Politics

Play video content TMZ.com Mika Newton isn’t just using her voice to sing, she’s urging folks to step in and help Ukrainians survive the war — a crisis she says grows more grave each day for her country. The Ukrainian singer joined “TMZ Live,” following her performance Sunday night at the Grammys and shared her

Play video content CBS Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky shared a message with the Grammy crowd … urging everyone in attendance and at home to continue to support his country in their battle with Russia. Zelensky — who spoke in English via a pre-taped segment — inro’d John Legend, who performed “Free” with 3 Ukrainian entertainers.

Play video content Donald Trump is still very plugged into the daily news, it seems, because he commented on reports that Jen Psaki is leaving her White House job to join a news outlet … but with jokes. The ex-Prez was holding a rally down in Michigan Saturday, and at one point … he invoked

Sarah Palin is back in the political arena — that is, if Alaskans will have her … throwing her hat into the race for an open seat in Congress, this after a long hiatus from public service. The former Alaskan governor and one-time presidential running mate to John McCain announced Friday that she was joining

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson should start cleaning out her drawers at the Court of Appeals, because she’s headed to higher ground — the U.S. Supreme Court. Republic Senator Susan Collins just revealed she’ll support the nom, which all but assures her confirmation. With a 50-50 split, Collins will provide the cushion so the Veep doesn’t

Facebook is determined to beat out its biggest rival, TikTok … going so far as to hire a major political consulting firm to smear its competitor with an elaborate nationwide campaign. Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is paying Targeted Victory — a GOP consulting firm — to turn Americans against TikTok and ultimately steer young users

Emily Bridges — a British transgender cyclist — was set to race in a women’s event this weekend … but that has changed after the Union Cycliste Internationale disqualified her on Wednesday. According to British Cycling, the 21-year-old was eligible for the April 2 race due to the British Cycling Transgender and Non-Binary Participation policy.

Play video content TMZ.com One of Ukraine’s prominent politicians says western nations can do more than send military support … they can financially stick it to the children of Russia’s oligarchs in order to put pressure on Vladimir Putin. Inna Sovsun is hunkered down near Kyiv, and joined us Thursday on “TMZ Live” … as

Add another accomplishment to Chris Paul‘s resume — President Biden just appointed the Phoenix Suns guard to his Advisory Board for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the White House announced Thursday. Joe tapped the NBA star to serve alongside 17 other new members — including actress Taraji P. Henson, who was also asked to join

The only fighting star boxer, Vasyl Lomachenko, will do now for the foreseeable future is for his home country against Russia … so says his manager, who tells TMZ Sports Loma will remain in Ukraine until the war ends. Lomachenko has been in the war-torn country since February — shortly after Russia’s initial invasion —

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Ilhan Omar says Justice Clarence Thomas doesn’t care about the oath he took when he was confirmed to the Supreme Court, and if he’s not held accountable … our Democracy is at stake. We got the U.S. Congresswoman from Minnesota on Capitol Hill, and she doubled down on her call

Play video content TMZ.com Facebook teaming up with a major Republican consulting firm to turn public opinion against their fiercest rival reeks of desperation … so says Taylor Lorenz. The Washington Post columnist joined us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday to break down her bombshell report on the ways in which Mark Zuckerberg‘s FB and Meta

President Biden is apparently one of the few people on Earth who hasn’t seen the Will Smith slap by now — and that’s exactly why he can’t say if it was wrong or right. White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said as much Tuesday during a press briefing, when she was asked about the Oscars

Play video content Twitter/@TayFromCA Donald Trump is setting the record straight … saying in a statement Monday he did, in fact, sink a hole-in-one while golfing with Ernie Els over the weekend. “It is 100% true,” the former President said. Trump released the statement after many on social media accused the 75-year-old and his pals

One famous feline is helping other animals in need … raising $10k for animal relief in Ukraine! Stepan the cat, whose Instagram account Loveyoustepan has 1.2 million followers, started collecting money over PayPal last week, looking to donate to 5 different animal charities in Ukraine … as of Monday, they’ve raised $10,035! The five charities

Elon Musk seems to be following in Donald Trump‘s footsteps — at least when it comes to social media … because the tech wiz might just be mulling the launch of a new platform. The Tesla chief just tweeted out some interesting thoughts on what he thinks needs to happen with Twitter itself, writing …

Play video content CNN Sean Penn is backing Amy Schumer‘s idea of having Zelensky beam in to the Oscars ceremony — going so far as to say if it doesn’t happen … the show should be boycotted. The award-winning actor — who’s got two statuettes of his own — made the bold suggestion Saturday during

President Biden has been saying a lot during his Euro trip — but on a few occasions, he’s misspoken about our intentions with Russia … including the idea that Putin has got to go. POTUS sparked a lot of headlines Saturday following a rousing speech he gave in Poland reaffirming the U.S.’s commitment to helping