Politics

Tristan Thompson went to the White House to celebrate an NBA title almost a decade ago, but the star hooper was recently back at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue ... chopping it up over all things cryptocurrency with a top Trump administration official!

34-year-old Thompson, host of the "Courtside Crypto" podcast, travelled to D.C. late last month for an interview with Bo Hines, Executive Director of the W.H. Digital Assets Council ... where the men discussed the government's headfirst dive into the sector.

"One thing about myself, the people at home, and the people in the trenches, they were so excited when President Trump said, 'We're gonna be the crypto Bitcoin president of the United States.' That made people so excited," Tristan told Bo, explaining how pumped he was over the gov's involvement.

Conor McGregor is taking matters into his own hands in his quest to become Ireland's next president -- launching a petition to land on the ballot without nominations from other politicians.

Notorious went live with the campaign minutes ago ... penning a letter to the citizens of Ireland and the Irish diaspora.

"I, Conor McGregor hereby declare my intention to seek the esteemed office of President of Ireland," the UFC superstar said Monday. "The current constitutional framework however presents a significant barrier to democratic participation."

Donald Trump is doubling down on his support for actress Sydney Sweeney amid her controversial American Eagle ad campaign ... taking time out of his busy sched to embrace the clothing brand while taking a dig at Jaguar and Taylor Swift for going "WOKE."

47 jumped on Truth Social this morning and trumpeted his views again on Sweeney, calling her American Eagle ad the "HOTTEST" right now and praising her for being a registered Republican.

Then Trump took aim at the car company, Jaguar, claiming they have gone "seriously WOKE" with their own recent ad campaign. The prez drew comparisons to Dylan Mulvaney's controversial Bud Light campaign years ago that resulted in a right-wing boycott of the brand.

Charlamagne Tha God and Donald Trump are the headliners of the latest big media battle following his interview with Lara Trump ... resulting in the President being slapped with "Donkey of the Day" on "The Breakfast Club!!!"

On Monday, Charlamagne kicked off his daily roast segment using YG's "FDT" campaign buster hit record and accused Trump of deflecting the main issues after the Prez called the radio host a "sleazebag" and also a "racist."

Charlamagne noted he didn't use race one time to lay into the President's "Big Beautiful Bill" -- which he benefits from tax-wise, but says he can't turn his back on the millions of Americans who will be left out in the cold!!!

Donald Trump is all in on Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle ad campaign ... and it's all because of her voter registration.

The prez was taking questions from reporters Sunday evening -- when one brought up that Sweeney had been revealed as a registered Republican over the weekend.

Trump seemed surprised to learn the actress was part of his political party ... responding, "Now I love her ad."

President Donald Trump is lashing out at Charlamagne tha God after the radio host appeared on Lara Trump's show and suggested the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could weaken MAGA's grip on the GOP.

"The Breakfast Club" host joined Lara’s Fox News show Saturday, telling the president's daughter in law he believes traditional conservatives are poised to reclaim the Republican Party -- using the Epstein controversy as political leverage.

"There's a political coup going on right now in the Republican Party that people are not paying attention to," Charlamagne said. "I think this Epstein thing is going to be a way for traditional conservatives to take their party back."

Katy Perry’s been stirring up dating buzz with Justin Trudeau -- and now Orlando’s jumping in on the fun, praising a joke about getting his own political situationship.

You’ve gotta see it -- Orlando dropped a comment under The Onion's recent hilarious headline: "Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel" ... which accompanied a wild A.I.-generated pic of him and the former German Chancellor.

The fake pic showed Orlando and Angela sharing a romantic candlelit dinner, with a bogus source claiming he "couldn't keep his eyes off Angela." Orlando’s response? A cheeky "👏👏👏!"

The St. Louis, Missouri couple who went viral for pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters from their lawn in 2020 are back in ownership of their semi-automatic rifle.

Check it out ... Mark McCloskey posted on X Friday, touting the alleged development by sharing a video of himself grabbing his AR-15 from a box at the local police department.

