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Valnet and TheWrap Settle Defamation Lawsuit After Judge Grants 2 Anti-SLAPP Motions
TheWrap and Valnet have settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Valnet after a federal judge in California threw out the central claims that TheWrap defamed the digital media company in three 2025 articles that detailed the publisher’s blacklisting of freelance writers who complained about them, as well the owner’s past in the porn business. U.S.…
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Democrats setting a veto trap for Trump with plan even some Republicans may back
Fresh off their sweeping midterm victory, Democrats are reviving proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy, and they don’t much care if President Donald Trump vetoes them. Ideas for a federal wealth tax and other steep tax hikes on the rich have been dormant for years, but Politico reported they’re now “roaring back to life…
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Spinoff Moves Production to New Mexico After Not Receiving California Incentives
The upcoming “Grey’s Anatomy” Texas spinoff will shoot in Albuquerque, New Mexico instead of California despite repeated attempts from the producers to keep the production in Hollywood. Shondaland executive producer and creative partner Betsy Beers testified at an Assembly Committee hearing in North Hollywood last week, upset by the limitations and unpredictability of the state’s…
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DSA’s shoddy midterm performance is proof voters want moderation, not socialism
Democrats just had a resounding midterm victory across the nation. But they’d be remiss to believe that the election results are an endorsement of the party’s creep to the far-left. Analysis of Tuesday’s results shows that progressive and DSA-adjacent Democrats actually underperformed relative to their more moderate peers. That’s true across the country, with no…
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Australia’s A-list descend on Wall Street for trans-pacific gala
Cipriani Wall Street was buzzing Thursday night as Australia’s most influential trans-Pacific power players, media heavyweights and diplomatic glitterati descended for the 2026 American Australian Association Benefit Dinner to honor News Corp’s chief executive, Robert Thomson. Hosted by former South Australian premier and Association president Steven Marshall, the annual black-tie affair boasted quite the guest…
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Trump’s ‘spirit broken’ as new threat from inside White House emerges: conservative
President Donald Trump may be losing his grip on power following Tuesday’s devastating Republican election losses, with an even greater threat emerging from inside his own White House, according to a conservative political analyst. In a blistering Friday column for The Bulwark titled “Trumpfall,” editor Jonathan V. Last suggested the president’s fighting spirit may have…
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Top Execs From Disney, Lionsgate, Shondaland, BritBox and More Join Power Women Summit
From “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” and “The Devil Wears Prada 2” to “Bridgerton” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” the women behind some of Hollywood’s biggest franchises and most talked-about projects are coming to TheWrap’s Power Women Summit on Dec. 1 at The Maybourne Beverly Hills. Hear how the industry’s leading executives are building global…
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Trump’s new chief of staff hit with ominous warning just hours after promotion
President Donald Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, is already facing the prospect of a congressional investigation following his surprise promotion Friday. “Stephen Miller should lawyer up,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) warned in a statement reported by The New York Times. Garcia, who is poised to chair the powerful House Oversight Committee…
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‘The Rainmaker’ Season 2 Builds Momentum With 5% Audience Growth After 3 Episodes | Exclusive
“The Rainmaker” continues to show promise with its Season 2 ratings. The USA Network legal drama is boasting a 5% increase in viewership compared to its performance last season in the same timeframe, TheWrap can reveal exclusively. Episode 3, which aired Oct. 30, marked a season-high for “The Rainmaker” with an average of 1.2 million…
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How Stephen Miller Schemed His Way to the Top
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Stephen Miller, one of his most powerful and politically aggressive aides, would be his next White House chief of staff following disastrous results for Republicans in the midterm elections. Miller, whose titles until now were deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, has orchestrated the…