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Jim Lovell, the Apollo 13 commander whose steady leadership helped bring his crew safely home after a mid-mission explosion, died on August 7 in Lake Forest, Illinois, at age 97, NASA said. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy called him an explorer who “helped our nation reach the Moon,” praising the calm resolve that turned a potential catastrophe into a learning milestone for the agency. Lovell’s passing was announced publicly on Friday, with tributes from the spaceflight community highlighting a four-flight career that made him one of the era’s most experienced astronauts.

Selected to NASA’s second astronaut class in 1962, Lovell flew Gemini 7’s 14-day endurance flight with Frank Borman and later partnered with Buzz Aldrin on Gemini 12. He then served as command module pilot on Apollo 8, which in December 1968 became the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon. Two years later, as commander of Apollo 13, Lovell and crewmates Jack Swigert and...

Tom Hanks paid touching tribute to “Apollo 13” astronaut Jim Lovell on Friday as news of the 97-year-old’s death circulated online.

The Oscar-winning actor starred in Ron Howard’s Oscar-winning 1995 feature, “Apollo 13,” as the real-life commander of the 1970 space mission that nearly ended in tragedy.

“There are people who dare, who dream and who lead others to the places we would not go on our own,” Hanks wrote on Instagram. “Jim Lovell, who for a long while had gone farther into space and for longer than any other person of our planet, was that kind of guy.

“His many voyages around Earth and on to so-very-close to the moon were not made for riches or celebrity, but because such challenges as those are what fuels the course of being alive — and who better than Jim Lovell to make those voyages,” the actor continued.

Hanks concluded his post, expressing...

Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the Apollo 13 mission, has died at the age of 97. The near-disastrous mission, in which an oxygen tank exploded and crippled the spacecraft, is a textbook example of ingenuity under pressure. Lovell, along with his crewmates Jack Swigert and Fred Haise, improvised a solution alongside NASA personnel on the ground to swing around the moon and successfully return to Earth, all while dealing with plummeting temperatures and dwindling oxygen.

“We are enormously proud of his amazing life and career accomplishments, highlighted by his legendary leadership in pioneering human space flight,” said the Lovell family in a statement released by NASA. “But, to all of us, he was Dad, Granddad, and the Leader of our family. Most importantly, he was our Hero. We will miss his unshakeable optimism, his sense of humor, and the way he made each of us feel we could do the impossible.

Jim Lovell, the naval aviator and mechanical engineer who is most famous for commanding the space mission Apollo 13 safely back to Earth after mechanical issues led to an aborted moon landing in 1970, died Thursday in Lake Forrest Illinois. He was 97 years old.

NASA Administrator Sean Duffy shared the news of Lovell’s death on Friday in a special tribute.

“NASA sends its condolences to the family of Capt. Jim Lovell, whose life and work inspired millions of people across the decades,” Duffy wrote on NASA’s official website. “Jim’s character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the Moon and turned a potential tragedy into a success from which we learned an enormous amount. We mourn his passing even as we celebrate his achievements.”

Lovell also co-authored the 1994 nonfiction account of the Apollo 13 space launch, “Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13.” That book with Jeffrey Kluger served as...

Astronaut Jim Lovell, whose history-making leadership as commander of a near-disastrous 1970 mission to the moon is one of the most celebrated tales of the U.S. space program and was chronicled in the hit Ron Howard film Apollo 13, died Thursday in Illinois. He was 97.

His death was announced by his family and by NASA.

“We are enormously proud of his amazing life and career accomplishments, highlighted by his legendary leadership in pioneering human space flight,” the Lovell family said in a statement released by NASA. “But, to all of us, he was Dad, Granddad, and the Leader of our family. Most importantly, he was our Hero. We will miss his unshakeable optimism, his sense of humor, and the way he made each of us feel we could do the impossible. He was truly one of a kind.”

Acting NASA Administration Sean Duffy said in a statement: “NASA sends its...

It’s very tough to pick out the most accomplished member of MTV’s vast Real World/Road Rules/Challenge universe, considering Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, podcast giant Theo Von, and WWE icon Mike “The Miz” Mizanin all got their start there. But speaking purely about the world of reality television, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio undoubtedly takes the crown, even if giants like Christopher “Ct” Tamburello, Wes Bergmann, Cara Maria Sorbello, and Trishelle Cannatella all have very impressive resumes.

