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UPDATE 2:48 PM PT — There’s a lot of hoopla surrounding the COVID announcement regarding Biden, but he wants the world to know he’s doing A-OK … by posting this video of him and his dog. UPDATE A quick update. pic.twitter.com/FgT1sGlZCY — President Biden (@POTUS) July 30, 2022 @POTUS UPDATE Check out this video posted

Shakira will do more than 8 years in a Spanish prison … if prosecutors get their way. Prosecutors in Spain said Friday … if a jury convicts the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer for bilking the government out of $15 million in taxes, they’ll ask the judge to throw the book at her — 8 years

The Congressional Baseball Game — the annual event in D.C. set up to benefit charities — was anything but chummy on Thursday night, at least for a few moments, ’cause a Democratic lawmaker flipped off a bench full of Republicans, and didn’t seem to mean it in a joking way. Rep. Linda Sanchez, a Democrat

Play video content TMZ.com Senator Ted Cruz says Jon Stewart has it all wrong … he supports veterans, but wasn’t down to support the bill that just went down in flames … saying the Democrats were guilty of a cheap trick that would cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. We got the Texas Senator

Donald Trump just teed off in the LIV Golf pro-am with Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau … hitting the fairway with his opening drive. Trump hit the course with the golf superstars — kicking off the big event, which is going down at his Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey. Donald didn’t seem

Play video content C-SPAN Jon Stewart is putting the Republican party on blast after voting “no” on a bill to expand healthcare coverage for veterans … and he’s calling one Senator out specifically, saying the guy’s nothing short of spineless. Jon joined House Speaker Pelosi and a group of veterans for a powerful press conference

Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, have graced the cover of Vogue … something many feel has crossed the line into vanity territory amid the ongoing war. The presidential couple is featured in a digital edition of the mag that’s all about Olena and her role in the conflict with Russia — it’s titled,

Donald Trump‘s back in D.C. for his first public remarks there since January 6, 2021 — and there are a lot of unhappy people … many of whom waited to greet him at the door. The ex-Prez showed up Tuesday at the Marriot Marquis Hotel as the keynote speaker for the America First Policy Institute

Brittney Griner spoke with a media member on Tuesday for the first time since she was arrested back in February in Russia … saying she had “no complaints” about her detention and adding that she wanted to wish her wife “good luck on the bar exam.” Griner — who was back in court Tuesday for

Charles Barkley is naming his price in order to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour … saying he’d hop on board if they offer him a whopping $60 million!! The NBA legend addressed the org.’s reported interest in bringing him on as a commentator with the “Dan Patrick Show” on Monday … saying he’s more

Eleven members of the Texas State Legislature have fired off a letter to Sidley Austin, one of the largest law firms in the U.S., threatening the firm and its lawyers with criminal prosecution and disbarment if they in any way facilitate abortions, even in other states. The letter, sent to the Chair of the firm’s

Play video content Dr. Jill Biden is taking hate aimed at her hubby in stride — absorbing a heckler’s harsh words and redirecting them right back at ’em with a little reverse psychology. The First Lady showed grace this week while out in New Haven, CT — one of 3 states she’s set to be

Play video content The Secret Service barely made it out of the Capitol January 6th along with Vice President Mike Pence … and never-before-seen video shows just how close they came to calamity. The January 6th presented video Thursday night showing a portion of the frantic 13 minutes in which the Secret Service tried to

Social media has made it possible for a new center of attention to emerge during sometimes serious events and broadcasts … Thursday night was the man dubbed “Clark Kent’s look-alike” at the Jan. 6 hearing, but he’s not the first person in the background to steal the show. Remember “Left Shark?” The costumed character, who

Play video content Donald Trump was exposed Thursday night in the very building where he fanned the flames of insurrection … and the outtake of his speech to the nation January 7th makes it clear — the only thing he cared about was propagating the lie that he won the election. The outtake is both

The mystery hunk o’ man seated inside the Jan. 6th hearing — who’s being called “Clark Kent” for obvious reasons — is taking the Internet by storm, and TMZ’s learned his previously secret identity. Sorry to disappoint folks, but he’s not a superhero … although he’s in a heroic field of work. Sources tell us

UPDATE 9:34 AM PT — Biden just tweeted, assuring everyone he’s doing OK. UPDATE Folks, I’m doing great. Thanks for your concern. Just called Senator Casey, Congressman Cartwright, and Mayor Cognetti (and my Scranton cousins!) to send my regrets for missing our event today. Keeping busy! pic.twitter.com/uf7AsOg571 — President Biden (@POTUS) July 21, 2022 @POTUS

UPDATE 3:30 PM PT — TMZ Sports spoke with the artist behind the mural … who tells us the project has been in the works for months, and it took him 11 hours to complete. UPDATE Isaac Campbell says Griner’s team provided the photo of her in the Team USA jersey … which served as