Politics

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kate Flannery realizes she probably brought a knife to a gun fight as far as challenging Sean Spicer on “Dancing with the Stars,” but says all his Presidential support might alienate core ‘DWTS’ fans. We spoke to the ‘Office’ star Wednesday on “TMZ Live” on the heels of her elimination,

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Washington Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki tells TMZ Sports he had a BLAST at the White House with President Trump … even with that bizarre hug from POTUS! You know the hug … when Trump basically recreated that famous “Titanic” shot with the catcher while honoring the World Series champs earlier

Exclusive Getty Composite Rep. Ilhan Omar is a single woman now in the eyes of the law — and she got there in record time too!!! The freshman Minnesota Congresswoman — who’s part of the so-called “Squad” — just had her divorce case adjudicated in her home state — where a judge signed off on

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Colby Covington‘s support for President Trump has turned into an all-out bromance with POTUS’ son … ’cause Donald Trump Jr. says he considers the UFC star a good friend!! Of course, the Trump family has been frequenting UFC events lately — Trump Jr. and Eric were Covington’s personal guests to

Breaking News LSU star QB Joe Burrow says it’s “pretty cool” President Trump is coming to his big rivalry game Saturday against Alabama … no matter what political party you belong to. FYI, Trump’s team has reportedly notified the University of Alabama that he’ll attend Saturday’s game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa … the 3rd

Exclusive TMZ.com The Department of Homeland Security was anything BUT secure when it wrecked Anthony Scaramucci‘s wife’s SUV … so claims her insurance company in a new lawsuit. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … Deidre Scaramucci‘s insurer, Cincinnati Insurance Co., claims a DHS agent was following Mrs. Mooch too closely on August

SplashNews.com Justice Sonia Sotomayor is just like us on the weekends — ready to unwind … and, more importantly, ready to uncork. The Supreme Court associate judge was spotted at a mom-and-pop shop in D.C. over the weekend, where she eventually made her way to the booze aisle, and seemed to take a liking to

Exclusive TMZ.com The heroic dog that helped take down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria will not be awarded the Medal of Honor. Conan the Dog rose to fame when President Trump tweeted a picture of the K9 used in the special ops mission. He even retweeted a doctored photo of Conan being decorated

Breaking News Getty Beto O’Rourke is dropping out of the presidential race after months of struggling to regain the initial support he had after battling Ted Cruz for Senate … a race that also ended in disappointment. The Texas politician reportedly called it quits on gunning for POTUS mid-week as the rest of the Democratic

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Israel Adesanya, one of the UFC’s brightest stars, says he’s excited the President of the United States will be at UFC 244 in NYC this weekend … and doesn’t think there will be any drama. As we previously reported, President Trump is scheduled to attend the fights at Madison Square

Play video content Katie Hill — the California Congresswoman who’s resigned amid a nude photos scandal — says she’s leaving because of “gutter politics,” and she’s taking a parting shot at prominent men in power. Rep. Hill outlined her reasons Thursday for resigning during her farewell speech on the House floor … blaming a “misogynistic

Exclusive President Trump‘s got people scrambling to bring home a Belgian Malinois after praising the K9 that hunted down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi … and a breeder who supplies the dogs to the U.S. military say they’re being flooded with calls from interested buyers. Remember … Conan is the Belgian Malinois being hailed an

Breaking News TMZ Composite Huge news from Saudi Arabia … where WWE just announced its very first WOMEN’S wrestling match in the country — and it will all go down THIS WEEK!!! Saudi officials had previously blocked WWE from holding a women’s match — but Triple H had noted the country was going through a

Play video content Barack Obama doesn’t want to hear about your outrage — not if it’s just on Twitter — because he believes a society that’s judgmental to the max is one that doesn’t make it better. The former President called out the current “woke” culture — especially on social media — while speaking Tuesday

Exclusive Details TMZ.com It’sssss TIME … for President Donald Trump to attend a UFC fight in person! That’s exactly what’s happening on Saturday — POTUS will be in the house at Madison Square Garden for UFC 244, featuring a massive fight between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. Trump has been a longtime supporter of the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Julian Castro is the Castro twin running for President, but that doesn’t mean his brother — Rep. Joaquin Castro — isn’t thinking about protecting his own neck, IF Julian goes the distance. We ran into the Castro twins Monday at Reagan National Airport in D.C., but instead of talking to