Devenanzio is not only the all-time Challenge champion with seven titles to his name,...

Donald Trump has made a lot of unconventional appointments since winning a second term in the White House. Just last night, in fact, he tapped the former Real World cast member Sean Duffy to head up the nation’s space program, in addition to his current role as transportation secretary. The appointment came a day after Duffy called the New York City subway system, which millions of people use every day, “dangerous.”

The president outdid himself by tapping Nick Adams to serve as the United States ambassador to Malaysia. Adams...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who has vehemently described the New York City subway as a hellscape, has been named to oversee NASA — putting him in charge of rocket ships that are far more dangerous than public transit.

After Donald Trump pulled the nomination of tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman for the post, the president announced Duffy would be the interim NASA administrator. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, praising the former Real World cast member: “Sean is doing a Tremendous job in handling our Country’s Transportation Affairs, including creating...

President Donald Trump has threatened to “terminate” Elon Musk’s federal contracts and cancel subsidies beneficial to his companies after the billionaire publicly accused the president of being ungrateful in an explosion of tensions between the two men who lavished praise on one another less than a week ago as Trump bid Musk farewell from the administration.

“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it,...

President Donald Trump tapped Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to serve as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. Trump announced the news after dropping his previous nomination for the position, Ed Martin.

The president lauded Pirro as “a powerful crusader for victims of crime” in a Truth Social post. “Jeanine is incredibly well qualified for this position, and is considered one of the Top District Attorneys in the History of the State of New York. She is in a class by herself.

Jeanine Pirro is exiting Fox News after 14 years to become interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. President Trump announced her appointment Thursday.

Pirro, a former country judge and district attorney from New York who has been a reliable supporter of Trump over the years, joined Fox News as a host in 2011. The first show he hosted for the network was “Justice With Judge Jeanine,” focusing on legal stories in the news. She most recently served as a co-host of “The Five,” which has routinely been the highest-rated program on cable news.

Trump announced Pirro, 73, as the new U.S. attorney for DC on Truth Social, his social media platform.

“I am pleased to announce that Judge Jeanine Pirro will be appointed interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia,” Trump wrote. “Jeanine was Assistant District Attorney for Westchester County, New York, and then went on to serve as County Judge,...

It’s no secret that Donald Trump watches Fox News. It’s also no secret that the president likes people who do well on TV — whether that means they aggressively defend him or just look look like they came from, as he says, “central casting.”

Trump’s TV Cabinet, as the Columbia Journalism Review calls it, consists of such familiar faces to Fox News viewers as Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, Sean Duffy and many more.

What Media Matters calls the “revolving door” between the network and the Trump White House goes both ways, with the president’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump recently landing her own show on the network. Conversely, White House staffers, such as Sarah Huckabee Sanders, have become affiliated with Fox News after leaving public service.

Scroll through the photos below to see an extensive — but partial — list of those who’ve been through the pipeline between the network and the White House.

Donald Trump has tapped Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to serve as interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.

Pirro is the latest Fox News figure to get a spot in the administration, following figures like Pete Hegseth and Sean Duffy.

Pirro is a co-host of The Five, the most watched show on cable news. She hosted the network’s weekend show Justice with Judge Jeanine from 2011 to 2022.

On Fox News’ Special Report, anchor Bret Baier said that Pirro will be leaving Fox News to take the position. “Obviously we wish her well,” he said.

Baier: One of the co-hosts of "The Five” Jeanine Pirro will be appointed interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. She will be leaving Fox to take this position and we obviously wish her well. pic.twitter.com/r5NTLtyAJy

— Acyn (@Acyn) May 8, 2025

Trump wrote on Truth Social, “I am pleased to...

Safety concerns at Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey have resulted in the seventh straight day of delays, and a warning from the CEO of one of the biggest global airlines to avoid Newark at all costs.

Air traffic controller staffing problems paired with equipment and technology failures have caused numerous severe flight delays or cancellations and last Friday, CEO of United Airlines Scott Kirby declared, “[Newark Airport] cannot handle the number of planes that are scheduled to operate there in the weeks and months ahead.”

