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Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated from the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence after celebrating Passover when a man allegedly set fire to the building ... and, the suspected arsonist is now in custody.

Cody Balmer -- a 38-year-old man from Harrisburg, PA -- was arrested after cops say he hopped over a fence onto the property and forcibly entered the residence before setting it ablaze.

Photos of the fire damage show the inside of this part of the residence -- a large room meant for holding big gatherings -- burned badly ... with ashes covering the floor and tables while only a stack of plates in the center of one table seemed to have survived.

President Trump gave RFK Jr.'s wife, Cheryl Hines, the cold shoulder, refusing to shake her hand as he made the rounds at UFC 314 in Florida Saturday night.

The Commander in Chief kicked things off by making a grand entrance to the event in Miami, entering the arena to thunderous applause with UFC bigwig Dana White and shaking hands with supporters.

When he finally got to RFK Jr. standing in the crowd, Trump gave a light hug to his Secretary of Health and Human Services, but then snubbed Hines.

Bill Maher got into granular detail about his dinner with Donald Trump nearly 2 weeks ago at the White House, and he's convinced the authentic Trump is charming and even self-deprecating, while the President is an actor of sorts ... but a bunch of people think Bill's got it backwards.

The 'Real Time' host broke down how he broke bread with 47, saying he's a good judge of people ... having been around for a minute and performing before crowds he had to win over -- performing for 4 decades.

Bill says the REAL Trump is literally a guy you'd like to have dinner with ... filled with charm, funny, able to take criticism and fully engaging. He thinks the President -- whose persona is vastly different -- is essentially creating a character or caricature who is acting out a role.

America's standing in the world is taking a hit, but Phil Keoghan says turmoil in the United States isn't hurting American competitors racing around the world on a reality TV show.

We got the 'Amazing Race' host at LAX and our photog asked him if he was seeing any consequences on the show from the second Trump presidency.

Phil says from what he's seen, Americans are still welcome in different countries and they're not being treated poorly in areas where Trump's policies, rhetoric and antics aren't being well received.

Rep. Darrell Issa is defending President Trump using the Justice Department to investigate his political foes ... and he says Trump's no worse than Joe Biden.

The Congressman from California joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday and we asked him about Trump directing the DOJ to look into a couple officials from his first term who ultimately became Trump critics.

Rep. Issa says Trump weaponizing the DOJ to go after political enemies isn't all that different from what Biden did with the DOJ in investigating Trump when Biden was in the White House.

Kevin O'Leary is going for the jugular ... he wants President Trump to hammer China with massive tariffs and force Chinese President Xi Jinping to the bargaining table.

The "Shark Tank" star joined us on "TMZ Live" Wednesday and told us why slapping tariffs on China is not about bringing manufacturing back to the United States, but more about forcing a trade deal and getting China to finally play by the rules.

Kevin says China's been lying, cheating and stealing when it comes to technology and trade for years now ... and he wants Trump to hit them where it hurts -- with a 400% tariff.

D.L. Hughley is ripping Bill Maher for breaking bread with President Trump at the White House ... and he says they're sounding a little too similar these days, at least to his ears.

The comedian joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday and we asked him about Bill's recent visit to the White House, where he sat down for dinner with Trump.

D.L. says Bill is wasting his time if he's trying to raise an issue with Trump ... because he feels POTUS is a purely transactional fella who is only concerned about getting something for himself in anything he does.

Harriet Tubman’s family is fired up after the National Park Service quietly yanked her photo and quote from the Underground Railroad web page, among other edits... calling it a total slap in the face to Black history, which they stress is American history -- period.

Tubman's relative Rita Daniels -- author, speaker, and founder of the Harriet Tubman Learning Center -- tells TMZ she was shocked by the move, which came amid President Trump’s anti-DEI push, pointing out Tubman played a key role in shaping U.S. history ... particularly helping escaped slaves find their way to freedom, as well as helping the Union during the Civil War. The edited page also removed references to the history of enslavement in the U.S., aside from a single caption ... before public outcry prompted their restoration.

Rita's asking the big question -- why is Black history such a threat to certain people? And why are they trying to erase Black history from America's story? She notes first the administration removed Dept. of Defense references to Jackie Robinson, and then the Tuskegee Airmen.

The Florida man who was arrested for threatening on Facebook to fatally shoot President Trump last week posed for a mug shot after cops cuffed him -- and he looks like an older surfer dude with a 5 o'clock shadow.

Glenn DeCicco, 73, got his 15 minutes of infamy by mugging for the camera as police snapped his booking photo Friday night in Jupiter, FL, where he lives.

Check it out ... DeCicco looks like your average beach-lover, with sandy hair and a bunch of stubble on his face. You would never guess that he'd be the guy responsible for posting assassination threats on social media.

The artist of the Donald Trump's portrait in the Colorado Capitol Building is firing back at the president's claims she distorted his image for political reasons ... insisting she didn't do that, and adding his comments have hurt her career.

