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California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, accusing the conservative news network of defamation. The suit, which seeks $787 million in damages, argues that…
Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is so wildly unpopular that even Fox anchors have started bashing it. Fox Business host Liz Claman highlighted some particularly unfavorable polling…
The White House is embracing Donald Trump’s “Daddy” nickname in a pretty intense way for a guy whose name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files. The White House communications office released…
Trump gave more noncommittal responses when asked about his current view on Russia’s war against Ukraine at Tuesday’s NATO Summit at The Hague. “You once said that you would end the…
Former 20th Century Fox creative executive Mike Southerly will make his feature film writing and directorial debut with “Where We Meet.” The indie romantic comedy, from Fishbowl, will star…
Johnny Knoxville is no stranger to doing crazy stunts, thanks to his tenure on the long-running reality program “Jackass.” Now he’ll get to watch others take part in similar antics.…
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene somehow continues to be one of the most coherent and consistent right-wing voices against the U.S. war on Iran. The MAGA hard-liner lambasted…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clumsily dodged a question about where he’d draw the line on the use of federal forces against protesters. During a hearing of the Senate Armed Services…
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 18 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and…
President Trump appears dead set on joining Israel’s war with Iran. After a period of negotiations, Trump has now tweeted that he wants Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” The New York Times…
In a bizarre turn of events, Fox News abruptly cut off its Saturday night interview with Rebekah Koffler after the wobbly former defense intelligence agency officer launched off on an…
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Donald Trump ordered 700 Marines to Los Angeles, and the defense secretary can’t explain what authority enabled him to do so. In a terse exchange with Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin…
Julia Fox chameleoned in and out of multiple personas for her press appearances during the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The 35-year-old stepped out for the annual affair to…
Sargent: No, no, I think the story is slow boat to recession, right? Isn’t that the story? Let me ask you this, though: Isn’t the big story ultimately that none of this has to be…
Fox News hosts have gotten very aggressive in pinning down Trump officials over the failures of Trump’s trade agenda. Stuart Varney sharply questioned a top official over the loss of…
Both “The Cleaning Lady” and “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” have been canceled at Fox, Variety has learned. “The Cleaning Lady” had aired four seasons at the broadcast network, while…
Of all the egomaniacal lions who ruled Hollywood during the 20th century gatekeeper era, very few made a brilliant pivot to the internet. The exception is Barry Diller. After leading…
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 3 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and…
President Trump really wants the Senate to pass the “big beautiful bill” that has now gotten through the House. But a number of GOP Senators are, for now, speaking uncomfortable truths…
But as Trump continued to praise Musk and his time atop the Department of Government Efficiency, the president’s verbal gaffes became more apparent. He claimed that DOGE had uncovered $42…
The Trump administration doesn’t want you to trust independent analysis of their “big, beautiful” tax bill. The bill—now headed to the Senate—proposes cutting upward of $880 billion from…
Fox Sports may best be known for showing National Football League match-ups and Major League Baseball games, but one major advertiser hopes the outlet gets some recognition for an unusual…
Prevost is seen as being to Francis’s right on LGBTQ issues. In 2013, shortly after assuming the papacy, Francis expressed openness toward gay parishioners, saying, “If someone is gay and…
