Play video content Axios Donald Trump seemingly defended the Capitol insurrectionists who were out to hang then Vice President Mike Pence, claiming they were understandably angry. Trump did an interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl, who asked 45 whether he was worried for the Veep’s safety back on January 6th. Trump poo-pooed the notion Pence was

Play video content TMZSports.com Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are in the nation’s capital to visit with President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday … and naturally, the MVP’s got his championship ring with him!! The 2021 champs will become the first NBA team to visit 1600 Penn since Barack Obama hosted

Play video content @loupastore27 / TikTok Welp, he was trying to do something nice … but former President Donald Trump knocked a kid upside the head with a baseball at the World Series, and the video is pretty funny. (The boy is okay!!) #45 was in the house at Truist Park in Atlanta for game

Colin Powell is getting a poignant sendoff at Washington’s National Cathedral … with former Presidents and other political power players coming through to pay their respects. So far we’ve seen President Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush at the memorial service … plus a pair of former Secretaries of State in

Play video content TMZ.com Meghan Markle should go by her U.S. family name the next time she decides to wade into U.S. politics by cold-calling members of Congress … so says U.S. Rep. Jason Smith. The Congressman from Missouri joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and we asked what he made of Meghan dialing up

Meghan Markle is lobbying hard for paid paternity leave — an issue that could be a deal-breaker in the impending infrastructure vote on Capitol Hill — and she’s been cold-calling U.S. Senators … but oddly, using her royal title. Apparently, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gave Markle the cell phone numbers of 2 key Senators

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks folks who oppose Critical Race Theory in schools are burying their heads in the sand when it comes to the country’s history … which ain’t always pretty. We got the U.S. Congresswoman from NY Wednesday on Capitol Hill, and asked for her thoughts on CRT — a

Play video content TMZ.com Kal Penn says his ol’ White House boss gave him props for announcing his engagement in a new book — but it sounds like Barack and Michelle Obama had the tea long before the rest of us. The actor and now-author shared some inside political baseball Tuesday on “TMZ Live,” telling

A POTUS, a golf superstar and a model walk into a party … That’s what went down Sunday night … ’cause former President Donald Trump schmoozed it up with golfer Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky during a Halloween bash at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. DJ, his fiancée and friends socialized with #45 during the

President Biden‘s press secretary, Jen Psaki, says she’s come down with COVID-19 … but is away from POTUS and has been for several days now. Psaki revealed Sunday that she’d tested positive for the virus — this after multiple days of testing negative upon learning people in her household had caught it. She was supposed

Kal Penn has come out of the closet in the most surprising of ways — announcing he’s gay in a new book of his, which reveals that he’s actually getting married as well. The actor shared the news through his forthcoming offering, “You Can’t Be Serious,” via excerpts that leaked over the weekend … and

A Southwest Airlines pilot allegedly parroted what has become a rallying cry on the far-right — an insult to President Biden that’s been coded as a cheer to somebody named Brandon. The incident reportedly happened Friday on a Southwest flight from Houston to Albuquerque, where AP journo Colleen Long claims that upon touch-down — the

Play video content TMZSports.com Colby Covington says he’ll have some pretty powerful and famous guests in the building when he rematches Kamaru Usman at UFC 268 … telling TMZ Sports he’s expecting Donald Trump‘s kids, Don Jr., Eric and Lara Trump Octagon-side. We talked to the 33-year-old, #1 ranked UFC welterweight … and asked him

1:55 PM PT — TMZ just obtained the complaint filed against Cuomo, which describes the alleged Dec. 2020 incident. According to the doc, it happened on the 2nd floor of the Governor’s executive mansion … and he allegedly forcibly placed his hand “under the blouse” of the victim and touched her left breast. New York’s

Dr. Fauci and the NIH are getting a clear message … STOP supporting animal testing in the wake of allegations his agency used taxpayer money to bankroll torturous dog research. The Beagle Freedom Project, a nonprofit animal advocacy and rescue organization, fired off a letter to Fauci … demanding he and the NIH immediately stop

