Politics

The tragic news of the passing of Kirk Herbstreit‘s beloved dog, Ben, made its way to the Oval Office … with President Joe Biden sending his condolences in an emotional letter to the football announcer and his family following the loss. “Ben brought so much comfort and unconditional love to millions of Americans across our

Jeff Bezos says stopping the Washington Post, the newspaper he owns, from endorsing a presidential candidate last month was the right move and he’s proud of his decision. The Amazon founder and WaPo owner doubled down on the controversial decision — a drastic break from tradition — Wednesday at the Dealbook Summit in New York

Sly Stallone is taking responsibility for his past mistakes … calling himself a “coward” for once mailing his longtime wife Jennifer Flavin a breakup letter via FedEx. The legendary actor sat down for an interview Tuesday with Fox News host Sean Hannity — and expressed regret about his decision to send the note to Flavin

Play video content TMZ.com Victor Willis, who is best known for being a founding member of the Village People, is calling out the media for perpetuating the idea that “Y.M.C.A.” is a gay anthem. We caught up with the songwriter on “TMZ Live” Tuesday, where Victor elaborated on his feelings about his song’s reputation and

Play video content Los Angeles County’s new District Attorney Nathan Hochman was sworn in by Arnold Schwarzenegger Tuesday at the Hall of Justice in downtown L.A. Hochman is replacing outgoing D.A. George Gascón, who Nathan says was way too soft on violent and repeat offenders during his 4-year term … and apparently voters agreed. It’s

The American woman who killed and ate a cat — sparking debunked claims by Donald Trump and J.D. Vance about Haitian immigrants dining on local pets in Ohio — just got slapped with a year in prison. Judge Frank Forchione didn’t hold back, calling 27-year-old Allexis Ferrell a “national embarrassment” as he sentenced her Monday

Play video content TMZ.com Mark Geragos says he’s confident he would have gotten Hunter Biden off scot-free in his tax evasion trial, but President Biden‘s son didn’t want to put his family back in the spotlight … so he entered a guilty plea. Hunter’s attorney joined us on “TMZ Live” Monday and we pressed him

President Joe Biden is making a controversial decision with less than two months to go in his presidency … announcing he’s pardoned his son Hunter. The 46th POTUS announced the news just minutes ago … releasing a statement saying he’s stood by while watching his son being “being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.” Biden goes on

President Biden‘s annoucement Sunday that he was pardoning his son Hunter was nothing close to a spur of the moment decision … TMZ has learned. White House-connected sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Biden had this planned for more than three months. Our sources say President Biden was not involved in Hunter’s case in

Play video content It seems RFK Jr. is going to promote naked food if he becomes HHS Secretary … because we’re guessing that’s what he’s telegraphing in a pretty hilarious stunt. His wife, Cheryl Hines, is hawking her company’s beauty products for Black Friday. Cheryl posted a video where she playfully scolded her hubby for

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s working off his Thanksgiving feast … hitting famous Gold’s Gym in L.A. the day after deep frying a turkey barefoot. The U.S. cabinet appointee stopped by the gym to get a sweat on Friday … wearing a gray t-shirt with a what looks like an octopus emblazoned on his chest. Play

Kamala Harris spent Thanksgiving doing community work … serving food at a local kitchen in Washington, D.C. alongside her husband, Doug Emhoff. The vice president stopped by D.C. Central Kitchen Thursday … putting on an apron bearing the logo and grabbing a pair of latex gloves before busying herself with the food. Kamala’s all smiles

Elon Musk will be able to be in 2 places at once when he starts his new government position in 2025 … that is, if he takes one robot company up on a very generous offer. In a letter addressed to the Tesla CEO and obtained by TMZ … Realbotix, a create your own robot

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems to like to live life dangerously … working with boiling hot oil on Thanksgiving — and, he’s leaving the shoes off. Trump’s Health and Human Services appointee posted a clip on Thanksgiving to show his social media following how he makes a turkey … saying it’s the “MAHA” way —

Play video content TMZ.com Danny Trejo doesn’t think Donald Trump‘s deportation dream is going to be a reality … ’cause the U.S. government doesn’t have the resources to carry it out. We caught up with Danny at the L.A. Mission’s Thanksgiving event Wednesday … and we asked him how he feels about people voting for

Donald Trump‘s incoming appointees are already receiving vicious backlash from some in the country … with nearly a dozen incoming members of the team receiving violent threats, according to the campaign. The Trump-Vance transition team announced the news Wednesday morning … sharing a press release about the “vicious, unAmerican threats to their lives and those

John Shahidi, who manages popular podcasters like Theo Von and the Nelk Boys, is the driving force behind Donald Trump considering adding a modern twist to the White House Press Briefing room … and he’s telling us how this media landscape-altering idea came about. John joined us on “TMZ Live” Tuesday and explained why the

Play video content Triggered With Don Jr. There could be game of musical chairs in the White House Briefing Room, because it sounds like Trump may be replacing some of the traditional media reporters with bro podcasters. Donald Trump Jr. was chitchatting with cohost Michael Knowles on his podcast, “Triggered With Donald Trump Jr.,” when