Covering the White House looks way different today — there are very few face coverings in the Press Room as the government and the news biz react to the new CDC guidelines. During Friday’s press briefing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., all staffers were mask-free. Ditto for almost all of the reporters who were present. Looks

Mary Carey is gunning to become the next governor of California again … and her campaign’s gonna be all about M.I.L.Fs. According to new docs, obtained by TMZ, the ex-porn star filed paperwork to enter the race for Governor of California … joining a crowded field that already includes another celeb … Caitlyn Jenner. Mary

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris can’t mask their joy over the CDC’s new recommendation that fully vaccinated people can ditch their face coverings — indoors and outdoors … it’s all over their faces! Play video content @POTUS / Twitter The Prez delivered a speech in the Rose Garden a bit ago on

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Liz Cheney has committed the cardinal GOP sin by deviating from the Donald Trump litmus test and it’s a sad day for the Grand Old Party … so says Rep. Adam Kinzinger. We got the Republican Congressman from Illinois on Capitol Hill Wednesday, in the wake of Cheney’s ouster from

Play video content TMZ.com Gov. Phil Murphy wants to see 4.7 million NJ residents vaccinated by the end of June, and he’s offering liquid encouragement to get it done — and, not shockingly, he says his plan’s working, so far. Murphy joined “TMZ Live” Tuesday to tout “Operation Jersey Summer” … his campaign to help

Play video content TMZSports.com Did you know … senator Cory Booker played tight end for Stanford back in the day? It’s true … which is why we had to ask the 52-year-old politician about Tim Tebow‘s NFL comeback at his old position. Booker told us he’s surprised Tebow is getting a shot with the Jacksonville

Play video content Cameo Sarah Palin has emerged from the Alaskan shadows to do something very on-brand — mocking mask-wearing inside an airport … treating it like a giant joke. The former Alaskan Governor, and one-time running mate to John McCain, posted a video to her social media … telling her followers she was at

Play video content CNN Carole Baskin is putting Ted Cruz and John Cornyn on blast over the tiger that got loose in Texas, saying the Senators could have prevented it if they’d done their jobs in Congress. The ‘Tiger King’ star squarely put the blame on the Lone Star state’s Senators Wednesday morning … saying

Alec Baldwin, Andy Cohen and Whitney Cummings are among the celebs pressuring New York lawmakers to stop puppy sales in pet stores … because they say it’s a cold business. Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are teaming up with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to support a NY bill that

The beef between Enes Kanter and Recep Tayyip Erdogan is raging onward … the NBA player says he’s now being sued by the Turkish President over past critical remarks. The 28-year-old Trailblazers center shared the alleged lawsuit on social media on Monday … claiming the politician is “suing me and asking for my arrest for

Greta Van Susteren is OUTRAGED people are supposedly swapping “Mother’s Day” for a gender-neutral term to be PC — but the truth is … she might be fuming over nothing. The ex-FOX News personality — who’s now anchoring another political show on Gray Television — tweeted a bizarre sentiment Sunday, going after folks who have

One of Barack and Michelle Obama‘s family dogs — Bo, the older of the two Portuguese Water Dogs they have — has died. Michelle shared the sad news Saturday with a heartfelt tribute to their pooch, saying they’d said goodbye to their longtime companion after a battle with cancer. His dog mom wrote, “On the

Bill Maher scoffs at Republican claims the 2020 election was stolen, but he himself is leveling claims the Republicans are actually the thieves … because he says they’ve stolen all the fun from Democrats. The ‘Real Time’ maestro made it clear — he’s pissed off the drugs and sex that used to be associated with

Play video content The Colorado Channel State legislation meetings rarely go THIS off the rails — in the middle of a debate, a Colorado lawmaker called a colleague “Buckwheat” … pissing off another legislator who is a Black woman. Richard Holtorf, a Republican legislator who reps the eastern part of the Centennial State, made the

It seems Vice President Kamala Harris was waiting to move into one famous D.C. home while living in another that also needed major renovations … almost $2 million worth!!! According to federal docs obtained by TMZ … the Blair House, AKA The President’s Guest House, is set for an HVAC replacement among other substantial upgrades