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump‘s administration, through Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency, has decreased the number of federal workers in nearly every agency, with cuts to the Faa raising substantial safety concerns. In February, 400 Faa staffers were laid off due to Doge cuts.

Kirby’s announcement followed a warning from a Newark air traffic controller that it is “not a safe situation...

The cameras rolled on Tuesday as President Donald Trump held his first 2026 World Cup task force meeting in a public spectacle that included several Cabinet members, as well as FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Millions of foreigners from around the world are expected to visit the United States for soccer’s most anticipated international tournament, yet Trump and some of his Cabinet members chilled the usually celebratory mood with ominous warnings to travelers planning to attend next year’s World Cup.

When asked if people who have taken part in pro-Palestinian...

A family of tourists celebrating a birthday was killed when the helicopter they were in crashed into the Hudson River in New York two weeks ago.

The family of five from Barcelona has been revealed to be Agustín Escobar, Mercè Camprubí Montal, and their three children, ages four, five and 11. The pilot on board was also killed. Escobar and Montal were both executives at the telecommunications company Siemens.

Video footage of the accident shows the helicopter breaking apart mid-air and crashing into the water, the rotor blades detaching and falling separately.

The helicopter, operated by tour company New York Helicopters, took off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport on the lower side of the island at roughly 3:00 p.m. Officials have said that the helicopter lost control shortly after it turned at the George Washington Bridge to traverse the New Jersey shoreline and the crash took place off the coast of Hoboken.

President Trump has tapped another Fox News personality, Mark Levin, for a White House post.

Levin will serve on the “revamped” Homeland Security Advisory Council, led by Kristi Noem, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Trump announced Thursday. In addition to Levin, members of the new committee are South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, conservative commentator and former Fox News contributor Bo Dietl, and Republican National Committee treasurer Joseph Gruters.

“I am proud to announce the formation of my revamped Homeland Security Advisory Council (Hsac), which is comprised of Top Experts in their field, who are highly respected by their peers,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Under Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s leadership, Hsac will work hard on developing new Policies and Strategies that will help us secure our Border, deport Illegal Criminal Thugs, stop the flow of Fentanyl and other illegal drugs that are killing our Citizens,...

Green Bay, Wis. — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, delivered $1 million checks to two of his supporters on Sunday evening at his town hall, saying the point of giving out these payments is to “get attention.”

“I should say that the reason for the checks is that it’s really just to get attention,” he said. “And somewhat inevitably, when I do these things, it causes the legacy media to kind of lose their minds.”

A $1 million check, for most people, would be a life-changing sum. For Musk, who is worth $343 billion,...

On Sunday, Mad Men actress January Jones ripped United Airlines for a major delay on her yet-to-depart flight.

In a screenshot posted to Instagram stories, Jones showed a page with flight-delay information detailing a 16-hour and 25-minute delay for her trip. Jones tagged United Airlines and wrote, “Do better.”

“A couple of $15 food vouchers isn’t gonna cut it,” she added, “Our 7:30 [flight] last night still hasn’t left.”

>January Jones: My Plans After ‘Mad Men’ [Exclusive Video]

Jones followed up with a photo of herself on the airport floor, resting her head on a bag, writing, “Is there still a secretary of transportation? Can’t remember what’s left.”

Jones’ comment was a shot at President Donald Trump, who has cut thousands of federal employees since his inauguration, including hundreds of workers at the Department of Transportation. In January, Trump appointed former reality television personality Sean Duffy as his secretary of transportation.

With the latest season of The Challenge: All Stars on MTV, some fans have complained about the arrival of cast members who aren’t among the OGs to the spin-off, including reality TV stars from other networks.

In the premiere season, viewers saw MTV legends like Trishelle Cannatella, Teck “Money” Holmes, Syrus Yarbrough, Kendall Shepard, Jonna Mannion, and Mark Long.

Additional seasons continued providing OGs but gradually sprinkled in more recent cast members.

Some of the other OGs included Tina Barta, Tyler Duckworth, Adam Larson, and Frank Sweeney Fox.

Mark, aka “The Godfather,” recently teased that one of the most significant stars of The Challenge’s early history could return to the show.

According to Mark and the Real World star herself, Coral Smith could return for another run at The Challenge.

