Politics

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Oprah‘s longtime partner, Stedman Graham, says Barack Obama owes his presidency to O — so she’s got political clout, but she’s not about to be a running mate for either Democratic candidate. We got Stedman in our nation’s capital Tuesday afternoon and asked if Oprah should hop on the ticket

Exclusive TMZ.com Congressman Matt Gaetz apparently made the rounds before he self-quarantined … because we got this pic of him chowing down Friday at a West Palm Beach taco joint. Gaetz hit up Rocco’s Tacos and according to eyewitnesses, he was having a great time … problem is, he had been exposed to someone diagnosed

Play video content Breaking News AP Joe Biden‘s fighting for every vote in Michigan … even if it means going toe-to-toe in a heated exchange with a Detroit autoworker accusing him of trying to violate the 2nd Amendment. The current Democratic frontrunner met with employees at an auto plant — as Michigan and 5 other

Play video content @AdamGlyn Pete Buttigieg still has big plans for his political future, but for now, he’s down to chill out and catch up on sleep … until he tries his hand as a late-night TV talk show host. The ex-presidential candidate says his campaign was just the beginning for him, and even though

Breaking News TMZ.com Ted Cruz is the first person in Congress to take the big step of self-quarantining after he says he recently came into contact with someone who now has coronavirus. The Texas senator made the announcement Sunday, saying out of an abundance of caution … he’s gonna get outta D.C. for the week

Elizabeth Warren looked herself in the mirror Saturday night … actually, she was just looking at Kate McKinnon who was playing her on ‘SNL,’ and it was pretty funny. The Massachusetts senator took the stage and first answered questions from Kate, who was playing FNC’s Laura Ingraham, who debriefed Warren on her exit from the

Getty Melania Trump is catching heat again for something that may or may not be warranted — putting up photos of a new project she’s working on … without addressing the coronavirus. The First Lady tweeted 3 pics Saturday showing her, her team and a group of construction crew members wearing hard hats and checking

Exclusive Getty/mikebloomberg.com/tomsteyer.com Billionaire ex-presidential candidates Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer came up empty in their bid to win the Democratic nomination, but charities across the country will stock up because of it … with all their leftover merchandise. A spokesperson for Steyer’s campaign tells TMZ … they are donating his leftover swag — which mostly

Exclusive Angela Stanton-King, the author and former felon President Trump just pardoned, is running for a U.S. Congressional seat against a living legend … Rep. John Lewis. TMZ has learned Angela is at the Georgia Capitol Building Friday morning to register as a Republican candidate for the state’s 5th Congressional District. Talk about an uphill

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rosie O’Donnell‘s taking her presidential support for Elizabeth Warren and putting it behind Joe Biden — like it or not — because she feels he’s the best person still in the race who can send Donald Trump packing. It’s not necessarily a ringing endorsement … nevertheless, we got Rosie outside

Exclusive TMZ.com President Trump had a strong message for the 3 ex-prisoners who visited him in the Oval Office alongside Kim Kardashian … make an impact on society similar to Alice Marie Johnson. Trump hosted Crystal Munoz, Judith Negron and Tynice Hall at the White House after commuting their prison sentences … and Crystal says

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Andrew Yang‘s still got his eye on the White House … because he’d be stoked to be Joe Biden‘s vice president. The former presidential hopeful joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and we asked if he’d say yes to an offer to be Biden’s running mate if Joe’s the nominee.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wants fans at his Sports Festival in Ohio to be safe from coronavirus but doesn’t understand why the Governor is shutting them down while allowing much larger sporting events to continue. The Arnold Sports Festival, which begins today in Columbus, will have very few fans in attendance after Governor Mike DeWine announced they

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Matt Gaetz is taking a better safe than sorry approach to coronavirus — even when he’s just voting on it — ’cause he’s got himself a gas mask on that could fight off the plague. The FL Congressman was strolling in D.C. Wednesday shortly after meeting up with his

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes in her heart of hearts Bernie Sanders is the guy to beat Trump — that said … she’ll support Joe Biden if he’s the one who takes on Trump. We got the Congresswoman in D.C. Wednesday — after Biden cleaned up on Super Tuesday — and asked

