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Barack Obama is coming out swinging in defense of the First Amendment in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's TV show suspension ... accusing the Trump administration of trying to silence its critics.

After it was revealed Wednesday night Kimmel's show was suddenly and "indefinitely" suspended by ABC following the host's remarks about the late Charlie Kirk and MAGA, the former President took to X to call out the current administration.

Check it out ... he essentially calls Donald Trump a hypocrite, highlighting how 47 has complained about "cancel culture" for years ... only to jump on the cancel bandwagon when JK said something unfavorable about one of his own.

President Trump has made it clear he wants Tyler Robinson executed for allegedly assassinating Charlie Kirk ... and if Trump gets his way, Kirk's alleged killer faces a torturous fate.

The case will play out in Utah, where capital punishment is still a thing ... and where folks on death row are executed one of two ways ... firing squad or lethal injection.

Ronnie Lee Gardner was the last death row inmate in Utah killed by firing squad ... in June 2010 at Utah State Prison for a 1985 murder ... and a journalist who was there to watch the execution go down is recalling what it was like.

Vice President J.D. Vance started railing against far left "lunatics" towards the end of his tribute to Charlie Kirk ... getting emotional as he hosted his late friend's super popular radio show days after Kirk was assassinated.

Vance took the reins of "The Charlie Kirk Show" broadcast and podcast Monday ... sitting down in front of the microphone from the White House and going on an epic rant about what his boss, President Trump, likes to call the "radical left."

The veep said something's gone really wrong with the far left and claimed it was a "statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far left."

11:20 AM PT -- Just hours after Virginia's brother spoke out and called for Congress to release the files, the House of Representatives approved a resolution formally authorizing the Oversight Committee's ongoing investigation.

The House also authorized the release of "all unclassified committee records received from the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Epstein estate, and any other custodians related to the investigation described in this resolution, as well as any written declarations, or other evidence that relates to the investigation described in this resolution."

Virginia Giuffre's brother is drawing a clear line in the sand as members of Congress try to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files ... he says anyone who opposes the effort is on the side of rich and powerful abusers.

Sky Roberts made an emotional plea to lawmakers Wednesday during a press conference on Capitol Hill, where Epstein survivors called on Congress to make the files public.

Sky's sister Virginia is the most famous victim of Epstein's sex-trafficking ring ... and she died in April at 41 in what police in Australia said was suicide, though her family doubts she took her own life.

President Trump says the U.S. military conducted a missile strike against alleged Tren de Aragua narco-terrorists ... and the attack is on video!

The White House just released wild footage from the mission ... and you see a speed boat suddenly burst into flames.

Trump said the strike occurred while the alleged Venezuelan gang members were at sea in International waters.

A couple air traffic controllers came to blows on the job at Reagan National Airport ... and one of the guy's lawyers tells us the fight boiled down to President Trump's disdain for DEI hiring policies.

Damon Gaines is facing misdemeanor assault and battery charges for the March 2025 fight inside the air traffic control tower at DCA ... and he's going in front of a judge tomorrow to learn his fate.

Gaines' lawyer, Robert Jenkins, tells TMZ ... the coworker his client brawled with was commenting on Trump's anti-DEI crusade and Gaines took offense to some of the comments, leading to a dustup on the tower floor ... right in front of the control screens.

MAGA supporters eager to see Donald Trump added to Mount Rushmore are about to be disappointed ... because it's nearly impossible to make an addition without destroying the landmark, TMZ has learned.

We caught up with former National Park Service Superintendent Dan Wenk on "TMZ Live" Tuesday, where he explained why the two-time president is never going to make it up onto the storied rock in South Dakota.

As Dan put it ... the mountain has been examined in the past and investigations determined that trying to make changes to the mountain's structure would run the risk of destroying it.

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President Donald Trump tried to get the United States its first World Cup title on Friday ... and his strategy was simple -- steal the damn thing in broad daylight!!

