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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 4h

Jost likened giving Trump a Peace Prize to giving it to a Batman villain.

SNL’s Colin Jost Mocks Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Defeat

Jost likened giving Trump a Peace Prize to giving it to a Batman villain.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 5h

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

CDC Scrambling to Restaff After Accidentally Firing Top Scientists

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 5h

Amy Poehler hilariously satirized Pam Bondi’s wild Senate hearing—with some help.

SNL Legend Savages ICE Barbie Kristi Noem With Brutal Impression

Amy Poehler hilariously satirized Pam Bondi’s wild Senate hearing—with some help from BFF Tina Fey.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 5h

The SNL legend returned to host for the first time in a decade on a very special date.

Amy Poehler Pays Tribute to ‘SNL’s 50th Anniversary

The SNL legend returned to host for the first time in a decade on a very special date.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 5h

Amy Poehler portrayed an angry, blustering Pam Bondi.

SNL Skewers Pam Bondi’s Wild Senate Hearing in Cold Open

Amy Poehler portrayed an angry, blustering Pam Bondi.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6h

Jeers erupted in Tel Aviv as Steve Witkoff stumbled through an address.

Trump Envoy Savagely Booed During Awkward Ceasefire Celebration

Jeers erupted in Tel Aviv as Steve Witkoff stumbled through an address.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 7h

“America’s favorite governor” continues to slam the president online with inconvenient reality checks.

Newsom Taunts Trump With Latest News Headlines

“America’s favorite governor” continues to slam the president online with inconvenient reality checks.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 8h

Former President Joe Biden has begun radiation therapy.

Joe Biden, 82, Enters Next Phase of Cancer Treatment

The former president has begun radiation therapy.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 10h

Trump issued the order after footage of soldiers lining up at a food bank went viral online.

Pentagon Pete Gets Trump Order to Pay Troops Despite Shutdown

Trump issued the order after footage of soldiers lining up at a food bank went viral online.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 11h

Singer Chappell Roan took a break from her concert in Pasadena, California, to bash ICE on Friday.

Pop Star Pauses Concert to Say ‘F*** ICE’

Chappell Roan slammed the federal agency on Friday, while Chance the Rapper put out the same message at a different concert.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 12h

His late night post came after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday became the first university in the country to reject White House proposals tying federal funding to a set of demands from the MAGA administration.

Republican Praises School For Turning Down Trump 'Bribe'

Renegade Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie applauded MIT for standing fast against the MAGA administration’s demands over federal funding.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 13h

The photograph Hollyhand posted of the speaking event hardly looks like the youthful jubilee he described. Instead, the crowd looks largely comprised of senior citizens.

MAGA's ‘Next Charlie Kirk’ Hypes Gen Z Turnout in Room of Boomers

Brilyn Hollyhand claimed Gen Z is “stronger than ever” in a room full of grandparents.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 13h

Donald Trump’s new prosecutorial bulldog is showing mounting signs of impatience as she moves at breakneck speed against the president’s political enemies.

Why Trump's Beauty Queen Prosecutor Went Behind Bondi's Back

Lindsey Halligan has shown precisely zero appetite for delay as she charges ahead with what critics have slammed as a campaign of retribution against the president’s political foes.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 14h

With 750,000 federal workers furloughed and dozens of CDC employees laid off overnight, Trump, 79, traveled to his Virginia golf club and arrived just after 10:00 AM, according to reporters at the scene.

Trump, 79, Spends Second Shutdown Weekend Golfing

The president, evidently with a few hours to kill, congratulated himself for a big week with a round of golf.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 14h

Donald Trump’s (so-far) successful plan to end the conflict in Gaza was orchestrated by Jared Kushner in a bid to make himself richer, according to Trump biographer Michael Wolff.

How Jared Played Trump to Grease Own Pocket: Wolff

Kushner’s business connections and Trump manipulation may have cleared the way for a Gaza peace deal, according to Trump biographer Michael Wolff.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 15h

The CDC layoffs mark the most significant of Trump’s promised cuts to shrink the government—with a focus on “Democrat agencies”—as a result of the government shutdown so far.

Trump Budget Goon’s Firings ‘Eviscerate’ Vital CDC Departments

Russ Vought’s extreme RIFs hit the CDC.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 16h

“Here’s the thing: Donald Trump already had his annual check-up. It was in April,” the network mainstay pointed out.

MSNBC Host Calls BS on Trump’s 'Routine' Health Checks

The White House would appear to have struggled with what exactly the word “annual” actually means.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 19h

“Speaking of somebody that saves lives, don’t ever play golf with him because Keegan Bradley just walked in,” the president told reporters at White House press conference on Friday.

Trump, 79, Claims Pro Golfer ‘Saves Lives’ in Bizarre Tangent

A weary looking president was distracted from his lengthy reflections on the world’s intractable conflicts when a golfing buddy walked in through the door.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 19h

During a “routine annual checkup” at Walter Reed Medical Center—Trump’s second of 2025—Trump received a report of gushing awe from White House physician Dr. Sean Barbarella.

Trump Humiliates RFK Jr. With Surprise COVID Booster Move

The president got all of his shots while his administration restricts the availability of vaccines.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s one-time national security advisor is reportedly in the president’s crosshairs.

Trump’s Revenge Plot Continues With Fresh Indictment Coming

Trump’s one-time national security advisor is reportedly in the president’s crosshairs.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

“Important clarification,” Hegseth wrote on Friday.

Pentagon Pete Backtracks After Qatari Air Base Confusion

After triggering a significant backlash, Hegseth took to social media to issue a clarification.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

The president has released a new clip soundtracked to a West Coast ’90s classic.

Trump, 79, Drops Bizarre Rap Video

The president has released a new clip soundtracked to a West Coast ’90s classic.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

“Let’s do it, Joe.”

Newsom Issues Challenge to Joe Rogan

Issuing a challenge to the podcaster, the California governor said, “Let’s do it, Joe.”

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

President Donald Trump has been given a glowing bill of health following a “routine yearly checkup” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday.

Medical Report For Trump, 79, Ignores Cankles and Bruises

The president also received a COVID-19 vaccine, which RFK Jr. has described as “deadly.”

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Controversial biologist Gary Brecka thinks Trump is in peak condition.

Fox News Fawns Over ‘Unstoppable’ Trump Amid Health Check-Up

Controversial biologist Gary Brecka thinks Trump is in peak condition.

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