Melania Trumpcashed in big on her documentary ... even though moviegoers mostly stayed home.
The First Lady's Amazon-backed documentary "Melania" turned into a massive payday for her ... with President Trump's newly released annual financial disclosure revealing Melania personally pocketed $10.71 million from the project.
That's an eye-popping haul considering the film reportedly brought in only about $16 million at the worldwide box office -- meaning FLOTUS' payday alone topped half of the movie's total ticket sales.
The filing also shows she earned roughly $521,000 from her memoir ... along with more than $6 million from NFTs and other collectibles.
President Donald Trump is paying his respects to the late Village People singer Victor Willis ... Trump says he'll think of Victor every time he hears his hit song, "Y.M.C.A."
POTUS hopped on social media Wednesday and posted a tribute to Victor, who died Monday after an aggressive illness.
Trump is remembering Victor as a "great and happy guy" ... and the Prez is taking credit for making "Y.M.C.A" a "monster" hit again by playing the song at his rallies.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezsympathizes with folks who are finding it hard to be patriotic these days ... and she's reminding everyone about the good things in our country -- regardless of who runs it.
Charlie got the New York representative in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday ... and, with the Fourth of July and the big 250th birthday coming up, we had to ask what she has to say to people struggling with patriotism.
AOC says "no one can take America" away from the common people ... it's not about whoever is in charge at the moment, but instead about the people and ideals that make the country great -- from the Founding Fathers to the abolitionists to the Suffragettes, and everyone in between.
Rep. Mike Lawler went OFF on Reps Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal, and NY Governor Kathy Hochul... repeatedly calling them "f**king assholes" for their sanctuary city policies that he says led to the murder of one of his constituents.
It was as hot as it gets in the Capitol Tuesday, when Lawler appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, introducing Jessica Gorman, whose daughter Sheridanwas murdered in Chicago by an illegal alien who had committed a string of crimes before the killing and was allowed to stay in the U.S. ... Chicago, by the way, is a sanctuary city.
Rep. Lauren Boebert isn't exactly welcoming a fellow Republican back to Congress ... rather, she's skewering him for being MIA because he was depressed.
Jacobgot the Congresswoman from Colorado Tuesday on Capitol Hill, and she was incredulous that Congressman Tom Kean finally ended his nearly 4-month sabbatical, citing "depression."
Lauren had a different diagnosis, scoffing that Kean's "case of the sads" is no excuse for abandoning the ship. Jacob mounted a challenge, saying depression is more than a case of the sads, but Boebert doubled down, saying he was an embarrassment and needed to toughen up.
Thing is ... Kean is running for reelection, and Republicans need every seat to retain the House, but Boebert doesn't care ... she says if he's too much of an eggshell to show up, she's ok if he's booted from Congress.
J.K. Rowling worked her magic and scored a meeting with Queen Camilla ... though it seems the two only discussed reading ... and not the author's controversial views on the transgender community.
The 'Harry Potter' author met with the United Kingdom's Queen Consort Tuesday ... with the Royal Family's official X account sharing a picture of the two standing side by side.
Stormy Daniels is taking a monumental step in her feud with Donald Trump ... comparing his "yucky" Reflecting Pool renovation to the Trump gene pool ... and calling Trump "tiny."
The porn star-turned-comedian shared photos from her trip to the nation's capital with her husband, Barrett Blade, including one inside the Lincoln Memorial and another in front of the Pool.
Stormy captioned the snap ... "Had a day off yesterday so we walked around DC. I thought there would be a lot more people out and about but it was pretty quiet. Reflecting Pool still almost as yucky as tiny’s gene pool, though."
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has finally explained his mysterious 116-day absence from Congress ... after vanishing from public life for months.
On Tuesday, Kean took the floor to address why he was MIA ... explaining he has been dealing with depression. The Congressman explained he took time off due to an order by his doctor.
Kean all but vanished from Washington back in early March ... missing more than 100 House votes while his office offered only vague updates about a "personal health issue."
The lack of answers sparked mounting concern from constituents, political insiders and even members of his own party.
NPR may have jumped the gun on one of the biggest political scoops of the year ... reporting that Supreme Court Justice SamuelAlitois retiring, only to quickly reverse course and retract their story.
