Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Evanston, Illinois just made history by becoming the first U.S. city to offer reparations to Black residents, but one member of its City Council doesn’t want its plan to be the way of the future … because she thinks it misses the mark. Alderwoman Cicely Fleming was the lone vote

One of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s new staffers has some interesting thoughts on racism … especially in light of the things they told Oprah. Genevieve Roth‘s agency has begun working with Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation, and that connection has brought light to an essay Roth wrote in 2020 in which she says she’s

President Biden‘s four-legged friends are back at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. after completing training for a biting incident with White House staff. News broke Tuesday that the German Shepherds, Major and Champ, finished up training in Delaware and were reunited with their owners. As we reported, BOTH dogs were sent packing after Major bit a Biden

Play video content President Biden is apparently an even bigger believer in dogs than we all previously thought … he says man’s best friend might be able to help cure cancer!!! The Prez showered dogs with tons of praise Tuesday during a visit to Ohio State University’s James Cancer Hospital, saying … “Dogs may help

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Marco Rubio says Miami Beach looks “unsafe” with all the spring breakers, but he still wants folks to come and have a good time … as long as it can be done without violence. We got the U.S. Senator at Reagan National Airport in D.C. Monday and asked him about

Donald Trump‘s 757 jet is in mothballs in upstate New York, missing parts with one of its engines shrink-wrapped. The jet is far, far away from the former President, who now calls Florida his home. The plane was a crown jewel in Trump’s empire. It was called “Trump Force One” — a status symbol he

Play video content Breaking News President Biden had a rough go climbing the stairs to Air Force One … tripping several times on his way to the top. Ya gotta see the video … Biden’s hustling up the carpeted staircase when he trips not once, not twice but three times. He’s holding the railing with

Play video content BACKGRID Lisa Ling says the White House flying the American flag at half staff to honor the Atlanta shooting victims is a powerful gesture for Asian-Americans … but it’s just one step of many that need to be made. The CNN host was at LAX when a photog asked her about President

Several White House staffers got the ultimate buzzkill when they were asked to resign or got demoted for smoking weed in the past … even though they were told it would be no biggie. Those are the claims being made about President Biden‘s administration anyway, and the firings reportedly even affected WH employees who lived

Breaking News Can Gonzaga really win the entire NCAA Tournament? YES, THEY CAN! … at least, that what Barack Obama thinks! The 44th President of the United States revealed his bracket for 2021 March Madness — and POTUS likes Gonzaga, the #1 ranked team in the country. In fact, Obama’s Final Four is comprised entirely

Arnold Schwarzenegger should be put in charge if aliens ever invade our planet … according to 2,000 adults in Great Britain. “The Terminator” star and ex-California Governor topped the list of 20 celebs and public figures in a British survey of who’d be best equipped to handle the doomsday scenario … with Will Smith coming

Exclusive Details 2:09 PM PT — Police tell us they arrested the man and charged him with carrying a dangerous weapon, carrying a rifle or shotgun outside a business, possession of unregistered ammunition and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Vice President Kamala Harris could have been in danger Wednesday afternoon … the

Play video content ABC President Biden isn’t throwing his youngest German Shepherd to the wolves over his White House biting incident — in fact, he’s adding context that makes the pup sound like a good protector. The Prez sat with ABC for an interview that aired Wednesday morning, and George Stephanopoulos dropped a hard-hitting question

Play video content ABC President Biden says Gov. Andrew Cuomo should step down if the ongoing investigation finds his sexual harassment accusers are telling the truth. Biden weighed in on the Cuomo controversy Tuesday during an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos … and he went so far as to say Cuomo could end up

Play video content Fox News Donald Trump wants to go head-to-head with Meghan Markle for the Presidency, but first, he’s doing something critics say he failed at while in office … and that’s encouraging Americans to get the COVID vaccine. Trump made it clear Tuesday he’s siding with the Queen over Meghan, and says he’s

Vice President Kamala Harris is taking to the skies to plug the COVID relief package — and in addition to GOP pushback, she’s also fighting severe weather … so bad, she had to get a new ride. Check out these photos of the Veep and the Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff, waving goodbye to spectators Monday

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ted Cruz is liking what he’s seeing with the country’s vaccination rollout, and it’s got him thinking about ballin’ … even though the court at the Senate gym sucks. The Texas Senator was arriving at Reagan National Airport in D.C. Monday when he had a hopeful chat with our photog

Two men accused of using bear spray on the U.S. Capitol Police officer who died have been arrested and charged with assault … but it’s not clear if they killed him. Federal authorities say Julian Khater and George Tanios carried out the bear spray attack on officer Brian Sicknick. They got busted Sunday, TMZ confirmed,

Play video content The Joe Pags Show Sometimes racism is subtle, oblique … but not here. United States Senator Ron Johnson says he didn’t feel threatened at all during the failed coup attempt on January 6th, because the rioters were true patriots, but God forbid, if the shoe was on the other foot where Trump

Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be honored at the midpoint of Women’s History Month … it will be RBG day in the city where she grew up, and there’s a new statue to memorialize the honor. The statue of the late Supreme Court Justice was unveiled Friday in Brooklyn … the place where she formed her

Play video content Adcouncil.org Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter came together to encourage everyone to get COVID-19 vaccines ASAP … just like they did. The ex-Presidents say getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourselves, your loved ones and get back to normal living. They all talked

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tiffany Haddish has the BEST, and funniest, take yet on Meghan Markle‘s interview — complete with a shout out to Queen Elizabeth, and … Jerry Seinfeld!!! Yeah, it’s that kinda clip. So, we got Tiff Wednesday night on her way out of Catch LA in WeHo, and when we brought

Donald Trump‘s taking to the friendly skies in a not-so-friendly plane for someone who was the most powerful man on Earth a couple months ago … a jet so compact he can’t stand up in it!!! Trump was recently seen in NYC taking a few short steps into what appears to be a Cessna Citation

Breaking News Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has just signed a bill that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports … insisting the future law will help keep competition fair. LGBTQ+ leaders, however, say the governor’s actions Thursday could cause serious problems … including the encouragement of bullying and discrimination. The bill is titled

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cesar Millan says President Biden‘s dogs getting a timeout from The White House is unacceptable, because he thinks it’s time for some group learning — humans included — and he can be the teacher. The famed dog trainer is concerned about the canine situation at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, where the

Exclusive Jamie Spears and his legal team say Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan have it all wrong when it comes to Britney Spears‘ conservatorship — telling us it only works to protect Britney — and saying anything otherwise is flat out wrong. Jamie’s attorney, Vivian Thoreen, says since the beginning, the conservatorship has been

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com President Biden‘s dog trainer says the White House was just too crazy of an environment for German Shepherds used to chilling in Delaware, and they need more training before going back to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. … and he’s the man to do the job. Mark Tobin — who trained Biden’s

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Powell says his very first season of ‘The Real World’ 28 years ago foreshadowed many of the racial problems that have been brought to the forefront in America … bookended by the Capitol riots. One of the OG stars of “The Real World: New York” appeared on “TMZ Live”

Play video content Breaking News Windermere Police Department Johnny Damon got in a scuffle with cops, appeared to bomb field sobriety tests, and even brought up his Trump support during his arrest last month … and the wild scene was all captured on police video obtained by TMZ Sports. Damon and his wife were pulled

President Biden‘s dogs just got the old heave-ho from the White House … sounds like they were too aggressive for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The Bidens’ 2 German Shepherds, Major and Champ, were shipped back to the family home in Delaware last week following some un-doglike (or maybe doglike) behavior at the White House, including a