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City of Minot ND Mayor Tom Ross
Mayor Resigns After Texting Nude Video of Himself to City Attorney While Discussing Policeman's Death
Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as they watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, a Trump confidante, has been tapped to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency alongside former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
Donald Trump Tells Allies That Elon Musk Will Step Back Soon: Reports
School Board Member Caught on Hot Mic Trashing Father Who Was Advocating for Son with Autism
School Board Member Caught Trashing Father Who Was Advocating for Son with Autism: 'Pain in the Ass'
Jim Banks
Sen. Jim Banks Tells HHS Employee Who Lost Job ‘You Probably Deserved It’
Cory Booker
Cory Booker Gets Emotional After Breaking Record for Longest Senate Speech at 25 Hours and 5 Minutes
Woman reacts after husband mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison
Wife of Maryland Father Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador Speaks Out for the First Time: 'My Husband's Not a Criminal'
Obama Photobombs Kids D.C. Shoot, Leaves Online Comment.
Barack Obama Photobombs Kids’ D.C. Shoot, Leaves Sweet Online Comment to Them
In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, view of the inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations, getting off the buses at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador.
Trump Officials Accidentally Sent a Maryland Father to the El Salvador Mega Prison. Now They Can't Get Him Back
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House; Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump
Donald Trump Addresses His Ex-Daughter-in-Law Vanessa’s Romance with Tiger Woods
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 21: U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth deliver remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the the Next Generation of Air Dominance (NGDA) program, the F-47, the sixth-generation high-tech Air Force fighter to succeed the F-22 Raptor.
Trump Has Sought Outside Opinions on Pete Hegseth amid Signal Scandal, Mar-a-Lago Source Says: 'He's Worried' (Exclusive)
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Trump Says 'There Are Methods' for Running for a Third Term — Here's What the Law Says
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, joined by surviving families of service members, hold hands in prayer around a newly planted magnolia tree during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 30, 2022. The new tree was grown from a seed from the original magnolia planted on the South Lawn by President Andrew Jackson, pictured
Trump Calls to Chop Down Historic White House Magnolia Tree Apparently Planted in Honor of Andrew Jackson's Late Wife
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an America PAC town hall ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, US, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Musk's plan to hand out $1 million checks to two residents for participating in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election is barred by state law, a new complaint said Friday.
Elon Musk Gives $1 Million Checks to 2 Voters After Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Attorney General's Move to Intervene
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC
President Donald Trump Says He 'Couldn't Care Less' About Higher Car Prices
President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC
Donald Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About the Possibility of a Third Term: ‘There Are Methods’
Amber Ruffin attends the 16th Annual African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on February 19, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Cancels Amber Ruffin’s Appearance After Comedian Jokes About Trump Administration
Group Chat Cold Open - SNL
Gossiping Teens Left Confused in Their Group Chat as SNL Pokes Fun at Trump Officials' Recent Controversy Surrounding Leaked U.S. War Plans
Peter Marks and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FDA's Top Vaccine Scientist Resigns Due to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'Misinformation and Lies'
J.D. Vance in greenland
J.D. Vance Tells Greenland They're Safer Under the U.S., Claims Other Nations Want to Take Over: 'This Island Is Not Safe'
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, left, holds a letter of intent to request changes to the state's SNAP and food dye legislation next to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Martinsburg, W. Va.
RFK Jr. Mercilessly Fat Shames West Virginia Governor at Live Joint Appearance
The Collins Bible, photographed at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on April 28, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Trump Orders for Smithsonian Museums to Remove All 'Divisive Narratives' and 'Improper Ideology' from Exhibits
Abby Champion, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt attend the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO Original Series "The White Lotus" Season 3 at Paramount Theatre on February 10, 2025
Maria Shriver Says She Hopes Her Kids with Ex-Husband Arnold Schwarzenegger Don’t Get Divorced: ‘I Believe in Marriage’
Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump; Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump attend the 102nd White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 30, 2016 in Washington, DC.
Who Has Vanessa Trump Dated? A Look Back at Her Dating History (Including Rumored Relationships with a Saudi Arabian Prince and an Oscar-Winning Actor)
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, along with other federal law enforcement agencies, attend a pre-enforcement meeting in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. President Donald Trump has pledged to carry out the largest deportation effort in US history, vowing to ultimately deport all of the foreigners living in the country without permission.
