Politics

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com One of President Biden‘s Senior Advisors says the Prez is laser-focused on fulfilling campaign promises, and unlike the previous POTUS … he’s not thirsting for the spotlight. Former Congressman Cedric Richmond — who now serves as Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement — joined “TMZ Live” Thursday

The feds are putting the entire country on high alert … warning of a looming domestic terrorism threat from groups pissed about President Biden‘s victory and several other issues. For the first time, the Dept. of Homeland Security issued a federal bulletin about Americans plotting to attack Americans, saying there’s a potential threat of “ideologically-motivated

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is under fire for old Facebook activity that suggests she was onboard with the killing of Democrat lawmakers … but she’s brushing most of it off as “fake news.” The newly-elected Congresswoman from Georgia has a ton of posts, likes and replies/comments that were still active of late, and dug up

Exclusive Donald Trump moving to Mar-a-Lago has become worrisome, especially for Dems in the county, who say they fear a Trump effect … and they’re gearing up for a fight. Believe it or not, Palm Beach County — which obviously encompasses Palm Beach itself, where DT now lives — is actually a pretty blue-leaning area

Exclusive Capitol Police officers are furious with their Police Chief for apologizing to lawmakers for the Capitol riots … while still failing to talk to them about what went down January 6, and what to do if something similar happens again. Sources within the Capitol Police tell TMZ … neither acting Police Chief Yogananda Pittman,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Adam Carolla is still not a fan of Gov. Gavin Newsom … if anything, the comedian’s more furious as he suspects there’s a political motive behind Newsom lifting COVID restrictions in Cali. The comedian joined “TMZ Live” on Tuesday and said the fact Newsom just lifted restrictions to allow outdoor

Somehow a topless photo of 16-year-old Claudia Conway ended up on her mom, Kellyanne Conway‘s Twitter page … and the teen vows her mom’s going to jail over it. Twitter users saw the pic posted to Kellyanne’s Fleet story on Twitter Monday night. It was quickly deleted, but not before folks captured and shared it

8:19 AM PT — Lindell tells us he’ll be contacting his legal team to figure out what, if any, action can be taken. He claims Twitter posted on his behalf on his own account during his initial suspension. Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, is just like his pal, Donald Trump — Twitter’s permanently banned him

Exclusive Eric Trump‘s no longer one of America’s First Sons, which means no more rides on Air Force One, and he’s also passing on first-class seats on commercial airlines. The ex-president’s son — along with his wife, Lara, and their 2 kids — took a Delta flight from Palm Beach, FL back to NYC on

Play video content @torylanez / Instagram Lil Wayne wasted no time getting back to stuntin’ after he received a pardon from President Trump … and it looks like he was enjoying the hell out of his free pass. Tory Lanez says Tunechi was on set to help out with his music video for “Big Tipper”

Play video content Breaking News White House Remember the plan to make Harriet Tubman the face of the new $20 bills? Well, it’s back on … and President Biden‘s administration’s looking for ways to speed things up. The Prez’s Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, just told reporters … the 2016 Obama-era effort to put the famous

Play video content @thechrisyoung_2021/Instagram Kim Kardashian said “thank you” to just about everybody who helped work to free inmate Chris Young, except one guy … Donald Trump. Kim reposted video Sunday of Chris recently arriving at an airport after being released from prison. Trump commuted his life sentence in a last-minute act of clemency —

Breaking News Donald Trump might think he can escape ridicule and scathing criticism at his Florida hideout, but he’s wrong … ’cause someone took to the skies to get a clear message to 45. A sky-writing plane was spotted in the air Sunday heading toward Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, and it had a banner trailing

Exclusive After feeling spurned by Donald Trump, Joe Exotic‘s officially moving on to the next POTUS … and keeping the faith that President Biden will grant his freedom. TMZ’s obtained emails Joe’s sent out to his team from prison, in which he expresses hopefulness that the new administration will come through with a pardon …

Exclusive The Oklahoma elected official who introduced a real-life bill to establish an official hunting season for Bigfoot says he’s getting called “stupid” … who’d a thunk it?!? OK State Rep. Justin Humphrey, the lawmaker who drafted up the Bigfoot bill, tells TMZ … he’s getting tons of backlash from believers and non-believers alike. Rep.

