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Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com If you’re an Angeleno, don’t be surprised to see a massive display of Trump and Confederate pride blazing down your street any moment now, ’cause one is on the way. A parade of lifted trucks was spotted Saturday, all departing a Smart and Final parking lot in Santa Monica …

Donald Trump‘s idea of a 4th of July celebration was igniting a culture war, as 7,500 of his followers exposed themselves to a massive coronavirus outbreak. Check out the crowd at Mount Rushmore … ZERO social distancing, per the Governor herself, who believes crowding together is a symbol of freedom. In fact, the chairs were

Exclusive Fourth of July events in America will be few and far between as cities and states have called off big celebrations and fireworks displays, but for U.S. embassies all over the world … it’s party on. TMZ did some digging, and we’ve learned at least 5 embassies have dropped some serious cash to celebrate

A city near Boston is the first in the country to recognize polyamorous relationships … i.e., more than 2 people. Somerville, Massachusetts passed an ordinance changing the definition of relationships that are recognized by the government. Domestic partnerships have been defined as an “entity formed by 2 persons,” but the new definition reads a relationship

This is what a coronavirus spread looks like in its preliminary stages … chairs crammed into the same area together, inches apart, and that’s exactly what’s in store for the folks who will be celebrating Friday night with Donald Trump. The site is Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, where the Governor has proudly proclaimed there

Exclusive President Trump‘s highly touted Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza at Mount Rushmore isn’t coming cheap — it will cost the country well over half a million bucks … and could cause a spike in coronavirus cases to boot. The July 3 celebration with be the first at the South Dakota landmark since 2009 due

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com America’s top doc in the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has some sage words of advice for those who wanna get outta dodge for the long Fourth of July weekend. We got Dr. Tony on Capitol Hill — where he was masked and on the move — and asked what

Breaking News Not even a global pandemic can hurt President Trump‘s golf game … U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says POTUS went OFF on the course over the weekend, shooting a stunning 74!!! FYI … a 74 is professional golfer territory — most amateurs struggle to break 100 … so yeah, Graham says Trump’s swing is

Play video content Breaking News Fox News Speak softly and carry a … baseball bat?! Donald Trump grabbed himself some lumber at the White House on Thursday … and channeled his inner Babe Ruth, showing off his swing in front of an army of reporters. POTUS had just finished speaking at the Spirit of America

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Public Enemy still wants people to “Fight the Power” … but now Chuck D says it’s time to let younger people handle that fight, because time’s literally running out for most political leaders. We talked to the legendary MC on ‘TMZ Live’ to get his thoughts on the upcoming election

Mississippi is doing away with the Confederate battle flag that’s embedded into their own state flag — and watching it come down at the Capitol was quite an historic sight. State troopers pulled the flag down Wednesday in front of the Capitol building in Jackson, proceeding to then fold it up and carry it off

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com L.A. City Councilman Herb Wesson says it’s time to have the right people responding to situations where force is not needed — and his plan could be a model for the future of policing in America. Wesson came on “TMZ Live” Wednesday to discuss a new city-wide measure he and

Breaking News President Trump is ditching plans to hold a rally in Alabama next weekend … and it seems his campaign is finally taking COVID-19 seriously amid rising infections in the U.S. The Prez was scheduled to visit Alabama ahead of its Senate race between Jeff Sessions, his former attorney general, and Tommy Tuberville, the

Jeff Bezos‘ status as the world’s richest man is exactly why he’s got a new lawn ornament, of sorts, at his D.C. home … a guillotine, placed there by angry protesters. The faux blade was set up Sunday outside Jeff’s pad with a sign that’s pretty specifically targeting Jeff’s uber rich status — “Support our

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says our country has finally opened its eyes to racism and police brutality, and all the credit goes to one group … folks who pounded the pavement. AOC is in awe over the nationwide protests … saying anyone who was actually taken aback by what’s been going

