Rep. Randy Fine is doubling down on characterizing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a Muslim terrorist, and that triggered a pretty heated exchange with Jacob.
Fine zeroed in on the Mayor, who slammed Israel for what he calls the genocide of the Palestinian people. The Congressman from Florida says the number killed includes members of Hamas, responsible for slaughtering nearly 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and that makes him a Muslim terrorist.
Jacob felt adding the word "Muslim" was gratuitous, but Fine fired back that we called other groups white nationalists, so what's the difference?
On the subject, a clip of Mark Ruffalo just surfaced from a podcast months ago, where he proclaimed he can no longer be friends with Jewish actors who support Israel.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants a nation to take action when Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lands stateside in September ... arguing authorities should take him into custody.
Our TMZ DC team caught up with the Congresswoman from Minnesota on Wednesday and asked her about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani saying the federal government should step in and slap the cuffs on Bibi during his upcoming trip to the United Nations.
Rep. Omar says she agrees with Mamdani ... adding it shouldn't be controversial for anyone to side against a "war criminal." She says the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for Netanyahu's arrest -- and someone should follow through with it.
Rep. Haley Stevens says the campaign ad people have been roasting online isn't some put-on political persona ... it's pure Michigan.
TMZ DCcaught up with the Michigan Senate candidate Tuesday night on Capitol Hill and asked about her now-viral "stick it to 'em" moment.
Our intrepid producer Jacobwanted to know why she decided to embrace the viral mockery instead of running from it ... and she tells us it's because she's "authentically Michigan."
A young mayor in Georgia is being investigated for his alleged spending habits ... and the city he was elected to govern took away his city-issued credit cards while the probe plays out.
22-year-oldJayden Williams was sworn in as mayor of Stockbridge just six months ago ... but according to Atlanta News First, lawmakers passed a resolution last week restricting his access to non-public areas, his use of city vehicles, and his use of city funds through his city-issued credit card.
Williams was ordered to hand over his credit card and stop using cars owned by the city ... Williams had a Monday deadline, but mayor pro term Elton Alexander said he didn't know if Williams complied. Still, city officials claim they can deactivate the credit card remotely.
Zohran Mamdani clearly hates Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu ... because he's demanding the federal government arrest the Israeli prime minister if Bibi so much as steps foot in the Big Apple!!!
The New York City mayor has been on a tear lately when it comes to Bibi ... telling the New York Times he was exploring ways to arrest Bibi on the local side. But that idea appears to have gone south after talking with his law department and learning he had no legal authority to arrest a foreign government leader.
You may recall ... In 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, charging him with war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the never-ending conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Rep. Wesley Hunt had no interest in answering a question about the Andrew and Tristan Tate arrest ... despite taking a photo with them in his office just days before they were busted.
Charlie Cotton from our TMZ DC crew got the Congressman from Texas on Tuesday on Capitol Hill ... and before he could even finish his question, Rep. Hunt offered a "no comment."
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Undaunted, Charlie pressed on ... asking if Rep. Hunt regretted posing with the Tates now that they've been arrested due to a litany of charges filed in the United Kingdom.
Rep. Hunt climbed into a luxury SUV and shut the door in Charlie's face without responding.
Pete Hegseth testified before a Senate committee Tuesday afternoon over the escalating war with Iran ... but it was stop and go ... because anti-war demonstrators kept interrupting.
Check the video ... the Secretary of War is trying to discuss the ongoing war in hopes of securing President Trump's request for $67 billion to help cover the cost of the conflict ... but it quickly turns into a circus.
One by one, protestors stand up in the chamber and hold up anti-war banner ... yelling and screaming and forcing Hegseth to pause his testimony.
There are at least four interruptions ... and Hegseth looks ticked off.
07/21/2026 11:59 AM -- Former President Joe Biden's office tells TMZ ... President Biden's conversations for a book a decade ago that discussed his late son are private, and were provided to the Department of Justice on the express condition they stay that way. Reversing course and making them public is just the latest example of this Administration weaponizing the DOJ for political retribution. It’s wrong, and while President Biden disagrees with today’s decision, he also respects the courts and the vital role an independent judiciary plays in a healthy democracy.
