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.
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.
Donald Trump's comparing throwback pics against Barack Obama's ... flaunting his put-together military style -- while seemingly roasting his predecessor for lighting up.
POTUS posted a split-photo comparing the two in their younger days ... capturing him in his uniform from the New York Military Academy, which he attended in the early 1960s, and the former prez from early on at his time at Occidental College.
Obama wears a wide-brimmed hat, a collared shirt, and puffs on a cigarette in the pic ... a habit the former president has admitted he's struggled with since his teen years.
President Donald Trump didn't leave a single thought to himself as he went off on his former national security adviser, John Bolton, after he pleaded guilty to mishandling classified documents.
Check out the prez's Truth Social post from Friday night -- he goes off on Bolton, calling him "a very dumb, unbalanced, and unskilled former representative of the United States of America."
He went on, "He is a terrible person, a lunatic who only wanted to start trouble and wars, and who was a needless pusher of death and destruction wherever he went."
The Department of Defense is touting yet another successful military attack ... this time sharing a video of U.S. airstrikes on multiple Iranian military sites.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) posted the video Friday of the Thursday attack ... showing American aircraft completely annihilating the Iranian sites into clouds of smoke.
CENTCOM said the strikes, which also hit coastal radar sites, were retaliatory after Tehran allegedly attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial cargo ship with a drone in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions as a ceasefire appeared to be holding.
Donald Trump had the crowd laughing Friday while taking aim at Democrats ... joking he'd become the "greatest communist in history" because, according to him, it's just that easy!
Speaking at Washington's Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy Conference, Trump sarcastically acted out life under communism ... nobody would have to pay rent, and everyone could just pick whatever house they wanted.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore could get the NRA's stamp of approval, because his guns are out of control!
TMZ DC snagged the Guv Thursday at the Capitol ... and he was a little off-kilter when Jacobwanted know how he stacked up against other Governors in the USA. We're not talking policy, we're talking the real heavy lifting -- as in how much can he bench?
We asked him about leg exercises, but he didn't tell us squat ... except to say he's got "the baddest" first lady in the country, so he's gotta keep it fresh and sexy!
Rep. Lauren Boebert doesn't care if pro sports teams have gay pride nights, but she's adamant ... players better get a say on whether they have to participate in those events.
TMZ DC's Jacob Wasserman spoke with the Colorado congresswoman Thursday about the controversy surrounding San Francisco Giants players who modified their Pride Night hats by adding a well-known Bible verse, from the Book of Genesis, which describes the rainbow as the symbol of God's covenant with earth.
LB says these verses don't hurt anyone ... and the players were just engaging in a quiet and subtle protest on the field.
The W in WNBA stands for wrestling when it comes to Caitlin Clark -- so says CongressmanTim Burchett, who tells TMZ DC the league better stop abusing its biggest star ... or they'll be flat broke when she leaves for a European league.
The politician from Tennessee is outraged over how the Indiana Fever superstar's being treated by her peers ... as she's been targeted with rough fouls in games. Most recently, she took a fist to her throat during Wednesday's contest against the Phoenix Mercury.
Burchett reacted to a screenshot of the act on X ... saying, "The thug treatment of @CaitlinClark22 by the @WNBA is pathetic" -- but he had more to say when Jacob Wasserman ran into him on Capitol Hill Thursday morning.
Sen.John Fetterman says Larry David needs to change his stripes and get over himself ... using a 1980s movie reference to tell Larry it's ridiculous to be embarrassed over the UFC event at the White House.
The Senator from Pennsylvania Senator ripped the "Seinfeld" creator for recently saying the fights held on President Donald Trump's birthday on the South Lawn made him "embarrassed to be an American."
Fetterman's got 3 words for Larry ... and while the movie reference goes over Jacob's head, what the Senator is trying to get across here is that the UFC event isn't un-American and Larry needs to get over himself.
The clearer water makes a mysterious jagged line at the bottom of the Pool more evident. This is what President Trump was apparently zeroing in on to make a case the Reflecting Pool was vandalized by a sharp object.
Rep. TroyNehlssays anyone caught vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool should be thrown in prison and forced to sell off their possessions to pay for another refurbishment ... and if they have dogs, well tough luck, the pooches will being taken too!!!
Charliecaught up with the Texas Congressman on Capitol Hill and he unloaded on the folks he believes are responsible for the Reflecting Pool falling apart ... and -- spoiler alert -- it's not the people who won a no-bid contract to do the pricey reno.
Rep. Nehls says prison time isn't enough for these vandals ... and he lays out a punishment plan that's guaranteed to raise some eyebrows.
The Republican repeatedly defended the restoration project and blamed folks with Trump derangement syndrome for ruining the "beautiful" Pool ... and he even took political swipes at the algae.
If something in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool caused a bunch of ducks to drop dead, we should find out soon ... necropsies are being performed on the animals as we speak.
City Wildlife, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation group in Washington, DC, tells TMZ ... they've submitted samples from two ducks for necropsies after the birds were found dead at the National Mall.
In a statement, rep for the group tells us ... "City Wildlife routinely conducts necropsies on ducks found deceased on the National Mall when the cause of death is unknown."
Donald Trumpsays the Parks Department has evidence someone gashed the new liner in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with a knife ... but taking Trump at his word and finding said evidence is a wild goose duck chase ... as our own Jacobis quickly finding out.
POTUS referred reporters to the Parks Department when he was being peppered with questions Monday about what evidence he has that vandals are to blame for a 300-foot gash in the Pool liner ... so Jacob called the Parks Department today, and when he struck out, he showed up on their doorstep.
Check out Jacob's clip ... he explains all the hoops he's been jumping through to follow up with Trump's claims ... which are falling apart faster than the Pool renovation.
President Trump looks like he's trying catch those pesky pool vandals with some fancy new technology ... because new A.I. surveillance systems were just installed at the the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Our Charlie Cotton noticed these new A.I. security cameras being wheeled over to the Reflecting Pool on Monday -- the same day Trump claimed vandals carved a 300-foot long gash into the brand new Pool liner -- and when Charlie returned Tuesday, the surveillance systems were installed and running ... keeping a watchful eye over the Pool.
This is more than just an eye in the sky ... this A.I. features real-time tracking, intrusion detection, HD monitoring, strobe lights, automated spotlights and loud, talk-down horn speaker.
A New York City coffee shop is in hot water with the feds ... the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is investigating after staff banned a pro-Israel politician.
Here's the deal ... Poetica Coffee's Park Slope location slammed Rep. Dan Goldman on their Facebook page after he purchased a drink from them over the weekend ... issuing him a refund and saying they "don't serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between."
The shop told the New York Congressman he's never welcome back, adding ... "Do you see how it doesn't taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?"