Barack Obama had nothing but beautiful things to say about Willie Mays on the MLB legend’s birthday … even saying the ex-SF Giant helped pave the way for his presidency. Obama posted the cool happy birthday note to the former slugger on his Twitter page Thursday … saying, “Happy 90th birthday to Willie Mays!” “If

Play video content TMZ.com If Mark Zuckerberg thought he could dodge the big decision on whether Donald Trump gets back on Facebook, its independent panel’s essentially saying not so fast, Zuck … according to a leading tech journalist. Kara Swisher, once dubbed Silicon Valley’s most powerful tech journalist, joined “TMZ Live” Wednesday and broke down

Donald Trump‘s Facebook ban has been upheld, but it may not be forever. The Facebook oversight board has said the former Prez is persona non grata on its platform. Now here’s the caveat … the board decided Facebook — i.e., Mark Zuckerberg — can lift the suspension 6 months from the date of suspension. Play

Uh oh, Tito. MMA legend Tito Ortiz is in hot water for allegedly filing for unemployment against the City of Huntington Beach … despite still drawing a full monthly check. And why is he drawing a check? BECAUSE HE’S THE MAYOR PRO TEM! Yeah, not a good look!! Records show 46-year-old Tito — real name

Play video content Caitlyn Jenner‘s first political ad in her attempt to recall and replace California Governor Gavin Newsom is heavy on her Olympic glory, but completely ignores her reality TV fame and her Kardashian daughters. Candidate Caitlyn brands herself a “dreamer” and a “compassionate disruptor,” in the 3-minute video in a clear attempt to

Michael Flynn either forgot the words to the Pledge of Allegiance, or he’s a master at working for the crowd with MC call-backs … and a lot of people think it’s the former. President Trump‘s former National Security Advisor — and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, no less — showed up Sunday at a

If you thought Utah Republicans forgot all about Senator Mitt Romney turning his back on Donald Trump — welp, they haven’t. Exhibit A … this tidal wave of boos. The Utah U.S. Senator showed face Saturday at a GOP convention at the Maverik Center in his home state — but not one of the 2,000

Play video content Real Time with Bill Maher/HBO We don’t post jokes on TMZ, but this one is so frickin’ hilarious we made an exception. Bill Maher was on his game per usual Friday night, and he riffed on a story about a school kid’s science project designed to answer the question … “Does your

Kamala Harris is getting the Madame Tussauds treatment … becoming the first Veep EVER to get immortalized by the famous wax museum. Madame Tussauds New York on Wednesday released the work-in-progress clay head sculptures of President Biden and the VP. The resemblance is uncanny … as MT’s work usually is. But, what’s interesting here is

Caitlyn Jenner might not be the only celeb gunning to be the next governor of California, Randy Quaid wants to throw his hat in the ring too, and it sounds like it’s all about vengeance. The “Kingpin” star says he’s “seriously considering” running, and already has his platform … he says corruption is rampant among

Play video content NBC President Biden‘s dog, Major, will soon have a new four-legged pal around the White House … ’cause the Bidens are getting a cat and they made sure Major can handle it. Biden and the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, told “Today” Major underwent special training that included the German Shepard visiting

Play video content 77 WABC Talk Radio Rudy Giuliani just went on his radio show in an effort to set the record straight about what led the FBI to raid his NYC pad and office. Rudy said Thursday on his WABC radio show that reports the search warrant was tied to allegations he pressured Ukrainian

Play video content Louisiana House of Representatives A Louisiana State Rep. had the audacity to suggest, out loud, that if a school is going to teach slavery it should talk about all parts of it … including the “good.” Seriously. If there wasn’t video of State Rep. Ray Garofalo making the argument this week, we

Play video content TMZSports.com Tommy Tuberville tells TMZ Sports … Thursday’s NFL draft picks should avoid speaking publicly about politics, saying the rookies should straight-up “talk about what you know about.” The Alabama Senator — who coached future NFL draft picks for YEARS during his tenure as a college headman — tells us he wants

Play video content C-SPAN Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi just made history before President Biden‘s first address to Congress … celebrating the moment with a super cool elbow bump!!! It’s the first time in our nation’s history two women are flanking an American president inside the House Chamber … and Kamala and