Coral releases a surprise video to The Challenge fans

On Wednesday, Mark took to Instagram and released a...

It’s no secret that Donald Trump has zero interest in fighting climate change and enthusiastically supports the fossil fuel industry. Trump’s 2024 victory was expected to set the climate fight back, but in less than two months, his administration has already done irreparable harm to efforts to address climate change. This can primarily be seen in key agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency (Epa) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa).

For example, the Epa is currently working on rewriting its finding from 2009 that has been critical for regulating greenhouse gases.

Donald Trump is — at least publicly — attempting to reign in Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) amid growing pushback from the public, Congress, and members of the president’s Cabinet.

On Thursday, Trump reportedly told his Cabinet members during a White House meeting that they would be in charge of the hiring and firing decisions within their agencies. The decision is a stark departure from how the administration has operated its first two months in office, giving Musk virtually unchecked authority to cut large swaths of federal departments and agencies.

Late last week, just as Presidents’ Day weekend was starting, Donald Trump and Elon Musk purged hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees — including multiple lawyers whose job was to help prevent pilots with drug and alcohol problems from getting in the cockpit, knowledgeable sources tell Rolling Stone.

According to a person familiar with the matter and another source briefed on it, the mass job cuts at the Faa hit multiple legal offices at the agency, which is part of the Department of Transportation. Different kinds of lawyers were abruptly let go,...

Senate Republicans have confirmed Kash Patel — a Maga conspiracy theorist sympathetic to QAnon who has signaled a thirst for retribution against Donald Trump’s political enemies — as the new FBI Director.

Patel was confirmed in a 51-49 vote Thursday afternoon, with Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joining every Senate Democrat in voting against his confirmation. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — who was the only Republican senator to vote against Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy and who joined Collins and Murkowski in voting against Pete Hegseth — voted to confirm Patel.

In another serious mishap in North American aviation, a Delta jet ended up wingless and upside down on the airport tarmac in Toronto, Monday afternoon, in a terrifying crash landing that resulted in serious injuries, but no reported deaths.

The Bombardier aircraft — a smaller jet typically used for connecting flights — had 76 passengers and a crew of four, for a total of 80 people on board, according to a statement by Delta. The flight had originated in Minneapolis and attempted to land at Toronto’s Pearson airport around 2:15 Pm eastern time,...

The Trump administration has begun mass layoffs at the Federal Aviation Administration (Faa), even as the agency reels from a fiery mid-air collision just outside Washington, D.C., a deadly runway crackup, and mysterious crashes from Pennsylvania to Alaska.

Hundreds of “probationary” Faa employees have received pink slips, amid an Elon Musk-led initiative to slash the size of the federal workforce. But at the same moment the agency is being hollowed out, Musk himself may be poised to profit. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X, formerly Twitter, that...

As Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) continues to wreak havoc with the internal mechanics of the federal government in its efforts to gut and dissolve vital agencies, the White House is signaling that it has no problem with the richest man on the planet serving as his own ethics watchdog.

Speaking to reporters today, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fielded a question about Musk being a special government employee while his various companies have billions in government contracts, and whether the Trump administration was taking steps...

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law to President Donald Trump, will host a new Saturday-night show on Fox News Channel, putting the outlet in the unusual position of backing a primetime opinion host with direct connections to a sitting Commander-in-Chief on its schedule.

Trump will anchor “My View,” which Fox News said would “focus on the return of common sense to all corners of American life as the country ushers in a new era of practicality.” The show is expected to feature both analysis and “interviews with thought leaders, shedding light on the headlines driving the national conversation and affecting families around the country.” The show will air at 9 p.m. on Saturdays. MSNBC offers a program with similar concepts, “Inside With Jen Psaki,” the former White House Press Secretary for President Joe Biden, which runs Sundays and Mondays.

Suzanne Scott, the CEO of Fox News Media, called Trump “a gifted communicator who...

Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump and former co-chair of the Republican National Committee, is joining Fox News to host a new weekend show.

Trump’s show, My View with Lara Trump, will air at 9 p.m. Et Saturdays starting February 22.

Lara Trump, who is the wife of Eric Trump, previously had been a paid contributor for Fox News but left in 2022 after Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign. She also has hosted a web series, The Right View, since 2020.

Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, said in a statement, “A gifted communicator who knows how to connect to the viewers, successful entrepreneur and working mother, Lara’s innate understanding of the American public and today’s political landscape will be a compelling addition to our weekend lineup.”

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Almost as soon as Donald Trump was sworn in late last month, the president, Elon Musk, and their allies embarked on a smash-and-grab-style blitz of purges and hard-right ideological enforcement that brought so much of the federal government to a screeching, tumultuous halt. Trump’s rule by self-inflicted chaos trickled down to the Federal Aviation Administration (Faa) in the Department of Transportation, where even air traffic controllers and airport control towers across the country have not been able to escape the torment of a hyper-maga onslaught.

Over the past two long weeks,...

Even as crews continued to retrieve bodies from the Potomac River following a midair collision Wednesday night between a commercial jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump sought to lay the blame for the tragedy on workplace diversity initiatives. His now-familiar refrain against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies — convenient for packaging racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic rhetoric into easily digested soundbites — had no evident connection to the accident, which officials have just begun to investigate. But that didn’t stop Trump from signing a...

Updated with press conference details: At a press conference shortly after 9 a.m. Et, Wichita (Ks) Mayor Lily Wu said city officials were at the Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday evening when services were offered to family members of the doomed crash victims aboard a commercial flight that collided with a Blackhawk helicopter, killing all aboard both aircraft.

“Our community needs to come together to support the family members who have been impacted, to come together in honor of those individuals on that flight,” the mayor said.

Earlier this morning, Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, said the night was clear and that both the plane and the helicopter were flying in a standard flight pattern. Duffy indicated that “everything was standard in the lead-up to the crash,” and that he believed the disaster was “absolutely” preventable, echoing comments made earlier by President Donald Trump.

All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter-century, officials said Thursday.

At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the jet late Wednesday as it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., officials said. The plane carried 60 passengers and four crew. Three soldiers were aboard the helicopter.

“We don’t believe there are any survivors,” said John Donnelly, the fire chief in the nation’s capital. “We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.”

The plane was found upside-down in three sections in waist-deep water, and first responders were searching an area of the Potomac River as far...

Confirmation hearings for a slew of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and other high-ranking positions are scheduled to begin this week. Senate committees still have not received vetting materials for several nominees, and many of their financial disclosures and ethics disclosures have not yet been made public.

On Monday, with less than 24 hours left before his confirmation hearing, embattled Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s financial disclosure and ethics agreement were finally released to the public. The disclosure form shows the former Fox News host received $4.6 million in...

Donald Trump’s win in November means not only that the former president will once again be living in the White House, but that dozens upon dozens of the most consequential positions in the federal government affecting every walk of life in America will be staffed by cronies of his choosing.

Trump has been on nomination tear since defeating Kamala Harris, tapping what seems like just about everyone in his orbit to join his administration — whether it be vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health services,...

As 47th US President-elect Donald Trump continues announcing appointments for his next term, he recently surprised some when he nominated Kimberly Guilfoyle as the US Ambassador to Greece this week.

Who is Kimberly Guilfoyle and why has she been appointed to this role? Learn more about her and her past accomplishments, below.

Who Is Kimberly Guilfoyle & Why Did Trump Appoint Her ?

At the age of 55, Guilfoyle is a former Fox host and also happens to be a part of Trump’s extended family. The one-time attorney is the fiancé to Trump’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and has long worked on the President’s past presidential campaigns.

Interestingly enough, Guilfoyle was once married to California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is a member of the Democratic Party.

Donald Trump On Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Appointment

In his announcement appointing Guilfoyle as the US ambassador to Greece, Trump noted that Kimberly was...

The first Golden Bachelor lead, Gerry Turner, appeared to find love on the show with contestant Theresa Nist, and the pair married in a televised special in January ... but if you kept tabs on the couple after they wed, you likely know that their marital bliss was quite short-lived, culminating in divorce in April.

Reality TV love matches can certainly last – Congressman Sean Duffy met his wife, Rachel, on MTV's The Real World: All Stars way back in 1998, and they're still together – but a large share of "showmances" don't end well.

