Dr. Fauci might be getting grilled anew — Congress wants to know why his branch of the NIH allegedly funded research that saw puppies being tortured in the name of science. A bombshell report from The Hill — based on docs a nonprofit called the White Coat Waste Project claims to have obtained via FOIA
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Play video content TMZ.com President Biden is dead wrong about the effectiveness of community policing and the need to bolster police numbers and budgets … at least according to author Derecka Purnell. Derecka, who has a new book on abolishing the police, joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” and laid into the Prez over his
Play video content TMZ.com President Joe Biden has taken heat for his comments this weekend that he wants to spend MORE on policing — not defunding the police as some have advocated — and one of his top advisors says if Biden had his way several years ago, Alton Sterling would be alive today. Cedric
Play video content @ChicagoSky/Twitter The Chicago Sky got a presidential surprise after celebrating their WNBA Finals win — getting a phone call from Barack Obama!! #44 — who’s a HUGE hoops fan — hit up the Sky right after the festivities in downtown Chicago on Tuesday via speakerphone … and naturally, they were stoked!! “I
Play video content CNN CNN anchor John King spontaneously revealed a secret he’s been keeping for 13 years … that he has Multiple Sclerosis … and the way he’s powered through it all is stunning. King appeared on CNN Wednesday and explained he did not calculate the revelation … rather, he was incensed when some
Colin Powell, the trailblazer who became the first black Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a military leader who was courted by many to run for President has died of COVID-related complications. Powell died early Monday morning. His family wanted everyone to know he had been fully vaccinated. Powell, the
Play video content Washington is requiring all state employees be vaccinated by Monday — but one trooper quit ahead of the deadline with a sobering final sign-off … and harsh words for the governor. 22-year vet Robert LaMay — who worked for the Washington State Patrol — hung it up over the weekend, issuing one
Play video content President Biden dished a vote of confidence to our men and women in black and blue — acknowledging the tall order of enforcing the law, while rejecting defunding the police. JB and the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, attended 40th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service Saturday at the U.S. Capitol …
Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized with what his doctor says is an infection that spread into his bloodstream. Clinton’s docs say 42 was admitted to UC Irvine Medical Center Tuesday and is being closely monitored. The infection reportedly first started as a UTI, but became much more serious once it got into his
“Squid Game” is the No. 1 show on Netflix in 90 different countries … but North Korea’s blasting it as a “sad reality of a beastly South Korean society.” The North Korean propaganda website, Arirang Meari, chimed in with its review of the survival-game drama … claiming the show “gained popularity because it exposes the
Play video content AP Kim Jong-Un is just like Limp Bizkit — he’s all about breakin’ stuff … ’cause the supreme leader of North Korea was all smiles as he watched soldiers smash bricks and concrete blocks off each other this week. The video is nuts — Kim is seen clapping and cheering from the
President Biden is starting his week off with a wedding … because his nephew is about to tie the knot with a real housewife. The White House says the President and First Lady Jill Biden will be in attendance when Biden’s nephew, Cuffe Owens, marries ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ star Meghan O’Toole King today.
George Clooney is shooting down any notion of diving into politics — saying he doesn’t want the stress … while also noting Joe Biden deserves a break after Trump‘s presidency. The actor sat down with BBC’s Andrew Marr Sunday to plug his new movie, “The Tender Bar,” and eventually … they got to talking about
Bill Maher ended his show Friday night with a message … “I hope I scared the s*** out of you,” and he delivered … by laying out a believable scenario of how the 2024 Presidential election will go down. Maher believes we are in the grips of what he calls a “slow-moving coup” at the
Play video content Fox News Donald Trump ramped up his anti-immigration rhetoric on TV Thursday night … telling Sean Hannity the thousands of Haitian migrants believed to be heading to America’s border likely have AIDS. The ex-President did his best DaBaby impression by spewing out ignorant claims about the disease, suggesting on “Hannity” that because
Grimes boning up on some Karl Marx has America’s Communist Party applauding the singer … because they say she’s advancing their cause. A spokesperson for Communist Party USA tells TMZ that even though the singer has said she doesn’t identify as a communist, the fact she was spotted reading “The Communist Manifesto” is a massive
Play video content Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen just told a room full of lawmakers Mark Zuckerberg‘s company is just like Big Tobacco … and she wants government oversight. Frances is testifying before Congress Tuesday and she just ripped into her former employer … saying FB deepens divides, destabilized democracies and makes young girls and women
Play video content BJ Penn knows what he wants to do with his life post-fighting career … run the state of Hawaii, ’cause the UFC legend announced he’s running for governor of The Aloha State!!! 42-year-old Penn — a UFC Hall of Famer — threw his hat in the proverbial ring (Octagon?) this week, and