One of the descendants of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is blasting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for suggesting red and blue states separate … telling us her idea is “nothing short of treason.” Play video content TMZ.com Reverend Robert W. Lee IV, a collateral descendant of General Lee, tells TMZ … by calling for a

Don Lemon is on thin ice at CNN — although he’s being welcomed back for now, TMZ has learned he’s a strike away from getting the boot permanently, and he knows it. Sources with direct knowledge about Don’s situation tell us … when the veteran anchor spoke with upper management this week to discuss his

Play video content Twitter / @JennieSTaer Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had a weirdly tense and terse reaction when a reporter asked him about the residents suffering in the wake of the East Palestine train disaster, refusing to answer questions, saying he was on “personal time.” Buttigieg was in Washington D.C. Tuesday, when a

A U.S. Air Force pilot has a unique keepsake from the Chinese spy balloon crisis — a selfie snapped with the device in the background … before it was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean. The Pentagon released new images Wednesday, showing the balloon in flight on Feb. 3 — the USAF eventually fired a

Former United States Presidents are going to new heights — well, samples of their hair are … because they’ll be shot into space in honor of Presidents Day. Hair samples from George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan will soon be rockin’ zero Gs … scoring a ride on Celestis’ upcoming

President Biden just made a surprise visit to Europe — touching down in Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy … as we come up on a year of warfare. Biden popped up in Kyiv early Monday morning, a stop that wasn’t previously announced — and perhaps for good reason. It seems POTUS wanted to

Don Lemon jumped on a CNN staff call Friday morning to apologize for his sexist on-air comment Thursday that women are not in their prime after their 40s … but it did not go over well. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Don jumped on for only 90 seconds to address what he said

Former President Jimmy Carter has apparently been in and out of the hospital of late — pertaining to a number of ailments and injuries — but now … he’s entering hospice care. A statement issued by the Carter Center reads in part, “After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today

Play video content TMZ.com A family dealing with the fallout of the toxic chemical disaster in Ohio say their health and their property are in decline with no end in sight … and they’re pissed at the fed’s response. Nathan Izotic, whose family owns a home two miles from the train derailment that unleashed toxic

Play video content The Big Podcast with Shaq Shaquille O’Neal just went scorched Earth on everyone bashing Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime performance Sunday … saying people need to “shut the f*** up!” “All you people disrespecting Rihanna, shut your face,” O’Neal said on his The Big Podcast with Shaq featuring Nischelle Turner and Candace Parker,

Play video content President Biden has finally addressed the spate of UFOs that caused enough alarm that we shot 4 of them down, and although the government doesn’t know what they are, he has a theory. Biden spoke for 7 minutes about the 3 smaller objects that our military shot down over the last week

Play video content CNN UPDATE 10:38 AM PT — Don Lemon‘s clearly feeling the heat, he just tweeted, “The reference I made to a woman’s “prime” this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman’s age doesn’t define her either personally or professionally. I

Play video content Audio from the cockpit of Air Force pilots tracking down the unknown object at Lake Huron over the weekend has been released … and confusion’s in the air as they try to identify what exactly they’re looking at. The audio, released Tuesday, reveals the F-16 Falcon pilots attempting to describe the object

Play video content TMZ.com With the recent takedowns of unexplained flying objects in the sky — and mass speculation they may be of another world — one former Navy pilot says the convo is long overdue. We talked to Ryan Graves — a retired naval lieutenant who used to fly F-18s and who’s attested to

Lewis Hamilton isn’t phased by a new rule in Formula 1 requiring drivers to get permission before making political statements during race weekends … saying, he “won’t be silenced.” “Nothing will stop me from speaking on the things that I feel that I’m passionate about and issues there are,” the seven-time F1 champion said Wednesday.

