Politics

Andy Cohen went scorched earth on former NYC Mayor Eric Adams moments after the New Year's Eve ball dropped ... unloading in a boozy, no filter rant on live TV as Anderson Cooper struggled to shut it down.

The Bravo honcho lit into Adams during CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast, torching the ex-mayor's run as chaotic and urging him to ride off into retirement. Cohen, holding a drink on air, mocked Adams' exit and appeared to take a swipe at his dismissed federal corruption case prompting Cooper and BJ Novak to jump in and attempt damage control.

At one point, Novak joked Cohen needed to be cut off, while Cooper awkwardly put an arm around his longtime cohost in a failed attempt to de-escalate the rant.

One of the members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee that's been releasing photos and documents from the Jeffrey Epstein estate has a New Year's resolution for the Epstein Files ... he wants to totally expose and put away the pedophile's enablers.

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat from Virginia who sits on the committee, tells TMZ ... "My New Year's Resolution for the Epstein Files is to get the files released, name names, and let the courts and the court of public opinion judge those who perpetrated, covered up, and enabled these crimes so that they never happen again."

And Subramanyam says Ghislaine Maxwell is one of their targets ... despite her currently serving a 20-year sentence in prison after being convicted of sex trafficking minors and other federal charges. He says Maxwell "should absolutely be held accountable for all the crimes she committed, including newly discovered crimes."

4:01 PM PT -- The White House is denying a report in the Wall Street Journal that President Trump's Mar-a-Lago spa in Florida used to send teenage workers to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach mansion.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tells TMZ … "It's shameful the Wall Street Journal is wasting their once great paper writing up fallacies and innuendo in order to smear President Trump and distract from his historic first year back in office."

Leavitt adds ... "No matter how many times this story is told and retold, the truth remains: President Trump did nothing wrong and he kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago for being a creep."

She continues ... "Now, it's President Trump’s own Justice Department that is releasing hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to Epstein and his crimes."

Donald Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein may be even worse than previously thought ... according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.

The WSJ says DT's Mar-a-Lago spa in Florida would send teenage workers to Epstein's mansion, despite it being an open secret among the staff that the billionaire would sometimes expose himself during appointments.

According to the publication, the practice stopped in 2003 when an unnamed 18-year-old employee complained that Epstein "pressured her for sex."

In a quintessential display of useless, oxymoronic advice, Kellyanne Conway went on Fox News and told Rosie O'Donnell she "needs a husband" ... perfectly summing up how she thinks about problem-solving.

Kellyanne's baffling statement came in response to Rosie's TikTok over the weekend in which she called for President Donald Trump's removal from office.

During an episode of "The Five" Tuesday, Trump's former campaign manager and senior counselor addressed the camera to pose a question for Rosie, asking, "Don't you have anybody who loves you?"

President Donald Trump told Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein to "rot in hell" in an incendiary message posted on Truth Social Wednesday.

Trump began his message with sympathy for Tina Peters, who was sentenced to nine years in prison last year after she was convicted of election interference on multiple charges following a security breach of Mesa County election equipment after the 2020 presidential election.

Peters let an unauthorized individual gain access to a secure system to help support false claims about the election being stolen, Newsweek reports.

Trump wrote Peters was "trying to stop the massive voter fraud that goes on in her State" and added it'd be difficult to wish her a happy new year.

He described Polis as a "scumbag" and called Rubinstein "disgusting" and a "RINO" -- abbreviating "Republican In Name Only."

Trump concluded his message by wishing Polis and Rubinstein "only the worst" and called for Peters' release.

Rubinstein told The Hill Trump didn't have facts or law on his side and was simply "pounding the table."

A growing number of people want Nicki Minaj booted from the USA after her highlighted appearance at Erika Kirk's Turning Point USA event ... and the charge might have been started by one of the rapper's diehard fans!!!

Shortly before the ball drops for 2026 on Wednesday, the Change.org petition to "Deport Nicki Minaj to Trinidad" surpassed 70,000 signatures ... fans really dislike how she has become Nicki MAGAJ.

Earlier in the year, Nicki also waged a public war with Jay-Z and all things Roc Nation, and the petition suggests that Nicki did it out of lunacy and is a danger to American soil.

Following President Donald Trump's abysmal ratings hosting the Kennedy Center Honors -- and the growing list of artists canceling performances at the venue due to DT's recent rebranding it with his name on top -- the president's retaliatory tantrum has begun.

