Comedian Bill Burr said the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should prompt healthcare executives to question their own practices rather than just hire more security, drawing a sharp rebuke from a Manhattan Institute attorney who called the remarks an endorsement of extrajudicial violence.

Ms. Rachel defended her political commentary by arguing Mister Rogers tackled civil rights, nuclear disarmament and public broadcasting funding on his own show, while a psychotherapist countered that Rogers modeled values rather than stating explicit political positions.

Kara Swisher says she’s leaving CNN once Paramount Skydance’s takeover closes, citing distrust of the new owners, though some unnamed sources speculate her exit is tied to her ex Nellie Bowles’ marriage to Bari Weiss, a rumored contender to run CNN editorial.

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker said he’d “absolutely” campaign for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a 2028 presidential run, even as Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign publicly rejected Piker’s comparison of U.S. actions abroad to al Qaeda’s terrorism.

CNN host Abby Phillip and National Review’s Noah Rothman sparred on-air over whether Sen. Ted Cruz’s use of the word “Islamism” amounted to an attack on Islam as a religion, with Rothman repeatedly insisting the two terms are not interchangeable.

Aaron Rodgers accused ESPN of hypocrisy for heavily covering 49ers owner Jed York’s prostitution arrest while staying silent on a relationship between former ESPN reporter Dianna Russini and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel.