The Astroworld Festival tragedy has now become an issue of national importance — because Uncle Sam is stepping in and demanding to know what happened … and STAT. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is requesting that Live Nation — the main promoter for the event — come to the table for a conversation

Elon Musk says he’s ponying up to Uncle Sam and then some — paying more than $11 billion in taxes … which he likely hopes will get some political bigwigs off his back for a while. Tesla’s CEO put his cards on the table this weekend, tweeting … “For those wondering, I will pay over

Play video content TMZ.com ‘The 1619 Project’ is celebrated, debated and, for some, hated … and that’s partly why its creator has written a couple of sequels, of sorts — works she’s urging her most fervent critics to simply read before tearing it apart. Nikole Hannah-Jones, who developed ‘1619’ for the NYT, has turned her

Peng Shuai adamantly denies ever claiming she was sexually assaulted by a powerful Chinese politician … the tennis star told a Singapore newspaper on Sunday. “First of all, I want to emphasize something that is very important. I have never said that I wrote that anyone sexually assaulted me,” Peng told the paper. “I need

Christmas came early for President Biden — the guy has a new four-legged addition to his family … and he’s showing off his present at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. First Lady Jill Biden‘s press secretary confirmed Monday … yes, the Bidens have a new dog in their midst, a German Shepherd puppy named Commander. Shortly after

NASCAR driver Brandon Brown is finally opening up about the NSFW anti-Joe Biden chant that went viral after his post-race interview … expressing that all the attention he’s been receiving made him feel uncomfortable. Back in November, Brown was being interviewed after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega … when fans could be

It’s very much out with the old and in with the new, as President Biden‘s dog Major is getting the boot from the White House … and several biting incidents followed by failed training attempts to fix the pup seem to be the catalyst. The White House just announced POTUS’ German Shepherd will “live in

Congress appears to have a rash of COVID spreading amongst its ranks — with Sen. Cory Booker being the 2nd elected official this weekend to announce he’s positive. Booker broke the news Sunday, writing … “I learned today that I tested positive for COVID-19 after first feeling symptoms on Saturday. My symptoms are relatively mild.”

Play video content Comedy Central Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t having any talk about Sen. Joe Manchin being in charge of the U.S. government … and she clapped back when Charlamagne Tha God, legitimately, raised the issue. The Veep chatted with Charlamagne Friday for his Comedy Central show, ‘Tha God’s Honest Truth’ … and it

Sure looks like Cheryl Hines just got Jennifer Garner-ed … her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is passing the buck on who suggested their holiday party guests should be vaccinated, and the blame’s falling at her feet. The backstory here is RFK Jr. is an established anti-vaxxer — or at least anti-vaxx mandate — for

Louisiana Judge Michelle Odinet has been suspended by the state’s Supreme Court after a sickening video of her using the n-word went viral earlier this week. Docs filed Friday read, “hereby is disqualified from exercising judicial functions, without salary, during the pendency of further proceedings in these matters.” This means the LA Supreme Court has

Play video content TMZ.com Abel Osundairo was proudly rocking a red MAGA hat while celebrating a big moment in his boxing career … but he says he’s not throwing a jab at Jussie Smollett. Ya gotta see this video TMZ obtained of Abel and brother Ola celebrating Abel becoming the top amateur boxer in his

Play video content TMZ.com Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s response to Elon Musk is pretty simple — amounting to the same thing she’s been saying all along … that the guy’s gotta pony up. We got SEW on Capitol Hill and asked if she thought the Tesla chief would start paying his fair share in taxes after

Jim Bob Duggar won’t be serving as an Arkansas state senator anytime soon, because he got crushed in the Republican primary … just days after his son, Josh, was convicted in his child porn trial. The “19 Kids and Counting” star got clobbered during Tuesday’s special election … which saw him going up against other

Elon Musk and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are going at it — their war of words is erupting, and it’s all over TIME naming him Person of the Year, or as she would put it … “Freeloader of the Year.” The U.S. Senator from Massachusetts fired the first shot across the bow … calling out Musk

