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Spencer Pratt has suggested he could leave Los Angeles if he misses out on the LA mayoral race to Karen Bass. Pratt, known for appearing on early 2000s reality series The Hills, is making a pivot into politics as he…
Margaret Cho says Donald Trump is the reason she passed up a major chance to appear in HBO’s hit hockey romance series Heated Rivalry. The sports drama earned a rare perfect 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes following its 2025…
Donald Trump’s push for a more heavily secured White House — including plans tied to his proposed 90,000 sq ft ballroom — ran into trouble after a $1 billion funding plan was knocked back on procedural grounds. Republicans had aimed…
A former Ku Klux Klan “Grand Dragon” who now serves as a pastor at a Black church has described how he ultimately got out of the organization — and the disturbing warning he says came with his exit. These days,…
Donald Trump appears to have taken a swipe at Lauren Boebert during a fresh social media tirade aimed at the Colorado congresswoman. Boebert has faced criticism from Trump before, particularly after she stopped lining up behind him once he entered…
The search for the next 007 is underway, and one surprising newcomer has now been floated as a potential pick. With casting director Nina Gold overseeing the process of finding Daniel Craig’s replacement, the next James Bond movie is already…
Jen Psaki is now being threatened with legal action after she suggested on air that she knew the real reason Eric Trump joined his father on a state visit to China this week. The former White House press secretary, speaking…
When the Trump administration promised its hantavirus response would be “grounded in science”, it didn’t specify which discipline — because the official fronting the latest briefing has spent much of his career focused on penile implants. Dr Brian Christine, the…
America’s most famous seat of government has been confronted by an unexpected problem of its own creation. This isn’t a symbolic turn of phrase — there are reportedly thousands of bees swarming around the White House. People walking by the…
China’s President Xi Jingping welcomed Donald Trump with an exceptionally formal reception on his first state visit since 2017, capped off by an extravagant nine-course banquet that underlined the moment’s diplomatic weight. Even by the usual standards of visiting heads…
Donald Trump has been unusually absent from social media recently — and it appears there’s a practical explanation. The president is widely known for posting frequently on Truth Social, where he shares political updates as well as memes. Some of…
Vice-president JD Vance has addressed reporters after Donald Trump described him as being hauled away ‘like he was a little boy’. The exchange resurfaced while journalists questioned the vice president during Trump’s trip abroad — his first state visit to…
Donald Trump’s body language has been studied when it comes to his interactions with Chinese leader, Xi Jinping as the pair reunite once again. Trump and Xi came together in Beijing, marking the US president’s first official trip to China…
The United States currently has 50 states, but Donald Trump appears keen to expand that number. In recent days, a Fox News anchor suggested Trump was weighing the idea of adding Venezuela as a new state. ‘seriously considering’ Venezuela’s acting…
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s meeting began on a cordial note, but it reportedly later descended into disorder. Trump arrived in Beijing for a State Visit, his first trip of this kind in more than ten years. Early on, the…
Donald Trump had plenty of kind words for China’s President Xi Jinping during their latest encounter, but one body language specialist has suggested a key gesture may have carried a less “friendly” message. Trump has made his first visit to…