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Mediaite is a leading US news website covering politics and entertainment in the media industry. It is the flagship blog of Abrams Media, a ring of blogs run by ABC legal analyst Dan Abrams and also featuring Gossip Cop, Geekosystem, Styleite, Sports Grid, The Mary Sue, The Maude, and The Braiser. Described by Abrams as "for the media, about the media and part of the new media," it features regular columns, an extensive video library, and the "Power Grid" that ranks media personalities by influence. Abrams currently serves as the site's publisher and launched the site in July 2009 with former editor Colby Hall. In an interview with The Washington Post, founding managing editor Colby Hall described the site as "Huffington Post meets Gawker." In December of 2011, Hall left Mediaite for Clear Channel. Source

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Stephen Colbert Rips Trump With Kendrick Lamar-Inspired ‘Pope Diss Track’: ‘They Not Pious’ Original

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By David Gilmour
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Stephen Colbert kickstarted Thursday’s episode of The Late Show with a diss track penned and performed by a mock Pope Leo XIV who dragged President Donald Trump for being a “bestie” with “certified pedophile” Jeffrey Epstein and calling him “senile.” Trump lashed out at the pope on Sunday in a Truth Social screed calling him “WEAK” in a reaction to the pontiff’s calls for peace with Iran, setting off a back-and-forth that has lasted days.
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Trump Trashes ‘SLEAZEBAG’ Ex-Counterterror Chief Joe Kent as Another ‘LOW IQ’ MAGA Iran Critic Original

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By David Gilmour
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President Donald Trump trashed his former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent in a blistering tirade, branding him a “SLEAZEBAG” and “LOSER” as he railed against “LOW IQ” MAGA critics of his war in Iran.
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‘The President Is Correct, The Pope Is Wrong’: Hannity Suggests Leo Has ‘Totally Lost Sight of the True Meaning of the Bible’ Original

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Fox News host Sean Hannity dedicated a portion of his Thursday show to deliver a message to Pope Leo XIV, suggesting he and others at the Vatican had “totally lost sight of the true meaning of the bible and its teachings.” The host directly introduced the Hannity segment as “a message to the Vatican,” noting his words were “specifically for Pope Leo,” after the pope spoke out against President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
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BREAKING: Acting ICE Director Resigns Original

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Acting ICE chief Todd Lyons resigned from the agency on Thursday, submitting a resignation letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that noted his plans to stay on through May. Lyons will stay on to help with the transition as Mullin begins his new position after taking over from former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. “Thanks to his leadership, American communities are safer,” Mullin said in a statement.
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Gavin Newsom’s PAC Spent $1.5 Million To Buy Copies of His Book Original

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Marijan Murat/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images California Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D) PAC spent over half a million dollars buying and distributing thousands of copies of his book to supporters, amounting to around two-thirds of the copies sold. Newsom’s move to send his book to supporters began in November, months before its February release date. The governor offered a free copy of Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery to anyone who donated.
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Trump Claims Epstein’s ‘Victims or Whatever’ Have ‘Refused To Go Under Oath’ Original

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President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that the victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had “refused to go under oath,” days after the first lady called on Congress to allow them to testify. Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House on a wide range of topics, including his ongoing feud with the pope and the war with Iran.
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FBI Analyzing ‘Potentially Critical DNA’ Found In Nancy Guthrie’s Home: Report Original

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By Ahmad Austin Jr.
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Jeff Robb, a Seattle resident wintering in Tucson, signs a banner supporting Nancy Guthrie in Tucson Ariz., on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil) The FBI has reportedly come into the possession of “potentially critical DNA” that was found at the home of Nancy Guthrie. Nancy, the mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing after vanishing from her Arizona home without a trace.
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Trump Vows to Get to the Bottom of Missing High-Level US Scientists: We’ll Know in ‘Next Week and a Half’ Original

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By Ahmad Austin Jr.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to get answers for the growing number of high-level American scientists who have either died or gone missing recently. The mysterious trend has been picked up by multiple news outlets, pointing out a series of puzzling circumstances that have led to the individuals’ deaths or being unaccounted for. Among that list was Retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland, who hasn’t been seen since he left his New Mexico home in late February.
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Tim Kaine Battles Trump Cabinet Member for Saying ‘Department of War’ Instead of DOD: ‘Whimsical Cosplay!’ Original

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By Ahmad Austin Jr.
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Thursday got into it with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought over his use of “Department of War” instead of Department of Defense. In September 2025, President Donald Trump declared the Department of Defense would renamed to the War Department. The federal government had the War Department until 1947, when President Harry Truman split up the various branches of the armed forces and renamed the National Military Establishment as the Department of Defense.
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Franklin Graham Hopes Trump and Pope Will Meet – So the Pontiff Can ‘Thank the President’ Original

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By David Gilmour
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(Photo by TIMON RAMBOER/Belga/Sipa USA)  (Photo by Eric Vandeville/Abaca/Sipa USA) (Sipa via AP Images) Evangelical leader Rev. Franklin Graham said Thursday he hoped President Donald Trump might get the chance to meet with Pope Leo XIV, so that the pontiff could “thank the President” in a lengthy post dismissing outrage over the president’s now-deleted “Jesus” meme.
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Abrams, Dan
Austin, Ahmad
Bahney, Jennifer
Boniello, Kathianne
Christopher, Tommy
Cohen, Jason
DePaolo, Joe
Durante, Tom
Engels, Zoe
Griffing, Alex
James, Sean
Jones, Kipp
Kaloi, Stephanie
Leeman, Zachary
Luciano, Michael
Nash, Charlie
Rumpf, Sarah
Schorr, Isaac
Wilkens, Kathryn
Ziegler, John