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The Navy SEAL credited with firing the fatal shots on Osama Bin Laden says the killing of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, should make Americans feel a sense of pride … and he wants us all to bask in the glory. We got retired SEAL, Robert O’Neill, at Reagan Airport

Breaking News President Donald Trump is introducing to the world the K9 hero that risked life and limbs to hunt down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. POTUS declassified this picture to reveal the four paws that had a major hand in taking down al-Baghdadi during a stealthy operation over the weekend in Syria. The pooch

Play video content Fox News President Trump is back to taking shots at Jussie Smollett and Chicago prosecutors who dropped criminal charges against him … calling the “attack” a sham and comparing it to the impeachment inquiry. Trump riled up his base Monday during a fundraiser at his Chicago hotel … bringing up the Jussie

Breaking News Donald Trump wasn’t welcomed warmly at the World Series on Sunday … some fans hung “Impeach Trump!” banners in the stands while others booed the president relentlessly. POTUS made his first appearance at the Astros-Nationals series in Game 5 at Nationals Park in D.C. … and he was almost immediately hit with negativity.

Breaking News Getty Freshman Congresswoman Katie Hill just threw in the towel … announcing her resignation amid a scandal that she’s now blaming on her husband and dirty politics. Rep. Hill — a Democrat —  issued a letter Sunday, saying she was stepping down from her elected post in the House of Representatives after winning

Breaking News Getty Former congressman Rep. John Conyers has died. Conyers passed away in his sleep Sunday, per his son, John Conyers III. A longtime representative of Detroit and the longest-serving member of the House prior to stepping down in 2017, Conyers was instrumental in establishing the Congressional Black Caucus. He was elected into office

Play video content @KLStorey Ted Danson has been arrested … and it’s exactly what he was gunning for. The actor was handcuffed on Capitol Hill Friday during Jane Fonda‘s third “Fire Drill Fridays” … a protest focusing on the perils of climate change. Play video content @firedrillfriday Danson was one of the featured speakers, who

Rep. Elijah Cummings had a spectacular send-off after a life well-lived, with former Presidents and other dignitaries singing his praises at his funeral. Among the mourners … Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Senator Kamala Harris and many others filled all the seats at the New Psalmist Baptist

Breaking News Getty The MLB umpire who vowed to buy an AR-15 and declare a civil war if President Trump was impeached is now apologizing … saying he didn’t “realize the violence in those words.” Rob Drake — who’s been working MLB games since 1999 — created a firestorm this week when he tweeted, “I

Breaking News TMZ.com Kanye West predicts he’ll one day be the President of the United States, and when he is … he’ll remember the haters. Kanye’s in the middle of an interview with Apple’s Zane Lowe and is going off on a wide range of topics … stemming from the upcoming release of his new

Breaking News Getty “I will be buying an AR-15 tomorrow, because if you impeach MY PRESIDENT this way, YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER CIVAL WAR!!! #MAGA2020” This is what MLB umpire Rob Drake‘s Twitter account posted and quickly deleted on Tuesday night, according to ESPN … and now the league has launched an investigation into the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Piers Morgan says President Trump‘s use of “lynching” is lazy and ignorant, but Joe Biden‘s guilty of it too … so all the outrage is a bunch of rubbish. We got the British TV host leaving Staples Center Tuesday night and asked about Trump’s “lynching” tweet to describe his potential

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says President Trump is intentionally stirring up racial outrage in America by comparing his potential impeachment to a “lynching” … and she believes it’s all part of his master plan. We got AOC on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, and she ripped into the President for the tweet

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com “Every major American company does business in China and it’s not fair to act like LeBron’s gonna save the world.” That’s Charles Barkley staunchly DEFENDING LeBron James and the comments he made about the NBA’s issues with China … telling TMZ Sports Bron’s getting done DIRTY. Of course, LeBron has