He also celebrated the victory in another post, writing ... "It only took 3 lawsuits, 2 trips to the Court of Appeals and 1,847 days, but I got my AR15 back!" Mark blasted the left for their alleged smear campaign against him as well.

Donald Trump is addressing whether he will pardon Diddy and, while he didn't seem very open to the idea ... he didn't completely shut the door either.

47 sat down for an interview Friday with Newsmax's Rob Finnerty on his show, "Finnerty," and when their convo turned to Diddy ... things got very interesting.

Finnerty asked Trump if he would pardon Diddy, who was recently found guilty on two counts of the Mann Act, which is transporting someone across state lines for the purpose of prostitution. At his federal trial, Diddy was acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

Jeffrey Epstein's one-time girlfriend and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell is on the move ... because she's transferring prisons ... and her new surroundings are even nicer than the minimum security penitentiary where she was doing time.

The Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ ... Ghislaine is now being held at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.

Ghislaine had been serving her 20-year sentence at FCI Tallahassee in Florida, where we last saw her warming the track against a backdrop of barbed wire fences.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris shared a shocking explanation as to why she doesn't plan on running for an elected position anytime soon ... revealing she believes U.S. democracy is a "broken system."

KH freely divulged her opinion on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Thursday night, explaining ... "I always believed that as fragile as our democracy is, our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. And I think right now that they’re not as strong as they need to be."

She didn't say she's getting out of politics altogether -- she told the late-night host she plans to "travel the country" to meet and listen to people ... without asking for their vote in return.

Lizzo is getting in on the frenzy surrounding Sydney Sweeney's new ad ... showing her followers what kind of ad they could expect in Biden's America in a joking new post.

The singer-songwriter shared a photoshopped pic of herself in an all-denim 'fit ... lying back in a seductive manner like Sweeney did for American Eagle just last week.

Remember ... people are up in arms about a new advert featuring Sweeney in a denim outfit, claiming she's got great genes jeans -- with some accusing American Eagle of racist dog whistling.

Hulk Hogan is being honored with an entire day in his home state following his death ... as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just declared Friday, August 1, 2025 "Hulk Hogan Day."

DeSantis made the gesture official in a letter released on Thursday ... saying beyond Friday being Hogan Day, he is calling on state flags to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and other buildings in Pinellas County.

"Hogan was born in Augusta, Georgia, but moved to Tampa at a young age. He began his wrestling career in 1977 and rose to fame after joining World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)," DeSantis wrote.

The Chrisley family's new Lifetime reality show is about to take you on an emotional rollercoaster -- at least, that’s what the first trailer promises -- and trust us, it’s a wild ride!

Catch the extended Lifetime clip -- "The Chrisleys: Back to Reality" follows Todd and Julie's journey from behind bars to their homecoming, with their determined daughter Savannah fighting for their pardons ... and even some jaw-dropping moments with President Trump pulling strings for their freedom.

Now, there was clearly a lot happening BTS before and after their pardons -- and it’s all captured on camera ... with the family also diving deep into how they were screwed over by relatives, and revealing there’s a score to settle.

Virginia Giuffre's family is calling into question whether President Donald Trump really didn't know anything about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes ... after his comment claiming Epstein "stole" Virginia from Mar-a-Lago.

Here's the deal ... Trump was speaking to reporters Tuesday when his relationship with Epstein came up again -- and, he talked about a falling out he said they had when Epstein kept poaching his employees.

When asked if Virginia was one of the Mar-a-Lago employees -- who was working at Trump's private club in Florida when she was 16 -- the prez replied, "I think she worked at the spa. I think so. I think that was one of the people. He stole her, and by the way, she had no complaints about us, as you know, none whatsoever."

Justin Trudeau was totally vibing as he heard Katy Perry "Roar" at Wednesday's "Lifetimes" tour!

Several videos posted by fellow concertgoers show the former Canadian Prime Minister with a cautious grin on his face ... swaying and completely locked in on KP as she belted out her biggest hits.

We even caught him in a full-teeth smile as he sang along to "Roar" ... while the pop star flew over him in her oversized mechanical butterfly -- yes, the one that nearly threw her into the crowd a few weeks ago.