Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized again ... and his team is keeping the details close to the vest.
The former Senate Majority Leader's spokesperson, David Popp, released a brief statement Sunday ... announcing McConnell was taken to the hospital this morning.
6/13 -- 9:30 AM PT -- President Donald Trump's name has officially been removed from the Kennedy Center after a crew began the process around midnight Pacific Time, The Washington Post reports.
A tarp still covers the lettering on the front of the structure, but it should read "The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" again.
6/13 -- 4:15 AM PT -- The original deadline to remove Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. has passed ... but on early Saturday, workers officially began dismantling the highly-debated letters.
But, as you can see ... the crew hung a massive white tarp from the building, so it's unclear how much progress has been made.
The court-ordered deadline was Friday, but the Kennedy Center asked a judge to extend the deadline until noon ET Saturday, citing thunderstorms causing a delay, AP reported. The work is expected to wrap up Saturday morning.
6/12 -- 4:57 PM -- A rainbow was spotted outside the Kennedy Center while a crowd gathered to watch Trump's name get taken down. It's a pretty poetic visual, considering it's Pride month.
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Donald Trump's name is being removed from the Kennedy Center thanks to a judge's order ... and it's time for workers to rip off those big ol' letters ... and TMZ is streaming live.
The sitting president's name has to come off the Kennedy Center by the end of today ... the final day of the judge's deadline to comply with his ruling ... and all eyes are on the famed Washington D.C. arts institution as it gets a facelift.
Scaffolding's already in place ... and the construction crew's expected to get cracking on it any minute -- though they may be waiting to see if an appeals court waves them off at the 11th hour.
Texas GOP Convention attendees got an unexpected live demonstration of why you should always know where the nearest exit is ... 'cause an elephant being led through the event suddenly stopped and unleashed a massive stream of pee near a crowd ... and it's all on video.
The wet and wild moment was caught on camera Friday ... footage shows the elephant casually making its way through the convention floor before nature called and it answered in a big way.
Reporters and conventiongoers nearby appeared stunned as the animal turned part of the venue into an impromptu splash zone. Fortunately, it doesn't appear anyone was hit ... though a few people may have gotten more excitement than they bargained for.
Spencer Pratt's out of the Los Angeles mayor's race ... but he's not fading quietly into the abyss ... instead, he's threatening to take down one of the other candidates for mayor ... and he says he has a shocking recording that will make one of them resign.
The reality TV star makes the shocking claim in a new social media post ... a 3-minute clip where he vows his war against corrupt politicians in L.A. is only just beginning, even though his mayoral campaign is over.
Spencer says he has a recording he was saving for the general election, but now that he hasn't advanced ... he says he's going to wait to share it until after Nithya Raman or Karen Bass wins.
He claims the video shows one of the "exalted candidates doing and saying something that would make her resign in shame." He also hints it may have been recorded by one of their staff members.
Ariana Grande is spamming the hell out of the White House's TikTok account to make her message crystal clear ... she doesn't want them using her music to promotePresident Trump's immigration crackdown.
And it looks like someone listened, because the song's been removed from the clip that set Ariana off in the first place.
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A new video circulating on social media shows the pissed-off pop star flooding the post's comments section by copy-and-pasting her response condemning the White House for using her music.
ICYMI, Ariana wrote ... "please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. f*** ice." And now she's reiterated that exact message multiple times under the clip.
Kai Trump is in the clear after she was accused of editing out boos for a social post from an NBA Finals game where her grandfather, President Trump, got lit up with jeers during the national anthem.
It turns out ... the company that produced the video Kai shared actually edited out the boos and replaced them with cheers ... at least according to Page Six.
So Kai didn't do it ... someone else did.
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Kai was blasted by haters online after they assumed she made the sound edit ... painting the embarrassing moment in a way better light than reality.
Naturally, there were plenty of the classic 'Simpsons' Boo-urns memes shared in response.
Ariana Grande is blasting the White House and Donald Trump for using her music in a montage of ICE arrests ... calling Trump's immigration policies as barbaric, inhumane and heinous.
The pop star commented on TikTok post from the official White House account that used her song "bye" ... making it clear she doesn't condone their message or the use of her music.
The clip Ariana's incensed over was posted Tuesday and is a compilation of videos showing ICE agents arresting and cuffing people.
Hunter Biden's got 2028 on the brain -- but not exactly from the top of the ticket.
On this week's episode of the "This is Gavin Newsom" podcast, Hunter weighs in on all the chatter surrounding his political future ... and his answer might surprise you.
