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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is joining lawmakers in grilling the director of the Secret Service -- and she thinks the timetable to investigate the Trump shooting is BS.

The NY congresswoman -- who's one of Trump's biggest critics, and seen as incredibly liberal -- shocked many from across the aisle after she too dogpiled Kimberly Cheatle during her testimony on Capitol Hill ... asking hard questions about the attempted assassination.

In addition to pointing out how much of a failure the security was that day -- AOC said she found it absolutely unacceptable that it'll take 60 days to get clear answers.

Rachel Lindsay’s estranged husband, Bryan Abasolo, is on the move -- he’s packing up and leaving their old L.A. digs after a judge hit Rachel with a hefty spousal support bill.

As you can see from the vid, Bryan’s looking pretty bummed while hauling black trash bags and duffle bags to his car in an all-black, casual look -- probably aiming for comfort and a low profile while clearing out his stuff for a quick getaway.

But awkward twist ... Rachel was home during the move, spotted grabbing a food delivery from her doorstep.

Rep. Nancy Mace believes President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid isn't enough ... she thinks the Prez should leave the Oval Office ASAP, and wants to force the issue too.

A photog caught up with the South Carolina congresswoman as she made her way to Capitol Hill on Monday, where she shared her candid opinion on Biden dropping out of the 2024 Presidential race ... and why it's more serious than people realize.

As NM put it ... we should be invoking the 25th amendment, which could see President Biden's powers transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris if he's declared unfit to serve.

"American Idol" fan-favorites are proving the show must go on in any circumstance ... as they handled a sudden change to their recent gig like total pros.

Check it out ... half of the top 10 finalists from 'Idol' -- including Jack Blocker, McKenna Breinholt, Kaibrienne, Mia Matthews and Kayko -- stopped by Nashville's 2nd Annual Franklin Summer Bash to serenade their dedicated fans. However, just as the show came near its end, a storm rolled into town -- resulting in a lightning strike hitting a transformer and causing power to go out at the venue.

The blackout happened in the middle of McKenna's performance of Hillsong's 'Oceans' ... but it didn't prevent her from finishing her set. Watch the vid, after a brief pause, McKenna continues to belt out her song, with the crowd handling the lighting by turning on the flashlights on their phones.

President Biden delayed dropping out of the race in part because of concerns Vice President Kamala Harris could beat Donald Trump in November ... at least according to a new report.

Biden and his senior advisors worried whether or not Kamala had the chops to take on Trump and win ... and those concerns made POTUS hesitant to pull the plug on his reelection campaign.

Axios national political correspondent Alex Thompson cites 3 Biden aides in his report ... and he says Biden's "anxieties" are a reflection of a broader concern about Harris as the potential Democratic presidential nominee.

Kim Kardashian needed an extra pair of hands to get into some shapewear ... and Khloe came to the rescue.

Kim just shared a funny video on social media showing her sister snapping her into a SKIMS bodysuit ... as Kim stands in a bathroom with her jeans down past her knees.

Khloe's tugging, yanking and pulling on the tail end of Kim's bodysuit ... doing everything she can to snap the darn thing together as Kim tries to find the best position to make Khloe's job easier.

A female tourist in the UK is likely regretting one stop on her tour of London ... as she had an unfortunate encounter with one of King Charles' guard horses.

Check it out ... the woman barely has time to pose for a pic with the horse outside the Household Cavalry Museum when it chomps down on her arm -- prompting her to jump away and yell out in pain. The situation escalated when the tourist went down to the ground in pain, with police arriving to check on her.

While the incident is an unfortunate one, the woman was warned about the risk of injury ... in fact, you can peep the beware message in the video.

Madonna’s son, David Banda, is clearing the air on his food-hunting talk, this after raising concerns over posts about him scrounging for grub after moving outta his mom's pad.

David assured fans on his IG Story Monday that he wasn't going hungry -- even though he recently suggested just that. On the contrary, he says he's actually thriving since moving to the Bronx with his GF after turning 18 ... noting he's making cash teaching guitar lessons.

Banda -- Madonna’s child with ex Guy Ritchie -- added his mom has been supporting him amid the move ... and told everyone to chill and stop stressing about his life.

