daytime emmy award nominations were announced today. here are the soap opera nominations:
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Days of our Lives
Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]
General Hospital
ABC
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Stacy Haiduk
as Kristen DiMera
Days of our Lives
Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]
Karla Mosley
as Dani Dupree
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Michelle Stafford
as Phyllis Summers
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Heather Tom
as Katie Logan
The Bold and the Beautiful
CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]
Tamara Tunie
as Anita Williams Dupree
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Eric Braeden
as Victor Newman
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Steve Burton
as Jason Morgan
General Hospital
ABC
Scott Clifton
as Liam Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful
CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]
Thorsten Kaye
as Ridge Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful
CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]
Christian Jules Le Blanc
as Michael Baldwin
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Linsey Godfrey
as Sarah Horton
Days of our Lives
Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]
Camryn Grimes
as Mariah Copeland
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Beth Maitland
as Traci Abbott
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Trisha Mann-Grant
as Leslie Thomas
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Amanda Setton
as Brook Lynn Quartermaine
General Hospital
ABC
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Sean Dominic
as Nate Hastings
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Timon Kyle Durrett
as Bill Hamilton
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Michael Graziadei
as Daniel Romalotti
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Roger Howarth
as Matt Clark
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Mike Manning
as Bradley “Smitty” Smith
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Lawrence Saint-Victor
as Carter Walton
The Bold and the Beautiful
CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner
as Emma Scorpio-Drake
General Hospital
ABC
Al Calderon
as Javier Hernandez
Days of our Lives
Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]
Alice Halsey
as Rachel Black
Days of our Lives
Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]
Giovanni Mazza
as Gio Palmieri
General Hospital
ABC
Ambyr Michelle
as Eva Thomas
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Arielle Prepetit
as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke
as June Hughes
Beyond the Gates
CBS
Jeff Kober
as Cyrus Renault
General Hospital
ABC
Eva LaRue
as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez
General Hospital
ABC
Christopher Sean
as Paul Narita
Days of our Lives
Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]
Ray Wise
as Ian Ward
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful
CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]
Days of our Lives
Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]
General Hospital
ABC
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of our Lives
Peacock [Corday Productions, Inc. | Sony Pictures Television]
General Hospital
ABC
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
Episode 103
CBS
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Shetland Sound
PBS [Have Guitar Will Travel World, LLC]
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episode 5033
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Let Frankie Cook
Getting the Band Back Together
Tastemade [Linguine Pictures]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
Episode 104
CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful
Episode 9511
CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
ABC [Disney Yellow Shoes Studios | Film 45 | EverWonder Studio]
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Episode 4041
Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]
Outstanding Cinematography or Camerawork for a Daytime Program
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
ABC [Disney Yellow Shoes Studios | Film 45 | EverWonder Studio]
France Made with Love
PBS [Symbio Studios]
General Hospital
Episode 15719
ABC
Long Way Home
Lost in Lapland
Apple [Long Way Productions]
Superskilled with Eva zu Beck
They Climb in Skirts… I Tried to Keep Up
National Geographic
TrueSouth
Ocean Springs, MS
ESPN | ABC | SEC Network [Bluefoot Entertainment]
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Daytime Program
The Bold and the Beautiful
Episode 9658
CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Episode 4039
Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episode 5007
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]
The Young and the Restless
Episode 13260
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
Episode 104
CBS
General Hospital
Episode 15624
ABC
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Episode 4010
Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episode 6169
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]
Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design for a Daytime Program
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episode 5033
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Live with Kelly and Mark
Episode 250414
Disney Entertainment Distribution
The View
Episode 6280
ABC
The Young and the Restless
Episode 13145
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
The Young and the Restless
Episode 13244
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding Costume Design / Styling for a Daytime Program
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Episode 4140
Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episode 5033
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC | Peacock [Done & Dusted]
The Young and the Restless
Episode 13149
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
The Young and the Restless
Episode 13273
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
Episode 103
CBS
General Hospital
Episode 15719
ABC
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episode 5033
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
The Young and the Restless
Episode 13273
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
CBS
General Hospital
ABC
The Young and the Restless
CBS [Sony Pictures Television]
just a few quick observations.
'beyond the gate' cleaned up in the nominations - and it deserved every 1 of them. i used to write about 'beyond the gates' here and then covered 'general hospital' when monica died and i thought we all knew that was just for a month or so but all these e-mails came in so i'm just covering it now. in the past, i'd cover 'days of our lives' for a little bit and then 'general hospital' ... i do watch 'beyond the gates' still but i'm not covering 2 daily soap operas here.
no actress from 'general hospital' was nominated for best actress that doesn't surprise me. there hasn't been a lead actress on 'gh' in the time i've been covering it - since october. carly would be the closest to a lead character. but she, willow, portia, alexis, molly, lulu, laura, britt ... they're all about the same level of emphasis. and i'd argue they're supporting characters. steve burton got the only lead acting nomination for 'gh' an i'd argue that works. he's on the stories involving danny - and alexis and tracy arguring over who gets to watch him, he's on with sonny's stories, he's on with his romance with britt, he's a lead character. i was glad that the performers who play gio and emma got recognized as well (both nominated in the same category - outstanding emerging talent in a daytime drama series).
