Paula Poundstone on Nancy Drew, Nancy Grace, And TBH While Not Mentioned The Longterm Repercussions of Nancy Reagan

France is experiencing its worst civil unrest in decades: 2,400 arrests, curfews across Paris, and protests that started with Gen Z students demanding relief from overcrowded schools before workers joined over fuel costs and housing. Rebecca and Meredith break down what’s driving it and why the same kind of mass mobilization looks so different in the US.

Selma Blair has been charged with federal assault after allegedly punching and biting two Delta flight attendants on a flight to New York, and now the FBI is involved. Her lawyer is blaming a missed MS medication dose, but this isn’t her first time biting people. Katie Zacharia lasted less than a week as White House press secretary before being pushed out, and it’s not hard to see why. It emerged she sat for the California Bar, never passed, and has no law license anywhere in the US, despite calling herself an attorney for over a decade. The office is in crisis after it emerged she sat for the California Bar, never passed, and has no law license anywhere in the US, despite calling herself an attorney for over a decade.

Shane Gillis used his SNL monologue to demean women at the gym, and the backlash (then the threats) came fast. Rebecca and Meredith break down why the joke was lazy and dangerous, why SNL’s silence matters, and what it says about who gets to say what on live television in 2026.

The Cornell case takes yet another disturbing turn. Jane Doe’s family was swatted at home after a false report, and threatening messages continue to flood in from people claiming to know the accused. Meredith and guest co-host Jasmine Ellis break down the real cost of coming forward, Megyn Kelly’s hypocrisy, and the debate over whether Letitia James should stay on as special prosecutor.

Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News as a contributor in November, and Meredith and Rebecca break down what it means for her political future and why the press secretary to Fox News pipeline is a problem on both sides of the aisle.