Kamala Harris is now the Democratic front-runner to face Donald Trump -- but in her first public remarks since President Biden bowed out ... she kept the focus on young people.

The Vice President addressed the media Monday -- which was already penciled in as part of a college athletes event at the White House -- and while she's already acknowledged she's honored to have JB's backing after he dropped out ... she elaborated just a bit further here.

Kamala -- speaking from the south lawn -- didn't really offer up her formal pitch to the American people on why she's the right one to make a run for the White House ... but she did shout out the Prez for doing the right thing and exiting the race.

Athletes will be capable of doing all the banging they please at the Paris Olympics ... 'cause some star competitors just proved their cardboard beds can handle a ton of force -- and they don't fall apart!!

Tom Daley -- the youngest European diving champion -- and Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan got into their Olympic Village rooms over the weekend ... and were quick to test out the myth about their sleeping arrangements being not-so-sex friendly.

Daley showed how the cardboard bed frame is set up with a mattress and Paris Olympics-themed blanket ... and to prove all the "anti-sex" rumors to be bogus, the 30-year-old gold medalist stood up on it and pounded away with his feet before assuming several positions.

Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose keep finding things to fight about in their divorce ... now, it's all about what she may have left behind at their house, and his hesitation to let her back in.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Billy Ray's estranged wife wants to swing by Billy's place so she can retrieve some personal items she claims are still inside ... and she doesn't want Billy to be there.

Firerose claims she previously had the green light to go into the home to get her stuff on May 29 ... but she says Billy told her legal team he removed her items and put them in a storage unit. She claims a few things of hers are missing and she wants to go into the house to find them.

Cardi B is rubbing her political prediction prowess in the faces of her doubters, now that Kamala Harris is the frontrunner to become the Democratic presidential nominee.

After President Biden dropped out and endorsed his Veep, Cardi dialed the clocks back to her June 30 live stream shortly after the first debate where she called the Democratic party selfish for letting Biden, by her account, embarrass himself like the "grandpa" he is.

The Diamond-selling rapper addressed her fans for over 10 minutes ... revealing she had no intentions of voting, but thought Kamala missed her moment not squaring off against Trump at the debate.

"16 And Pregnant" star Sean Garinger's official cause of death is blunt force injury to the head ... according to the M.E.'s office.

TMZ obtained the docs from the Raleigh, NC Medical Examiner's office, and the report on his February death says his skull was fractured in multiple places -- after his horrific freak accident involving an ATV in the driveway of his home.

As we previously reported ... Sean was driving his ATV when the ground gave way, flipping the off-road vehicle and pinning him underneath. The accident crushed his skull, tragically ending his life before help could arrive.

9:21 AM PT -- Director Kimberly Cheatle just acknowledged that the Secret Service did not pause the rally despite the fact that agents and others saw Thomas Matthew Crooks on the roof and around the fairgrounds well before Donald Trump was up onstage talking.

She didn't have a clear answer for why officials didn't get Trump outta there despite this ... simply saying they're still looking into who communicated what to who, and when.

The Secret Service Director is getting grilled on Capitol Hill over the assassination attempt on Donald Trump -- and she's acknowledging the Secret Service screwed the pooch.

Kim Kardashian is truly turning life into art in her latest acting project ... because we've learned she's playing the lawyer who handled 2 of her high-profile divorces.

As we reported, Kim is starring in Ryan Murphy's new Hulu project, "All's Fair." Kim is playing a divorce lawyer at an all-female L.A. law firm.

We knew her character was inspired by famed Disso Queen Laura Wasser, but now we know her character actually IS LW.

Donald Trump's gearing up to battle Kamala Harris for the presidency -- but he was once in her corner, even tossing some cash her way when she was running for California's Attorney General.

DT sunk $6,000 into Harris's campaign from 2011-2013, and his daughter Ivanka chipped in $2,000 in 2014 -- with the financial records resurfacing just as Harris becomes front-runner for the Democratic nomination with President Biden stepping aside.

This old connection between the now-rivals for the White House first popped up in 2020 when KH was running as Biden’s VP -- and yep, it was fact-checked back then, too.