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Alex Cooper addresses the Vanity Fair allegations against Unwell from Cannes, dismissing the toxic workplace claims as a smear campaign, but does that hold up against accounts from 30-plus former employees? Then, Real Housewives of New Jersey's Milania Giudice is arrested, and Meredith and Rebecca get into what's next for the Giudice family.    Then, Oregon Congresswoman Janelle Bynum joins to talk the Save America Act and voter ID, rural hospitals one year after the Big Beautiful Bill, the national housing crisis, and what her exchange with Speaker Mike Johnson tells us about how he approaches working across the aisle.   The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe so you never miss a moment.   Follow The Moment LIVE YouTubeSubstackInstagramTikTok   00:00 Alex Cooper's Unwell Fallout, Milania Giudice & Rep. Janelle Bynum on The Moment LIVE | News, Pop Culture & Commentary 01:30 Alex Cooper Addresses Vanity Fair Unwell Allegations 03:12 Is the Vanity Fair Unwell Story a Smear Campaign? 07:42 Alex Cooper's Feminism Defense Under Fire 11:11 Milania Giudice Arrested: RHONJ Family Drama 16:25 Reality TV Kids Grow Up: The Truman Show Effect 18:41 Will Ferrell's Skims Campaign Strategy Debate 24:32 Rep. Janelle Bynum on Social Media and Her Constituents 25:16 Rep. Bynum on Mike Johnson Elevator Confrontation 27:27 Rep. Bynum on the Housing Crisis Betrayal 29:20 Save America Act and Voter ID Requirements Explained 33:02 Rural Hospitals After the Big Beautiful Bill 36:34 Rep. Bynum on Joy, Tablescapes & Finding Hope 41:45 Larry David & Obama's New HBO Show + Love Island Live Show   Topics:  Alex Cooper Unwell smear campaign, Alex Cooper Vanity Fair allegations, Unwell toxic workplace, Milania Giudice arrested May 2026, RHONJ Milania Giudice arrest, Rep. Janelle Bynum Mike Johnson, Save America Act voter ID, Big Beautiful Bill rural hospitals, housing crisis Congress, Rep. Janelle Bynum Oregon, Will Ferrell Skims campaign, Larry David Obama HBO show

Activist and environmental advocate Erin Brockovich joins Rebecca Sananès, Meredith Lynch, and Dr. Sarah Oreck (our new Friday co-host) to break down what AI data centers are doing to water, land, and small towns across America. Then, the decoy wedding theory taking over Taylor Swift's MSG permits, why Blake Lively may not make the guest list, and SCOTUS closes out its term with a Dobbs anniversary and a devastating ruling on immigrant protections.   The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe so you never miss a moment.   Follow The Moment LIVE YouTubeSubstackInstagramTikTok   Topics: Erin Brockovich AI data centers, AI data centers water usage, Big Tech environmental impact, data center moratorium, Taylor Swift MSG wedding, Taylor Swift Travis Kelce wedding, Blake Lively Taylor Swift feud, Dobbs anniversary 2025, reproductive rights SCOTUS, TPS Haiti Syria deportation, Supreme Court immigration 2025, Supreme Court gun rights, Dr. Sarah Oreck The Moment LIVE

Trump's $14.7 million no-bid reflecting pool restoration is already peeling, algae is everywhere, and he's blaming vandals. Meredith on the cognitive decline clip and why the only number he can think of is 250.   Then: new details in the Nancy Guthrie case: a second ransom note said Nancy died shortly after being taken and was buried in nature. One theory: a contractor mentioned it in passing to the wrong person.   Then the World Cup is in Boston and it's healing something: the Iranian players left a note in the LA locker room, Rebecca is Team France, and Trump hasn't tweeted about it once.   Then Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) on the third anniversary of Dobbs, her discharge petition to force a vote on the right to contraception, the My Body My Data Act and why your period tracking app location data is being used to prosecute people, why the end game is forced pregnancy, and why Democrats are winning the midterms.   Topics: Tyra Banks Netflix lawsuit ANTM defamation, Rachel Lindsay Higher Learning podcast, Taylor Frankie Paul Bachelorette return ABC, West Wilson Summer House exit, Trump UFC birthday fight Idiocracy, Joe Rogan Dana White, Nate Bargatze White House, Michelle Obama UFC Josh Hokit, Knicks win in 5 NBA Finals,  NYC primary, Jack Schlossberg, Juneteenth    The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe so you never miss a moment.   Follow The Moment LIVE YouTubeSubstackInstagramTikTok   Topics: Trump reflecting pool peeling no-bid contract cognitive decline, Nancy Guthrie ransom note update Savannah Guthrie, World Cup Boston Iranian players, Rep Sara Jacobs CA-51 Dobbs anniversary, right to contraception discharge petition, My Body My Data Act period tracking app, reproductive rights maternal mortality, JD Vance millennial island, Democrats midterms 2026, Korean spa LA

