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3+ min ago (256+ words) Longtime Trump biographer Michael Wolff said President Donald Trump revealed alarming instability with his Truth Social post attacking director Rob Reiner after the filmmaker and his wife were murdered. Speaking on his podcast, Inside Trump's Head, Wolff said Trump's decision to invoke "Trump Derangement Syndrome" in response to the killings was unnecessary, self-destructive, and deeply disturbing, likening it to watching an aging parent visibly lose control. Wolff warned that while the reaction can only damage Trump politically, the president appears unfazed. Wolff called the episode a stark example of what he described as genuine derangement rather than mere provocation.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag. Author Michael Wolff says Trump is off his rocker after post on Rob Reiner's death Author Michael Wolff says Trump is off his rocker after post on Rob Reiner's…...

6+ min ago (190+ words) President Donald Trump suffered a setback as North Carolina Republican Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis signaled opposition to his nominee for Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, former Rep. Mark Walker. Under Senate tradition, both home-state senators must approve a nominee via the "blue slip" process, effectively halting Walker's confirmation. Walker urged support on social media, while Trump blasted the procedure as a barrier to approving Republican nominees for key positions.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag. NC senators set to block Trump's ambassador nominee for religious freedom NC senators set to block Trump's ambassador nominee for religious freedom President Donald Trump suffered a setback as North Carolina Republican Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis signaled opposition to his nominee for Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, former Rep. Mark Walker. Under Senate tradition, both…...

10+ min ago (240+ words) CNN host Boris Sanchez and US Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) on CNN on December 17, 2025 (Image: Screengrab via CNN / YouTube) Former Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith forcefully defended his criminal investigation of President Donald Trump in his Wednesday opening statement before Congress, though one Republican member of the House of Representatives was slow to answer questions about Smith's probe into lawmakers. "But if days before that, you had the president of the United States " on tape suggesting to the Georgia secretary of state that he should "find him some 11,000 votes," you don't think there's sufficient cause for someone to investigate whether the president was doing that with sitting members of Congress?" Sanchez countered. "I didn't hear you answer the actual substance of the question," Sanchez said, interrupting. Cline was equally adamant that he did not want Smith taking…...

11+ min ago (253+ words) "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor Brad Garrett ripped President Donald Trump as a "malignant narcissist" during a CNN interview on Wednesday afternoon. Garrett, who played Ray Romano's brother Robert Barone in the long-running sitcom, was responding to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's testimony during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing and questioned Carr's comments about threatening to pull late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show after the host joked about Trump's response to MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk's killing. Garrett described why Jimmy Kimmel's response has been particularly important. "I love how Jimmy Kimmel is doubling down in his monologues and how Stephen Colbert are still doing what they do best. Jon Stewart. This is an important time for all artists to stand up," he added. "And we're used to doing things hard because it's a difficult industry. So, I'm excited to. Jimmy's going strong, and…...

14+ min ago (128+ words) Mediaite's Most Influential in News Media 2025 President Donald Trump unloaded on Senator Raphael Warnock(D-GA) on Wednesday afternoon, firing back at the lawmaker days after Warnock blasted Trump during an appearance on NBC'sMeet the Presson Sunday. Warnock's ex, Ouleye Ndoye, told Atlanta police that he had run over her foot with his car after a fight in March of 2020, but medical examiners did not find any evidence of injury on Ouleye. OnMeet the Press, Warnock spoke about religion extensively while discussing the shooting at Brown University. Welker also asked him how he reconciles his assertion "My faith is not a weapon. My faith is a bridge," with his contention that "Trumpism is a plague on the American conscience." " Scroll down for comments "...

16+ min ago (1201+ words) The US has increasingly looked abroad to fill teaching shortages. But some educators fear uncertainty under Trump. By Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan Washington, DC " For the past two years, weekdays for Susanna have meant thumbing through picture books, organising cubby holes and leading classroom choruses of songs. But her work as a pre-school teacher came to a screeching halt in October, when she found out her application to renew her work permit had been denied. Susanna, who uses a pseudonym in this article for fear of reprisals,is one of the nearly 10 percent of teachers in the United States who are immigrants. But while the US has increasingly looked abroad to fill teacher shortages, some foreign-born teachers say the deportation push under President Donald Trump has threatened their livelihoods " and risks traumatising their students. Susanna, an asylum applicant who fled…...

17+ min ago (286+ words) Rob Reiner's friend and longtime collaborator Barry Markowitz said the filmmaker's son Nick Reiner appeared to be doing well during his recent stay at the family's Brentwood home, just weeks before Rob and Michele's tragic murders. "[We would] scream at the TV, we watched a movie and a basketball game. Played with the dogs. Family time. One big love fest," Markowitz recalled. "He looked great. He was sitting and talking with the family " They eat dinner together, old school, and a lot of love, always a lot of love." Markowitz, who worked with Reiner as DP on several projects " including "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life" (2023), "Shock and Awe" (2017), "LBJ" (2016), "Being Charlie," the semi-autobiographical 2015 film co-written by Nick Reiner about his substance abuse " said he witnessed Nick in good spirits and performing every day activities with the family. "He helped out,…...

18+ min ago (279+ words) Kids are unpredictable " it's just part of their charm! " and you never know how they're going to behave. Especially if you need them to behave a certain way (e.g., for family photos). Luckily for Bindi Irwin and her husband Chandler Powell, their 4-year-old daughter Grace Warrior surprised them in the best way during a recent photoshoot, and the resulting picture is too cute to miss. "When you have a four year old, you never know how a family photo is going to turn out," the wildlife conservationist wrote on Instagram Tuesday. "This one was taken between endless giggles... Irwin's mom Terri Irwin commented, "Best moments and memories." Her brother Robert Irwin wrote, "Love this you guys." "I just love you guys "," someone else said. In a 2024 interview with E! News, the Australia Zoo CEO compared her daughter to her late dad,…...

18+ min ago (689+ words) Trump acknowledges declining Israeli influence in US UAE revealed as secret buyer in $2.3 billion Israeli arms deal UK police threaten arrests over 'globalise the intifada' chant Crude calculations: How oil became a frontline in Sudan's war How Trump's National Security Strategy impacts the Middle East The war on the West Bank: Israel's deepening spiral of violence As Bondi Beach attack unfolded, Hasbara machine wasted no time 26 must-read new books for 2026 Animalia director Sofia Alaoui on faith, aliens, and identity Lebanon bans scrap imports from Syria following TNA report In the aftermath of the deadly attack that shook the city of Sydney, large sections of Western media rushed to publish articles and analyses before investigations were even completed, or facts and motives had become clear. Within hours, some outlets promoted the narrative that directly linked the crime to Palestine solidarity campaigns....

20+ min ago (1716+ words) The Federal Communications Commission website no longer reflects that the FCC is an "independent" agency after FCC Chair Brendan Carr testified to Congress on Wednesday that he didn't consider it to be one. Axios's Sara Fischer caught the change, and posted about it on X: "This is INSANE. I took this screenshot of the @FCC website at 11:52 a.m. ET where it explicitly states the FCC is an independent agency. 25 minutes later, it has been removed following Carr's comments during this hearing! See before and after screenshots below." During the hearing, Carr was pressed on whether he considered the FCC to be an independent agency: Though he had previously said himself that the agency was "long ago determined" by Congress to be independent, he claimed on Wednesday that his position had changed, and he now believes it to no longer be independent, since…...