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Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Sen. Lindsey Graham knows it’s been a rough week for policing in America, and that’s why he’s calling on Congress to take another swing at police reform legislation. We got the Senator from South Carolina Thursday on Capitol Hill and he told our photog it’s time to get something done

A Canadian lawmaker put on one helluva show when he got buck naked during a virtual Parliament meeting. As they’d say in French … super awkward!!! Member of Parliament William Amos virtually joined a House of Commons meeting Wednesday, but had just gotten home from a jog … and needed to change into work clothes.

Sylvester Stallone has hung his hat in Florida, but a recent report saying he’s become a member of former President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago is flat out wrong … TMZ has learned. A story ran earlier this week claiming Sly was a newly-minted member of the club, having recently been spotted inside Mar-a-Lago’s walls. Sly’s reps,

Congressman Dan Crenshaw has gone dark, the result of what he calls a “terrifying” medical issue in his eye that will leave him temporarily blind following emergency surgery. If you aren’t familiar, the GOP Representative from Texas is a former Navy SEAL who lost an eye in an IED blast in Afghanistan … but the

The Rock may be blowing smoke about running for President in 2024, but it’s looking increasingly like he’s serious. A poll shows 46% of the people surveyed felt he’d be a good enough Prez to gain their support. And, check out our own TMZ poll today … very similar. Waiting for your permission to load

Kerry Washington learned an increasingly obvious lesson … just don’t say anything on social media, ’cause you’ll get torn apart. Kerry has now deleted her tweet suggesting an after-life connection between DMX and Prince Philip. She wrote, “Anybody else wondering what DMX and His Royal Highness Prince Phillip are chatting about together at the pearly

Play video content Fox News Geraldo Rivera has seriously pissed off his fellow Fox News pundit Leo Terrell by challenging his cred in the Black community — and they just went HAM on each other!!! Geraldo and Leo were on Bill Hemmer‘s “America’s Newsroom” Thursday to talk about race and policing, particularly in St. Louis.

Ron Paul‘s proving that age is just a number … at least when it comes to wearing a tight pair of Daisy Dukes. The 85-year-old former Congressman and Presidential candidate accidentally revealed his interesting wardrobe Wednesday night in the final seconds of his YouTube interview … when he backed away from the camera a little

The rank and file within the Capitol Police are not feeling very reassured following last week’s car-ramming attack that left one of their own dead — and the reasons are startling. Sources familiar with the day-to-day goings-on at the department tell TMZ … there’s been little to no communication from leadership over an action plan

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ralo may soon benefit from a clemency program currently in the works under the Biden administration … according to activist Weldon Angelos, who’s been pushing for the rapper’s freedom. Weldon, a cannabis and clemency advocate, joined “TMZ Live” Tuesday, and said the White House reached out to him about a

The man who rammed into Capitol police and attempted to slice them with a knife, bought that weapon just hours before the fatal incident … suggesting he premeditated the whole attack. Play video content TMZ.com TMZ has obtained shots of Noah Green in a D.C. kitchen appliance store 90 minutes before authorities say he drove

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Pete Buttigieg says his boss’s big-ticket infrastructure plan is overdue for modern American life — but he’s got even more to say about his new gig and his first run-in with Major! The Transportation Secretary will be on ‘TMZ Live’ Tuesday … pushing President Biden‘s robust American Jobs Plan —

The Easter bunny’s back at the White House after a 1-year hiatus … albeit with a different look this year, but, hey, something’s better than nothing. President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden brought out the Easter bunny Monday during a White House ceremony to commemorate the holiday. They took the opportunity to

The Governor of Texas is FURIOUS with Major League Baseball for moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia … and says he’s boycotting the org. as a result. … starting with canceling a planned appearance to throw out the 1st pitch at the Texas Rangers home opener. Gov. Greg Abbott just penned a strongly-worded letter

What a shock … Russians cast their vote on the sexiest man in the country, and guess who won? Yep, the guy with the killer smile, Vladimir Putin, snagged top honors … maybe under fear of death. More than 2,000 Russians say the 68-year-old dictator is the hottest man in the land. The Moscow Times

