Politics

Bad Bunny has ruffled lotsa feathers on the conservative right ... and the list now includes House Speaker Mike Johnson, who thinks the singing sensation is bad for the Super Bowl -- and for kids!

Johnson gave his take on Bunny to reporters outside the House chambers in D.C. Tuesday ... and it might shock some of you to hear what the speaker had to say.

The Republican Congressman from Louisiana kicked things off telling journalists he didn't even know who Bunny was before the whole Super Bowl kerfuffle.

Kristi Noem is now taking direct aim at Zach Bryan over his new song criticizing ICE raids ... calling the track "disrespectful" to the United States.

The Homeland Security Secretary told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson she's listened to the snippet of Bryan's song -- where he sings ICE has plans to "bust down your door" -- saying ... "I hope he understands how completely disrespectful that song is, not just to law enforcement but to this country."

She goes on to say ... "To every single individual that has stood up and fought for our freedoms. He just compromised it all by putting out a product such as that, that attacks individuals who are just trying to make our streets safe.”

4:26 PM PT -- A White House spokesperson Kush Desai tells TMZ ... “Kamala Harris should listen to an audio recording of her cackle of a laugh before calling anyone crazy.”

F-bombs away! Former Vice President Kamala Harris is going full auntie mode on her book tour ... seeming to give her political opponents a piece of her mind in no uncertain terms!

Kamala's been touring, promoting her new book, "107 Days," and Monday, she had some wise words for her audience ... "There's so much about this moment that is trying to make people feel like they've lost their minds ... When, in fact, these motherf***ers are crazy!"

The crowd absolutely ate it up, erupting in cheers and applause at what appeared to be quite the cathartic moment for both the former Vice President and the people in attendance at the "Day of Unreasonable Conversation" summit in Los Angeles Monday.

President Trump can't seem to shake the curse of Jeffrey Epstein ... because U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a fiery exchange over the "Epstein Files" with a senator during a congressional hearing.

Bondi faced off Tuesday with the Senate Judiciary Committee and, when it came time for Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to ask questions of the AG, things got really heated really fast!

Check out video ... which shows perhaps the most heated back-and-forth during their 11-minute-plus confrontation. Whitehouse earlier kicked off the questioning by asking Bondi how many "suspicious activity reports" related to Trump-Epstein her team has investigated.

President Donald Trump is escalating a threat to involve the U.S. military in American cities, using a law that hasn't been activated in more three decades.

47 brought up the idea of invoking the Insurrection Act while speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, and he claimed he'd go through with the invocation "if it was necessary," according to NBC News.

FYI ... the Insurrection Act of 1807 enables the president to deploy the military and federalize state National Guard forces in certain circumstances.

Zach Bryan looks to be the Department of Homeland Security's latest target ... after he appeared to speak out against ICE, DHS one-upped him by using one of his songs in a video.

In the clip, posted to X, the DHS uses the song "Revival" to accompany footage of Border Patrol and ICE agents rounding up detainees and arresting people in crowds.

The DHS wrote, "We're having an All Night Revival" in the clip shared today.

Stephen Miller's infamous for speaking his mind about various topics during his tenure as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff -- and now he's extending his attention to the subject of his height.

And all of the newfound attention to the political figure's height is thanks to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who encouraged her social media followers to mock his height in an effort to demean the Trump Administration during an Instagram Live session on Sunday, according to The Independent.

The Democratic Congresswoman from New York claimed the reason Miller "looks like he is so mad" is due to his height -- which she guessed was about 4 feet 10 inches -- and stated he's likely taking his anger about his height out on vulnerable groups.

Miller stood up to the challenge ... sitting down for a spot on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" show Monday evening to address AOC's comments after rewatching a clip of the Live session.

The longtime Trump ally claimed his adversary's brain and eyes don't work and described her as a "trainwreck" ... claiming he stands 5 feet 10 inches tall -- the average height for men in the USA is about 5 feet 9 inches, according to Healthline.

AOC took the whole thing in stride, posting on X that she was "crying" about the fact Miller had to rewatch the clip on live TV.

Word of the Mark Sanchez stabbing has made it all the way to the Oval Office ... with President Donald Trump sharing his two cents on the former NFL quarterback's arrest.

No. 45-47 addressed the wild story during his appearance on Greg Kelly Reports on Monday ... and while he claimed to not know all the details, he's certain "something bad happened."

