Politics

The FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago and Donald Trump‘s visit to New York City were not coincidental … the feds timed the raid so there would not be a confrontation between agents and the former President … law enforcement sources tell TMZ. Sources involved in numerous FBI searches tell TMZ … even if there were not

Donald Trump says his Florida home is currently crawling with FBI agents … with the feds raiding his Mar-a-Lago resort as part of a search warrant. The former president says his Palm Beach was turned up by the feds, who he claims even broke into his personal safe. Trump is blaming Monday’s raid on the

Bernie Sanders is firing up the meme machine again — this time by posing in the thick of summer and looking dog-tired while hard at work … a shot that’s worth a thousand words. The Vermont senator was photographed Sunday laying out on the Capitol Hill steps, where he appeared to be kind of exhausted

Barack and Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance at a film festival this week — perhaps not too surprising though … it was at Martha’s Vineyard. The former First Couple took the stage Friday at the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival — where they said a few words before a screening of their Netflix doc,

The U.S. government says it’s doing everything it can to get Brittney Griner home … but now there’s a Justin from Canada looking to help out, too — and it ain’t Trudeau. Justin Bieber is reacting to Griner’s 9-year sentence for bringing cannabis oil into Russia … saying it “hurts” to hear the news, but

Play video content Comedy Central Hours after Brittney Griner was sentenced by a Russian judge to 9 years in prison … Trevor Noah went IN on the foreign country — dragging Vladimir Putin, while calling Thursday’s ruling complete “bulls***.” Noah held nothing back on “The Daily Show,” accusing Russia of using Griner and her drug

Malia Obama is taking in all the sights and attractions L.A. has to offer … this time joined by a mystery male companion, who’s got Malia grinning from ear to ear. Malia and her pal were spotted on a trip Wednesday to The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Planned or not — Malia and

Play video content Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence for flying in Russia with a cannabis cartridge is drawing lots of disbelief and outrage within hip hop, but perhaps no one’s reacting as aggressively as Boosie Badazz. The Louisiana rapper couldn’t contain his anger as he unloaded on America, in general — but especially on Vice

Meghan Markle is celebrating her 41st birthday … and some of the royals are, at least publicly, setting aside their very deep differences to wish her well. Prince William and Kate Middleton marked their sister-in-law’s big day on social media by posting a photo of Meghan dressed in all white with the caption … “Wishing

Play video content Alex Jones is having a rough go as he sits through a defamation trial brought by Sandy Hook parents — including this cringe-worthy moment … where he was caught in a lie. The InfoWars founder/host was on the stand Wednesday getting grilled, where an attorney repping the parents who are suing Jones

Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed in a car crash in her home state that claimed the lives of 3 others … according to police. The fatal, two-car wreck happened Wednesday afternoon near an intersection in Nappanee, Indiana, and it killed all 3 people riding in the Republican Congresswoman’s SUV. The Elkhart County Sheriff says Walorski

Kansas shocked Republicans and Democrats alike Tuesday night … as voters in the conservative, deep red state hit the ballot box to PROTECT a woman’s right to an abortion. You heard it right. Scores of Kansans voted overwhelmingly to nix a proposed amendment that could have erased reproductive rights in the state. In doing so,

Jon Stewart‘s passionate pleas for Congress — especially GOP Senators — did not fall on deaf ears … as the Senate reversed field and resoundingly passed a bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits. The former ‘Daily Show’ host turned up the heat on Republicans like Senators Ted Cruz and Pat Toomey after the

Tiger Woods could have been nearly $1 BILLION richer if he had joined LIV Golf this year … so says Greg Norman, who confirmed the new, Saudi-backed league offered the legend around $700-$800 million to defect from the PGA Tour. Norman, who’s LIV Golf’s CEO, revealed the details of the staggering offer during an interview

UPDATE 11:42 AM PT — U.S. Congressman Colin Allred has big beef with Trump over his comments on the Griner situation … telling the guys on “TMZ Live” on Monday, “For Donald Trump to call anybody spoiled is really rich.” UPDATE Play video content TMZSports.com UPDATE Allred says he doesn’t think Trump has any idea

Jon Stewart is fired up again in D.C. over the veteran bill he’s fighting to get passed — but this time, his anger was much more focused and raw than last week. The former ‘Daily Show’ host got into a heated shouting match Monday just outside Capitol Hill, where he was facing off with conservative

Play video content TMZ.com Billy Porter thinks the Supreme Court is going to strike down gay marriage just like abortion rights … but he’s got a feeling SCOTUS might stop short at Justice Clarence Thomas‘ interracial marriage. We got Billy in NYC and asked how likely he thinks it is SCOTUS will keep rolling back

Ivana Trump was laid to rest at her ex-husband’s golf course this month — and now, photos of her gravesite have emerged … which are getting a major side-eye from the Internet. Here’s the deal … Donald and his kids had their late mother buried at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ about a