Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court … making history as the first Black woman ever to hold the position. Play video content C-SPAN2 Ketanji’s confirmation means she will officially replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the highest court. Senate Republicans Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski all joined

Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson is officially a U.S. Supreme Court Justice … and now she’s got the portrait to prove she’s made history. As we reported, Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to serve on the highest court Thursday … making her the first-ever Black woman to hold the position. Photographer Lelanie Foster had the

Play video content Vatican News Pope Francis is condemning the war in Ukraine — and arguably Putin — by kissing a flag that once flew in the city of Bucha … where Russians soldiers left dead bodies tied up and lying in the streets after torturing and shooting them. The Pope displayed the tattered and

Former President Barack Obama is back in the White House with President Biden … at least for now, delivering remarks with his former running mate. Biden and VP Harris welcomed back the former Prez, Tuesday, to talk about healthcare … but they also had a few laughs, happy to be back under the same roof

Play video content TMZ.com Mika Newton isn’t just using her voice to sing, she’s urging folks to step in and help Ukrainians survive the war — a crisis she says grows more grave each day for her country. The Ukrainian singer joined “TMZ Live,” following her performance Sunday night at the Grammys and shared her

Play video content CBS Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky shared a message with the Grammy crowd … urging everyone in attendance and at home to continue to support his country in their battle with Russia. Zelensky — who spoke in English via a pre-taped segment — inro’d John Legend, who performed “Free” with 3 Ukrainian entertainers.

Sarah Palin is back in the political arena — that is, if Alaskans will have her … throwing her hat into the race for an open seat in Congress, this after a long hiatus from public service. The former Alaskan governor and one-time presidential running mate to John McCain announced Friday that she was joining

Play video content Donald Trump is still very plugged into the daily news, it seems, because he commented on reports that Jen Psaki is leaving her White House job to join a news outlet … but with jokes. The ex-Prez was holding a rally down in Michigan Saturday, and at one point … he invoked

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson should start cleaning out her drawers at the Court of Appeals, because she’s headed to higher ground — the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican Senator Susan Collins just revealed she’ll support the nom, which all but assures her confirmation. With a 50-50 split, Collins will provide the cushion so the Veep doesn’t

The only fighting star boxer Vasyl Lomachenko will do now for the foreseeable future is for his home country against Russia … so says his manager, who tells TMZ Sports Loma will remain in Ukraine until the war ends. Lomachenko has been in the war-torn country since February — shortly after Russia’s initial invasion —

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Ilhan Omar says Justice Clarence Thomas doesn’t care about the oath he took when he was confirmed to the Supreme Court, and if he’s not held accountable … our Democracy is at stake. We got the U.S. Congresswoman from Minnesota on Capitol Hill, and she doubled down on her call

Play video content TMZ.com One of Ukraine’s prominent politicians says western nations can do more than send military support … they can financially stick it to the children of Russia’s oligarchs in order to put pressure on Vladimir Putin. Inna Sovsun is hunkered down near Kyiv, and joined us Thursday on “TMZ Live” … as

Emily Bridges — a British transgender cyclist — was set to race in a women’s event this weekend … but that has changed after the Union Cycliste Internationale disqualified her on Wednesday. According to British Cycling, the 21-year-old was eligible for the April 2 race due to the British Cycling Transgender and Non-Binary Participation policy.

President Biden is apparently one of the few people on Earth who hasn’t seen the Will Smith slap by now — and that’s exactly why he can’t say if it was wrong or right. White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said as much Tuesday during a press briefing, when she was asked about the Oscars

Facebook is determined to beat out its biggest rival, TikTok … going so far as to hire a major political consulting firm to smear its competitor with an elaborate nationwide campaign. Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is paying Targeted Victory — a GOP consulting firm — to turn Americans against TikTok and ultimately steer young users

Play video content TMZ.com Facebook teaming up with a major Republican consulting firm to turn public opinion against their fiercest rival reeks of desperation … so says Taylor Lorenz. The Washington Post columnist joined us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday to break down her bombshell report on the ways in which Mark Zuckerberg‘s FB and Meta