okay, 'general hospital' today?
tristan is a new character that we saw on monday. he's wsb and was jason's escort back to port charles. he then went to the hospital where he's the new surgeon. today elizabeth volunteered to show him the hospital but tracy had to have a word with elizabeth. this is why tracy is not nominated in the supporting actress category. they wrapped up every thing involving sonny being nominated to the board and tracy got her words in and her closure. but today, for no reason, she has to ball out elizabeth for what elizabeth said in favor of sonny yesterday.
dante was at sidwell's when charlotte and cassadine showed up. cassadine wants to buy the place back and dante let charlotte go upstairs to look at her old room while he talked to cassadine. he told cassadine that lulu might not let charlotte live with him. cassadine said dante knew that lulu was pushing her daughter away and that he bet dante also wanted charlotte gone because dante probably thinks she's a bad influence on his son rocco.
jack and nina then showed up. dante ushered charlotte and cassadine out. and then jack and nina started looking for where ross could have stashed jack's black box. drew is starting to get his mobility back and willow's low on the drug she's been shooting him up with. jack's black box contains information that willow could use to blackmail drew.
portia was living her life and minding her business when evil jordan showed up at her doorstep telling portai what to do. she's got to testify in support of curtis at the trial. and when portia makes clear that she'll be telling the truth - that curtis assaulted isaiah - jordan really went off on her. and drug her through the dirt. portia stood up to her but after jordan was gone, portia started grabbing her belly (she's pregnant).
dante went to elizabeth to talk to her. he admitted that he did see charlotte as a bad influence on his son rocco and that he did wish she'd go live with her father cassadine. elizabeth asks if he's told lulu that? he said no. and didn't plan to. elizabeth agreed he should keep his mouth closed on that.
jason told danny that he was back for good. tracy showed up and he said he and danny were leaving to spend some time together and asked her to tell alexis. tracy brought up that he chose alexis over her to watch over danny while he was gone and now he wants her to be the messenger? he said he knew that whether he chose tracy or not, she would reamain in danny's life. tracy agreed to tell alexis.
isaiah went to bobby's and saw britt. she is still a jangle of nerves. and while they were talking - mainly about portia's pregnancy - tristan came in to get his key. he had booked a room at bobbi's before he flew into port charles. britt's furious when she finds out that it's her room. she tells him he can't and he doesn't have any sympathy for her and goes up stairs to his room.
let's close with c.i.'s 'The Snapshot:'
President Trump has said that the United States will charge a 20 percent fee on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, despite his own administration’s position that such fees violate international law.
He made the announcement on Monday amid an intensifying battle between Iran and the United States to control the waterway, a crucial artery for global energy supplies. The two countries have traded attacks over the strait for the past week, in effect shattering their month-old cease-fire.
A 20 percent fee on the value of a vessel’s cargo could more than double the cost of shipping oil through the strait, experts said.
For a large tanker carrying two million barrels of oil, for example, the fee could add over $30 million in costs. Consumers would likely face higher prices as a result.
Because of the high cost, some analysts said they doubted whether the fee would come into force. For ship operators in the region, the prospect of fees is less of a concern right now than an escalation of the conflict between Iran and the United States, experts said.
Except there is a judge and settling a case in a corrupt bargain does not remove the judge from that equation. Judge Kathleen Williams has now declined to accept the premise that a lawsuit between a man and himself is, to use the parties’ word, “ordinary.”
There is nothing “ordinary” about this case; it is the very definition of sui generis.
In the past, there might have been a colorable claim that the president in his personal capacity is not the same as the executive agencies he directs. It still would run head first into concerns about the level of independence any agency head could possibly have in such a case — not to mention the fact that the president in charge during the offending conduct was the same one cosplaying as a plaintiff — but Judge Williams notes that the Supreme Court just put the kibosh on that:
Indeed, just recently, the Supreme Court cited Myers v. United States, 272 U.S. 52, 133 (1926) as a “landmark decision” and “perhaps our best word on the subject” of whether the President could remove subordinates in government service at will. Trump v. Slaughter, 609 U.S. __, slip op. at 16 (2026). Finding that he could, the majority ruled that “[s]ubordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the President, and the President to the people.” Id. at 36. “[T]hese officers exercise the President’s power, not their own, and thus must be responsible to him.” Id. at 35 (emphasis in original).
Judge Williams, in her order, said that Trump's personal lawyers and the Department of Justice attempted to "use the Court to provide some legitimacy ... to earmark billions of dollars from American taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the law."
"The Parties used the existence of federal litigation as a means of conferring legitimacy upon a course of action that they were unwilling to subject to judicial review," Williams wrote. "The context of the 'settlement,' the relationships of the people involved in negotiating and approving it, the ethical implications of their conduct, and the Parties' swift efforts to dismiss this case after the Court raised fundamental jurisdictional questions all support this conclusion. Accordingly, the Court expressly finds that Plaintiffs acted in bad faith."
