COURT DRAMA
The real woman who says the character of Martha from the Emmy-winning show is based on her is suing Netflix.
Hugh Dougherty became Executive Editor of the Daily Beast in June 2024. He has been an editor and reporter in London and New York and worked for the Telegraph, New York Post and Daily Mail.
‘SUCCESSFUL BLACK MAN’
Sean Combs will claim everyone consented to his freak-offs and go on offense against the feds.
POLITICAL FIRESTORM
The interest-rate setting body has not cut rates so close to an election since 1992.
ROCK THE VOTE
Stewart made an intervention in party politics with a message of support for Ukraine at a stadium concert—implicitly rebuking a man he has mocked for “turning orange.”
SCORECARD
There can only be one winner in a presidential election. Working out who won a debate isn’t so simple—but here are six ways to help you decide.
MEASURING UP
In a tight race that may come down to a few votes in a few precincts, the presidential candidates aren’t giving an inch when it comes to their height.
YOU KNOW THE VOICE
The first lady of Minnesota, a former English teacher, has made her solo debut in support of her husband on the campaign trail—a contrast to Usha Vance.
ANOTHER HAPPY VOTER
Vance used a 17-year-old video of a stumbling Caitlin Upton to jibe at Kamala Harris before her CNN interview. The video had led to years of mockery for Upton.
DO AS I SAY...
The X owner has railed against mail-in ballots but twice used them himself—and never voted any other way over almost two decades in California, his voter file reveals.
ALOHA DONALD
The former Hawaii congresswoman delivered a full-throated call to vote for Trump—a man she had once tried to run against as a Democrat.