Rachel Zegler issued an apology after her frustrated comments about the results of the 2024 election — including “Fuck Donald Trump” — drew backlash from conservatives. In a note shared on her Instagram Story, Zegler said she “would like to sincerely apologize” for the posts she shared last week. “I …
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Donald Trump has followed up his election win earlier this month by tapping a series of devout loyalists, conspiracy theorists, and zealots to occupy the highest ranks of the federal government. Some of them —like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — are so thinly qualified for …
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who previously criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for backing policies that could bring back deadly diseases, took to social media Thursday to laud Donald Trump‘s decision to name Kennedy as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Democratic governor said …
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Donald Trump‘s second term hasn’t started yet, but it’s already the gift that keeps on giving to late-night show hosts. Jimmy Kimmel continued his coverage of Trump’s cabinet picks on Jimmy Kimmel Live, comparing the incoming president’s behavior to helming The Apprentice. “I have to say it has been one …
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As President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce hispicks for his Cabinet — a roster of loyalists from sex crime-investigated Matt Gaetzfor U.S. attorney general to puppy-killing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head Homeland Security — late-night hosts have been weighing in on what’s shaping up to be a vengeance-fueled …
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Stephen Colbert incredulously recapped Donald Trump‘s cabinet selections so far, noting that it was “not the outrageous, stupefying story that I thought I’d be leading my monologue with tonight.” The Late Show host, who quipped that he was only the host “for now,” started his monologue by saying he had …
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A “close friend” of Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, has asked a court to destroy records that could shed light on the details of a sex party with an underage girl that Gaetz allegedly attended. The records include witness statements about a 2017 party that featured …
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A lawyer representing a woman accusing former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) of having sex with her when she was a minor is pressing the House Ethics Committee to release a report on their investigation into the allegations despite Gaetz’s resignation from Congress. On Wednesday, Gaetz tendered his resignation after President-elect …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin sees an opportunity to consolidate territorial gains in Ukraine and freeze the war in Moscow’s favor, with President-elect Donald Trump having vowed to end the war “in 24 hours” once he was elected — even if it means forcing the beleaguered democracy to cede land that …
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Donald Trump announced that he has picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense. The Fox & Friends television personality is an Army veteran and joined the company as a contributor in 2014. After filling in as a co-host in 2016, Hegseth was officially named …
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