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UPDATE 6:06 PM PT — Chrissy Teigen is super excited her Donald Trump diss was the talk of the town in D.C. telling us she feels “amazing” knowing her tweet was read aloud on Capitol Hill. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE We got Chrissy and John Legend in West Hollywood and they told us

Play video content WKYC 3News UPDATE 5:01 PM PT — NewsNation Bureau Chief Mike Viqueira just released an official statement on the arrest of Evan Lambert, stating … “I Just spoke with Evan, who called from the Columbiana County Jail, where he is currently detained.” UPDATE Viqueira continued, “First, Evan is safe and calm, and

Play video content First Lady Jill Biden may have played her husband’s hand when it comes to the 2024 ticket … and it all comes down to a kiss. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was in the VIP section of the House, up in the gallery when the First Lady arrived. She planted a friendly kiss,

An anti-abortion climber scaled a 40-story building in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday without any ropes or any other sort of safety equipment … leaving Super Bowl week attendees shocked on the ground below. Maison DesChamps — a daredevil known as the “Pro-Life Spider-Man” — performed the stunt to raise money … beginning his ascent on

The Chinese spy balloon is down, but questions remain — like, whether this has happened on another president’s watch … which the Dept. of Defense says it did, pointing to Trump. Here’s the deal … the DoD issued a lengthy statement Saturday explaining what exactly happened leading up to an F-22 fighter jet of ours

Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 5:13 PM PT — China has condemned the downing of their air balloon, calling it an “excessive overreaction,” while also expressing “strong dissatisfaction” for the move. UPDATE 1:16 PM PT — Biden just addressed the balloon operation, saying he ordered the Pentagon to shoot it down as soon as possible

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Jamaal Bowman says Democrats and Republicans are scared to break party lines, particularly when it comes to police reform, and it’s maddening because people are literally dying as a result. The Congressman from New York joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” and we asked him if any legislation will come

Ticketmaster is firmly under the U.S. Senate’s microscope as the ticket giant prepares to sell tickets to the upcoming Beyoncé tour … and it’s all because of the Taylor Swift disaster. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which just got finished grilling Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation, issued a thinly-veiled warning Thursday, the day after Bey announced

The College Board is caving to pressure from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to water down an Advanced Placement high school course on African American studies. DeSantis dug in his heels, banning the class from all Florida high schools — and Wednesday, the College Board, which oversees the AP program nationwide, announced several changes to the

Play video content Tyre Nichols‘ life and memory were honored Wednesday at a public funeral held in Memphis after he was brutalized by police officers there … and a lot of powerful sentiments were shared, including the notion that change needs to come in the form of legislation. The funeral was held at the Mississippi

Play video content TMZ.com Sen. Ted Cruz is standing his ground, refusing to apologize to Paul Pelosi for sharing conspiracy theories about the hammer attack … even after seeing the shocking police video of what went down. The Senator was at Reagan National Airport when we got his reaction to the body cam showing David

Play video content CNN The mayor of New York City is admitting it probably wasn’t the best idea to light up the Empire State Building in Eagles colors on Sunday — saying Monday, “That got away from us.” The building rocked green and white at its top following Philadelphia’s NFC Championship win over the San

Kanye West‘s presidential aspirations don’t come cheap — just ask his campaign, which paid Milo Yiannopoulos tens of thousands last year … while reimbursing Nick Fuentes for a few expenses, as well. According to FEC filings obtained and viewed by TMZ, Kanye 2020 — his official presidential committee that appears to still be active —

The Navy veteran who claims Rep. George Santos cheated him out of cash intended for his dying dog’s cancer treatment, says he’ll get justice if the lyin’ congressman is hit with criminal charges. Richard Osthoff tells TMZ … he views the alleged scam as both wire fraud and charity fraud — calling Santos a swindler

“Saturday Night Live” poked fun at the classified documents scandal engulfing President Biden, but the most biting humor was reserved for his Veep. ‘SNL’s Mikey Day played Attorney General Merrick Garland, kicking things off with a speech about how former Trump VP Mike Pence found classified docs at his Indiana home. Kenan Thompson, as an

Play video content Police body cam footage from Paul Pelosi‘s hammer-wielding home burglar attack has been released … showing the 82-year-old getting struck in the head by a hammer. The footage, released Friday, shows officers approach Paul and Nancy‘s home. Paul opens the door, standing next to his attacker, both men have their hands on

A top U.S. Air Force official sent a stunning confession to his subordinates this week that warns of a looming war with China that he believes will manifest in the next couple years. General Mike Minihan — a four-star officer — fired off an internal memo Friday to the rank and file that reports to

Play video content TMZ.com Maitland Ward from “Boy Meets World” says she’s in costar Ben Savage‘s corner as he makes his run for congress … even if it might be an uphill battle for him. We got the actress, who played Rachel on the hit show, in Bev Hills and she had nothing but positive