Rough news for Joe Biden to wake up to -- his appeal to block the Department of Justice from releasing audio from a 2017 interview with his memoir ghostwriter has just been rejected.
The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came late Monday, with the court reasoning there is a "substantial" public interest in disclosing the material, AP News reports.
The former president wanted to keep the recordings under wraps, with his legal team arguing it was an invasion of privacy. The DOJ previously said the recordings were exempt from disclosure under public records law.
The person found dead at a Massachusetts home owned by Rep. Ayanna Pressley's husband died from gun violence, but had no connection to the owner ... TMZ has learned.
According to an incident report, obtained by TMZ, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be a single gunshot wound. The manner of death is still pending. Cops note the next of kin have been notified.
We're told there is absolutely nothing that indicates any connection between the death investigation to the owners of the property.
JD Vance and wife Usha Vance welcomed their fourth child over the weekend ... and naturally, Donald Trump made the moment about himself ... sharing the first photo of the newborn.
Trump gave the world the first look at baby Alec Neel ... posting the newborn on his Truth Social account and calling the kid "a perfect baby boy."
POTUS is the first one to share a photo of baby Alec ... not his parents.
Neither the Vice President nor Second Lady is in the pic ... it's just Alec and two of his older siblings sitting on some furniture in a hospital room.
4:00 PM PT -- President Trump got an encore of boos after the final whistle ... as he made his way onto the field for the World Cup trophy presentation. Take a listen.
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President Trumpcame to the FIFA World Cup Final expecting to help hand out the gold hardware ... but fans first handed him a red-card reception.
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POTUS was met with a chorus of boos Sunday when his face flashed across the stadium screens moments after Jennifer Hudsonperformed the national anthem ahead of Spain and Argentina’s championship clash.
Check out the video ... Trump stood beside First Lady Melania Trumpas the crowd made its feelings known -- and the broadcast quickly swapped the presidential close-up for an aerial shot of MetLife Stadium.
Tulsi Gabbard's older brother is facing criminal charges after Hawaii police say he allegedly tried to lure several young children to a hotel room by offering them money and gum.
According to the Honolulu Police Department, 55-year-old Batarti Gabbard, brother of President Trump's former Director of National Intelligence, was arrested Friday in connection with a July 12 incident at a Waikīkī hotel pool.
Cops say Gabbard approached multiple children including a 9 year old boy and allegedly offered them gum and cash if they followed him to a nearby hotel room. Police say he also asked the kids for their names and wrote them down in a notebook.
Mamdani made the stunning remarks during an interview Friday with The New York Times, saying that Netanyahu also “belongs in The Hague” -- the International Criminal Court where the Israeli leader has a warrant out for his arrest and has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
Zohran noted that he’s been in active talks with the city’s law department to see what, if any, legal grounds there would be to arrest Bibi.
The Boston Police Department is looking into a death at a home owned by Representative Ayanna Pressley's husband -- the four-term congresswoman from Massachusetts, TMZ can confirm.
BPD spokesperson Officer James Moccia tells TMZ officers were dispatched to a home in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood around 1:50 PM local time Saturday.
Initially an "investigate person" call, the situation was later reclassified as a death investigation.
Cuteness overload on Capitol Hill ... courtesy of some 6-week-old puppies who may have a future as Capitol Police dogs.
Check out the adorable video ... Charlie Cotton was able to sniff out these soon-to-be police K-9s before they were unleashed on Capitol Hill to work on their socialization skills and confidence.
The pups weren't the only ones doing some digging ... Charlie chatted up the humans transporting this litter and got to the bottom of these dogs' purpose ... and it sounds like they have meaningful career paths in their futures.
Here's Ben Shapiro pivoting from Lindsey Graham's death to promo mode in seconds ... and tying things together with his newborn baby.
The conservative commentator transitioned from a rant on the reaction to Lindsey's sudden death to a paid promo for ZipRecruiter ... mentioning his newborn along the way to string it all together under one common theme -- there's no time to waste in life!!!
Ben rips some Democrats -- or "dumocrats" if you're President Trump -- for their reaction to Lindsey's death and then says ... "Whenever you talk about mortality or the passage of time it's a big reminder that you don't have time to waste ... and that's also true when it comes to your business."
