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Tennessee State Democratic Rep. Justin Jones gave Fox News anchor Sean Hannity a piece of his mind during a chaotic interview where Hannity criticized Jones’ stance on ICE while the congressman bashed the popular media personality for hanging with “pedophiles and perverts.” The back-and-forth interview took place Jan. 20 when Jones joined the Trump-favored host as a guest on “Hannity.” Things went left almost immediately as Hannity blasted Jones for comparing ICE agents to members of the Ku Klux Klan, with disturbing pictures to correspond. After the host took jabs at the leader for failing to list crimes committed by illegal immigrants in Tennessee, Jones decided to flip the script to the Epstein files, claiming he can list names of “perverts” that hang out at President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate. “So my question remains…can you name a single victim of crime in your state by illegal immigrants, yes or no?” Hannity asked. “I can name the people who have been criminalized by this administration and masked agents who are kidnapping people in this community,” Jones said while the host attempted to interrupt. Successful, Jones decided to change the terms of the exchange. “You want to go through a list? Go through the list of pedophiles and perverts who hang out at Mar-A-Lago. Go through that list.” Jones: You want to go through a list? Go through the list of perverts who hang out at Mar-A-Lago. Go through that list. pic.twitter.com/46dzUVKAX1— Acyn (@Acyn) January 21, 2026 Both Trump and ICE agents have been under fire for different things: ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the unrest occurring in U.S. cities such as Minneapolis at the hands of federal officers. Just days ago, Jones was seen carrying an “Abolish ICE” flag while walking into the new Tennessee legislative session. Then things got personal after Hannity accused Jones of being “lazy” and not having a full understanding of what white supremacy was or is. In response, the lawmaker accused Hannity of being out of touch. “They ran my grandparents out of Tennessee,” Jones educated him, according to The Independent. “My father was a U.S. Marine; he fought for this country. Who have you served, Sean, other than your pocketbook?” Jones said. The Democratic leader continued to scold Hannity for projecting that he knows what the American people want, being out of touch by using fear tactics, and simply working for the wealthy. “You never got off your ass and picked up the phone to talk to one constituent ever to talk to them and give them condolences because you are making them less safe and secure,” Hannity said, pointing his finger. “All you do is use the same talking points to keep people fearful because you make $45 million a year to keep these people that watch your show fearful so they don’t pay attention to CEOs taking their healthcare, for letting their farms close….you don’t care about the American people,” Jones said in a heated rebuttal. “All you have is fear, Sean. You want people to be fearful, but it’s not immigrants, it’s the corporate CEOs who are screwing them over and making it so they can’t afford groceries or their healthcare. That’s who we need to go after.” HOLY SMOKES: Hannity just got absolutely smoked on live TV.Jones: You make $45 million a year keeping people scared so they don’t notice CEOs stripping their healthcare.“You don’t care about the American people. All you have is fear.” pic.twitter.com/dbKAj3Ghnz— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) January 21, 2026 Jones’s criticism is supported by reports of grocery prices being sky high. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed the cost of food at home has gone up 2.4% in total over the past 12 months of Trump’s presidency. In December 2025, prices went up 0.7%, which was the fastest single-month increase since October 2022. However, the president continues to falsely take credit for dropping the prices of groceries by “400, 500, and even 600 percent.” RELATED CONTENT:…

With the revelation that CM Andrews handed the officer his Council ID rather than his drivers license, I'm withdrawing my earlier suggestion that he only step down from the Public Safety Committee. He needs to go. Below is my message sent earlier today: "Mayor Coffman & City Council- With the revelation that CM Andrews handed his council ID to the officer rather than his drivers' license, I am withdrawing my statement of January 19 where I called on him to only step down from Public Safety. Regardless of whether the DA decides to charge him with violating the state statute on influencing a public official, it is my opinion he likely did so and should be removed from Council -- by recall if necessary. To spare the city any further distraction, I call on CM Andrews to resign from City Council immediately. He is NOT above the law. Thank you."

