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Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Devon Walker told Variety on Tuesday why he felt the show was "toxic" after posting a controversial Instagram message about leaving the series last week.Walker was the first of several cast members to announce their departure from the NBC sketch comedy ahead of its 51st season. He wrote in his farewell message that while the show was "really cool," it was also toxic and marked by "dysfunction.""Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes it was really cool. Sometimes it was toxic as hell. But…we made the most of what it was,

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow the president to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, after lower courts ruled he lacks the authority to remove members of independent agencies without cause.President Donald Trump moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter earlier this year, but lower courts ruled she could keep her job because the law only allows commissioners to be removed for issues such as misconduct or neglect of duty.Earlier this week, an appeals court said Trump unlawfully fired Slaughter and that her firing was squarely at odds with Supreme Court precedent.APPEALS COURT BLOCKS TRUMP

A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court judge’s order to end operations indefinitely at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades.The panel voted 2-1 to stay the judge’s order pending the outcome of an appeal, allowing the facility to continue holding migrant detainees – for now.Last month, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a preliminary injunction blocking Florida from further expanding the detention center and ordering operations to dwindle by the end of October. The judge also ordered the state to transfer detainees to other facilities and to remove equipment and fencing.The rulings

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found himself in the arena Thursday morning.Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building is not a conventional "arena." It's the hearing room for the Senate Finance Committee, but circumstances converted the room into such a venue. Kennedy was due to appear before the Senate Finance panel long before August "happened," but Kennedy’s "August" is what placed special focus on Kennedy’s appearance.RFK Jr. sacked newly-confirmed Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez – four weeks after senators greenlit her nomination – and issued new, stringent, controversial eligibility guidelines for people to receive

Liberals are up in arms over reports that independent journalist Bari Weiss is eyeing a top role at CBS News as the new Paramount chief is inching closer to striking a major deal with her. Puck News reported Wednesday that Paramount CEO David Ellison, who just took over the company last month following his $8 billion merger with Skydance, is at the "one-yard line" with his plans to buy Weiss' online publication The Free Press and appoint her to a top editorial position at the struggling broadcast network. Weiss, a classical liberal who famously exited The New York Times in 2020 after

The National Democratic Committee seemed to reaffirm their support for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a social media post on Wednesday, despite the surge of new reporting about the self-identified Democratic socialist's anti-Israel views and extreme, far-left policies. The DNC clipped and posted Mamdani telling "I've Had It" podcast hosts, Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan, "We welcome anyone to join this movement."Mamdani was describing how he fostered a broad coalition of supporters to win the Democratic primary in June by welcoming anyone to join his movement, including those who voted for President Donald Trump. Social media quickly seized

New York Jets star right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker tore his triceps and will be out for the season, head coach Aaron Glenn announced Thursday.Vera-Tucker, 26, sustained the injury in practice on Tuesday. He will undergo surgery and faces a seven-month rehabilitation."He was a big player for us, but we have to continue to keep rolling," Glenn said to reporters on Thursday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGlenn said he is still evaluating who will take Vera-Tucker’s spot in the starting lineup. Xavier Newman is listed as the team’s backup right guard.Joe Tippmann, who has started at center the past

Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss has always focused on faith, family and football. But after being diagnosed with cancer last year, the Minnesota Vikings great added another "F" to his list of priorities: fight. Moss, 48, was diagnosed with stage 2 bile duct cancer and revealed in December that he had undergone major surgery to remove the mass. After a six-hour procedure, along with radiation and chemotherapy, the NFL great was finally cancer-free. "I was nervous," Moss said of his reaction when he first learned of his diagnosis during an interview with ABC’s "Good Morning America."  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON

Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre opened up about his battle with Parkinson’s disease.The Super Bowl champion revealed last year he was diagnosed with the illness while he testified on Capitol Hill about welfare reform.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe appeared on the recent episode of "The Sage Steele Show" and spoke more about his symptoms and his mental anguish as he goes through his day-to-day."What symptoms sort of arised here lately is I’m having a hard time swallowing," he told Sage Steele. "There’s times where I think I’m choking. It’s sort of scary because they can’t