The Alito retirement story, written by prominent SCOTUS reporter NinaTotenberg, was published Tuesday morning before quickly disappearing from NPR's website. In its place now sits a brief editor's note that reads, "This story has been taken down. It was published in error."
The report spread quickly because the stakes couldn't be much higher. If Alito steps down, President Trumpwould get the chance to nominate a fourth Supreme Court justice -- further cementing his influence over the nation's highest court for years to come.
The twist here is who's behind the scoop ... Totenberg has spent decades covering the Supreme Court and is widely regarded as one of the best-sourced reporters on the beat -- having broken countless major stories involving the justices. That's already fueled speculation the underlying reporting may be sound and the story simply went live before NPR intended.
The Supreme Court just reshaped the playing field ... ruling states can bar transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
The blockbuster decision -- handed down Tuesday -- upholds Idaho and West Virginia laws limiting school sports teams to athletes based on biological sex ... and it's poised to impact similar laws already on the books in more than two dozen states.
The ruling mirrors a growing trend, with the International Olympic Committee and a number of international athletic federations tightening eligibility rules for women's competition.
Donald Trump is your favorite showman's favorite showman ... at least that's what Rep.Wesley Hunt says.
Jacob caught up with the Texas congressman on Monday to ask what he thinks about Trump touting crowds at the Great American State Fair that simply aren't there.
Dr. Oz might want to get his eyes checked ... he says there's "tons of people" at the Great American State Fair ... but one pan of the camera makes a completely opposite diagnosis.
TMZ DC was on the National Mall Monday whenOz and Dean Cain took the stage and talked up the event's turnout ... insisting the fair was drawing plenty of people and only getting busier as the week rolls on.
Then our guy Charlie did what any intrepid producer would do ... he panned over to the audience -- and, well, the footage pretty much speaks for itself.
President Trumpsays the Great American State Fair is a smash hit ... even if photo evidence from the event looks to tell a different story.
Trump took to Truth Social Monday morning to celebrate the patriotic bash on the National Mall ... asking supporters if they appreciated the "fantastic job" his team did building and operating the event, which he says was "packed with happy people."
POTUS took his usual swipes at Barack Obamaand Joe Biden ... "DO YOU THINK THAT OBUMA OR SLEEPY JOE BIDEN COULD HAVE DONE IT? THE ANSWER IS NO!"
Trump's post comes as the fair has drawn plenty of attention online -- not just for its attractions, but for photos and videos that critics say show lighter-than-expected crowds across large stretches of the Mall.
A far-right influencer and some of his supporters showed up to the BET Awards holding racist signs ... sparking a melee that was caught on video.
See for yourself ... Jake Lang -- who President Trump pardoned for crimes committed during the January 6 insurrection -- had a group of people rush him while outside Sunday's award show at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ... and it got pretty ugly.
VIDEO THREAD: Pardoned J6er Jake Lang showed up with a few supporters to hold signs disparaging Black people at the BET Awards in Los Angeles, where they were kicked and had bottles thrown at them by an angry and growing crowd.
Bill Maher had one thing on his mind before accepting one of comedy's biggest honors ... and it wasn't his speech -- it was his shoes.
Jacob caught up with him Sunday ahead of receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center ... and while plenty of people are focused on the politics surrounding the night, Bill seemed a whole lot more concerned about making sure his brand-new kicks didn't send him face-first onto the stage.
Check out the video ... his running commentary about the footwear is pretty hilarious. Maher cracks jokes while fielding questions about the honor ... but quickly gets back to what really matters -- his footing.
Former President Joe Biden is taking aim at President Donald Trump ... and his beloved reflecting pool.
Biden unloaded on Trump's makeover of the White House Reflecting Pool during a blistering speech at the Maryland Democratic Party Gala, mocking what he portrayed as the president's obsession with putting his personal stamp on Washington landmarks.
Amidst the former president's words, he said "It's not just his vanity projects ... putting his name on the Kennedy Center. Building an arch in his own honor. Even hiring his own pool guy to fix the Reflecting Pool. Whoa, what a loser" ... drawing cheers from the crowd.