Affirm Holdings, a provider of buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing, has begun a pilot program that allows tenants to use BNPL services to split their monthly rent payments into two equal installments without interest or hidden fees. Affirm is working in partnership with financial technology platform Esusu. Renters who qualify can break up what is typically a single monthly rent charge into two smaller payments. The payment plan will help tenants align more closely with pay periods, Affirm said in a statement to Fox Business. Affirm is thoroughly assessing the success of the pilot to hopefully provide widespread relief to its customers. “We’re approaching this use case thoughtfully and evaluating it alongside Esusu, which shares our focus on clear, consumer-first financial tools,” Affirm wrote in its statement. The program is intended to offer tenants more flexibility in managing one of their largest monthly expenses. Affirm’s BNPL rent option, which initially is available to a subset of users in a pilot phase. does not charge interest and does not apply late fees or compound interest as long as payments are made on schedule. Some observers say expanding BNPL options into housing costs could change how consumers budget for essential monthly bills. Affirm already offers BNPL plans for general purchases that allow shoppers to pay for goods and services over time rather than upfront. Those plans, often marketed as “pay in four,” have become increasingly common at online checkouts and in retail stores. As BNPL products expand into new areas such as rent, consumers should understand that these options still involve taking on credit obligations. Industry data shows that although BNPL accounts were once excluded from standard credit scoring models, changes are underway that could integrate BNPL repayment performance into consumer credit assessments. In 2024, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported on BNPL companies, like Affirm, partnering with credit scoring company FICO. Many are updating their scoring formulas to include information from BNPL products. Beginning with new models such as Score 10, BNPL loan data may be factored into credit scores. The new model will make on-time payments potentially beneficial and missed payments harmful for borrowers. The evolution means BNPL users may soon see their rent or retail BNPL payment histories influence their overall credit profiles. Historically, BNPL activity was not widely reported to credit bureaus, leaving a “blind spot” that the updated scoring models aim to address. RELATED CONTENT: Timely Rent Payments Are Now Considered In Home Loan Evaluation

Karamo Brown is hinting at trouble in paradise among the Queer Eye cast after skipping out on scheduled television appearances in promotion of the show’s final season. Brown issued a statement after he was noticeably absent when cast members Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, and Jeremiah Brent appeared on CBS Mornings and Today with Jenna & Sheinelle on Jan. 20, canceling his scheduled interviews just an hour before airtime, People reported. Gayle King shared the news first, reading Brown’s statement on air that explained his decision. “Thank you to everyone around the world for welcoming me into their homes for 10 seasons. Season 10 is amazing, and I know you will fall in love with the deserving people we helped,” the statement read. “Though the show is ending, I hope everyone remembers the main theme I have tried to teach them over the past decade, which is to focus on and to protect their mental health/ peace from people or a world who seek to destroy it; which is why I can’t be there today,” the statement continued. “Thank you to the crew for being the best in business and the executives for believing in me. 10 Seasons, I’m truly humbled.” After reading the statement, King added that Brown’s assistant had noted he was also “worried about being bullied.” Queer Eye’s Karamo abruptly pulled out of a cast interview with CBS Mornings just one hour before airtime, citing fears of being “bullied.”The Queer Eye cast reacted to the move live on the air as Gayle King read his statement. pic.twitter.com/66QUwradsC— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 20, 2026 She then brought the attention back to the Queer Eye cast, asking for responses to Brown’s absence and statement. “Surprised is a fair understatement,” Porowski said. “I will say, our Queer Eye family, we’ve been doing this for almost a decade — which is pretty wild to believe — and families are complicated, and we’re definitely not excluded from that. But I think two things can exist at the same time. And while that is definitely true, we’re also here to showcase these incredible heroes we have and really honor the legacy of this past decade of our lives and all these wonderful heroes that we’ve had the blessing of getting to meet and have conversations with.” Brent, who joined Queer Eye in Season 9 following Bobby Berk’s departure, spoke up, saying his experience with the group has been “transformative” and that he has “felt safe and supported” by the entire cast and crew. The Queer Eye cast addressed Brown’s absence once more on Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, where he shared a video message after previously telling the NBC morning show that he had “felt mentally and emotionally abused for years” and that his therapist advised him “to protect himself and his peace by not attending.” “Just like the themes of this season, I’m modeling what I believe is most important, which I want to remind you all, love yourselves and protect yourselves. That’s why I’m here at home and not there,” Brown said in a video message. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle (@jennasheinelle) Brown’s separation from the cast comes after former Queer Eye star Bobby Berk announced his departure following eight seasons. In a 2024 Vanity Fair interview, Berk spoke about tensions within the Fab Five, specifically noting conflicts with image expert Tan France. RELATED CONTENT: Trump Administration Eliminates Prison Standards That Protect Transgender