Jim Bob Duggar‘s likelihood of winning a state senate race in Arkansas just went down, drastically, due to his son’s conviction … this according to another member of the Duggar fam. Derick Dillard — who’s married to JBD’s daughter and Josh‘s sister, Jill — tells TMZ … Josh’s guilty verdict in his child porn trial

Play video content Screw debates … how’s this for politicians settling a disagreement?! 39-year-old Simao Peixoto, mayor of Borba, Brazil … participated in a 3-round slugfest with political rival, 45-year-old Erineu Alvas Da Silva, a former councilor in the area. Da Silva had been critical of the mayor online, calling him a “scoundrel” (fightin’ words!),

Play video content A pilot was joined by more than just other commercial airline flights over the Pacific Ocean during a recent trip, recording what he believes was an entire fleet of UFOs. The video, believed to have been recorded in the last few weeks, shows between 9 and sometimes up to 12 of the

Yeah, it’s good to be the King/Queen — but Prime Minister’s pretty badass too, especially when you’re Finland’s Sanna Marin out partying until the break of dawn!!! The Finnish PM was all up in the VIP at Butcher’s Nightclub in Helsinki over the weekend — she was seen hanging with her husband and some friends

President Biden resumed what had been paused for a good while in D.C. — namely, POTUS being in attendance for the Kennedy Center Honors … and hosting them afterward. JB held a reception Sunday at the White House, with this year’s recipients of the lifetime achievement award being in attendance, front and center. Among those

Bob Dole — one of the most enduring U.S. political figures — has died, 10 months after revealing he was battling lung cancer. The Republican stalwart from Kansas passed in his sleep early Sunday morning, according to his wife, Elizabeth Dole. Her foundation released a statement on his death, highlighting his 79 years of political

President Joe Biden welcomes back the Kennedy Center Honors, post-pandemic, and immediately gets totally roasted by ‘SNL’ star Michael Che … who said, “There’s no way he is awake right?” The age-appropriate shot was well-received, though, during a night of jokes, laughter and great music. President Biden slipped into his tux for the Sunday night

8:37 AM PT — Trump went on FOX a few days after the debate and seemed to suggest he may have got the virus from his up close and personal meetings with Gold Star families. “I met with Gold Star families. I didn’t want to cancel that … I can’t say, ‘back up’ … they

Play video content Tha God’s Honest Truth Meagan Good wants to become a gun owner … and while she says she didn’t always feel that way, the recent rise of home invasions in Los Angeles changed her mind. Meagan explained her change of heart in tonight’s interview with Charlamagne Tha God on his Comedy Central

Play video content TMZ.com Atlanta voters weren’t swayed by T.I. and Isaac Hayes III spreading fake news about mayoral candidate Felicia Moore and strip clubs — according to one of the city’s former mayors, she just got drubbed. We got Kasim Reed, who served as Atlanta’s mayor from 2010 to 2018, at LAX and asked

It sure sounds like Donald Trump is gearing up for another run at the White House … ’cause he pretty much announced it while campaigning for his longtime friend Herschel Walker on Wednesday. #45 was front and center at the former football star and Senate hopeful’s event at Mar-a-Lago … and after Walker introduced him

T.I. and Isaac Hayes III might have helped to end Felicia Moore‘s shot at being Atlanta’s next mayor by spreading fake news … at least according to the candidate herself. Moore, who just lost ATL’s runoff race against Andre Dickens, tells TMZ … T.I. and Hayes have been spreading “lies” about her and her proposed

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Tim Burchett is not happy about the Pentagon starting up a new agency to head up UFO research — because he, like others, sees it as more secrets … and less transparency. The Tennessee congressman gave his thoughts on the matter Wednesday on Capitol Hill, and to put it frankly

The Women’s Tennis Association is sending a strong message to China amid the Peng Shuai case … saying the organization will suspend all events in the country until a full investigation is conducted into her sexual assault allegations made against a powerful government official. Steve Simon — the WTA’s CEO and Chairman — sounded off

Chris Cuomo will be off the air for the foreseeable future on CNN’s airwaves — the cable news network just suspended the guy … all over his efforts to protect his brother.  The question … does Chris survive this at CNN? CNN just announced they’re benching Chris indefinitely over newly released evidence put out by