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James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Trump stops by teen podcast on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith
Hands holding scoop of whey protein and shaker (Getty Images/Djavan Rodriguez)

What’s lurking in your protein shake

Francesca Giangiulio
Joe Rogan again blasts Trump's decision to send federal troops to major cities, like Chicago to quell some imagined rioting in the streets. Instead, the extra forces linger among people going about their lives. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Rogan again calls out Trump on troops

CK Smith
Americans turned out for another "No Kings" protest across the nation. In the middle of a shutdown, their cries for love and justice ring clearer than ever. (TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP / Getty Images)

No Kings activists take the streets

CK Smith
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Prince Andrew can still be a prince, as is his birthright, but he's giving up all other royal titles and responsibilities to help preserve the monarchy from the never-ending scandal. (Guy Smallman / Getty Images)

Duke of York is a duke no more

CK Smith
Trump-supporting disgraced Congressmen seem to get away with anything. Like George Santos (L) and Matt Gaetz. Both have been riddled with legal troubles, but as of today, both are enjoying a consequence-free life. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Trump commutes George Santos' sentence

CK Smith
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Dem. Rep calls for Leavitt to resign

Garrett Owen
Former President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump speaks to media on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Eric confronted over dad's hot mic video

Garrett Owen
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during the news conference on President Bidens budget in the Capitol on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Dems call out Trump's IRS assault

Garrett Owen
Fans are seen waving rally towels during Game Two of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/Getty Images)

Brewers fan fired over "Call ICE" threat

Alex Galbraith
National Security Advisor John R. Bolton and White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listen as President Donald J. Trump participates in a meeting with Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Bolton: Trump DOJ acting like Stalinists

Alex Galbraith
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference to kick off the Yes on 50 campaign at the California Democratic Party Headquarters on Aug. 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump swipes anti-terror funds

Blaise Malley
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Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Tom Williams/Getty Images)

MAGA Rep. responds to swastika scandal

Alex Galbraith
Zohran Mamdani campaigns for mayor of New York City on an affordability platform (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Mamdani doesn't take the bait

Alex Galbraith
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith addresses reporters after his grand jury issued more indictments of former President Donald Trump on August 01 in Washington, DC. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Smith takes on Trump admin purges

Garrett Owen
Trader Joe's store (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Smucker’s sues TJ's over crustless PB&J

Joy Saha
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Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks during a news conference in Washington on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Young GOPers face racist text fallout

Blaise Malley
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) talks to reporters following vote on a stopgap government funding bill at the Capitol on September 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Arizona AG threatens to sue Mike Johnson

Garrett Owen
Erika Kirk, wife of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, becomes emotional as she speaks after U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump questions Kirk characterization

Alex Galbraith
President Donald Trump attends the men's singles final during the U.S. Open on Sept. 7, 2025. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump, Prabowo convo causes alarm

Blaise Malley
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Celal Gunes / Anadolu / Getty Images)

News outlets reject DOD rules

Blaise Malley
Bari Weiss, pictured here with guest Sen. Ted Cruz, has been appointed to be Editor-in-Chief of CBS news, despite an appalling lack of journalism experience outside opinion writing. (Leigh Vogel / Stringer / Getty Images)

Oliver slams CBS for hiring Bari Weiss

CK Smith
Stephen Colbert branches out from being a nice-guy talk show host to playing a villainous talk show host. It marks the beginning of his assumed transition back into acting roles after his late show will end in May 2026. (Michael Parmelee / CBS )

Colbert plays villainous host on Elsbeth

CK Smith
Columbus Day was instituted in the U.S. in 1937 and was staple American holiday for decades. After years of pressure for historians and Native Americans, it was President Biden that declared a simultaneous holiday — Indigenous Peoples' Day. This year, Trump "brought back" Columbus Day in honor of "the first American hero." (Ann Ronan Pictures / Print Collector / Getty Images)

Trump reinstates Columbus Day again

CK Smith
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