Williams also directly called out acting Attorney General Todd Blanche throughout her order, and suggested he provided "misleading" testimony before Congress when probed over the Justice Department's now-defunct "Anti-Weaponization Fund."
"The Court is extremely troubled by the testimony given by Acting Attorney General Blanche on May 19, 2026," Williams said. "In response to why the 'settlement agreement' had not been submitted to this Court for review, he stated that 'there is no judge' because the case had been dismissed and, therefore, there was "no mechanism" for reviewing the agreement ... While temporally accurate, this answer is, at best, misleading and, at worst, disingenuous. The Court was available to review any pleading by any Party at any time during this lawsuit. And if Acting Attorney General Blanche had thought the dismissal was improvidently granted or thought Plaintiffs misspoke when they said, "no judicial analysis is appropriate," he only had to file an appearance and ask for relief."
Mr. Martin, a right-wing lawyer who championed the cause of the Jan. 6 rioters, had just been forced out as the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The White House then inserted him into Justice Department headquarters, in part to oversee a task force to investigate claims that the Biden administration had targeted President Trump and his allies.
Mr. Blanche, who once led Mr. Trump’s criminal defense team, did not believe that Mr. Martin, a provocateur with minimal prosecutorial experience, had the chops and know-how to do the job, according to current and former officials who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations.
“I am frustrated,” Mr. Blanche wrote to Mr. Martin, after less than a month on the job, documenting a relationship that swiftly descended from tense to testy.
He moved quickly to rein in Mr. Martin, scheduling a check-in meeting every Friday, according to a trove of internal Justice Department emails obtained by a government watchdog and provided to The New York Times in advance of Mr. Blanche’s confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday.
Mr. Blanche, a methodical former federal prosecutor, also created an organizational plan for the weaponization group that assigned key investigative lanes to some of his own deputies. That ensured, among other things, that he had tight control over one of the most sensitive issues on his plate — demands from Mr. Trump and his supporters to identify, investigate and punish those who had once pursued them.
The multifaceted portrait of Mr. Blanche that emerges from 352 pages of documents obtained by American Oversight is of a Trump loyalist who is committed to executing the president’s agenda but also intent on keeping a firm a grip on processes inside his building, perhaps because he has such limited control over forces beyond it.
When Blanche began overseeing Martin's work in attacking those who Chump wanted revenge on, he was breaking the ethics pledge he had signed about recusing himself. Senator Adam Schiff noted this pledge May 19th in a letter he wrote with Senators Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal:
We are writing to seek information regarding recent reports indicating that potentially serious ethical violations have taken place at the highest levels of the Department of Justice (DOJ). As the Designated Agency Ethics Official and most senior career official at the Department, you have a unique and important role in defending the Department’s integrity. Specifically, we are seeking prompt clarification regarding Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s potential failure to recuse himself from matters involving his former private client, President Donald Trump, even after he was advised to recuse himself by ethics officials. Furthermore, we request that you personally ensure the preservation of all existing and future records, communications, and materials related toethics advice provided by Department or external ethics officials to senior political DOJ appointees – including previous officials who have left the Department.
In a stark diversion from institutional norms, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche – as well as others appointed to lead the Justice Department – previously served as President Trump’s personal attorney. Recent public reporting revealed that in March 2025, less than two weeks after assuming the role of Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Blanche was explicitly and formally advised by the Department’s top career ethics lawyer that his recusal from legal cases involving President Trump in his personal capacity was necessary.
At Mr. Blanche’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 12, 2025, he committed to recusing himself from cases when advised to by government ethics officials. When Sen. Schiff asked Mr. Blanche about potential conflicts of interest he may face as Deputy Attorney General stemming from his private representation of President Trump in federal criminal matters, he stated under oath, “I will follow the rules as told to me by the experts, career prosecutors in the department, if it comes to ever recusing.”The unmistakable understanding from this testimony is that Mr. Blanche would recuse himself from matters where he was advised to do so by an ethics official.
Upon his confirmation as Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Blanche signed an ethics pledge – addressed to you – stating that, pursuant to the department’s impartiality regulation, he would not participate “personally and substantially in any particular matter” involving parties in which a former client – such as President Trump – is a party for a period of one year after he last provided service to that client or until the client satisfies any outstanding bill, whichever is later. Furthermore, Department regulations strictly prohibit his participation in any criminal investigation or prosecution in which he holds a relationship – including a “close personal relationship,” as an attorney, or otherwise – with anyone involved in the matter.
Instead, Mr. Blanche appears to have ignored ethics and legal advice. This misconduct would be considered extreme on its own and is even more offensive given President Trump’s unprecedented efforts to seek vast personal financial compensation from taxpayer money and use the Department to exact vengeance against his political enemies.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to the news that a coalition of 12 attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger:
“A Paramount-Warner Bros. megamerger would mean higher costs and fewer choices for Americans. Good news: the states are stepping up to block this antitrust nightmare. This fight isn’t over.”
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