Trump Official Mistakenly Looped Journalist on Email About ICE Operation 2 Months Before 'War Plans' Group Chat: Report
Barbara Bush and Craig Coyne at the Tod's Hamptons Summer Celebration and dinner party on July 26, 2023 in East Hampton, New York.
Barbara Bush Recalls 'Hazing' Her Now Husband on Their First Date: 'Never Thought We'd See Him Again!' (Exclusive)
Hunter Biden, the son U.S. President Joe Biden, holds his son Beau as they arrive for the National Thanksgiving Turkey pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House November 21, 2022
Hunter Biden’s 5 Children: All About His Son and Daughters
Civil Rights ldr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holding his son Martin III as his daughter Yolanda and wife Coretta greet him at the airport upon his release from Georgia State prison after incarceration for leading boycotts
All About Martin Luther King Jr.'s 4 Children: Yolanda, Martin Luther III, Dexter and Bernice
Rumeysa Ozturk
Tufts Student Taken by Masked ICE Officers While Walking to Meet Friends. Her Arrest Video Is Raising Questions
Stock image of cars in a dealership lot
Car Prices Could Increase by Thousands of Dollars Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs, Experts Warn
MTG Snaps at Reporter to 'Go Back to Your Country' After She's Asked About Hegseth's Group Chat Scandal
Marjorie Taylor Greene Snaps at Reporter to 'Go Back to Your Country' After She's Asked About Hegseth Group Chat Scandal
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a Turning Point Action Rally in Duluth, GA on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
RFK Jr. Says 'This Will Be a Painful Period' as Trump Administration Cuts 10K Jobs from Federal Health Agencies
President Donald Trump speaks during a Women's History Month event
Donald Trump Nicknames Himself the 'Fertilization President' at Women's History Month Celebration
Jenna Bush Hager Shares Bush Family Selfie amid Holiday Celebrations
Jenna Bush Hager Reveals How George and Laura Bush Embarrass Their Grandkids When They Come to Town (Exclusive)
U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice,
Family of Former Federal Prosecutor Jessica Aber Reveals What May Have Caused Her to Die in Her Sleep
Mike Waltz speaks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as US President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office
Trump's National Security Adviser Struggles to Explain on Live TV How He Added Journalist to Secret Group Chat
Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown on CNN
Pamela Brown Wanted to Be Like Wolf Blitzer as a Kid. Now 'She's Doing It,' Wolf Admires of His New CNN Co-Anchor (Exclusive)
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a meeting in announcing the F-47 6th generation fighter jet in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday March 21, 2025; White House group chat with attack plans texted by Pete Hegseth and leaked to The Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg
The Atlantic Exposes Trump Officials' Entire Group Chat Exchange About U.S. War Plans in Shocking Security Breach
U.S. President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush their twin daughters Barbara, far left, and Jenna greet supporters January 20, 2001 at the Florida Presidential Inaugural Ball at the National Building Museum in Washington DC.
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush Say There Are Ghosts in the White House: 'There's Unfinished Business!' (Exclusive)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver wave to fans as the couple arrives for the screening of the film "Les Egares" at the Palais des Festivals during the 56th International Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2003 in Cannes, France.
Maria Shriver Reveals She's 'In a Good Place' with Arnold Schwarzenegger — and What They're Proud of 4 Years After Divorce (Exclusive)
Jenna and Barbara Bush family
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush Reveal Which of Their Kids Wants to Grow Up to Be Like Grandpa George W. Bush (Exclusive)
U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber speaks during a press conference in Norfolk, Virginia
Former Federal Prosecutor Jessica Aber, Who Was Found Dead at 43, Likely Died of Natural Causes: Police
First Lady Maria Shriver (R) presents her mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver the Minerva Lifetime Achievement Award during the Women's Conference 2007 held at the Long Beach Convention Center on October 23, 2007 in Long Beach, California
Maria Shriver Says That 15 Years After Her Mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Death, 'I Still Talk to Her All the Time' (Exclusive)
Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Hager
Laura Bush Jokes About 'Wild' Daughter Jenna Bush Hager's Underage Arrests: 'Were You Great? Not Really'
Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham at the 97th Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California
Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director Was Beaten by Mob of Masked Israelis Armed with Stones and Held Captive Overnight
Tesla dealership
Multiple 'Incendiary' Devices Found at Tesla Showroom in Texas: Police Say 
Nancy Wilson onstage during Women's Only Rock n' Roll Fantasy Camp Final Performance with Nancy Wilson, Sheila E., Lita Ford, And more at The Viper Room on December 08, 2024 in West Hollywood, California
Heart's Nancy Wilson Says It's 'More Embarrassing Than Ever' to Be an American Right Now
Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush on TODAY with Jenna & Friends
Barbara Bush Calls Out Twin Sister Jenna Bush Hager for Not Inviting Her to Her Birthday Party
Pete Hegseth seen after meetings with senators; JD Vance speaks during the 61st Munich Security Conference
Trump Officials Accidentally Add Journalist to Secret Group Chat About U.S. War Plans: Report
Senator Chuck Schumer and wife Iris Weinshall Schumer at The New York Public Library: Library Lions 2021 event on November 8, 2021 in New York City.