Rihanna got lots of compliments for her Super Bowl halftime performance, but there was one glaring, predictable exception … the man who famously holds grudges — Donald Trump. The ex-Prez went on his social media platform, Truth Social, and had nothing but bad things to say … “EPIC FAIL: Rihanna gave, without question, the single

The White House is batting down any notion that what they shot out of the skies this weekend are of another world — but it’s still not entirely clear what we’re dealing with. Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre briefly addressed this with the media Monday before clearing the podium for other Biden admin officials who discussed

Garth Brooks is joining a growing number of music superstars using their voices to sound off on the prices fans are forced to pay to see their favorite acts. The country music legend is scheduled to speak on a panel in Los Angeles next week joined by Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s James Dolan, former Assistant

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Elissa Slotkin says the latest mass shooting in Michigan has her full of rage — and she’s hoping this one is the tipping point for Congress to pass common sense gun laws. We talked to the Congresswoman — who represents Michigan’s 7th district, encompassing Michigan State University, where 3 students

UPDATE 12:46 PM PT — Reports indicate the unidentified flying object has been shot down … otherwise known as “decommissioned.” UPDATE 12:36 PM PT — Another airspace closure has been enforced … this time over Lake Huron, and it sounds like there’s an actual object in the sky that the military has its eyes on.

UPDATE 6:03 PM PT — A third “object” has been seen over Montana, leading to a brief closing of the U.S. airspace … which is now reopened. UPDATE I am in direct contact with NORCOM and monitoring the latest issue over Havre and the northern border. Airspace is closed due to an object that could

Play video content Senator Mitt Romney showed his utter contempt for Congressman George Santos — telling the lyin’ rep from New York his mere presence at the event — especially where he was sitting — proves he’s shameless. A visibly angry Romney walked into the House Chambers and crossed paths with Santos, who was all

Play video content First Lady Jill Biden may have played her husband’s hand when it comes to the 2024 ticket … and it all comes down to a kiss. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was in the VIP section of the House, up in the gallery when the First Lady arrived. She planted a friendly kiss,

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Nancy Pelosi says she isn’t hearing so much as a peep from across the aisle when it comes to apologies for Republican conspiracy theories about the attack on her husband, Paul Pelosi. We got the former Speaker of the House Wednesday morning in D.C. on the heels of President Biden‘s

Play video content TMZ.com Tyre Nichols‘ mom is hopeful Congress will make good on what came across as a promise during President Biden‘s State of the Union address … but she’s reiterating it’s time for them to finally act on real police reforms. We caught up with RowVaughn Wells on Capitol Hill Tuesday night, shortly

Play video content CNN The Congressional hearing where Chrissy Teigen‘s tweet — calling then-President Donald Trump a “p***y ass bitch” — was read aloud has sparked outrage … from the woman who is viewed by some as the leading voice on all things internet. Kara Swisher appeared on CNN Thursday and called members of Congress

Play video content WKYC 3News UPDATE 8:32 PM PT — NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert has been released from jail. UPDATE NewsNation reporter @EvanLambertTV speaks about his arrest upon being released late Wednesday night. “Most things are on video … so it’s pretty clear to see what happened. … I’m just trying to do my job.”

UPDATE 6:06 PM PT — Chrissy Teigen is super excited her Donald Trump diss was the talk of the town in D.C. telling us she feels “amazing” knowing her tweet was read aloud on Capitol Hill. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE We got Chrissy and John Legend in West Hollywood and they told us

An anti-abortion climber scaled a 40-story building in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday without any ropes or any other sort of safety equipment … leaving Super Bowl week attendees shocked on the ground below. Maison DesChamps — a daredevil known as the “Pro-Life Spider-Man” — performed the stunt to raise money … beginning his ascent on

“Saturday Night Live” jumped on the Chinese spy balloon caper … insinuating we made a way bigger deal of it that it actually was. Chloe Fineman played MSNBC’s Katy Tur, conducting an interview with Bowen Yang, who was dressed as a large spy balloon that was bobbing in the ocean. “Well, you got me, congrats,