Demands‘VERY SCARY’

Catherine Bouris

Dr Peter Marks

CNN Guest: MAGA on Tariffs Is Like ‘Star Wars’ Worst TwistWAIT… THERE’S A DARK SIDE?

John Fuselgang appears on CNN's Newsnight With Abby Phillips on April 4, 2025.

Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s ‘Unimaginable’ PresidencyLISTEN UP

Kenneal Patterson

Obama

I Tried the Castor Oil Pack ‘Trend’—Here’s What HappenedPACK AND RELAX

Stephanie Montes

Castor Oil Pack Benefits

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Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader Denies Assistant’s Sexual Assault Allegations

‘LEGALLY BASELESS’

Schrader’s attorney told IndieWire the director plans to vigorously fight the accusations.

Catherine Bouris

Val Kilmer and Will Forte in MacGruber

Will Forte Remembers Friend—and Former Roommate—Val Kilmer

Catherine Bouris

Clooney has claimed to be a lifelong Democrat.

Clooney Loses It Over Claim He Does Obama’s Bidding

Kenneal Patterson

Jeanine Pirro

Jeanine Pirro Tries Hard to Spin Trump Tariffs as Good News

William Vaillancourt

Donald Trump presided over 5 worst Dow Jones drops in history.

The Big Name Behind The 5 Worst Dow Jones Freefalls

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Trump Cancels $65 Million in Teaching Grants BORED OF EDUCATION

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Jenny Slate as Nikki, Michelle Williams as Molly in 'Dying for Sex'

Hot Takes

The Kinky Michelle Williams Cancer Orgasm Series Is So Good

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Woody Harrelson wearing a hat.

Celebrity

Woody Harrelson Reveals Why He Quit ‘The White Lotus’

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

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Why Unending Purge of Media Leaders of Color Hurts Us All

The ‘Minecraft’ Movie Is an Absolute Disaster

Nick Schager

Kevin Bacon Is Now a Slave to Satan

Nick Schager

Noah Wyle Breaks Down That Devastating ‘The Pitt’ Scene

BEHIND THE SCENES

Emma Fraser

A photo illustration of Parker Posey, Lalisa Manobal, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Sam Rockwell.

A-List Actor Turned Down ‘White Lotus’—And More Cast Secrets

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Russell Brand Makes Himself the Victim After Rape Charge

Sunrise on the Reaping

New ‘Hunger Games’ Is Brutal Revenge on Thirsty TikTokers

Clare Donaldson

Ariella Mastroianni in Ryan J. Sloan’s Gazer.

An Indie Film Noir Thriller You Don’t Want to Miss

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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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Therabody’s New Depuffing Wand Reduces Swelling in MinutesBRIGHT EYES

Layne Van Vranken

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Laurence Tribe

Constitutional Expert Warns How Trump Could Get a Third Term

IT COULD HAPPEN

Gaitok and Mook's date in White Lotus season 3 episode 7

‘The White Lotus’ Makes Lisa From Blackpink So Unlikable

YIKES

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This Year’s WHCD Needed a Right-Wing Comic

HUMOR ME

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Val Kilmer Fans Want To Recreate His Most Famous Scene

Clare Donaldson

The Trump administration places tariffs on the uninhabited Heard and McDonalds Islands.

Trump Mocked for Placing Tariffs on Two Uninhabited Islands

William Vaillancourt

A photo illustration of President Donald Trump golfing and burning money.

Let the President Golf in Peace, OK?

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