Politics

Uncle Sam is getting involved in trying to figure out what happened during the Uvalde shooting that claimed 21 lives — this as President Biden himself visits the town. The U.S. Dept. of Justice Sunday announced they would be conducting a review into the police response that has come under major scrutiny in the past

Nancy Pelosi‘s husband, Paul Pelosi, was arrested this weekend for DUI … TMZ has learned. The House Speaker’s spouse was arrested just before midnight Saturday night in Napa County, and then booked hours later into jail on two counts — driving under the influence and driving with a blood alcohol content level of 0.08 or

The National Rifle Associated is scrapping its benefit concert in Texas … with performers dropping out left and right, the show will NOT go on. Country music star Jacob Bryant was the only remaining act for the NRA concert in Houston, which was scheduled for the organization’s annual conference, and he announced Friday the show

Play video content ABC Jimmy Kimmel now has an answer for why his emotional monologue calling out the Texas governor about the school shooting got preempted in Dallas. According to the local station, WFAA … it was an innocent technical error caused by an automated system — but you can understand why Jimmy himself was

Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods were present as President Joe Biden signed a monumental Police Reform Bill on Wednesday … visiting the White House on the second anniversary of George Floyd‘s death. 26-year-old Towns made the trip to 1600 Penn with Woods to watch #46 sign the executive order into law … which was inspired

Larry Gatlin is now among the list of performers who will no longer perform at this weekend’s NRA convention in Houston … also offering up possible solutions to help prevent tragedies like this from happening again. The “Broken Lady” singer tells TMZ, “I cannot, in good conscience, perform at the NRA convention in Houston this

Play video content TMZ.com Most Congress members are pawns in the hands of gun lobbyists, according to former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner … which is why she’s calling on another group to make gun reform happen. We got the outspoken Ohio politician at LAX, and she gave us way more than her 5 cents

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was absolutely livid before his team’s playoff game Tuesday night … pleading with politicians across the nation to do something after a mass shooting at an elementary school left at least 18 children and 3 adults dead. “When are we going to do something?” 56-year-old Kerr started off

Play video content CNN Beto O’Rourke just crashed a news conference on the deadly school shooting in Texas … confronting Governor Greg Abbott and other Republican leadership, including Ted Cruz, and getting escorted out. Beto showed up unannounced to Wednesday’s press briefing in Uvalde, where 19 children and 2 teachers were shot and killed the

Peng Shuai is being recognized for courageously opening up on the alleged sexual assault she experienced at the hands of a powerful Chinese official — the tennis star was named to Time’s list of most influential people of 2022. The former doubles champ disappeared from the public eye after claiming former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli

The eagle has landed for desperate parents, and it couldn’t have come at a more needed time … replenished baby formula is here, even though it’s far from a permanent fix. An emergency shipment of specialty formula arrived in the States Sunday via military plane — which carried with it around 78,000 pounds of Nestle

Nancy Pelosi won’t be receiving the body of Christ anytime soon — at least not her in hometown — as one of the holy shot-callers there says it’s a no-go … all over abortion. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone — who’s a major decision-maker for all things Roman Catholic in and around San Francisco — threw down

Play video content AP Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is just days away from his possible re-election and might’ve just earned some serious points with the anti-kid crowd … tackling one unlucky boy to the ground. The leader of the liberal party — who was elected to office in 2018 — was campaigning in Tasmania

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could soon have friends and family members on both sides of the aisle … as she walks down it — she engaged to her longtime BF! AOC confirmed she and Riley Roberts are officially taking their relationship to the next level by tweeting, “It’s true. Thank you all for the well wishes.”

Play video content TMZ.com Bobby Shmurda is dancing for joy … literally, now that the New York State Senate has signed off on the “Rap Music on Trial” bill. The newly proposed law prevents cops and prosecutors from using rappers’ lyrics against them in court cases. The bill has been championed by the likes of

Play video content It’s maybe the most incredible gaffe of the year — and that’s saying something — former President George W. Bush tried to take aim at Vladimir Putin, and it boomeranged right back on him. W. was speaking at SMU’s George W. Bush Institute when he groused about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine …

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is assisting the WNBA in its efforts to get Brittney Griner home — revealing on Tuesday he’s working with the White House and even hostage negotiators to get her out of custody in Russia. Silver said before the NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago that he’s “working side-by-side” with WNBA commish Cathy

Elon Musk might be on the fence about Twitter, but he knows exactly where he stands politically … he’s going full Republican. The world’s richest man says he’s been a longtime supporter of the Democratic party, which he says used to be “the kindness party.” But, he adds, “They have become the party of division