Who Is Chuck Schumer’s Wife? All About Iris Weinshall
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Truman Balcony during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, April 22, 2019.
Trump’s White House Is Soliciting Corporate Sponsors for Annual Easter Egg Roll
Karine Jean-Pierre attends the opening night of "Othello"
Karine Jean-Pierre Reveals What She's Been Up to Since Leaving the White House, Says She Doesn't 'Miss' Press Secretary Job (Exclusive)
Mia Love
Mia Love, the GOP's First Black Congresswoman, Dies of Brain Cancer at 49 After Sharing Her Last 'Living Wish'
Maria Shriver attends the annual Keep Memory Alive "Power of Love" gala benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health honoring Jimmy Kimmel at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Maria Shriver on Surviving Divorce and Finding Herself: 'It Was Brutal, and I Was Terrified' (Exclusive Book Excerpt)
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 21, 2025, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020
Trump Says Kansas City Chiefs Will Visit White House 5 Years After Their 2020 Super Bowl Win
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends UFC 302 at Prudential Center; The Gallery of Presidents in the Colorado State Capitol building,
Trump Calls Out Portrait of Himself in Colorado State Capitol, Claims It’s ‘Purposefully Distorted’: ‘Truly the Worst’
Robert Kennedy with his wife and their ten children. Ca. 1965
Ethel Kennedy's 11 Children: All About the Late Kennedy Matriarch's Sons and Daughters
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 6: U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Department of Justice on December 6, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced today that four Russian military personnel have been indicted for war crimes committed against a U.S. national living in Ukraine, the first of such charges ever to be brought under the U.S. war crimes statute
Former Federal Prosecutor, Who Resigned on the Day President Donald Trump Took Office for the Second Time, Found Dead in Home
Massachusetts Governor and presidential candidate Michael Dukakis and his wife Kitty wave to supporters during a stop on the 1988 presidential campaign trail
Kitty Dukakis, Wife of Former Presidential Nominee Michael Dukakis, Dies at 88
President Donald Trump and Boeing office building in Arlington, Virginia
Donald Trump Asks Boeing to Design a New Military Jet. He's Naming It After Himself
Donald Trump; The US Department of Education in Washington, DC
Trump Wants to Eliminate the Department of Education: What That Means for American Schools
Elon Musk delivers remarks in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Elon Musk Group Offers Wis. Voters $100 to Oppose 'Activist Judges' Ahead of State's High-Stakes Supreme Court Election
President Donald Trump and King Charles pose ahead of a dinner at Winfield House on June 04, 2019 in London, England.
Donald Trump Expresses Support for U.S. Joining British Commonwealth: 'I Love King Charles'
Bradley Bartell and Camila Munoz and Donald Trump
ICE Took a Trump Supporter's Wife as They Returned from Their Honeymoon. Still, He Says, 'I Don't Regret the Vote'
Barron Trump shakes hands with President Donald Trump after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States takes place inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Monday, January 20, 2025. It is the 60th U.S. presidential inauguration and the second non-consecutive inauguration of Trump as U.S. president.
Donald Trump Asked Son Barron 'How'd You Do That?' When He Turned on a Laptop: 'Unbelievable Aptitude in Technology'
Rosie O'Donnell Celebrates Her 63rd Birthday After Move to Ireland as She Slams 'Willful Blindess' in Trump Administration".
Rosie O'Donnell Celebrates Her 63rd Birthday After Move to Ireland as She Slams 'Willful Blindness' in Trump Administration
Lauren Boebert and her sons Tyler, Brody, Kayden, and Roman.
Lauren Boebert's 4 Sons: What to Know About Tyler, Brody, Kaydon and Roman
Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France.
Elon Musk Will Be Briefed on Military’s Secret Plan for Potential War with China: Reports