Ron DeSantis is making his presidential run official with the help of Elon Musk, jumping on the bird app with its owner to make the big announcement — something the tech mogul is, no doubt, seeing as a MAJOR win. TMZ has confirmed … the current Florida Governor will join Elon in a Twitter spaces

An AI-generated image of a fake explosion outside the Pentagon stoked panic and sent stocks tumbling as the hoax spread on social media. The fake image behind Monday’s chaos shows smoke billowing from the grounds outside the Pentagon … with the image spreading like wildfire online after being shared by tons of accounts, including a

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson works in a building that is kind of an island to itself, but unlike her favorite show, no one gets voted off. The newest Justice shared her jam during a commencement address to graduating law students at American University in D.C. She confessed she’s a “Survivor superfan,” using the

A transgender girl ended up missing her own high school graduation after the school told her to wear a suit like the guys getting their diplomas, and a judge refused to stop the school from forcing her to do so. According to the ACLU of Mississippi, 17-year-old “L.B.” was ordered by Harrison Central High School

Play video content TMZ.com The Walgreens security guard who fatally shot a shopfitter in San Francisco used unnecessary aggression, and it was not a clear case of self-defense … so says a former prosecutor who’s challenging the D.A.’s theory. Attorney Tony Brass joined “TMZ Live” Tuesday shortly after San Fran’s District Attorney Brooke Jenkins released

Meghan Markle received her own coronation of sorts Tuesday night in NYC. The Duchess of Sussex and hubby Prince Harry flew to the Big Apple to attend a fancy-schmancy gala honoring Meghan with a Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Award from her friend and political activist Gloria Steinem. It was Meghan’s first public appearance since

Play video content TMZ.com Rick Ross is going toe-to-toe with Fayette County over his 2nd annual car show … telling us denying him a permit isn’t gonna stop him from throwing the event for thousands of fans. The hip hop mogul assures us the car show will go down exactly as planned on June 3

Play video content Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times Senator Dianne Feinstein raised new alarm bells about her ability to serve in Congress, after she seemed to forget she’s been MIA for 3 months. An L.A. Times reporter buttonholed the 89-year-old Feinstein — who just returned to D.C. after spending 3 months in California recuperating

Play video content TMZ.com Artificial Intelligence poses some serious risks and could potentially threaten the very fabric of our democracy … so says AI expert Gary Marcus, who is urging Congress to implement strong guard rails. Gary joined us on “TMZ Live,” a day after he testified before Congress … warning about the future of

Rep. Lauren Boebert is pulling the plug on over 15 years of marriage, filing to divorce her now-estranged husband, Jayson. According to a statement, Boebert says she filed in Mesa County, CO and says, “It is with a heavy weight on my heart that I have filed for divorce from my husband. I am grateful

Play video content Fearless with Jason Whitlock / Blaze Podcasts Brett Favre is speaking out after months of silence … and while he only briefly addressed the Mississippi welfare scandal, the Hall of Famer talked politics, flat out saying the U.S. was better off under President Trump. “I think Donald was a non-political president, and

UPDATE 11:39 AM PT — Trump‘s high-powered attorney, Joe Tacopina, tells TMZ, “I will only deal with the attorney of the Village People, if they have one, not the wife of one of the members. But they should be thankful that President Trump allowed them to get their name back in the press. I haven’t

Play video content CNN Anderson Cooper‘s bashing former President Donald Trump for “disturbing” behavior and remarks during CNN’s town hall — but he’s also responding to the waves of people dragging the network for giving Trump a platform. He addressed the outrage Thursday night as tempers continue flaring over Wednesday’s town hall by calling out

Play video content Howard University President Biden‘s heart might be in the right place, but his mouth is often somewhere else — which was seen again Saturday … this while addressing Howard University graduates. POTUS was tapped as the key commencement speaker during the college’s graduation ceremony this weekend, and there’s one remark he made

Play video content Donald Trump‘s piling on CNN in the wake of his town hall by posting a doctored clip of Anderson Cooper saying Trump owned CNN during the event … but with far more colorful language. Trump is clearly relishing the fact CNN is getting tons of blowback from the left for giving him

