It’s been more than a week since Whoopi Goldberg has been on The View, and Joy Behar has had to start debunking rumors about her absence. With Goldberg away for another work obligation and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announcing her resignation from Congress in January, some X (formerly known as Twitter) users have wondered if she’ll now find a job co-hosting on The View — especially now that she seems to ... Read more
A Hypothetical Capitol Clash Unfolds When Hegseth Rages at Kelly, Only to Be Mocked as His Deputy Lands a Diplomatic Win. NQ
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Pipe down, Pete — the adults are talking. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been shredded on social media for dunking on Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) while one of his underlings works to secure an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. It all started on Monday when Hegseth replied to an X post by Kelly, who has been threatened with a court-martial for his ... Read more
In a Hypothetical High-Stakes Thriller, Bondi Becomes MAGA’s Target After a Failed Legal Strike on Comey. NQ
MAGA is furious at U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice over the entirely “avoidable” botched indictments of President Donald Trump’s political enemies. A federal judge on Monday dropped the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, deciding that the prosecutor who brought the charges in both cases—Lindsey Halligan—was not lawfully appointed. ... Read more
Rachel Maddow Brings ‘Burn Order’ to Life With Special MS NOW Live Event in Los Angeles. NQ
Rachel Maddow will host a live event in Los Angeles next month tied to her latest podcast, Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order. The MS NOW event will take place at 5 p.m. PT on Dec. 14 at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. The event also will air as a MS NOW primetime special on Dec. 29 The six-part podcast, debuting Dec. 1, looks at the events that led to the U.S. government decision to incarcerate ... Read more
A Brief, Brutal Ultimatum Shatters Capitol Hill’s Calm — and the Fallout Starts Before Anyone Can Breathe. NQ
For years, Jeanine Pirro had walked into a brightly lit studio that looked like a courthouse and a battlefield combined. Millions of viewers had become familiar with that look: shoulders squared, eyes sharp, voice steely, arguments fired like bullets. She didn’t do “soft.” She didn’t do “maybe.” She convicted, confronted, and made closing arguments.Which is why her final appearance felt… wrong, even if most people couldn’t ... Read more