Mitch McConnell just dropped another picture as proof of life ... along with an update on his health recovery ... and if history is any indication, there is no way in hell the internet is going to take this at face value.
In a written statement released Monday, the Senator from Kentucky says ... "I'm still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors' orders."
McConnell's statement also says he won't be able to attend an annual festival in Kentucky this upcoming Saturday and adds ... "As always, I appreciate all of your continued well wishes, and I'm looking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon."
The press release also included a photo of Mitch sitting in a geriatric chair next to his wife, Elaine Chao, presumably in the rehab center where he's been recovering.
Jimothyhas friends in high places ... two members of Congress are demanding Seattle protect its viral raccoon "at all costs."
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TMZ obtained an exclusive letter from Reps. Anna Paulina Lunaand Tim Burchett to Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson -- warning Jimothy's newfound fame could attract people looking to harm him or disrupt his daily raccoon business.
Their solution: put City Hall on raccoon patrol.
The lawmakers want him enrolled in community carnivore monitoring initiatives ... including sighting-report platforms and databases tracking his movements, well-being and "general mischief."
President Trump is doubling down on his controversial speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner for CNN'sKaitlan Collins... posting an A.I.-generated image depicting the anchor as transgender actress Dylan Mulvaney.
Trump shared the photo on Truth Social Sunday ... showing Collins smiling in a black dress and gloves while clutching a Bud Light, with several more cans sitting in front of her ... mirroring Dylan's 2023 Bud Light ad that prompted Conservatives to boycott the brand.
As TMZ previously reported ... Trump targeted Collins during Friday night's rescheduled WHCD ... first calling her journalism award "fake" before commenting on her looks and telling her to smile.
Former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Daniel Adongo has been deported from the United States ... with federal immigration officials saying the ex-NFL player was removed after overstaying his visa and accumulating a criminal record, TMZ has confirmed.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says Adongo -- a native of Kenya -- was removed from the country on June 20 after a Department of Justice immigration judge ordered his removal in March. Fox News was first to report the incident.
According to ICE, Adongo remained in the U.S. after his visa expired in 2016. Officials say he was subject to mandatory detention under the Laken Riley Act -- which requires the detention of non-U.S. citizens who commit certain crimes.
Kaitlan Collins appears to be brushing off President Donald Trump's "tribute" to her ... posting a pointed quote on social media just hours after he took aim at her during the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner.
The CNN Chief White House Correspondent shared a post to her Instagram following the event Saturday with photos of her and longtime CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer on the carpet ... adding a not-so-subtle Eleanor Roosevelt quote which read, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
The post came less than a day after Trump singled Collins out while speaking at Friday night's event at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C.
7/26/2026 11:03 AM PST -- Berlin police confirm that alleged terrorist Abdul Ballout is dead after a confrontation with the police. The death total remains at one ... there are now 29 reported injuries.
One person was killed and 16 others were injured Saturday when an alleged terrorist intentionally mowed down a crowd of revelers at a LGBTQ+ parade in Berlin, Germany, according to police.
Cops said the tragedy occurred when a car barreled into Tiergarten -- Berlin's most prominent park -- plowing into a bunch of people near the route of the pride celebration. An army of police then responded and searched for the suspect, but he had already fled and is still at large.
Berlin Police say they have identified the alleged perpetrator as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout -- who allegedly has ties to an Islamic extremist group. A police spokesperson also said some of the victims had suffered life-threatening injuries ... and some had stab wounds.
Natalya Scudder -- a star on season 7 and season 8 of "Below Deck" -- says she spent the night in disgusting digs at a detention center before being deported from the USA.
We spoke to the reality star and influencer earlier this week ... and she told us all about her nightmarish experience -- which began when she was detained by authorities over photos she took in the USA during her last visit.
She says she was told cashing in on the snaps as she had meant she needed a different kind of visa than the one she applied for ... at which point she says they took her to a dirty room and told her she'd be staying for anywhere between 1 and 5 days.
Nick Fuentes and Hunter Biden's debate got heated around issues of race relations ... with the far-right commentator arguing white people didn't blow up after Charlie Kirk's death like Black people did after MLK's.
