Do you have a Zoolander problem? Couric asked Newsom on her podcast Next Question, referring to the 2001 Ben Stiller comedy about male models. The pair laughed as Couric asked, Are you just ridiculously good-looking as Vogue said? No, seriously, what do you do about that? Couric was referring to a Vogue spread for Newsom that described him as embarrassingly handsome.
The White House is reaching out to a very important, very big part of the population, including and especially those, I think that they consider their base gamers. It's part of the sort of the 'bro culture' that Donald Trump used to win. It's part of Pete Hegseth, why he's the secretary of war and why it's not the you know, the Department of Defense anymore. So it's part of the selling of the war, and we'll see if it's effective.
I stand before you today with one unmistakable message about Operation Epic Fury. America is winning decisively, devastatingly, and without mercy.
Piers Morgan, who has sort of made a mockery of the entire industry by putting on screen whatever dregs are still willing to go on [his show]... He had on Dave Smith, who has, you know, apparently, his job is to never tell jokes but to instead, give poorly-informed foreign policy takes... And to also hate America.
In an evening Truth Social post, Trump framed the invitation as a form of vindication. He noted that the dinner dates to 1924 under President Calvin Coolidge, and invoked the nation's upcoming 250th birthday before declaring that correspondents now "admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our Country, the G.O.A.T., according to many."
Okay, he didn't say, number one, you can't read either. He's not saying that even though people are you know jumping to the conclusion that's what he meant. He never said that. He's saying he was challenged. He was average in terms of academics. And he wasn't saying, oh, all these people in the audience, you're assuming they're all Black in the audience and he's patronizing them.
The president didn't seem very invested in the lies that he was telling about the economy, but he did list a whole bunch of them right off the bat. But as I say, some of the takeaway there, I think, is mostly going to be his pace and his freneticism.
PHILLIP: It comes as no surprise MAGA is having a field day with this one. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TYRUS, FOX NEWS HOST: Move over, Kamala. AOC just cooked up her own signature word salad on the global stage. BEN SHAPIRO, HOST, THE BEN SHAPIRO SHOW: She was taking her 2028 bike out for a spin. She hit the embankment. She flipped head over heels and went all the way down the mountain. It's her fault.
Veteran broadcaster Anderson Cooper said Monday that he is leaving his role as a correspondent on CBS News' '60 Minutes' after nearly 20 years. In a statement, Cooper said he intended to spend more time focusing on his CNN gig, and his family. His exit comes at an already turbulent time for CBS News under its new editor in chief, Bari Weiss.
Eric Swalwell East Bay congressman wins endorsements for governor from Sen. Adam Schiff, the most prominent public official to choose so far, and the state's largest firefighter's union, California Professional Firefighters. Jennifer Siebel Newsom Wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom draws heat for scolding reporters at a news conference for not asking her husband questions she prefers about Planned Parenthood a habit that won't fly in a presidential race.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper hammered Attorney General Pam Bondi over her antics at a trainwreck hearing and her heartless treatment of Jeffrey Epstein survivors in the room. The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday entitled Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice, at which Bondi lashed out at Democratic members and repeatedly bristled when members reclaimed their time. Bondi had a binder full of prepared jabs to attack members whose questions angered her, with advisers assisting her in the effort.
For years, we've been subjected to an endless parade of hyperventilating claims about the Biden administration's supposed "censorship industrial complex." We were told, over and over again, that the government was weaponizing its power to silence conservative speech. The evidence for this? Some angry emails from White House staffers that Facebook ignored. That was basically it. The Supreme Court looked at it and said there was no standing because there was no evidence of coercion.
Recent exercises in taking stock after one year of Trump 2.0 for many an eternity of terrifying news and political traumas tended to leave something out: the fact that, a mere 12 months ago, plenty of pundits (and politicians, for that matter) were instructing us to accept that a global vibe shift in favor of the right had taken place. And that, in the face of what supposedly felt like a landslide, resistance was pointless and cringe.
An exciting yet excruciating playoff loss to the Seahawks doesn't diminish the Rams' accomplishments this season. Their ability in coming back to win so many games that appeared lost showcased their resilience time after time, week after week. Thanks for the memories. When are the Rams and coach Sean McVay going to stop ignoring special teams? Open the checkbook and hire the best special teams coach available. They also need to draft a shutdown corner or two. You don't need another receiver.