Such was the case with Gerry and Theresa, and when they announced their split on Good Morning America and after the fact, their explanation basically boiled down to both parties' reluctance to uproot their lives and pick a place to live together.

In June, Gerry alluded to the "distance" issue in relation to his quickie marriage and divorce to Theresa,...

President-elect Donald Trump will Meet the Press in an exclusive sit-down interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker this weekend, the network announced Wednesday.

The conversation, Trump’s first network interview since winning the 2024 presidential election, will be recorded on Friday. Meet the Press airs Sunday at 10:30 am in New York and Washington, D.C.; check local listings elsewhere.

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One of the former stars of The Real World is now going to be in charge of transportation in Donald Trump's cabinet. Sean Duffy, who went on to be a Fox News Business host, was nominated as the man in charge of The Department of Transportation under the new Trump administration. Duffy was a part of The Real World: Boston though he met his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy (who was a contestant on The Real World: San Francisco) during their time together on Road Rules: All Stars on MTV. Since, the two have been conservative talking heads on Fox News prior to Duffy's new appointment.

From the moment it went on the air in 1992 all the way to its final season in 2019, MTV’s groundbreaking reality show The Real World offered young people a simple proposition: We’ll give you 15 minutes of fame if you agree to live in a house with complete strangers and let us film you 24/7. Some of the more more memorable cast members were given a chance to extend their moment by appearing on the spinoff show The Real World/Road Rules Challenge (later shortened simply to The Challenge) where they competed...

President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce comically terrible cabinet picks seemingly plucked out of half-remembered TV listings from 2013. Now he’s added Dr. Mehmet Oz to a lineup that already includes Fox News hosts Sean Duffy (formerly of The Real World) and Pete Hegseth, as well as WWE co-founder Linda McMahon.

Dr. Oz has been tapped to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a decision that’s led a lot of folks online to make jokes comparing Trump’s pick to another famous TV quack: Dr. Nick Riviera.

But that’s not exactly a fair comparison — to Dr. Nick, that is.

Sure, Dr. Nick’s not perfect. He lost his watch during an operation, dispenses opioids from a Pez dispenser, once stole cadavers in order to drive in the carpool lane and surgically swapped poor Mr. McGreg’s arm and leg.

But Dr. Nick may just be a better physician than Dr.

Jimmy Kimmel commented on Donald Trump’s nomination of former Fox Business host Sean Duffy for secretary of transportation during his Tuesday night monologue, calling it “one of his least embarrassing picks.”

Though Duffy served as a U.S. representative for Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019, he started his career in the ’90s as a reality star, which Kimmel was quick to point out.

“Duffy served in Congress for eight years, but you know what he did before that? He was on ‘The Real World’ and ‘Road Rules’ on MTV,” Kimmel said. “[Trump] hired the guy from ‘Road Rules’ to be secretary of transportation, because of course he did — the word ‘road’ is right in there.”

Kimmel continued, “And that’s one of his least embarrassing picks. Maybe he’ll pick one of the Teen Moms to be secretary of labor!”

He cracked that Trump’s appointments are like a “season of ‘Dancing With the Stars....

Donald Trump has found yet another TV personality for his cabinet.

The President-elect announced on Tuesday that he will nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to be the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Cms) Administrator. Oz will still need to be confirmed by the Senate before assuming the cabinet position.

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President-elect Donald Trump, continuing his pattern of appointing TV figures to top positions in his next administration, said that he has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services.

“He is an eminent physician, heart surgeon, inventor, and world-class communicator, who has been at the forefront of healthy living for decades,” Trump said in a statement.

He said that Oz would work closely with Robert Kennedy Jr., whom Trump nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump said Oz “will also cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency, which is a third of our Nation’s Healthcare spend, and a quarter of our entire National Budget.”

Trump’s comment quickly raised concerns that cuts to Medicare and Medicaid may be considered in his administration.

Fetterman posted on X, “If Dr. oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid,...

President-Elect Donald Trump's surprising cabinet picks have dominated the news cycle this week among the latest is reality TV star Sean Duffy, who came to fame on MTV's The Real World.

Although it is true that Sean Duffy was a cast member on The Real World, he has actually had an extensive career in politics in the intervening years.