Play video content Breaking News @BarackObama / Twitter President Barack Obama is giving a special shout-out to legends like Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson on the 100th anniversary of the Negro League … praising the players for changing baseball history. Of course, the Negro Leagues were created in 1920 because there was an unwritten rule

Play video content Breaking News @davenewworld_2 / Twitter Well, Donald Trump loves his white supremacists, because he just gave his stamp of approval on a protest where one of his loudest supporters is screaming “white power.” It’s a bizarre demonstration/counter-demonstration … a line of golf carts traversed streets around Sumter County, Florida with Trump supporters,

President Trump‘s campaign staff reportedly told arena staff members to remove social distancing signs before they opened the doors, and there’s video showing folks doing just that. The story was reported by the Washington Post and Billboard — with the former citing sources familiar with the situation … and the latter getting one of the

The Arizona church that hosted President Trump‘s rally and the company it claimed had tech to kill COVID-19 just got a tongue-lashing from the state’s top prosecutor. Arizona’s Attorney General, Mark Brnovich, fired off a cease-and-desist letter to Dream City Church and CleanAir EXP … telling them they’re misrepresenting what CleanAir’s technology can actually do

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Congressman Neal Dunn says his FL constituents don’t need masks or quarantine — despite skyrocketing COVID-19 stats, he’s ignoring science. Interesting, for a guy who’s also a doctor. We got the U.S. Representative Thursday on Capitol Hill, where he was chipper, defiant and smiling as we asked why he’s not

Exclusive One of the largest supermarket chains based in the Southeast is considering dropping its name after nearly 100 years … a move triggered by the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Sources at Winn-Dixie tell TMZ … the supermarket chain — billed as a southern heritage brand serving Alabama, Florida,

Breaking News Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach were part of a group of nearly 50 people who met with the Mississippi state legislature on Thursday … calling for the Confederate symbol to be removed from the state flag immediately! Kiffin is the head football coach at Ole Miss. Leach runs the program at Mississippi State

The Dixie Chicks are dropping “Dixie” from their name and will now be just “The Chicks” … and the change is 100% a response to the nationwide protests of systemic racism. While the Texas-based band has yet to publicly announce the name change, the group’s Twitter handle is now @thechicks and the band made the

Play video content Fox 10 Phoenix Guy Phillips — the Scottsdale City Council member who mocked George Floyd‘s final words and got blasted by Arizona officials — is apologizing, claiming he meant no disrespect. The councilman addressed a crowd of anti-mask protesters Wednesday by wearing a mask and saying “I can’t breathe” … before removing

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Karen Bass is worried Americans will forget about police reform if another major event captures headlines, and she’s encouraging the public to keep the pressure on politicians. The U.S. Congresswoman for California’s 37th District joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live,” to talk about the police reform bill and the

Exclusive The Arizona church hosting President Trump‘s next rally overplayed its hand by claiming it’s got tech to zap away COVID-19 … so say the owners of that technology. Tim Bender — the Chief Strategy Officer of CleanAir EXP, which sold the fancy air purification system to Dream City Church — tells TMZ, the dudes

Protesters are using all their might to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson in our nation’s capital … just blocks from the White House. The scene is playing out Monday night in the middle of Lafayette Park, with protesters attaching a chain to the statue of the former president in an attempt to topple

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Baton Rouge School Board member Connie Bernard‘s lost the confidence of her colleagues after she was called out for ignoring an intense discussion about race — and that’s A-OK with the guy who dragged her in the first place. Activist Gary Chambers Jr. came on ”TMZ Live” Monday to talk

The church where President Trump will host his latest rally since the pandemic has made some bold claims about its facility and coronavirus, and it sounds too good to be true. Play video content Dream City Church Faith leaders for Arizona’s Dream City Church — which has 7 locations, including a Phoenix and Scottsdale location

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez heaped praise on countless teens who punked Donald Trump and his campaign Saturday night in a big, big way. Trump and co. had been touting that huge crowds — 100,000 strong — would show up for his Tulsa rally, yet he couldn’t even fill a 19,000 seat arena … it was only