"That was too bad," Trump said. "He's a nice guy, I don't know what happened. Something bad happened. Something a little crazy happened."

Zach Bryan is now in the crosshairs of the Department of Homeland Security, sorta ... officials at the federal agency are clapping back at his critique of ICE in his latest song.

Tricia McLaughlin -- DHS Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs -- took aim at the Grammy-winning country star's music in response to Zach releasing a snippet of a new, untitled track on Instagram Friday, slamming Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

McLaughlin tells TMZ ... "Stick to 'Pink Skies'" -- referring to Zach's famous tune about kids who return home to tell their parents they're proud of how they grew up.

Donald Trump has finally weighed in on the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show talent pick ... he was asked on the air last night about the choice of Bad Bunny as headliner, but he says he's never heard of him!

The commander-in-chief opined on the NFL's decision during an interview with Newsmax's Greg Kelly, complaining, "I've never heard of him. I don't know who he is."

Greg Kelly asked the prez about his thoughts on this "Bad Bunny Rabbit" ... considering the singer "hates ICE, he doesn't like you" ... Trump brushed off the Puerto Rican superstar, quickly moving on to his feelings about the NFL's new kickoff rule.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is already going straight to the top for a get out of jail free card ... because President Trump says Diddy has asked for a presidential pardon.

Trump was talking to reporters Monday at the White House when he revealed he'd gotten a special request for Diddy.

POTUS said, "I call him Puff Daddy; he has asked me for a pardon."

8:06 AM PT -- Maxwell's attorney David Markus tells TMZ ... “We’re, of course, deeply disappointed that the Supreme Court declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s case. But this fight isn’t over. Serious legal and factual issues remain, and we will continue to pursue every avenue available to ensure that justice is done.”

Ghislaine Maxwell just hit a legal brick wall ... the U.S. Supreme Court flat-out rejected her bid Monday to overturn her conviction for conspiring to sexually abuse minors.

The Supreme Court wasted no time on its first day back with the decision -- killing any shot at a retrial for Maxwell -- who was convicted back in 2021 ... all while the Trump administration continues to catch heat for keeping the Epstein Files still under wraps.

The justices didn’t explain why they turned away the appeal.

A Chicago woman is in some serious crap -- literally -- after being caught on camera allegedly smearing dog feces on a Trump-themed Cybertruck.

John Evans, who was visiting the Windy City told FOX 32 he parked his Tesla Cybertruck Wednesday in the city's Northalsted neighborhood while in town for a conference. But when he came back, his patriotic, American flag wrapped truck -- complete with President Donald Trump's gold leaf signature across the tailgate -- was covered in poop.

"It's crazy that something like this upsets somebody so much that they decided, 'Oh, I'm going to ruin that person's day,'" Evans said. "Well, the shoe is on the other foot now."

Prince William is opening up like never before -- and of all people, he’s doing it with Eugene Levy -- talking about the brutal year he’s had with both Kate and King Charles hit with cancer diagnoses just months apart.

On Friday’s episode of Apple TV’s "The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy," the Prince of Wales got real ... calling this the toughest year of his life after the rug got yanked out from under him with his family’s back-to-back health battles.

William admitted he always saw his family as lucky ... hardly any illnesses over the years, with his late grandparents, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, living well into their 90s.

Jeffrey Toobin isn’t mincing words about the government shutdown ... calling this one a whole different beast compared to ones in the past.

TMZ caught the CNN analyst at LAX Tuesday, and he says this shutdown’s looking locked in -- no easy exit, no quick fix. Translation: don’t hold your breath for a speedy resolution.

Toobin says the real pain’s coming down the line ... the public might not feel it right away, but give it a couple weeks, and things could get ugly ... government employees forced to work without pay with their bills piling up, critical federal services slowed, even jeopardized.

It looks like Vice President JD Vance isn't too worried about a little online controversy ... because he just brushed off concerns about a bogus video President Donald Trump posted on social media earlier this week.

Here's the deal ... 47 posted an A.I.-altered video of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer based off a short press conference the two gave after a meeting with Trump at the White House this week ... in the fake version of the video, the pair are giving a speech about suppostedly giving free healthcare to undocumented immigrants to drum up support for Democrats.

And just for a little extra oomph, Jeffries has a mustache and a sombrero in the fake video, which was set to mariachi music. And the fake Schumer says the two of them are "woke pieces of sh*t."