Moreover, Trump famously appointed another reality television personality to his administration during his first term: Omarosa Manigault Newman, who was known for her stint on The Apprentice.

Omarosa worked on his campaign before his election, and in September 2016, she said of then-candidate Trump:

"Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump. It's everyone who's ever doubted Donald, whoever disagreed, whoever challenged him. It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe."

Omarosa was named a White House staffer ahead of Trump's January 2017 inauguration,...

The first time American audiences met Sean Duffy, he was a twenty-something year old in the Nineties, grinning for The Real World Boston trailer and exuding bad “vibes” after inquiring about a hot tub. The reality television cast member later went on to serve in the House in 2011, representing Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. The Republican and die-hard Trump supporter left congress in 2019, returning to the screen to co-host The Bottom Line on Fox Business.

On Monday, fellow reality TV personality and president-elect Donald Trump nominated Duffy to be the...

Sean Duffy is entering the real world of Washington D.C., with Donald Trump tapping the Fox Business host and former Representative of Wisconsin to be his nominee as his secretary of transportation. Duffy would replace Pete Buttigieg, who was selected by sitting President Biden to lead the department under his administration.

Duffy represents a double-dip into the bin of Fox personalities for Trump. The President-elect had previously announced that “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Pete Hegseth would be appointed secretary of defense. Unlike Hegseth, Duffy has legislative experience, having served as a U.S. Representative from 2011 to 2019. He resigned in 2019 for personal reasons, disclosing that his newborn daughter had been diagnosed with a heart defect.

Prior to his 2010 campaign for the House of Representatives, Duffy had been appointed the District Attorney of Ashland County in Wisconsin in 2002.

Duffy first entered the public eye in his late twenties, featured as...

Donald Trump has gone to the Fox News well yet again, tapping the Fox Business host to be his nominee for secretary of transportation.

Duffy, a former congressman, is the co-host of Fox Business’ The Bottom Line and is a contributor to the news network. He also was a cast member on a season of The Real World.

Trump said in a statement that Duffy “will prioritize Excellence, Competence, Competitiveness and Beauty when rebuilding America’s highways, tunnels, bridges and airports. He will ensure our ports and dams serve our Economy without compromising our National Security, and he will make our skies safe again by eliminating Dei for pilots and air traffic controllers.”

Duffy is married to Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy. A co-host of that show, Pete Hegseth, was nominated by Trump last week to serve as secretary of defense.

Trump added, “The husband of a wonderful woman,...

Fox News Media will launch a daily, one-hour Spanish-language news program on the sports network Fox Deportes.

Rachel Campos-Duffy, who co-hosts Fox & Friends Weekend, will anchor the program starting on Oct. 15. The show, Fox Noticias, will air at 4 p.m. Et on weekdays and also will be available on podcast on Fox News Audio, as well as online platforms and on the subscription streaming service Fox Nation.

Fox News Digital also launched a Spanish-language version of FoxNews.com today.

The debut of Campos-Duffy’s new show will feature an interview with the newly elected president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino. The show also will features sports highlights from Fox Deportes.

In addition to Fox & Friends Weekend, Campos-Duffy co-hosts a podcast on Fox News Audio, From the Kitchen Table, in which she is partnered with her husband Sean Duffy, a Fox Business host. She also is the national spokesperson for the The Libre Initiative.

After a successful inaugural edition last year, the Heavy Chicago festival is returning in 2024 on the weekend of November 1st at the Avondale Music Hall.

This year, the three-day metal festival will be headlined by Bongripper, Earth Crisis, and Cynic.

Tickets go on sale Friday (August 9th) at 10 a.m. Ct via the festival’s ticket provider, with increasing tiers of pricing as more are sold.

Friday’s lineup also includes a yet-to-be-announced “big surprise” local act (to be unveiled September 8th), in addition to Indiana speed metallers Wraith, long-running Chicago goth metal act Avernus (playing their first show in nine years), and Atlas Moth-associated project Motherless.

Saturday’s bill is rounded out by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta performing with Legions of Doom, grindcore group EarthBurner, The Crosses playing a special Die Kreuzen set (with Dan Kubinski on vocals), and Usurper’s first show in five years.

Lastly, Sunday features thrashers Toxic Holocaust,...