TMZ obtained an exclusive snippet from the conversation ahead of Friday's episode release ... and it's worth checking out. Watch the clip to see Hunter's reaction after Newsom playfully introduces him as a presidential candidate and suggests he's generating plenty of buzz.
If Mother Nature is planning to crash UFC Freedom 250, Dana White has a message for her ... don't bother.
Charliecaught up with the UFC boss Thursday on Capitol Hill ahead of this weekend's historic fight card on the White House South Lawn ... and while plenty of eyes are on the forecast, Dana doesn't sound concerned in the slightest.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is blasting Jerry Seinfeld for saying Palestine "doesn't exist" ... calling his comments disgusting, disturbing, and downright dangerous.
Charlie got the Minnesota Congresswoman on Capitol Hill and asked her about Jerry's comments ... and she didn't hold back .... claiming he's using his massive platform to diminish an entire group of people while refusing to acknowledge the devastation Palestinians have endured.
Rep. Omar says Jerry's comments -- which came when a streamer asked him to say "Free Palestine" on his way out of Wednesday's NBA Finals game -- are deeply offensive ... arguing that language denying people their entire history carries serious consequences ... whether it comes from a celebrity or anyone else.
Rep. Randy Fine doesn't believe 35 years is a harsh enough sentence for Karmelo Anthony ... and he's doubling down on his demand for capital punishment.
Jacobcaught up with the Florida Congressman on Capitol Hill on Thursday, and Rep. Fine didn't back off his call to execute the convicted murderer.
Rep. Fine says the death penalty would make an example out of Anthony, telling TMZ DC .... "I think it's important to tell our country that we're not going to allow that kind of behavior."
Nancy Pelosi was swinging for the fences with some political advice while kicking back at the Congressional Baseball Game ... and she thinks Democrats are going to hit a home run when it matters most.
The former House Speaker chopped it up with TMZ DC as the Republicans notched their sixth straight win ... and she made it clear the score didn't matter, because she's got a feeling Dems are in for a much bigger win come November when the midterms come up to bat.
Charlie hit a grand slam with this interview ... Pelosi is pretty chatty as she enjoys what'll be her final Congressional Baseball Game before retiring from Congress in January.
Nancy Mace just got her butt kicked in a bid to become South Carolina's next governor ... but she's got a sense of humor about the political stomping.
The Congresswoman posted a photo of a big bowl of baked beans on social media ... saying she would drown her sorrows in legumes and not ice cream.
For those who don't know ... the outspoken politician dogged by scandals went viral back in 2024 with a picture of her BBQ birthday dinner ... which included a giant helping of baked beans.
Of course, social media had a field day ... with one person writing the now timeless, "That's a lot of beans, you nasty ass bitch." And another classic said the bathroom was all hers.
If the hilarious knocks hurt Mace's feelings back then, she's clearly gotten over it ... and leaning into the joke here is pretty unexpected.
Bill Gates says he wasn't friends with Jeffrey Epstein ... and he claims the convicted pedophile tried to get close to him by using his extramarital affair against him.
The tech mogul testified Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with the disgraced financier ... and he tried to put some distance between them -- claiming he never went to Epstein's island, ranch or Florida home, according to a testimony transcript he posted online.
Bill also said he had no interest in developing a personal relationship with Epstein.
The billionaire testified Epstein "had become aware of sensitive information about my personal life, including the fact that I had been unfaithful in my marriage" ... and, after the two stopped speaking in 2014, Bill said Epstein attempted to use this knowledge to reopen the relationship.
President Donald Trump is making it crystal clear he doesn't think Stephen A. Smith belongs anywhere near the Oval Office ... doubling down on his "low IQ" jab and turning their war of words up another notch.
In a fiery Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump unloaded on the ESPN personality, calling him everything from an "arrogant fool" to "dumb as a rock" while insisting Smith is completely unqualified to run for any political office.
Trump didn't stop there ... claiming Stephen would get demolished in a debate by even the most incompetent politicians and suggesting former President Joe Biden would look sharp by comparison.
Rep. Nancy Mace's bid to become South Carolina's next governor is officially over after the outspoken Republican failed to land an endorsement from President Trump and survive a GOP primary ... and she says the Epstein Files were a factor in her defeat.
Mace conceded the race Tuesday night less than 2 hours after polls closed. She ended up in 5th place with only 12% of the vote, while Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette advanced to a runoff against state Attorney General AlanWilson.
Mace, the first Republican woman from South Carolina elected to Congress, was once a top contender in the race for governor ... but a series of scandals and lack of support for Trump doomed her.
She also blamed backlash from her push to release the Epstein Files ... but said she had no regrets about her work in Congress.