The Navy veteran who claims Rep. George Santos cheated him out of cash intended for his dying dog’s cancer treatment is happy to see Santos facing criminal charges … he says George had it coming and karma’s a bitch. Play video content TMZ.com Richard Osthoff tells TMZ … Santos deserves to spend time behind bars

Barack and Michelle Obama are in L.A. for a very special occasion — one that has nothing to do with show biz or political fundraising … they’re here to watch their daughter Sasha get her diploma. The former POTUS and FLOTUS were dressed to the nines Friday as they pulled up to the University of

Play video content Donald Trump ripped into his perceived enemies Tuesday night after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll civil trial. The 45th President posted a series of videos to his Truth Social platform, condemning Carroll, the judge and jury in the case and New York

Play video content Kirby Smart is clearing the air on why Georgia won’t visit the White House to celebrate its second consecutive national championship … saying there’s “nothing political about it.” The Bulldogs head coach addressed the decision to forego the tradition at the Regions Celebrity Pro-Am golf tourney in Birmingham, AL on Wednesday …

Play video content Twitter / @Bengals It appears the Cincinnati mayor is taking Travis Kelce‘s advice by knowing his role and shutting his mouth … ’cause Aftab Pureval just helped the Bengals announce their Week 17 matchup with the K.C. Chiefs — and poked fun at his misfired trash talk in the process. The team

UPDATE 12:41 PM PT — Rep. George Santos came out swinging during a press conference Wednesday — this on the heels of him being arrested … and he says he’ll fight this case, which he calls a “witch hunt.” UPDATE The NY congressman was surrounded by media in his home state as he addressed the

UPDATE 2:25 PM PT — E. Jean Carroll just released a statement, saying, “I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and to get my life back. Today, the world finally knows the truth. This victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not

The suspect in the deadly shooting rampage at a Texas mall didn’t keep his hateful beliefs a secret … tattooing the Nazi swastika on his body and spreading sick messages on a Russian social media platform. Mauricio Garcia, the gunman accused of gunning down 8 people and wounding others Saturday at an outdoor mall, had

Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton went off on Florida’s LGBTQ+ legislation ahead of the Miami Grand Prix this weekend, calling the host state’s laws “not good at all” … and vowing to wear a rainbow on his helmet in solidarity with those impacted by the measures. The 38-year-old Mercedes driver — who has been a

Play video content Donald Trump‘s infamous “Access Hollywood” quote isn’t just locker room talk, apparently — he repeated it while under oath for a deposition in the E. Jean Carroll case … and added a pretty shocking clarification. During Trump’s depo — recorded on video last October — Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, is grilling him

Play video content TMZ.com Trans TikTok star Jesse Sullivan says KISS singer Paul Stanley‘s criticism of kids transitioning is misplaced … Jesse says those who are transitioning aren’t just doing it as a fad. We got Jesse and Francesca Farago Monday at LAX and asked him about Paul’s controversial comments, where the rocker claimed kids

Brittney Griner clearly isn’t taking her newfound freedom for granted … she hit up the Met Gala with her wife on Monday night — and didn’t seem to stop smiling once. The 32-year-old — who was freed from Russian custody just five months ago — wore a custom Calvin Klein suit for the occasion …

A baseball signed by John F. Kennedy sold at auction for a whopping $166k over the weekend … making it the most expensive ball ever signed by a president!! As we previously reported, the “Associacion Venezuela de Baseball Professional” ball is from a reporter named Julio Messuti … who was covering JFK and the First

Play video content TMZSports.com Jorge Masvidal, from one bad motherf***** to the next, is coming to the defense of one-time opponent Nate Diaz, telling TMZ Sports the charges against the UFC legend are crap … ’cause fighters need to be able to defend themselves too! Gamebred recently joined Babcock on the “TMZ Sports” TV show

Play video content C-SPAN Ariana Madix took her road show to D.C. Saturday night … and she had to get a boatload of satisfaction when someone hurled a joke into the crowd … comparing her ex to Tucker Carlson!!! Ariana and boss woman Lisa Vanderpump were invited guests of DailyMail.com at the White House Correspondents’