A Staten Island bar’s ripping a page from Seattle protesters’ playbook by declaring an “autonomous zone” that’s defying New York’s COVID-19 restrictions … and its patrons seem willing to go down fighting. Sheriff’s deputies raided Mac’s Public House and shut it down Tuesday night for defying coronavirus health orders … it was continuing to serve

Play video content Yuki Iwamura / Freedomnews.tv New York City’s best efforts to keep people from congregating in close quarters for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting may have actually made it worse … at least in one spot where folks could still catch a glimpse of the tree. There was no crowd allowed for

Exclusive Way too many politicians are setting a terrible example of how to act during the coronavirus pandemic, which is why the U.S. is failing so badly at containing it … according to NYU’s Director of the Division of Medical Ethics. Play video content TMZ.com Dr. Arthur Caplan is laying much of the blame for

John Mulaney‘s “Saturday Night Live” joke about how Julius Caesar was killed drew the ire of some Donald Trump supporters, but even crazier … he says it made him the target of a Secret Service investigation. The comedian’s ‘SNL’ monologue from February included the fact Caesar started leap year to correct the calendar, but then

Play video content C-SPAN Joe Biden is giving his broken foot woes the boot … quite literally. The President-elect was spotted Tuesday in Wilmington, DE, popping into the Queen Theater to announce new cabinet members, and he was dressed to the nines in his usual navy blue suit … now accessorized with a walking boot

Play video content President-Elect Joe Biden says he’s celebrating Thanksgiving 2020 the way he’s urging others to celebrate — with a small group of folks who are part of his bubble. Joe and Jill Biden went on camera to wish everyone a happy turkey day, saying, “I know this isn’t the way many of us

Exclusive Joe Exotic is making a plea to Americans — enjoy Thanksgiving, and then tell your rep in Congress to pressure the Prez to spring him from the big house. Joe wrote a long Thanksgiving message, telling folks to enjoy Thanksgiving Day but on Black Friday … ” … please think about the last 3

Exclusive Herman Cain‘s widow has a fight on her hands with her late husband’s assistant … who claims Herman promised her a severance package … and had gold and cash stashed to cover it. Lisa Reichert — who says she was Herman’s executive assistant for 9 years until his death — filed docs in Henry

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com A road rage incident that involved two vehicles decked out in MAGA gear and a third civilian car sent the latter toppling over after it lost control and crashed … and the video is insane. TMZ has obtained footage of the scary wreck that went down late Saturday afternoon in

Pope Francis just compared abortion to hiring a hitman … because he says both acts are designed to get rid of a problem. The Pope made his comment to Argentinian women who oppose a new, proposed law that would decriminalize abortion. The Argentinian President vowed to sign a law that would make abortion “legal, safe

Play video content CNN Donald Trump seemed to concede something that has Bill Maher and many others worried sick … that he won’t leave The White House on January 20. Trump now says he will indeed leave 1600 Pennsylvania if the Electoral College declares Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. There were

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com You’d think Kamala Harris would have widespread support among African-Americans if she runs for President in 2024 — but that’s no guarantee … so says Tamika Mallory. We spoke to the world-famous activist — whose speech about George Floyd stirred the nation just a few months back — and she

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Donald Trump got in a few holes before his Thanksgiving dinner, but it went about as well as the election for him … and he was VERY vocal about it. Trump was playing Thursday at his golf course in Sterling, Virginia, and he got teed off after he teed off

Play video content TV is something else in Russia, where they’re running bits with actors dressed in blackface portraying Barack Obama. The skit aired as part of a satirical show on Russia’s NTV channel … and it’s roughly 90 seconds of pure racism. The actor playing Obama is in blackface, wearing a red bandana and

Breaking News President-elect Joe Biden might be limping his way into the White House — the guy twisted his ankle this weekend playing with his dog … and is getting checked out just in case. Biden was injured Saturday while playing with his German Shepherd, Major. He slipped and twisted his ankle in the process.