Breaking News TMZ/Getty Composite PGA golfer Scott Piercy says he’ll “do better” after posting a homophobic meme about Pete Buttigieg on his IG page … insisting he wasn’t trying to offend anyone. Dude, are you a moron? 41-year-old Piercy doesn’t seem to get why posting a photo of the openly gay politician with the caption,

Play video content Breaking News Yo Bloomberg … STOP TOUCHING YOUR MOUTH AND RUBBING IT ON THE FOOD!!! Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is spreading awareness — and maybe more — at a campaign event in Virginia … where he wiped his mouth and then put his hands all over the staff snacks! Unclear what Bloomberg

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Uncle Sam’s been prepping for coronavirus worst-case scenarios since last month by stockpiling hazmat suits … nearly half a million dollars worth!!! TMZ did some digging into what the feds spent in February, specifically any items labeled for “coronavirus.” The Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response allocated $449,000 for coveralls

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Michael Bloomberg‘s successful career in business would almost certainly translate to success in the White House … so says Barbara Corcoran. The “Shark Tank” star spoke to us Monday on “TMZ Live” and told us exactly why she thinks Bloomberg’s incredible rise in the marketplace proves he’s got the chops

Play video content TMZ.com Come for Sen. Bernie Sanders, stay for Dick Van Dyke‘s awesome vamping … which includes a serious strut the Bernie Bros will probably be adopting. The film and TV legend was called to duty … doing some intros Sunday night at Bernie’s rally at the L.A. Convention Center — and when

Breaking News TMZ.com 3:53 PM PT — President Trump has weighed in Mayor Pete calling it quits … and he seems to think it’s nothing but a political ploy to help Joe Biden take on Bernie Sanders. Pete Buttigieg is OUT. All of his SuperTuesday votes will go to Sleepy Joe Biden. Great timing. This

Getty Michael Bloomberg‘s controversial past with minorities and people of color isn’t going away — that much is clear by the striking protest he received during an event in Selma. The billionaire media mogul and ex-NYC Mayor was among the many Democratic candidates in Alabama this weekend to commemorate the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Bernie Sanders is on the go all the time — which seems to have given him a momentary case of a campaign brain fart as he accidentally boarded the wrong jet. The Democratic front-runner was spotted Saturday making his way off of a private Gulfstream between campaign stops in South Carolina and Massachusetts — the

Breaking News TMZ.com Barry Sanders has entered the great Garth Brooks jersey scandal of 2020 … hilariously asking the country singer if he wants to team up and run America together!! Of course, some Garth fans lost their damn minds this week when he wore a Sanders #20 jersey at the Detroit stop on his

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Dana White says he could “give a s**t” if MMA fans bail on UFC over his friendship with President Trump … telling TMZ Sports, “That’s your problem, not mine.” Just last week, the UFC boss flew with POTUS to Colorado for a campaign rally — where White even took the

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Travis Kelce says he CAN’T WAIT to celebrate his Super Bowl victory at the White House — telling TMZ Sports he WILL join his KC Chiefs teammates when they meet President Trump. “Oh, yeah! Always, man!” Kelce told us in NYC on Wednesday. “Crazy opportunity!” Not everyone on the team

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ethan Suplee knows what it’s like to have a diet forced on him, so he thinks President Trump‘s never gonna fall for covert cauliflower … until he’s onboard to change his diet. We got the “Remember the Titans” star Tuesday at LAX, and his own incredible body transformation was apparent

Exclusive TMZ.com The 10th Democratic Presidential debate’s just moments away from kicking off and a long list of celebs are already backing their horse before the first issue is raised on stage. We did a little digging ahead of Tuesday’s South Carolina debate, and Federal Election Commission filings reveal one candidate flexed his muscles most

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Andrew Gillum‘s not hung up on the “electability” of Bernie Sanders or other democratic candidates for Prez, because he thinks it’ll work itself out … but he’s NOT down with signing on as VP with any of them. We got the former candidate for Florida governor Tuesday at LAX …

TMZ/Getty Composite President Trump isn’t nearly as healthy as his former physician would like, even after the good doc admittedly tried to slip POTUS some white stuff — that’s right — CAULIFLOWER!!! Former White House physician Ronny Jackson is coming clean about what Trump would likely consider a wide-reaching conspiracy … to make him healthy.