Play video content Twitter/@TayFromCA Donald Trump is setting the record straight, or at least so he says … claiming in a statement Monday he did, in fact, sink a hole-in-one while golfing with Ernie Els over the weekend. “It is 100% true,” the former President said. Trump released the statement after social media accused the

One famous feline is helping other animals in need … raising $10k for animal relief in Ukraine! Stepan the cat, whose Instagram account Loveyoustepan has 1.2 million followers, started collecting money over PayPal last week, looking to donate to 5 different animal charities in Ukraine … as of Monday, they’ve raised $10,035! The five charities

Play video content Telegram/TPyXA New footage from inside a bombed Ukrainian theater has been released, and the images are horrendous … showing the high level of destruction from the point of view of refugees attempting to escape. The man filming the aftermath of the Mariupol shelling describes the clip, saying he, and others, were on

This year’s Oscar nominees have nearly $140,000 in gifts at their fingertips — but before they claim their loot … they might wanna consider Uncle Sam, who’ll want his cut. Every year, actors who get a nod from the Academy are also afforded a sweet goodie bag that’s worth a bundle — and this year

It’s a heartbreaking photo … Mariupol, Ukraine reduced to rubble as Putin continues his reign of brutality on the country. The photo was taken after enormously heavy shelling in the Ukrainian city. President Zelensky said more than 100,000 people are still living in what remains of Mariupol … this despite a Herculean effort to evacuate

Elon Musk seems to be following in Donald Trump‘s footsteps — at least when it comes to social media … because the tech wiz might just be mulling the launch of a new platform. The Tesla chief just tweeted out some interesting thoughts on what he thinks needs to happen with Twitter itself, writing …

President Biden has been saying a lot during his Euro trip — but on a few occasions, he’s misspoken about our intentions with Russia … including the idea that Putin has got to go. POTUS sparked a lot of headlines Saturday following a rousing speech he gave in Poland reaffirming the U.S.’s commitment to helping

Play video content CNN Sean Penn is backing Amy Schumer‘s idea of having Zelensky beam in to the Oscars ceremony — going so far as to say if it doesn’t happen … the show should be boycotted. The award-winning actor — who’s got two statuettes of his own — made the bold suggestion Saturday during

President Biden‘s adding some spice to his visit to Poland … because while he’s next door to the war in Ukraine, he’s putting jalapenos on his pizza and hanging with the troops. Check out these pics of the Commander in Chief greeting the men and women of the 82nd Airborne Division … he grabbed slices

Play video content UPDATE 8:16 AM PT — J.K. Rowling just responded to Putin and referenced Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic who was in jail. UPDATE Russian dictator Vladimir Putin thinks he has a lot in common with J.K. Rowling … saying cancel culture has gone from shutting out people to canceling his entire country.

The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was smack in the middle of Donald Trump‘s bogus ‘Stop the Steal’ campaign, and she was involved at the highest levels. Virginia Thomas repeatedly contacted White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, pushing to have the 2020 presidential election results overturned. She fired off a series of

Play video content AP Prince William addressed the elephant in the room during a speech in Jamaica … calling slavery “abhorrent” and expressing “deep sorrow” over the issue. As we reported, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are making their way around several Caribbean nations that are part of the British commonwealth. The latest stop

Play video content TMZ.com Justice Stephen Breyer is reassuring folks, his colleague, Justice Clarence Thomas, is not in any danger after being hospitalized for an infection. We got the retiring Justice Wednesday outside Cafe Milano … a favorite watering hole for Washington bigwigs. Justice Thomas was hospitalized last Friday after he experienced flu-like symptoms. Turns

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, is dead after battling cancer. Sec. Albright’s daughter, Anne, says her mother passed away surrounded by family and friends. The statement announcing her passing says, “We have lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend,” as well as a “tireless champion of