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Hurricane -- the Secret Service dog that took down an intruder outside the White House in 2014 -- may be gone ... but, the Service honored his heroism one more time before he passed.

Marshall Mirarchi -- Hurricane's handler and close pal -- stopped by "TMZ Live" to talk about the heroic Belgian Malinois ... and, he got teary-eyed early remembering the dog he had for most of his adult life.

Marshall then lays out Hurricane's last day ... saying he took him back to Washington, D.C. so he could see his old workspace -- the White House -- one more time.

Hurricane -- a Special Operations Canine and the most decorated dog in U.S. history -- has died, according to a statement posted to the official White House account.

According to the post -- which calls Hurricane a "true American hero" -- Hurricane bravely defended the White House for years ... before he unfortunately had to be put down this week.

TMZ has obtained pictures of Hurricane's last day ... full of fun times with his handler Marshall Mirarchi and other members of the Secret Service.

Stephen A. Smith won't be bolting from the ESPN airwaves for the White House ... 'cause SAS tells us he ain't running!

TMZ Sports caught up with the famed sports commentator out in the streets of NOLA last week, and with a recent report indicating 57-year-old Smith was getting looks from Democrat party leaders as a potential candidate for the 2028 election, we had to ask if he was interested.

Before we could finish the question, SAS made it clear that running for U.S. president was not in the cards.

The White House is spreading a message of love on Valentine's Day ... unless you're an undocumented immigrant -- in which case, the president ain't got a soft spot for you.

The official account for the White House just posted a V-Day card with its nearly eight million followers ... featuring Donald Trump's head, and the head of Tom Homan -- the "border czar" appointed by Trump to handle immigration back in November.

The two heads appear on a field of pink with tiny hearts scattered in the background ... and the rhyme "Roses are red, violets are blue, come here illegally, and we'll deport you" written on top.

President Trump is sending a strong message to the media ... kiss my executive orders, or pay the price -- and his press secretary is laying down the law in no uncertain terms.

Sounding very much like the new sheriff in town, Karoline Leavitt barked at reporters Wednesday when someone raised the topic of the administration pulling the Associated Press' access to the Oval Office, because the outlet still refers to the Gulf of Mexico by that label, and not the one POTUS decreed in one of his first executive orders.

Leavitt said, "I was very upfront in my briefing on day 1. If we feel that there are lies being pushed by outlets in this room, we are going to hold those lies accountable."

Elon Musk might be the king of making headlines, but even he couldn’t outshine his son, X Æ A-12, who also managed to snatch the spotlight from Donald Trump.

Little X wasn’t bothered with the high-stakes political drama during the Oval Office hangout Tuesday -- he was too busy living his best life chilling on dad's shoulders while Trump tried to soak in the excitement of the tiny guest.

The Oval Office ain't just for big decisions ... it’s also prime playtime territory as X demonstrated by trying to disappear behind the Resolute Desk like it was the best hiding spot ever.

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett is ripping Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency ... she says he needs a lesson in how the federal government is supposed to run.

The Congresswoman from Texas joined us on "TMZ Live" Wednesday and we asked her about Elon's seemingly endless influence over the Trump administration.

Jasmine says Elon is wielding way too much power for an unelected immigrant ... and she thinks it's rich the GOP is letting him have his way just because President Trump gave him the green light. She says Republicans would have him deported if he didn't bankroll Trump's campaign.

President Donald Trump almost had an uninvited guest plop down on the White House lawn ... but Secret Service shut the intrusion down within seconds.

Check it out ... tourists took a moment to take in POTUS' official residence, when a man dressed all in black made a beeline for the metal fence surrounding the popular landmark.

Onlookers could barely believe their eyes when the bold looky-loo began to scale the towering barrier ... with one witness repeatedly saying the word "bro" in disbelief.

Chrissy Teigen isn’t just backing Selena Gomez -- she’s blasting the White House too, slamming the Donald Trump administration's release of a video rebutting Selena after she posted a tearful reaction to mass ICE arrests last week.

