Politics

Don Lemon is out at CNN, after 17 years at the network, a move he says he was never given any heads-up was happening. In a statement Monday, Lemon said, “I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned. After 17 years at CNN I would

Play video content Donald Trump tried to ingratiate a crowd of supporters with pizza, but he suggested the prized piece was a slice he had half-eaten. Trump showed up at a pizzeria in Fort Myers, Florida Friday … sort of a pizza party after his speech at the Lee County Republican Party’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner.

Play video content TMZSports.com Ex-NBA player Matt Barnes is gunning for office by the time he’s 50 … and one politician is here to tell him how to make it happen — former Los Angeles mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa!! As we previously reported, the 2017 champion shared his intentions on Rachel Uchitel‘s ‘Miss Understood’ podcast last

Megyn Kelly thinks she and those outraged over the Bud Light team-up with a transgender woman scored a W … ’cause there have been some big changes spurred by the parent company. The veteran news anchor responded to some news that surfaced Friday — namely, the fact that there’s been a major reported shake-up within

Play video content Tetragrammation with Rick Rubin Phil Jackson says he hasn’t watched the NBA since 2020 — when it went into the bubble for the playoffs and publicly supported Black Lives Matter … a step too far for him, it seems. The iconic head coach — who’s got 11 championships under his belt from

Sen. John Fetterman is going all in on 4/20 … promoting the unofficial marijuana holiday as part of his broader push to legalize weed nationwide. The Pennsylvania legislator, who just returned to the Senate this week, posed with a marijuana flag Thursday … posting a tweet at 4:20 PM with a simple caption, “It’s 4:20

MyPillow’s Mike Lindell will be eating his words right now — because his company put out a challenge a couple of years back, saying he had proof that China interfered in the election and was egging people to prove him wrong. The problem? An arbitration panel found that someone did … and now he’s gotta

Pras isn’t going down without a fight in his political conspiracy case — he took the stand Tuesday to testify in his own defense. According to sources with direct knowledge, the former Fugees rapper’s attorney called him as a witness this morning. His testimony covered several topics … such as his background, upbringing, education history

Fox News is cutting a nine-figure check to avoid going to trial in one of the highest-profile defamation cases in American history — the network struck a last-minute deal with Dominion Voting Systems to settle the case. The trial was scheduled to start Tuesday in Delaware Superior Court … 12 jurors had been selected in

Play video content McCurtain Gazette-News Four white Oklahoma officials were secretly recorded talking about murdering journalists, lynching black people and joking about someone dying — and now they’re all in very hot water. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stint called for the immediate resignations of McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy, Sheriff’s Captain Alicia Manning, Jail Administrator Larry

Ralph Yarl — the teenager who survived a close-range shooting which may have been racially motivated, is set to meet with the mother of Ahmaud Arbery … TMZ has learned. Ahmaud’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, tells us she asked attorney Lee Merritt — who reps both her and Yarl’s family — if he could broker a

Russia’s men’s basketball team will not be allowed to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the International Basketball Federation ruled Tuesday … as the killing in Ukraine continues. FIBA decided to not permit the Russian squad from participating in upcoming qualifying tournaments … meaning the team will not play in the Olympics. Bulgaria,

The White House encountered a major breach, a potential threat to our national security like never before — nah, we’re kidding, and we sorta mean that literally this time. A very young boy was too little to be held back Tuesday by a North Lawn gate at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The fencing is generally an

U.S. law enforcement’s decision not to charge anyone in the death of Shanquella Robinson has her family outraged — but they’re not ruling out a lawsuit to seek justice in civil court. TMZ spoke to the late North Carolinian’s mother and sister — Sallamondra and Quella, respectively — who told us how they’re feeling in

Coachella is cutting a check because Frank Ocean wasn’t the only one performing late into the night … the music festival is being dinged six figures for going past curfew. A rep for the City of Indio, where Coachella is held, tells TMZ … fines for curfew violations over the first weekend totaled $117,000. ain’t

Morgan Freeman says he doesn’t like Black History Month or the term “African American” … and views both as insulting. The actor makes his feelings known in an interview with The Sunday Times, telling the UK publication … “Black History Month is an insult. You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” Morgan feels

Play video content C-SPAN President Biden either had another gaffe in Ireland this past week — or he really wants to stick to the rest of the world … or, lick it, rather. During the final days of his international trip to Ireland, Joe delivered remarks at a banquet dinner in front of state officials

Play video content Triggered with Donald Trump Jr. Donald Trump Jr. is trying to put the fire out on the Bud Light outrage after they teamed up with a transgender person — and his rationale is … they actually support the GOP. The ex-Prez’s oldest son made his pitch on his podcast, “Triggered with Donald