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Elon Musk and Scott Bessent

Elon Musk Has ‘F-Word Screaming Match’ Feet From Oval Office

WWE-STYLE

“It was two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE in the hall of the West Wing,” one witness told Axios.

William Vaillancourt

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Trump Melts Down at Zelensky Over Failed Peace Agreement

HISSY FIT

Kenneal Patterson

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends himself on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning.

Pete Hegseth Has Makeup Studio Installed at Pentagon

NECESSARY EXPENSE

Pete Buttigieg Schools Podcaster for Trusting Trump PromisesRECEIPTS

Pete Buttigieg.

MTG Leads MAGA Meltdown Over AOC Taking a Private JetUNHINGED RANT

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

‘Real Housewives’ Star Gives Update on Cancer JourneyGREAT NEWS

Yasmeen Hamadeh

Teddi Mellencamp arrives at EA Sports presents The Madden Bowl at Orpheum Theater on February 07, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Score Up to 20% Off During Mejuri’s Rare Stacking Event SaleSTACKING SALE

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Photo illustration of Donald Trump appearing and disappearing in an empty grocery basket

Terrified Trump Flees Tariffs War After Doomsday Warning

GOT THE YIPS

The president sounded much more conciliatory after he was told about the chaos his plans could bring.

Janna Brancolini

Pete Hegseth with his wife Jennifer Rauchet on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C.

Who Is Pete Hegseth’s Third Wife Jennifer Rauchet?

Janna Brancolini

President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the Chairman of the SEC Paul Atkins.

Trump Ramps Up War on Big Law Firms with New Threat to ‘Sue’

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Photo illustration of Donald Trump with a small waist and a measuring tape around it

Trump Sparks Ozempic Mystery With Miraculous Weight Loss

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: Chris Cuomo attends the 12th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at American Museum of Natural History on December 9, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for CNN )

Chris Cuomo Claims Friendship With CNN Star Wasn’t Real

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Jenna Ortega as Wednesday

Trailers

Jenna Ortega Is Spookier Than Ever in Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’

She’s back.

Clare Donaldson

A photo illustration of Pedro Pascal and Kaitlyn Dever in The Last of Us.

Hot Takes

The ‘Last of Us’ Big Moment Was Ruined by HBO’s Huge Change

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Hot Takes

‘High School Musical’ Song Goes Viral After Trump’s Tariffs

Clare Donaldson

Bowen Yang Rants About SNL Censors: ‘This Is the Real World’

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Zombie Diarrhea: ‘The Studio’ Does Its Funniest Parody Yet

Gayle Sequeira

Ben Affleck’s Autistic Assassin Is More Fun Than Ever

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS

Nick Schager

A photo illustration of Gideon Glick in Étoile.

‘Gilmore Girls’ Creators’ New Ballet Show Twirls With Humor

A photo illustration of actor Brett Goldstein.

Why ‘Ted Lasso’ Star Is Finally Showing Fans His True Self

Jax Taylor posing

The Fight That Sends Reality TV’s Biggest Villain to Rehab

Nick Viall

The ‘Bachelor’ Who Became a $30 Million Podcasting King

Henry Chandonnet

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Pete Davidson walks the runway during the Alexander Wang Collection

Pete Davidson Reveals Dark Reason He Covered Body in Tattoos

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer Rauchet

Hegseth’s Signal Scandal Wife Applied for Security Clearance

Isabel van Brugen

Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel LLC, at the Milken Institute's Global Conference in 2024.

GOP Megadonor Torches Trump for Tarnishing U.S. Brand

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivers remarks during the International Finance Institute Global Outlook Forum at the Willard InterContinental Washington. He said that America first "does not mean America alone."

Trump Treasury Secretary Sounds Retreat on ‘America First’

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IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson

Michelle Obama Reveals Why She Skipped Trump’s Inauguration

THE ART OF SAYING NO

Nandika Chatterjee

A photo illustration of Gustav Petro and Donald Trump.

World Leader Stunned After ‘Donald Duck’ Revokes His Visa

DUCK DUCK GOOSE

Nandika Chatterjee

Alleged contract killers Benedetto Ceraulo and Orazio Cicala are guarded by a police at the trial of Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of murdered fashion mogul Maurizio Gucci, May 19.

‘House of Gucci’ Assassin Opens Fire on Son—and Then Himself

NEW TWIST

Benedetto Ceraulo killed Maurizio Gucci outside his office in 1995.

Nandika Chatterjee

Prince Louis, 7, has lost his two front teeth.

Cheeky Prince Louis Has Lost His Two Front Teeth

GRIN WHEN YOU’RE WINNING

A photo illustration of Elon Musk and burning Tesla Cybertruck.

Musk Forced to Name DOGE Exit Date Over Tesla Dumpster Fire

CYBERF***ED

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Murad’s New Retinol Oil Is a Godsend for Sensitive Skin

JUST DROP IT

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This Antioxidant Self-Tanner Is the Ultimate Glow Getter

VACATION IN A BOTTLE?

This Vibration Plate Is the Ultimate Lymphatic Drainage HackSHAKE IT OFF

Therabody’s New Depuffing Wand Reduces Swelling in MinutesBRIGHT EYES

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A photo illustration of Pope Francis and Donald Trump.

How Trump Faces Final Reckoning With Francis the Man of Good

BIGGER THAN MAGA

Karoline Leavitt's crucifix necklace.

Leavitt’s Cross Necklace Is for Display Purposes Only

THE NEW ABNORMAL

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A photo illustration of Donald Trump, Pope Francis, and JD Vance.

Pope Francis’ Trump Criticism Was a ‘Breath of Fresh Air’

THE NEW ABNORMAL

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A photo illustration of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Why Hegseth Is Just the Tip of the Lunacy and Chaos Iceberg

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The Supreme Court Majority Has Ruled Itself Out of Business

Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham and Matt Bomer in "Mid Century Modern.

The Hit Comedy That’s Making TV So, So Much Gayer

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