They Wanted to Be Seen at the Met Gala. They Sure Were.

It’s the Met Gala—of course there were over-the-top looks. But who aimed for the loudest ensemble of the night? Our ranking of the most eye-catching getups at this year’s ball.

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CNN's Paula Reid: Cross Examination of Stormy Daniels Was 'Devastating, Eviscerating'

CNN chief legal analyst Paula Reid said Tuesday on "The Lead" that during the New York business record case, adult film star Stormy Daniels’ cross examination by former President Donald Trump's lawyers was "devastating." | Clips

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Mike Johnson Insults MTG, Massie with Sneers: ‘This Is Not a Negotiation’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appears so assured by Democrat leadership's promise to save his speakership that he feels safe insulting his own party.

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Mike Braun wins GOP nomination in race for governor of Indiana

Sen. Mike Braun was elected Tuesday the Republican nominee for governor of Indiana to replace term-limited GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb.

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Kemp signs new Georgia voting rules into law ahead of presidential election

Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed into law new rules for challenging voters’ eligibility along with a measure that would make it easier for an independent candidate to qualify for the presidential ballot — provisions that could shape the outcome of fall elections in this key battleground state.

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White House postpones delivery of some ammunition to Israel

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Judge threatens Trump with contempt for 'cursing audibly' during Stormy Daniels testimony, new trial transcript shows

In a private sidebar conversation, the judge said Donald Trump was "cursing audibly" and "uttered a vulgarity" while Stormy Daniels testified.

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Driver Charged After Allegedly Hitting Protester With Car

Three people, including the driver and the injured protester, were arrested after a fight broke out on the streets of the Upper East Side.

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White House says commitment to Israel ‘ironclad,’ despite report of slow-walking military aid

The White House says that the U.S.' support of Israel is “ironclad" despite a recent report that the Biden administration had put an ammunition shipment to Israel on hold.

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Defiant Stormy Daniels reunites with Trump in court

The adult film star testified about a sexual encounter from 2006 at the centre of the hush money case

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Trump’s Son Eric Whines Online After Staring Down Stormy Daniels

In a rant posted to X, he claimed that the entire trial is a “massive extortion play” and that Manhattan prosecutors were “giddy” watching it all play out.

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Meet Stormy Daniels, the porn star Michael Cohen says Trump told him to pay $130,000 to cover up an alleged sexual affair

Stormy Daniels testified at Donald Trump's hush-money trial on Tuesday, saying she felt scared and ashamed after having sex with Trump in 2006.

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Eric Adams Announces Rikers Island Preparing to Imprison Donald Trump

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the city's Department of Corrections was prepared to imprison former President Donald Trump at Rikers Island.

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Biden to tout Microsoft expansion in Wisconsin

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Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban

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Judge indefinitely postpones Trump’s trial in Mar-A-Lago classified documents case

Earliest trial could take place under new schedule is late July

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Recapping Day 13 of Trump trial and latest developments in 2024 race

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Biden Campaign Features Debunked Family Separation Image In Anti-Trump Ad

Biden launched an ad that hits Trump for family separation, but that ad contains a viral image that was debunked as never having to do with family separation.

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Senators Seek to Curb Facial Recognition at Airports, Citing Privacy Concerns

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to add language to the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration that would halt expansion of the technology.

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Biden announces new measures to combat antisemitism

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'You hate Donald Trump!' Stormy Daniels accused of vendetta in scorching cross-examination by Trump lawyer

During a fiery cross-examination in the hush-money trial, Stormy Daniels fought back against accusations that she has a vendetta against Donald Trump.

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U.S. seeks to navigate Israel relations amid Rafah escalations

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Senate Democrat Intel Chair Mark Warner Tacitly Admits Need to Fix Recent Spy Powers Reauthorization Bill

Mark Warner tacitly admitted that there are concerns that need to be fixed about a controversial aspect of a spy powers reauthorization bill.

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Stormy takes the stand: Trump's porn star nemesis testifies at hush-money trial

Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the center of Donald Trump's criminal hush-money trial, took the witness stand on Tuesday.

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China's TikTok Files Lawsuit in Response to U.S. Sell-or-Ban Law

China's TikTok and its parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in response to the U.S. sell-or-ban legislation recently signed by President Joe Biden, which gives the Chinese company nine months to sell the app or face a ban in the United States.

