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Play video content @anoncatanoncat, @erica4advocacy / Twitter An event to bring voters to the polls deteriorated into violence Saturday, when police pepper sprayed the crowd. Around 200 people in Graham, North Carolina marched to a polling place for an event called “I Am Change.” Marchers were there not just to vote but also to honor

Exclusive As election night draws near, banks and apartment complexes from coast-to-coast are gearing up for unrest — cautioning folks to be ready for the worst. TMZ has learned one bank in Washington D.C. sent a letter to its customers saying it would remain open, but with boarded-up windows “due to concerns of potential unrest”

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Beverly Hills may be an omen of what’s coming next week, because things got crazy on the streets and cops started swinging their billy clubs at both Anti-Fascist and Pro-Trump demonstrators. SWAT teams, local police officers and private security were deployed all throughout Bev Hills Saturday in anticipation of major

Kendall Jenner‘s here to get you in the mood (to vote) just before the election — and she’s doing it with a ’90s throwback that’s sure to get your mouth watering … again, all to vote. The supermodel debuted her Halloween costume Saturday on the ‘Gram, showing that she got all dolled up as Pamela

Exclusive The #FakeMelania conspiracy theory is having real-world effects on hard-working folks … Melania Trump impersonators tell us their well’s run dry. Here’s the deal … lots of people book well-paying gigs dressing up like Melania, President Trump and other political figures at parties and events during elections, but First Lady impersonators tell us the

Walmart’s anticipating civil unrest ahead of the presidential election … and that’s triggered the retail giant to stop pull guns and ammo from shelves. The nation’s biggest retailer has pulled the items from its stores in an effort to keep firearms and ammo from being stolen in the event there’s civil unrest. A spokesperson for

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com While President Trump‘s got his eye on Joe Biden, perhaps his 2nd biggest nemesis is giving him a beating — destroying his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star … for the umpteenth time. James Otis, who’d already attacked Trump’s WoF star multiple times since 2016, returned to the scene of his

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cody Calafiore came crashing down from his high after winning ‘Big Brother’ … he’s disappointed with how things are shaking out after spending 3 months cut off from society. We got the “Big Brother: All-Stars” champ Thursday at LAX and our photog asked what it’s like to be back in

Play video content C-SPAN President Trump‘s rally outside Tom Brady‘s office is a sweltering, hot mess … but firemen are dousing Trump and his supporters to combat the heat. Trump addressed a large crowd Thursday outside Raymond James Stadium — home to Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the next Super Bowl — and with folks

Bill Maher‘s politics seem mostly aligned with the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but he thinks RBG messed up by not taking Barack Obama‘s “hint” to retire before he left office. The ‘Real Time’ host was on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and railed on the Dems for being a “loser party” that doesn’t know how to do

Exclusive With Election Day fast approaching, lots of folks will be looking for ways to get to their polling places, which is where Lyft comes in … with a major assist for thousands of voters. A rep for the rideshare co. tells TMZ … their team has already helped mobilize nearly 30,000 people with a

Play video content This young activist is going viral for roasting a bunch of police commissioners, and ya gotta see the video … she’s not holding anything back!!! Keiajah Brooks went OFF at a recent meeting with members of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, dragging them for using Black kids as photo ops

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com DeAndre Hopkins has publicly claimed he was NOT speeding through a Trump caravan in Arizona on Sunday — but new video seems to show otherwise. TMZ Sports has obtained footage of the NFL star driving through a group of POTUS supporters on his way to his Cardinals’ game against the

Exclusive With Amy Coney Barrett now confirmed to the Supreme Court — as President Trump and Sen. Mitch McConnell promised — one organization is vowing to get revenge at the polls. Sources tell us Planned Parenthood is knee-deep in voter outreach this election, and its mission is clear … getting more women than ever before

President Trump‘s campaign website was apparently “seized” by hackers claiming to have evidence of him trying to manipulate the election … but the alleged hack didn’t last long. Visitors to the campaign site, DonaldJTrump.com, were greeted Tuesday afternoon by a homepage message claiming “this site has been seized.” Eventually, the entire site was taken offline

Breaking News Lebron James is dropping a special episode of “The Shop” this week — because he booked Barack Obama!!! “In Miami this weekend, I dropped by The Shop to talk with [LeBron] and [Maverick Carter] about the NBA bubble, the racial justice movement, and what’s at stake over these next seven days,” Obama said.