Clips from the pair's conversation are going viral on social media ... including one in which Fuentes -- who has been described by the Anti-Defamation League and even Encyclopedia Britannica as a white supremacist, though he rejects the label -- argued white people moving to the suburbs coincided with dangerous race riots in America during the late 1960s.
Biden didn't argue for the violence, but he injected some nuance into the debate ... mentioning the anger and frustration which caused the violence came from generations-long disrespect and oppression of the Black community.
Katy Perry just exploded on President Trump's administration for using her hit 2010 song, "Firework," in a social media video that shows missile attacks by the U.S. government.
Katy shared the fiery tweet Saturday morning in response to the below TikTok -- she said she's "deeply appalled and angry" to see the popular song as a back track for the compilation video footage of military strikes.
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She added, "I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it."
President Donald Trump sent some love to Fox News reporter Peter Doocy as he joked during his White House Correspondents' Dinner speech Friday night, but Peter didn't get the chance to answer a question the Prez asked him .... until now.
Check it out ... TMZ D.C.'s Charlie Cotton caught up with the senior White House correspondent after the dinner and brought up Trump calling him out during his speech. Charlie pointed to the moment Trump asked PD who the "most transparent president ever" is.
During the dinner, Peter asked Trump if he should stand up to answer the question, but the moment fell flat because Peter didn't have access to a microphone. No one would've heard his response.
Well, TMZ DC to the rescue ... 'cause Charlie had a mic ready for Doocy's witty response -- and, while he didn't answer it squarely, Peter sarcastically harkened back to the moment a different prez called him "stupid," but with more colorful language.
President Donald Trump couldn't duck these two words -- Jeffrey Epstein -- at Friday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner -- and it made for a seriously awkward moment.
The moment came when CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer announced that The Wall Street Journal had won the 2026 Katharine Graham Award for Courage and Accountability for the newspaper's big scoop on Trump's past relationship with Epstein -- the late convicted pedophile financier.
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Trump just smiled and shrugged his shoulders after Blitzer told the crowd the prez had filed a $20 billion lawsuit against The Journal, which included the home address of Khadeeja Safdar -- one of the reporters on the groundbreaking story.
Jussie Smollett enjoyed some VIP treatment back in Chicago ... getting a personal tour of the new Barack Obama presidential library, where he was accompanied by his new boyfriend, Karamo Brown.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the actor and former "Queer Eye" star were spotted Thursday at the recently opened Obama Presidential Center in the Windy City.
We're told the new couple checked out portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama and walked through the center with a member of Obama's team.
Jussie had a lot of drama in Chicago years ago, when he was accused of staging a hate crime hoax ... but it sounds like Karamo's the reason for the VIP visit.
LeBron James is now a Philadelphia 76er ... but President Donald Trump believes he's "maybe" more of a racist.
The Commander in Chief made the shocking claim about the face of the NBA right from the Oval Office on Friday ... when well-known White House reporter Peter Doocy asked for his stance on the greatest G.O.A.T. debate in sports -- Michael Jordan or LeBron James??
Trump's answer had nothing to do with rings, points, or even talent for that matter ... but one thing in particular that doesn't show up on any box score -- friendship.
"Well, Michael Jordan's a guy that's a friend of mine. Play golf with him. He's a really good guy."
The World Series champions hit up President Donald Trump's White House on Thursday ... and while POTUS celebrated the Los Angeles Dodgers' incredible run, he first had to pat himself on the back for an extreme home makeover.
Trump kickstarted the ceremony by praising the revamped Rose Garden ... pointing out how it's more friendly for women who wear high heels -- and taking a shot at his predecessor, Joe Biden, as he listed all the new improvements to the area.
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When he got to the task at hand, Trump put the spotlight on the Dodgers' ownership and players ... giving a big shoutout to Shohei Ohtani, for being a great two-way player, just like the legendary Babe Ruth.
Rep. Gabe Amosays Elon Musk's "historically accurate" A.I. remake of "The Odyssey" sounds more like a personal fantasy ... one where everybody looks exactly the same.
Charliecaught the Rhode Island congressman on the Hill Thursday and asked about Musk's bold promise to have Grok produce a full-length version of Homer's epic before the end of the year.
Musk says his version will be faithful to both history and Homer's iconic literature -- but Amo mocked the idea ... predicting a cast of look-alikes and tying that vision to Elon's Afrikaner roots in South Africa.