One of the Capitol insurrectionists had plans to kill Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez … according to the Department of Justice. The DOJ revealed new charges against Garret Miller of Texas, alleging he posted online death threats against the New York congresswoman the day of the siege, including one tweet that simply read, “Assassinate AOC.” That’s terrifying,

Three grand jurors in the Breonna Taylor case filed a petition with Kentucky officials, imploring the State Legislature to impeach Attorney General Daniel Cameron, claiming he’s a liar who shoveled b.s. about the case to the media to make himself look better. The 3 grand jurors zeroed in on Cameron’s public pronouncement he put possible

Inauguration Day Bernie Sanders freezing his ass off is the hottest thing on the internet … and now it’s also a huge fundraiser in his home state. Here’s the deal … Sanders’ campaign started hawking crewneck sweatshirts Friday with that incredibly meme-able shot of the Senator rocking his mittens for $45 each. All proceeds are

Play video content 1/6/21 Storyful The Capitol rioter caught on camera dragging a cop down a set of stairs confessed in court, and he’s just been denied bail after prosecutors say he tried to flee the country. Jeffrey Sabol, a geophysicist from Colorado, admitted assaulting an officer during the insurrection, reportedly explaining it away as

Sen. Raphael Warnock‘s come a long way since he was last at the U.S. Capitol  … and he’s letting everyone know he’s there to stay a bit longer this time. The Georgia Senator and Reverend just posted a powerful tweet reflecting on his journey — which was capped off by winning a runoff election against

Exclusive Kellyanne Conway got a knock on her door after getting into a social-media-documented screaming match with her daughter, Claudia, and the people on the other side of the door were cops. Kellyanne’s 16-year-old daughter posted a TikTok video showing police speaking with her mom. KC told the cops Claudia was going through a tough

Play video content Dr. Anthony Fauci held his breath for months with Donald Trump, but he’s now fully exhaled and is having a hard time hiding his glee over the change in administrations. The infectious disease guru made it clear at the White House coronavirus briefing Thursday … SCIENCE RULES!! The good doc made it

Exclusive Those bombs bursting in air for President Biden‘s Inauguration celebration required tens of thousands of fireworks to ensure his big day ended with a bang. The company behind Wednesday night’s fireworks show that lit up the sky while Katy Perry sang her hit, “Firework,” tells TMZ … a total of 35,000 shells exploded around

Play video content Live Stream It’s been a looooong journey, but Joe Biden‘s big day is finally here — he’ll be sworn in as 46th President of the United States in an inauguration ceremony unlike any other in American history … and you can watch it live right here. The President-elect and Vice President-elect, Kamala

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Boxing star Claressa Shields says America has lots of healing to do … but she doesn’t plan to sit back and watch, telling TMZ Sports she’s “absolutely” down to help President Biden. We talked to Shields on Inauguration Day … and asked her if she’d consider joining the Council on

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Alice Marie Johnson‘s paying it forward by helping prisoners gain their freedom, and Snoop Dogg‘s witnessed her commitment firsthand … which she describes as the most rewarding thing she’s ever done. As you know … Alice is the grandmother whose sentence was famously commuted by President Trump in 2018 thanks

Breaking News President Trump‘s came through for Lil Wayne with a full pardon that gets him off the hook for a gun charge that could’ve meant serious prison time. The pardon announcement included a statement of support by Brett Berish of Sovereign Brands, who described Wayne as “trustworthy, kind-hearted and generous.”  The pardon statement then

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Sen. Lindsey Graham — one of President Trump‘s staunchest allies — says he’s riding with Biden, at least for Inauguration Day … but what happens after that is kinda murky. We got the Senator from South Carolina Tuesday at Reagan National Airport, and asked him about Wednesday morning’s festivities, which

Play video content Joe Biden got choked up during a sendoff from his home state of Delaware, and the reason for his emotions — his late son, Beau, was at the center of his thoughts. The President-elect got a farewell ceremony Tuesday at the Delaware National Guard Joint Force HQ … it’s named after Beau

Exclusive As Joe Biden‘s inauguration looms — and as many expect civil unrest — a number of the Capitol Police’s rank and file fear they won’t be supported by leadership if they have to use deadly force to protect themselves. Capitol Police sources tell TMZ … there’s been a lot of chatter lately about officers