Liverpool thrashed Qarabag 6-0 at Anfield on Wednesday, helped by Alexis Mac Allister's double, along with goals from Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitike and Federico Chiesa. But after Liverpool's largest margin of victory under Slot sent them into the Champions League's last 16, the Dutchman used his post-match press conference to clarify what he felt was unfair treatment from sections of the media.
Paris Hilton here presents us with an unbearable act of docu-self-love, avowedly a behind-the-scenes study of her second studio album, Infinite Icon, and where she's at as a musician, survivor and mom. But maybe there is, in fact, nothing behind the scenes; judging by this, the scenes are all there is: Insta-exhibitionism, empty phrases and show. Hilton's second album no doubt has its admirers and detractors, and her fans are perfectly happy with it.
The Duchess of Sussex's latest Netflix lifestyle show failed to crack the top 1,000 most watched programmes on the platform, figures suggest, amid reports that it will not return for a third series. The second series of With Love, Meghan ranked 1,124th most watched shows between July and December 2025, with 2 views, according to data, coming below the second season of Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug & Cat Noir, as well as programmes several years older including Downton Abbey.
I'm fairly confident that this column will get me banned from CNN's airwaves. CNN once sold itself as the grown-up in the room. It was the network you turned to when the stakes got real. That reputation earned over decades was built on restraint, seriousness, and a basic respect for viewers, she wrote. Which is why CNN's continued reliance on Scott Jennings is not just baffling, but corrosive to its brand.
KEILAR: Some encouraging news today for the real estate market. Mortgage rates have now fallen to their lowest level in more than three years, and industry experts hope that it will help break the stalemate that has kept reluctant sellers from selling and would-be buyers from buying. CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich is with us now on this. All right, Vanessa, how low are we talking? VANESSA YURKEVICH, CNN BUSINESS & POLITICS CORRESPONDENT: Yes, we're talking about the lowest level in more than three years. So, the average rate for a mortgage, according to Freddie Mac this week, 6.06 percent.
"Alonso parted ways with the LaLiga outfit by mutual agreement on Monday, just a day after their Supercopa de Espana defeat in Saudi Arabia to Clasico rivals Barcelona. The Spaniard was in charge for just seven months, taking the reins ahead of the Club World Cup last summer, and won 70.6% of his matches (P34 W24 D4 L6). Los Blancos are also second in LaLiga, four points behind Barca."
The criticism of Bari Weiss's early tenure running CBS News has been intense, relentless, and in many cases openly gleeful. A teleprompter failure during Tony Dokoupil's debut. A lighthearted segment featuring Marco Rubio memes. A 60 Minutes report was pulled after the promotion. Internal disarray reported in granular detail. Each episode has been treated not as a discrete mistake, but as confirmation of a larger moral indictment. That response has taken on a distinctly mean-girl quality.
At the beginning of The Sting, veteran con-man Henry Gondorff explains the way of the big con to ambitious rookie Johnny Hooker, who wants to play for a vicious mobbed up New York banker. It's not like playing winos in the street. You can't outrun [the guy]. . . . You gotta keep his con even after you take his money.
David Yelland, former deputy editor at the New York Post, slammed his old newspaper as a disgrace for its Friday front page branding the Minnesota woman killed by an ICE agent as a Warrior' of the Left. The cover splash, which shows a large image of Renee Nicole Good, reports that the victim was an activist member of ICE Watch and trained to resist' agents.
Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has been heavily criticised for pushing Liverpool's Conor Bradley off the pitch while he was badly injured. The Reds right-back ended up having to be stretchered off at the Emirates Stadium, but it seems that Martinelli initially shoved him as he thought he was time-wasting towards the end of the game. Martinelli is now being criticised by journalists on X for his shocking behaviour towards Bradley, whose injury proved to look pretty serious.
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil took heavy criticism over his 16-second report on President Donald Trump's rollout of an unhinged January 6 propaganda website that presented the issue as a matter of dueling accusations. The Trump administration chose Tuesday the 5th anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol to unveil the site. It sparked immediate and widespread outrage over the stunning falsehoods, omissions, and concoctions.