Play video content TMZ.com Here’s something new … Dr. Anthony Fauci getting grilled, but not over COVID-19 — instead it’s allegations his agency used taxpayer dollars to fund torturous dog research … and a congresswoman’s turning up the heat. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina explained why she fired off a letter to Fauci last

Play video content TMZ.com Jeff Bezos wants to get commerce going in the Milky Way — something he’s more than welcome to do, just so long as he pays Earthling taxes beforehand … so says Sen. Elizabeth Warren. We got the U.S. Senator Tuesday in D.C. where our photog asked what she made of Bezos’

Bobby Valentine‘s been known as the unofficial Mayor of Stamford, CT for years, but now the former NY Mets skipper is looking to make it official … running for the top seat in his hometown. “I have passion for this city. I have a skill set that meets the requirements of leadership, management, of team

Dr. Fauci might be getting grilled anew — Congress wants to know why his branch of the NIH allegedly funded research that saw puppies being tortured in the name of science. A bombshell report from The Hill — based on docs a nonprofit called the White Coat Waste Project claims to have obtained via FOIA

Play video content TMZ.com President Biden is dead wrong about the effectiveness of community policing and the need to bolster police numbers and budgets … at least according to author Derecka Purnell. Derecka, who has a new book on abolishing the police, joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” and laid into the Prez over his

Play video content @ChicagoSky/Twitter The Chicago Sky got a presidential surprise after celebrating their WNBA Finals win — getting a phone call from Barack Obama!! #44 — who’s a HUGE hoops fan — hit up the Sky right after the festivities in downtown Chicago on Tuesday via speakerphone … and naturally, they were stoked!! “I

Play video content TMZ.com President Joe Biden has taken heat for his comments this weekend that he wants to spend MORE on policing — not defunding the police as some have advocated — and one of his top advisors says if Biden had his way several years ago, Alton Sterling would be alive today. Cedric

Play video content Lil Nas X is getting his own special day in Atlanta … the city just declared a day in honor of the “Industry Baby” rapper. The Atlanta City Council is behind the move to proclaim Oct. 20 as “Lil Nas X Day” … and they just surprised Nas with a plaque commemorating

Play video content CNN CNN anchor John King spontaneously revealed a secret he’s been keeping for 13 years … that he has Multiple Sclerosis … and the way he’s powered through it all is stunning. King appeared on CNN Wednesday and explained he did not calculate the revelation … rather, he was incensed when some

Colin Powell, the trailblazer who became the first black Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a military leader who was courted by many to run for President has died of COVID-related complications. Powell died early Monday morning. His family wanted everyone to know he had been fully vaccinated. Powell, the

Play video content Washington is requiring all state employees be vaccinated by Monday — but one trooper quit ahead of the deadline with a sobering final sign-off … and harsh words for the governor. 22-year vet Robert LaMay — who worked for the Washington State Patrol — hung it up over the weekend, issuing one

Play video content President Biden dished a vote of confidence to our men and women in black and blue — acknowledging the tall order of enforcing the law, while rejecting defunding the police. JB and the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, attended 40th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service Saturday at the U.S. Capitol …

Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized with what his doctor says is an infection that spread into his bloodstream. Clinton’s docs say 42 was admitted to UC Irvine Medical Center Tuesday and is being closely monitored. The infection reportedly first started as a UTI, but became much more serious once it got into his

Play video content AP Kim Jong-Un is just like Limp Bizkit — he’s all about breakin’ stuff … ’cause the supreme leader of North Korea was all smiles as he watched soldiers smash bricks and concrete blocks off each other this week. The video is nuts — Kim is seen clapping and cheering from the

President Biden is starting his week off with a wedding … because his nephew is about to tie the knot with a real housewife. The White House says the President and First Lady Jill Biden will be in attendance when Biden’s nephew, Cuffe Owens, marries ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ star Meghan O’Toole King today.