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Raymond Santana, one of the exonerated Central Park Five, thinks President Trump‘s full of it when he says he’s the “least racist person” … and he’s thanking Joe Biden for sticking up for them at the debate. Raymond tells TMZ he firmly believes Trump’s still very much a racist, despite

Breaking News There were no eleventh-hour surprises — Amy Coney Barrett got the votes she needed to be confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States, which is now staunchly conservative. President Trump‘s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was confirmed by the Senate Monday with a final tally of 52

Play video content Breaking News Fox News President Trump‘s setting up the Black community for success, but they’ve gotta pull themselves up by the bootstraps … that’s basically what Jared Kushner‘s now suggesting. The president’s aide, son-in-law, made the remarks Monday morning while discussing Trump’s campaign working with Ice Cube. On “Fox & Friends” he

Exclusive You’ve probably heard it a million times — this is the most important election of our lives — and it’s probably the most expensive too … based on the millions it’s costing to try to keep voters safe. Get this … the estimated cost in L.A. County for this year’s general election is $91.7

Play video content Exclusive Details A Trump supporter was caught on camera pulling a gun on a group of protesters after getting splashed with some gunk — and now, cops are on the hunt for the gunk-hurler … seriously. Check out this video that was posted this weekend from out in Woodinville, WA — just

Play video content Exclusive Details @itsa_talia, @thumpio / Twitter 8:16 AM PT — DCPI spokesperson tells TMZ, “The matter is under investigation. The NYPD plans to come to an expedient resolution.” An NYPD cop wanted to make his presidential preferences known, and he’s Team Trump all the way. The incident went down in Flatbush where

Exclusive For those under-prepared voters waiting in long lines at the polls without lawn chairs or snacks, major restaurant chains are making sure they don’t go hungry … and they won’t lose their spot in line. Grubhub is partnering with big chains like 7-Eleven and Burger King to make sure voters stay fed and hydrated

Breaking News Offset was just put into handcuffs in Los Angeles, this after apparently having some sort of run-in with Trump supporters, who were out and about in force. The Migos rapper was detained by cops Saturday in Beverly Hills, where he actually live streamed a good majority of the encounter on Instagram. The video

Play video content President Trump just racked up another vote in his column … his own. Trump hit the polls early Saturday in West Palm Beach, FL, telling his supporters, “I voted for a guy named Trump.” Trump was a longtime New York voter, but he changed his residence last year to Mar-a-Lago, in Florida.

Play video content Exclusive Fox News President Trump‘s claim wind “kills all the birds” is a bunch of hot air … according to one of the country’s largest bird conservation orgs. which says Trump’s the real danger. Trump raised eyebrows, and drew a laugh from Joe Biden, during Thursday’s debate, when he declared wind-powered energy

Play video content C-SPAN President Trump‘s got himself a costar at his latest rally in Florida — one of his supporters who can’t stop flashing what looks like the white power hand symbol in clear view of cameras. Look closely at the video from Trump’s Friday rally at The Villages in Central FL … the

Play video content C-SPAN Melania Trump apparently wasn’t in the mood to get handsy with President Trump after the debate — and the new debate is about whether she dissed him on camera. The moment, as they walked off the stage Thursday night, was hardly subtle — the candidates’ spouses had joined them for the

Exclusive Cops in New York City and Los Angeles are worried about Election Day protests devolving into chaos … even though police brass are saying the opposite. Here’s the deal … NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan and John Miller, the head of intelligence and counterterrorism, are publicly stating there’s no specific credible threats for

The gloves were already off, but now the sneeze guards are down for the final presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden. The Commission on Presidential debates made the decision Thursday after Trump and Biden each tested negative for the virus just hours before the debate goes down in Nashville. The commission, after consulting