Teigen was out Monday night, and on camera she explained how she was baffled over empathy being a bad thing, and called the political clap-back at Selena’s video straight-up "disgusting."

Chrissy went all in, calling the White House’s response lame and loser behavior -- basically doubling down on what she said on her IG Story days earlier, where she slammed staffers for having "a lot of time on their hands for the dumbest s*** ever."

9:58 AM PT -- After President Trump personally called out Biden Admin Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a press conference about Wednesday night's D.C. flight catastrophe, Buttigieg responded on X, noting some crucial details and prodding the president to "show actual leadership."

Donald Trump says diversity, equity and inclusion hiring "could have been" to blame for the crash that killed 67 people over Washington, D.C. Wednesday ... and, he's placing the blame squarely on Democrats playing politics.

The 47th President of the United States addressed the assembled press corps Thursday morning in the White House's briefing room ... and, while he started with a prepared statement about the tragedy, he quickly went off the rails and started pointing to the FAA's hiring policies as the reason ... even as the incident is still early in its investigation.

As we told you, extremely tense audio reveals air traffic controllers warned the U.S. Army helicopter that fatally crashed into an American Airlines passenger plane moments before the catastrophe.

Donald Trump's celebration of becoming the 47th president of the United States came to a screeching halt Tuesday morning when he attended church in D.C. -- and got roasted by a bishop in front of the entire congregation.

Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance sat in a pew watching Mariann Budde -- the Episcopal Bishop of Washington -- give DT a tongue-lashing for some of his political policies inside Washington National Cathedral.

Some of Donald's family -- wife Melania, daughter Tiffany, and daughter-in-law Lara -- were sitting with him for Budde's Trump-trashing sermon.

Donald Trump busted out some "Y.M.C.A."-style dance moves at the inaugural ball … but VP J.D. Vance’s kiddos were the real scene-stealers, matching his energy with some adorable moves of their own!

J.D.'s daughter Mirabel was totally feeling the vibe at the inauguration's indoor parade at D.C.'s Capital One Arena Monday … bouncing along to the music and letting all that energy out.

J.D. got swept up in the moment, scooping up Mirabel in his arms, while Usha juggled their little guy, Vivek -- who seemed more fascinated by her earring than the whole inauguration buzz.

Donald Trump is transforming everyday White House business into a spectacle worthy of an audience ... including the signing of several executive orders.

Check it out ... hours after he was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Trump hit the stage at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., where he put pen to paper and signed off on a number of his previously announced executive orders.

While the signing of an executive order is often done in the Oval Office in front of members of the press, DT chose to shake things up on inauguration day and essentially give the POTUS paperwork the WWE treatment ... signing the documents in front of a cheering crowd of his supporters.

Joe Biden got a frosty farewell in the final minutes of his presidency ... with boos ringing out from a crowd of Trump's MAGA supporters huddled nearby during the inauguration.

In this video obtained by TMZ, the crowd -- relegated to the Capitol One Arena -- made it clear they didn't need an invite to the main event to make their opinions on Biden known.

Check it out -- the moment Biden’s name hits the speakers, the whole arena goes off with boos, making it loud and clear they wanted him gone.

Outgoing President Joe Biden had one final act up his sleeve Monday morning, issuing a final round of pardons ... for more family members.

Just minutes before President-elect Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, the White House issued a statement declaring the pardons of Biden's two brothers, his sister and other family members -- to protect them from politically motivated prosecutions after he leaves office, the statement said.

JB caught quite a bit of flak for pardoning his son Hunter Biden a few weeks ago, on gun possession and tax charges, stating a similar motivation -- that his son was being unfairly targeted due to his father's political status.

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is sticking to his signature style -- and nothing, not even freezing weather or Donald Trump’s inauguration can make him budge!

Fetterman strolled through D.C. Monday in shorts and a hoodie, looking more like he was heading to a barbecue than bracing for politics' biggest day of the year.

It’s unclear if Fetterman plans to switch up his look later or if he’s just built differently -- but to give you an idea of how cold it was, they had to move the entire inauguration indoors to the Capitol Rotunda to escape the chill.