The Midsummer Classic will no longer go down in Atlanta this year … MLB announced Friday it’s relocating its 2021 All-Star Game after Georgia passed its new voting law this week. League commish Rob Manfred just made the surprising announcement … explaining he and the MLB do not agree with GA’s new law that many

Play video content Breaking News @JacquiHeinrich / FOX News 11:48 AM PT — Yogananda Pittman, the acting chief of U.S. Capitol Police, announced one of the police officers died due to injuries suffered during the attack after the suspect jumped out of the car and lunged at officers with a knife. Pittman confirmed the suspect

Dr. Jill Biden has another successful prank under her belt — all it took was a flight attendant’s costume, a wig and a name badge to get her staff laughing their asses off during a cross-country flight. The First Lady’s April Fool’s Day stunt was so good even the Secret Service fell for it hard

President Joe Biden just blasted the Texas Rangers for not limiting capacity at their stadium this year … saying the decision could lead to a big spread of the coronavirus. “I think it’s a mistake,” Biden told ESPN on Wednesday night. “They should listen to Dr. Fauci, the scientists and the experts. But I think

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Schoolchildren across America are being scarred for life because of gun violence, but there are ways to fix the problem … so says author John Woodrow Cox. John hopped on “TMZ Live” Wednesday for a sobering conversation about the impact of guns on our nation’s youth … something he’s as

President Biden‘s dog, Major, is still hanging around 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. after his latest biting incident … but now it looks like he’s got his own team of aides. Biden’s rescue German Shepherd was back on the White House South Lawn Wednesday for his morning stroll … the first time we’ve seen the pooch since

G. Gordon Liddy — the mastermind behind the Watergate break-in — said he would go to his grave without talking … and he’s officially done just that. Gordon’s son, Thomas Liddy, tells TMZ … Gordon died Tuesday morning in Mt. Vernon, Virginia. Gordon, who had been sick and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, died at

Play video content Fox News Rep. Matt Gaetz is under investigation for sex trafficking, allegedly with a 17-year-old girl, but Gaetz says he’s not only innocent … he suggests there’s foul play afoot. The U.S. congressman from Florida came on Tucker Carlson‘s show Tuesday to explain his side after the NYT published a story that

Donald Trump‘s being sued by 2 U.S. Capitol Police Officers who claim the ex-Prez “inflamed” the insurrectionist mob, which they say nearly led to their deaths on January 6. James Blassingame, a 17-year veteran, and Sidney Hemby, an 11-year veteran, just filed a lawsuit against Trump claiming they suffered horrific injuries and they’re laying the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kodak Black‘s got a lot of love for Donald Trump … who handed him a get out of prison card and other gifts, apparently, which he’s not afraid to proudly display. The rapper joined “TMZ Live” Tuesday and explained how he even got the hook up with the White House.

That didn’t take long … President Biden‘s dog, Major, is likely back in the dog house after a new biting incident at the White House, and this one sounds more serious. A White House spokesperson tells us, “Major is still adjusting to his new surroundings and he nipped someone while on a walk. Out of

President Biden‘s four-legged friend is feeling himself again at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave … and he looks happy to be back at the White House after a brief banishment. Biden’s German Shepherd, Major, had his tail wagging Monday as he took a stroll around the White House South Lawn … the first time we’ve seen the

Images of a Trump supporter pulling out a gun in a standoff with Antifa protesters is a stark reminder — nearly 5 months after the Presidential election, tensions remain dangerously high in Oregon. The heated incident went down Sunday in Salem at a rally near the Oregon Capitol where the man wearing an American flag

Former President Barack Obama‘s grandmother has died at the age of 99 after a brief illness. Mama Sarah Onyango Obama‘s daughter shared the news Monday, saying her mother had died at a hospital in the city of Kisumu in Kenya … a family spokesperson shared that Mama Sarah had been sick for a week, but

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com It’s been over 4 months since the November election, and Donald Trump is still acting like a sore loser — that, or a belligerent wedding guest. Check out this video we got of the former President all tux’d up for a reception that went down Saturday night at Trump’s fortress