New York City is electric. The Knicks won in 5 and the city is prepping for their congressional primaries. Will Jack Schlossberg's name recognition deliver a win for him? Then: Trump's 80th birthday UFC fight is giving full Idiocracy energy. Joe Rogan looks like he ate Tony Danza. Nate Bargatze was there and claims he's not political. A UFC winner used his moment to make jokes about Michelle Obama — and Meredith and Rebecca on why nothing is ever enough for these people and why it's not just a joke.   Then Rachel Lindsay — attorney, author, first Black Bachelorette and co-host of Higher Learning and Morally Corrupt — on whether Tyra Banks actually has a case against Netflix for the ANTM docuseries, why the Streisand effect might make it worse, why Tyra's biggest problem was how she said it not what she said, why Rachel is officially soured on the Taylor Frankie Paul Bachelorette season coming back, and whether West Wilson thinks he's the next Bachelor.   Plus: Juneteenth is Friday — Rachel is from Texas and it's deeply rooted.    New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe so you never miss a moment.   Topics: Tyra Banks Netflix lawsuit ANTM defamation, Rachel Lindsay Higher Learning podcast, Taylor Frankie Paul Bachelorette return ABC, West Wilson Summer House exit, Trump UFC birthday fight Idiocracy, Joe Rogan Dana White, Nate Bargatze White House, Michelle Obama UFC Josh Hokit, Knicks win in 5 NBA Finals,  NYC primary, Jack Schlossberg, Juneteenth    The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe so you never miss a moment.   Follow The Moment LIVE YouTubeSubstackInstagramTikTok   00:00 The Moment LIVE: News, Pop Culture & Politics 01:27 Knicks Joy Takes Over NYC 02:06 New York Congress Primary and Name Recognition for Jack Schlossberg Kennedy 06:59 Trump's UFC Birthday Fight Is Giving Idiocracy: Joe Rogan, Dana White & Michelle Obama 21:23 Meet Rachel Lindsay: First Black Bachelorette, Attorney & Co-Host of Higher Learning 23:33 Does Tyra Banks Have a Case Against Netflix? The ANTM Lawsuit Explained  25:46 The Streisand Effect — Is Tyra Making It Worse by Suing? 31:44 Authenticity and Image Control 33:54 Taylor Frankie Paul Bachelorette Season Scandal- Dropping This Summer? 40:35 West Wilson’s Leaving the Summer House: Is West the Next Bachelor? 48:03 Having a Moment

The Knicks are in the NBA Finals and New York City is losing its mind — Taylor Swift was courtside, Wemby got egged, and why Meredith is rooting for San Antonio too.   Then: the New York Times dropped a bombshell excerpt from the upcoming Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan book — inside the situation room where Trump's inner circle scrambled to cover up his involvement in the Epstein files. Susie Wiles, JD Vance, Karoline Leavitt, Kash Patel, Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche were all in that room, and one of them is leaking intel.     Then Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) — former public school teacher for over two decades— on the PAID Act, his new legislation that would require political influencers and creators to disclose when they've been paid by a candidate or committee, how enforcement would work through the FEC, what happens when a PAC pays an intermediary, whether it has bipartisan support, and where the line is between creator economics and journalism standards.   Plus: art and literature are having a moment. Read more books. Next Tuesday: Rachel Lindsay.   Topics: Knicks NBA Finals Taylor Swift courtside Wemby, NYT Epstein cover-up Maggie Haberman Jonathan Swan book, JD Vance leak, Susie Wiles Kash Patel Karoline Leavitt situation room, Rep Mark Takano CA-39 PAID Act, political influencer disclosure legislation, FEC enforcement creator accountability, PAC intermediary paid endorsements, bipartisan creator disclosure   The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe so you never miss a moment.   Follow The Moment LIVE YouTubeSubstackInstagramTikTok   00:00 The Moment LIVE: News, Pop Culture & Politics 01:54 Knicks NBA Finals: New York City Is Losing Its Mind 02:51 Taylor Swift Courtside at the Knicks — The Celebrity Breakdown 07:33 Wemby, the Spurs & Why San Antonio Needs Our Energy Right Now 12:09 NYT Epstein Bombshell: Inside Trump's Situation Room Cover-Up 19:55 Rep. Mark Takano CA-39 on the New Law That Would Change Political Influencer Disclosure 20:25 The PAID Act: Should Political Influencers Disclose Who's Paying Them? 23:14 How the PAID Act Would Be Enforced: FEC, Fines and Creator Accountability 27:10 PAC Intermediaries, Paid Endorsements and Is It Buying Votes? 31:37 Does the PAID Act Have Bipartisan Support? 32:55 Creator Economics, Journalism Standards and Where the Line Is 38:28 Art and Literature Are Having a Moment: Read More Books