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MN in its ticket buyer protection era as governor signs Taylor Swift bill

No more bad blood for ticket buyers after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law a bill inspired by Taylor Swift for transparency in sales

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Stormy Daniels to testify in Trump’s hush money case: Live updates

Former president back in Manhattan Criminal Court for further witness testimony

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Pennsylvania Senate approves GOP's $3B tax-cutting plan, over objections of top Democrats

Republican lawmakers are advancing a $3 billion tax cut, their newly unveiled counterproposal to a budget proposal from Democratic Gov.

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Classified docs 'credibly' suggest COVID originated from Wuhan lab leak, covered up by CCP: House Rep

Classified State Department records that members say “credibly suggest" COVID-19 originated from a “lab-related accident in Wuhan, China" a House subcommittee wrote in a letter

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Amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided object from the Roman Empire that experts can't explain

A group of amateur archaeologists found a mysterious 12-sided dodecahedron in England near an ancient Roman villa. No one knows their purpose.

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Judge Postpones Start of Trump Documents Trial Without New Date

Judge Aileen Cannon had previously made clear that the trial would not start as scheduled this month but she declined to set a new timetable, saying many pretrial issues still have to be resolved.

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Jeff Ross Breaks His Silence on Tom Brady Roast Confrontation

Brady was caught on camera whispering in the comedian’s ear after a particularly biting joke about Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

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Judge indefinitely delays Trump classified documents trial

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Explosives to be used to help free Dali from Baltimore bridge wreckage

The remains of the final victim in the bridge collapse have been located, officials say.

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Takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony at the Trump hush money trial

Adult film star Stormy Daniels dished out salacious details of her sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump in 2006 from the witness stand on Tuesday, describing how they met at a celebrity golf tournament and what she says happened when she went to Trump’s Lake Tahoe hotel room.

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Are Americans losing their taste for Starbucks? "The whole concept got old," one customer said.

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UC Police Using 'January 6 Tactics' to Find Pro-Israel Vigilantes Who Attacked UCLA Encampment

The University of California PD is using "Jan. 6 tactics" to identify pro-Israel vigilantes who attacked the pro-Palestinian "encampment."

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US brings home 11 Americans held in Syrian refugee camp for ISIS families

Camps for Isis family members still have 30,000,people living in them, including around 25 Americans

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Speaker Mike Johnson Says U.S. Universities Are ‘Hostile’ to Jews

At a Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony, the Louisiana Republican compared the protests on U.S. campuses to what happened at institutions of higher learning in Germany during World War II.

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IndyStar columnist won’t cover Caitlin Clark after awkward interaction

Gregg Doyel made a heart gesture to the No. 1 draft pick at an April 17 news conference.

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Trump’s hush money trial resumes after former president threatened with jail time

Warning: the following livestream has not been independently fact-checked and may contain misinformation. The Independent strives to counteract misinformation across its platforms.

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More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students

Seven more Republican states are suing to challenge a new federal regulation to protect transgender student rights.

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Boy Scout Movement Becomes Trans-Friendly 'Authentic Self' Group

The Boy Scouts of America is changing its 114-year-old name in what seems to be a bid to deny the reality that boys are different from girls.

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Blue State Outlook: Almost 1-in-10 New Jersey Residents Are Illegal Aliens

Nearly 1-in-10 New Jersey residents are illegal aliens, costing the blue state's residents at least $7.3 billion annually.

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Panera to stop selling Charged Sips caffeinated lemonade allegedly linked to 2 deaths

Panera is phasing out a highly caffeinated selection of lemonade beverages that's at the center of several lawsuits.

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House Passes Bill Designed To Rein In Federal Regulatory Blitz Targeting Appliances

The House passed a bill Tuesday that would restrict the federal government's ability to issue energy efficiency regulations for household appliances.

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What Stormy Daniels said on the stand

Spanking, gold tweezers, silky PJs. Stormy Daniels testified in Donald Trump's criminal trial. It's Tuesday's news.

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Conservatives Call for Mike Johnson to 'Come Home' or Face Ouster Vote

Republicans are calling for Johnson to abandon his coalition government with Democrats and "come home" or face ouster.

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Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala Look Had 1 Detail So Extreme It Made People Uncomfortable

“This woman’s organs are not doing ok,” one social media user said of the controversial outfit.

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Bragg prosecutor leading Stormy Daniels questioning in Trump trial donated to Joe Biden, Democrats

The prosecutor from Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office leading questioning of adult film actress Stormy Daniels in Trump's criminal trial donated to President Biden’s campaign in 2020

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