Despite JFK's granddaughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, dying just hours earlier Tuesday, Trump took to Truth Social to flood his timeline with reposts of MAGA supporters mocking the Kennedy family.

One reads ... "The Kennedy Family have LONG neglected the Kennedy Center, btw. They don't raise money for it. They never show up. And the only Kennedy who has been there recently is a member of Trump's cabinet."

Another reads ... "The Trumps have always been supporters of the arts. The Kennedys are supporters of the Kennedys."

Jill Biden's first husband, Bill Stevenson, called cops about a domestic dispute at his Delaware home and was there when authorities pronounced his wife dead ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement in Delaware tells us Bill is the one who picked up the phone and dialed 911 on Sunday night and was waiting at his Oak Hill home when responding officers arrived.

As we reported ... cops found Bill's wife, 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, unresponsive in the living room and tried life-saving measures before pronouncing her dead at the scene. Dispatch audio from the incident mentions "cardiac arrest."

Journalist and author Tatiana Schlossberg has died.

Schlossberg wrote for publications such as the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post and Vanity Fair. She was the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the daughter of Caroline Kennedy.

The JFK Library Foundation confirmed her passing Tuesday in an Instagram post, writing, "Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts."

The "Inconspicuous Consumption" author was reportedly diagnosed with leukemia in May 2024.

Jill Biden's first husband, Bill Stevenson, is now a widower ... because Bill's wife was pronounced dead at their Delaware home after cops were called for a domestic dispute, and found her unresponsive ... TMZ has learned.

New Castle County Police tell TMZ ... officers responded to a reported domestic dispute at a home in Oak Hill around 11:15 Sunday night and found Linda Stevenson unresponsive in the living room.

Cops say officers immediately administered life-saving measures, but Linda was ultimately pronounced dead.

President Donald Trump threatened to "knock the hell out of" Iran if the country continued developing weapons while speaking at Mar-a-Lago on Monday.

Trump made his remarks about the country's offensive ambitions after meeting with Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu, and said he'd learned Iran's government is reportedly trying to "build up again" in an apparent reference to its nuclear program, reports the New York Post.

However, Trump said the Iranian government was interested in making a deal with the United States, which he described as a "much smarter" move.

Trump also referenced a set of strikes carried out on Iranian nuclear sites in June, and said Iran likely wished it had struck a deal with the United States earlier.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly requested up to 50 years’ worth of security guarantees for his country during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.

While a proposed 20-point peace plan would ensure 15 years of security guarantees, which are mostly focused on stalling Russian aggression towards Ukraine, Zelensky asked for further guarantees from the United States, according to CNBC.

Trump spoke to reporters following the end of his meeting with Zelensky and claimed the sit-down went well, save for "one or two very thorny issues" remaining.

POTUS stated the issues were centered on what he described as "the land" -- portions of Ukrainian soil have been occupied by Russian forces, while others are still being fought over -- and said Ukrainian officials were "better off making a deal now."

Stars as unique as snowflakes headed for the cold to celebrate the holidays ... no, they didn't vacay at the North Pole -- they journeyed to Aspen, Coloado instead!

Mariah Carey brought a little cowgirl style to the popular skiing destination ... throwing on a gray cowboy hat and a heavy white coat.

Ivanka Trump channeled her inner Heatmiser in a bright red coat while standing atop the mountain ... puckering up her mouth and seemingly blowing a kiss at the camera.

As the Department of Justice appears to slow walk the release of hundreds of thousands of Epstein files, TMZ is taking a look back on what’s been made public so far to test your knowledge on just who has been snapped with Jeffrey Epstein or shown up in the files.

We’re zeroing in on the rich and famous who have hung out with the Prince of Pedophiles over the years. The DOJ has already released a slew of photos from the Epstein files, capturing everyone from Bill Clinton to Mick Jagger to Winnie the Pooh, as well as documents that link Epstein to President Trump.

More Epstein files were released, Nicki Minaj has gone full MAGA, and Jake Paul's got fatherhood on the brain. So we gotta ask ...

The White House is getting a new family member ... because White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is pregnant with her second child!

She announced she's expecting a baby girl on social media Saturday as she stood aside her Christmas tree cradling her growing baby bump that was accentuated by a body-hugging sweater dress. She raved about the upcoming addition to her family in her post's caption, writing ... "My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother. My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of motherhood, which I truly believe is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth. 🥹"