Trump welcomed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to the Oval Office hours ago to announce the draw for the 2026 men's World Cup that will take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Infantino brought the beloved trophy with him to 1600 Penn ... and handed it to POTUS, saying it's "only for winners."

Melania Trump walked straight into the global crossfire by putting pen to paper in a letter to Vladimir Putin -- and that's made her prime roast material, according to Jack Schlossberg, who just posted a parody video mocking the First Lady.

JFK’s grandson doubled down on his recent taunting of Melania on "TMZ Live" Monday, insisting it’s not about hating her or Trump -- he points out with a brutal war tearing through Europe, seeing Putin -- who's accused of horrific war crimes -- get a hero’s welcome on U.S. soil was way over the line, and the apparently heartfelt letter Melania wrote ain't moving the needle.

Catch our clip -- Jack goes all in, saying yeah, Melania’s wish that kids don’t suffer is fine ... but she, Trump, and the U.S. need to get serious. Enough with the pointless meetings and tacked-on letters -- he wants real foreign policy, not half-baked gestures.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is back in D.C. at the White House ... and this time, he decided to wear a business-like suit instead of his usual military garb.

The president of Ukraine -- along with several other European leaders -- is meeting with Donald Trump Monday in the hopes of ending the war between Russia and Ukraine -- following a disastrous February meeting when VZ was criticized for not appearing sufficiently formal. Zelensky appeared in all black in a tightly cut suit Monday, shirt buttoned up to the top, though he still opted to skip a necktie.

As you know, Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin three days ago in Alaska ... but the two failed to reach a ceasefire agreement. Zelensky was notably not invited to that sit-down.

Public service announcement from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Oz ... walking outside in the sun for 15 minutes a day boosts our health and overall wellbeing -- and they say it could save the country billions of dollars!!!

RFK Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, just posted a cringey video on his official X account of him and Dr. Oz, the Medicaid/Medicare chief, hiking in Colorado and climbing up some rocks, talking about the benefits of sunlight.

They say all it takes to transform our health, mood and connection to our fellow Americans is 15 minutes of walking under the sun ... looking into the camera and saying, "Sunlight is medicine," as corny music plays in the background.

KISS will get their flowers at the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors ... and, the band members couldn't be more grateful for the accolade.

We spoke to Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss from the iconic band ... and, they all expressed gratitude after being bestowed with the institution's highest honor by President Donald Trump.

Simmons tells TMZ ... “KISS is the embodiment of the American dream. We are deeply honored to receive the Kennedy Center Honor.”

President Trump moved Barack Obama's official portrait at the White House ... and now we know exactly where Obama is hanging out these days.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Obama's portrait is now hung at the top of the set of stairs coming down to the landing/railing overlooking the cross-hall entrance to the White House's East Room.

Trump also moved the official portraits of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush ... and we're told they are in the same stairwell as Obama's.

President Trump's describing our nation's capital as a dystopian hellscape where criminals run amok with no law and order ... and he's sending in National Guard troops and taking over the police force -- but crime stats tell a much different story.

Trump and his cabinet are in the middle of a big dog and pony show Monday at the White House, announcing plans for a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.

POTUS says he's sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to "rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor ... and worse."

Donald Trump's doing some redecorating in the White House ... reportedly moving portraits of his predecessors from plain sight into a less trafficked area of the building.

CNN -- citing anonymous sources familiar with the situation -- reports Trump moved Barack Obama's portrait from the Grand Staircase, where more than a million visitors pass by each year, to a private area for staff only.

The portrait -- showing Obama on an all-white background -- is not the first painting of 44 moved in recent months. CNN reports another was replaced by a Trump portrait depicting the aftermath of the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting back in April.

President Trump is still going after Stephen Colbert ... and he says he could find two people on the street who could get higher TV ratings.

Trump went in on Colbert yet again Wednesday while taking questions in the Oval Office at the White House ... and then he lashed out at Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel.

POTUS says all three late night talk show hosts have no talent ... and in Colbert's case, he could pick any random person who could do just as well or better on TV.