Play video content MSNBC Anyone looking to get schooled in sarcasm, irony or satire … check out Brian Williams going full Jonathan Swift on President Trump‘s COVID response, and Geraldo‘s praise for the Prez. The MSNBC anchor ended his broadcast Friday night by mocking Geraldo Rivera over-praising Trump’s handling of the virus on ‘FOX &

Breaking News Pope Francis has invited 5 NBA players to his home court — The Vatican — for a 1-hour meeting Monday about social justice issues. The 5-player delegation features Sterling Brown — the former Milwaukee Bucks star who was the victim of a police brutality incident in 2018 when he was tased by cops

Play video content Exclusive Details @DougChristianDC / Twitter One of President Trump‘s supporters is facing criminal charges after being caught on tape coughing on someone without a mask on — and it happened on 45’s own turf, no less. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office tells TMZ … 61-year-old Raymond Deskins has been charged with misdemeanor

Play video content Fox News The wheels have fallen off Donald Trump‘s court challenges, so his daughter-in-law now says they’re entertaining the prospect of getting state legislators to subvert the democratic process — and break the law — by pressuring them to switch to pro-Trump electors. It’s both shocking and yet not really surprising. Lara

Breaking News President Trump is finally cracking the door for President-elect Joe Biden‘s administration to begin the transition — but he’s still far from publicly admitting he lost the election. DT’s double-talk came Monday when he announced he’d given the green light to the General Services Administration to bring Biden’s team into the fold. At

Play video content The Governor of New Jersey can’t mask himself from angry constituents — a couple of them went after him and his family for daring to eat out at a restaurant. Gov. Phil Murphy was dining out with is wife and their 4 kids when the apparent Trump-supporting women accosted them this weekend,

A lame-duck is about to come bill-to-beak with a feathered friend … the first of what promises to be a flurry of pardons before that lame-duck migrates south for the winter. President Trump is moving forward Tuesday at The White House with the annual pardoning of the turkey ahead of Thanksgiving — which will mark

Play video content Breaking News This could be you, Joe Exotic — President Trump just issued his first lame-duck pardon … sparing a feathered friend from ending up on someone’s Thanksgiving dinner plate. POTUS emerged Tuesday in the Rose Garden for the annual pardoning of the turkey in advance of Thanksgiving. It’s the final time

David Dinkins, New York City’s first Black mayor, has died. Dinkins passed away Monday night at his home in New York City of apparent natural causes. He died less than 2 months after his wife, Joyce, passed away. Dinkins beat longtime Mayor Ed Koch in 1989 but then lost after his first term to Rudy

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Sen. Lindsey Graham says his fist bump seen ’round the world — with VP-elect Kamala Harris — oughta prove he won’t treat the incoming administration as enemies … with one huge caveat. We got the South Carolina Senator Wednesday on Capitol Hill, and he dished on that viral moment captured

Breaking News Michelle Obama‘s had it with President Trump continuing to block a peaceful transition of presidential power to Joe Biden … and she’s calling on everyone to put their foot down. The former First Lady says “This isn’t a game,” and it’s clear she’s dead serious in her belief that Trump’s behavior is a

Play video content Breaking News 60 Minutes / CBS Barack Obama laid it all out on the table for ’60 Minutes’ — offering advice to President Trump, dishing on how we can overcome systemic racism … and giving rare insight into how pissed Michelle was at him for pushing for the presidency. 44 gave a

Exclusive Donald Trump‘s possible exit from NYC and his famous Trump Tower could be the exact thing that helps rebound prices in the building … so say the people trying to sell them. We spoke to a number of NYC-based real estate agents familiar with the President’s signature building and home base for years, and

Exclusive Joe Exotic‘s team is so confident the ‘Tiger King’ star will be pardoned by President Trump, they’ve got a stretch limo waiting to scoop him up from prison!!! Play video content The Tiger Team leader, Eric Love, tells TMZ … Joe’s legal team received several calls from Washington D.C. Tuesday regarding his pardon, and

Breaking News James Harden and many others in the Rockets’ org. all want OUT of Houston … and it’s all reportedly because the team’s owner is a big Donald Trump supporter. NBA insider Ric Bucher dropped the bombshell revelation on “The Odd Couple” podcast this week … saying Tilman Fertitta‘s ties to the Republican party