Sarah A. Boardman -- the artist who painted the controversial portrait of the Commander-In-Chief -- finally released a statement Saturday firing back at President Trump after he claimed she "must have lost her talent as she got older."

Boardman says the Colorado State Capitol Advisory Committee, Denver commissioned her to paint the portrait ... and the committee signed off on all progress photos she provided along the way as well as the final product itself.

Kamala Harris was so stunned by her election day loss to Donald Trump she couldn't even put her defeat into words, and she felt like Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi let her down ... according to a revealing new book about her failed presidential bid.

Author and journalist Amie Parnes joined us Friday on "TMZ Live" for an inside look at the Harris campaign, from start to finish ... telling us when Trump was declared the winner, Kamala was in absolute shock at her Naval Observatory residence.

Tim Walz was equally stunned as he got the bad news in his Washington D.C. hotel room ... and Amie says Harris and Walz both believed they would beat Trump and J.D. Vance.

Kamala Harris is calling out DC law firms -- especially the one employing her husband Doug Emhoff -- for kissing President Trump's ring by giving his administration over $100 million in pro bono legal services.

The former VP gave a fiery speech Thursday at the Leading Women Defined Summit, where she appeared to diss Willkie Farr & Gallagher -- the former Second Husband's firm -- just days after it agreed to provide unpaid legal work during Trump's time in office and beyond.

Kamala's take on it is clear, as she said, "There is a sense of fear that has been taking hold in our country. And I understand it. But we’re seeing people stay quiet."

Has A.I. entered the White House? There's an interesting theory circulating social media claiming President Trump's new sweeping reciprocal tariffs -- slapping a minimum 10% tariff on nearly 100 countries -- were formulated with the help of artificial intelligence.

The theory comes after several X users claimed they duplicated the same tariff plan via OpenAI’s ChatGPT and similar programs.

For background, the White House announced it calculated the size of the trade deficit between the U.S. and a given country and divided that by how much America imports from the chosen country. That number was then divided in half, reaching the new tariff rate.

Crypto trader Jordan "Cobie" Fish shared a screenshot asking ChatGPT to "calculate the tariffs that should be imposed on other countries so that the US is on even playing fields when it comes to trade deficit" with a baseline of 10% ... and it answered with a noticeably similar plan to what the White House used.

ChatGPT warned Cobie the plan fails to take into account the "intricate dynamics of international trade -- such as elasticities, retaliatory measures, and supply chain nuances."

Plus, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok created a similar plan when instructed with the same prompt. It also cautioned one must "consider production costs, subsidies, and labor standards abroad" when hoping to achieve an "even playing field."

Furthermore, Grok warned such a formula could cause "retaliation or higher costs for US consumers."

Other X users have noticed similar formulas generated via 4o, o3 high, Gemini 2.5 pro, and Claude 3.7.

Economist James Surowiecki says he was also able to reverse-engineer the "fake tariff rates" ... calling the simplicity of it all "extraordinary nonsense."

When Trump announced his new tariffs Thursday, he said they were necessary to boost domestic manufacturing, create revenue for the U.S. and restore fairness to global trade.

Elon Musk's time at the White House is coming to an end ... at least that's what President Trump is reportedly telling those closest to him.

POTUS has told his inner circle and some members of his Cabinet that Elon will soon be stepping back from his role as a senior White House advisor ... according to a report Wednesday from Politico, citing three anonymous "Trump insiders."

Trump hinted at the change Monday, telling reporters in the Oval Office ... "I think he's been amazing but I also think he's got a big company to run and so at some point, he's going to be going back. He wants to. I'd keep him as long as I could keep him."

8:14 AM PT -- A rep for Cory Booker confirms to TMZ he did not wear a diaper during his record-setting Senate speech ... meaning he gabbed for over 24 hours without going to the bathroom.

Cory Booker went full marathon mode this week, breaking the record for the longest Senate speech -- and he’s dishing on all the tricks he used to pull it off ... including how he avoided a single nature break.

At a press conference after his epic speech, the New Jersey Senator spilled the secret to his endurance -- he had fasted for days and cut out water beforehand, which definitely helped him dodge any mid-lecture bathroom breaks.

Cory gave more insight into how standing strong for 25 hours and 5 minutes in total came at a cost -- explaining that skipping water gave him some brutal muscle cramps along the way.

Cory Booker just made history ... and he's getting recognized by his fellow Senators with a huge round of applause and a standing ovation.

The Senator from New Jersey has been giving a speech for over 24 hours on the Senate floor and he just broke a longstanding record for the longest Senate speech on record ... resulting in cheers from his fellow Senate Democrats.

Booker is railing against all of the changes and upheaval from the second Donald Trump presidency ... and Sen. Chuck Schumer briefly chimed in Tuesday to deliver Booker news of his record-setting performance.