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The 78th Emmy Awards kick off with a star-studded red carpet as The Pitt leads drama nominations (25), Hacks follows with 24, and Window’s Bay with 19, while Zendaya, Nicole Kidman, Noah Wyle and others bring high fashion to TV’s biggest night amid competitive categories across dramas and comedies.
President Donald Trump nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) to be the next U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia as part of a batch of Senate nominations ahead of the midterms. Hunt, a Texas Republican and one of the first Black Republicans from the state, ran in the GOP primary for the Senate and aligned with Trump throughout the race. The ambassadorship follows Michael Ratney’s tenure and signals renewed emphasis on U.S.-Saudi relations amid regional tensions and oil disruptions. The live updates also cover AI policy debates in Congress and other political moves, reflecting a busy week of nominations and national-security concerns.
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles feature The Pitt as a leading nominee and Hacks as a strong comedy favorite, with Heated Rivalry ineligible due to Canada-financed production; changes to the ceremony include merging Best Talk Series with Best Scripted Variety into Outstanding Variety Series and moving some awards to the Creative Arts, reducing live trophies to 19. Mariska Hargitay hosts; US viewers can watch on NBC/Peacock, while the UK gets overnight coverage on the BBC News site as there’s no live broadcast there. Winners from the Creative Arts Emmys were announced last weekend, including Linda Cardellini and David Harbour in supporting roles.
PSG leads the 2026 Ballon d’Or nominations with 10 men’s nominees, while Barcelona headlines nominations across all categories; Bayern Munich features in both Men’s and Women’s Club of the Year pools, and Arsenal are represented widely in the men’s awards. The list also includes Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City, with Ousmane Dembélé the defending Men’s Ballon d’Or winner as the Oct. 26 London ceremony approaches.
Madonna leads the 2026 VMAs with 11 nominations and Taylor Swift follows with 9, including Video of the Year nods for Madonna’s Confessions II – The Film and Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia. The ceremony is set for Sept. 27 in Los Angeles, airing on CBS/Paramount+ with no host or Video Vanguard honoree announced yet. Several categories from previous years were omitted, and Geese earn a lone nomination for Taxes in Best Alternative as part of the wide slate of nominees.
Madonna leads the 2026 MTV VMAs with 11 nominations, a personal best and the most nods this year, as seven of the eight top-nominated artists are women; Taylor Swift is second with nine, with Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter each at seven. Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson have five; LISA has four. The ceremony airs Sept. 27 in Los Angeles on CBS, with fan voting open through Sept. 25 and streaming on Paramount+ and MTV; Madonna is among the top contenders in multiple categories, with 'Confessions II – The Film' up for video of the year, and the show features a broad slate across genre-neutral and genre-specific awards.
Senate Republicans are stuck in a jam of funding bills, Russia sanctions, and dozens of nominations as they push for a quick five-week recess, hoping a vote on the Trump-backed SAVE America Act can unlock the exit; but major obstacles remain, including intra-party wrangling, hemp language disputes, and the politics of a 60-vote threshold on the bill.
In Week 4 of Big Brother 28, HOH Haley Thogmartin nominated Drew Campbell, Melody Morris, and Taylor Brown, with Drew’s nomination signaling a turn by the Toolshed on its own members and fueling ongoing alliance tensions.
Privately funded restoration of Alexander Calder’s 'Mountains and Clouds' will see the hanging clouds reinstalled in the Hart Senate Building after the August recess, while the Senate advances a busy docket: Republicans blocked a Democratic bid to stop Trump’s IRS audit-immunity deal, several Trump nominees (Labor’s Sonderling, CDC’s Schwartz, and ASPR’s Kaufman) moved closer to confirmation, and lawmakers plan to attach year-round E15 ethanol provisions to the farm bill, all amid ongoing budget talks and the looming August recess.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 12-11 to advance Keith Sonderling’s nomination to lead the Labor Department, with acting duties since April amid an internal scrutiny at the agency. The live-updates also note Republicans defeating a Democratic amendment to block an IRS audit-immunity deal for Trump, ongoing talks on Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, and plans to attach year-round E15 ethanol provisions to the farm bill, while CDC and ASPR nominations (Erica Schwartz and Sean Kaufman) move forward on party lines, reflecting a crowded, partisan confirmation calendar ahead of the August recess.
Senators advanced Jay Clayton’s nomination to be director of national intelligence in a 51-43 party-line vote, setting up a final confirmation vote with Democrats remaining wary after he refused to acknowledge Biden’s 2020 victory; meanwhile, Section 702 reauthorization remains unresolved and is not expected to be voted on before September as Congress heads into August recess. The live updates also cover related stories on Erica Schwartz’s CDC nomination, Cornyn’s demands tied to Todd Blanche’s confirmation, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meeting with lawmakers on AI, a House Ethics probe into Rep. Lance Gooden, CBC endorsements in Michigan, Fetterman’s reconsideration of the filibuster, McConnell’s ongoing rehab, Warner’s meeting with OpenAI’s Altman, and Trump’s push to keep the Senate in session for GOP priorities.”
Kamu Kirk, Week 3's Head of Household on Big Brother 28, quickly executes a plan to backdoor Jason De Puy while nominating LaTrice Verrett, Lyric Medeiros, and Mallory Aurichio; Lyric resists being a mere pawn, Taylor Brown builds new alliances, and the house heads toward Sunday's nomination ceremony with the backdoor still in play.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed the full nominations for the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards, led by The Young and the Restless with 18 nods and Beyond the Gates with 15, followed by General Hospital with 13, Days of Our Lives with 8, and The Bold and the Beautiful with 7. The ceremony is set for October 30, 2026 at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood and will be streamed via watch.theemmys.tv, with main and Creative Arts categories presented in one night. Nominations in major acting categories were announced earlier, and NATAS will later announce Lifetime Achievement and related honorees. A Daytime Emmy Nominations Special hosted by Michael Fairman covered the lineup, and fans are invited to weigh in on the nominations.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 53rd Daytime Emmy nominations, led by The Young and the Restless with 18 nods, followed by Beyond the Gates (15), General Hospital (13), and Days of Our Lives (8). The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri also rack up nominations as their swan-song seasons wrap. The ceremony is set for October 30 in Hollywood, with nominees across drama, talk, lifestyle, culinary, and other categories.
Mallory Aurichio won the Week 1 Power of Veto in Big Brother 28, keeping the three-nominee block of Mallory, Taylor Brown, and Yash Patel in place while the HOH Dee Valladares must name a replacement nominee. A replacement has not yet been revealed, setting the stage for ongoing week‑1 eviction drama.