Politics

Play video content TMZ.com The Walgreens security guard who fatally shot a shopfitter in San Francisco used unnecessary aggression, and it was not a clear case of self-defense … so says a former prosecutor who’s challenging the D.A.’s theory. Attorney Tony Brass joined “TMZ Live” Tuesday shortly after San Fran’s District Attorney Brooke Jenkins released

Meghan Markle received her own coronation of sorts Tuesday night in NYC. The Duchess of Sussex and hubby Prince Harry flew to the Big Apple to attend a fancy-schmancy gala honoring Meghan with a Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Award from her friend and political activist Gloria Steinem. It was Meghan’s first public appearance since

Play video content TMZ.com Rick Ross is going toe-to-toe with Fayette County over his 2nd annual car show … telling us denying him a permit isn’t gonna stop him from throwing the event for thousands of fans. The hip hop mogul assures us the car show will go down exactly as planned on June 3

Play video content TMZ.com Artificial Intelligence poses some serious risks and could potentially threaten the very fabric of our democracy … so says AI expert Gary Marcus, who is urging Congress to implement strong guard rails. Gary joined us on “TMZ Live,” a day after he testified before Congress … warning about the future of

Senator Dianne Feinstein raised new alarm bells about her ability to serve in Congress, after she seemed to forget she’s been MIA for 3 months. An L.A. Times reporter buttonholed the 89-year-old Feinstein — who just returned to D.C. after spending 3 months in California recuperating from shingles — and asked her if she heard

Rep. Lauren Boebert is pulling the plug on over 15 years of marriage, filing to divorce her now-estranged husband, Jayson. According to a statement, Boebert says she filed in Mesa County, CO and says, “It is with a heavy weight on my heart that I have filed for divorce from my husband. I am grateful

Play video content Fearless with Jason Whitlock / Blaze Podcasts Brett Favre is speaking out after months of silence … and while he only briefly addressed the Mississippi welfare scandal, the Hall of Famer talked politics, flat out saying the U.S. was better off under President Trump. “I think Donald was a non-political president, and

Play video content CNN Anderson Cooper‘s bashing former President Donald Trump for “disturbing” behavior and remarks during CNN’s town hall — but he’s also responding to the waves of people dragging the network for giving Trump a platform. He addressed the outrage Thursday night as tempers continue flaring over Wednesday’s town hall by calling out

Play video content Howard University President Biden‘s heart might be in the right place, but his mouth is often somewhere else — which was seen again Saturday … this while addressing Howard University graduates. POTUS was tapped as the key commencement speaker during the college’s graduation ceremony this weekend, and there’s one remark he made

Brittney Griner made her long-awaited return to the basketball court Friday night after her 10-month detainment in Russia last year, but it didn’t have the ending her fans were hoping for. The Phoenix Mercury center still scored 10 points and pulled down 3 rebounds as the Mercury fell to the LA Sparks by a score

Barack and Michelle Obama are in L.A. for a very special occasion — one that has nothing to do with show biz or political fundraising … they’re here to watch their daughter Sasha get her diploma. The former POTUS and FLOTUS were dressed to the nines Friday as they pulled up to the University of

The Navy veteran who claims Rep. George Santos cheated him out of cash intended for his dying dog’s cancer treatment is happy to see Santos facing criminal charges … he says George had it coming and karma’s a bitch. Play video content TMZ.com Richard Osthoff tells TMZ … Santos deserves to spend time behind bars

Play video content Donald Trump‘s piling on CNN in the wake of his town hall by posting a doctored clip of Anderson Cooper saying Trump owned CNN during the event … but with far more colorful language. Trump is clearly relishing the fact CNN is getting tons of blowback from the left for giving him

Play video content Kirby Smart is clearing the air on why Georgia won’t visit the White House to celebrate its second consecutive national championship … saying there’s “nothing political about it.” The Bulldogs head coach addressed the decision to forego the tradition at the Regions Celebrity Pro-Am golf tourney in Birmingham, AL on Wednesday …

Play video content Donald Trump went scorched earth Tuesday night after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll civil trial. The 45th President posted a series of videos to his Truth Social platform, condemning Carroll, the judge and jury in the case and New York City where

George Santos has just been arrested for a variety of alleged misdeeds, including lying. Santos has been charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to the House of Representatives. Santos was taken into custody by the FBI and is expected to be arraigned later today.

Play video content It appears the Cincinnati mayor is taking Travis Kelce‘s advice by knowing his role and shutting his mouth … ’cause Aftab Pureval just helped the Bengals announce their Week 17 matchup with the K.C. Chiefs — and poked fun at his misfired trash talk in the process. The team just dropped the

The University of Georgia football team is bucking tradition … electing not to go to the White House after winning its second consecutive national championship in January. The Bulldogs — who defeated TCU in dominant fashion — announced the decision Tuesday … saying they received an invitation from Joe Biden and Co. last week, asking