Politics

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau took their romance public Saturday night ... the lovebirds went out on a date in Paris, France, to celebrate Katy's 41st birthday.

For their first official outing, Katy and Justin took in a cabaret show at the Crazy Horse Paris, where the paparazzi waited in anticipation for them out front.

TMZ obtained exclusive video of what happened next ... After the show, the couple walked out of the theater hand-in-hand, and a fan gave Katy a rose and wished her happy birthday.

President Trump touched down in Malaysia Saturday for the first leg of his trip to Asia — and his first order of business was showing off his dance moves to the locals!

After a 23-hour flight aboard Air Force One, Trump landed in Kuala Lumpur and stepped off the plane onto a red carpet to be greeted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and a welcoming band.

In classic Trump fashion, the prez pumped his fists and sashayed his hips, prompting Ibrahim and the others to follow suit. Everyone, as you can see from the video, was in great spirits.

If you're looking for a politically correct Halloween costume idea ... you ain't gonna find one with Kid Rock.

Check out this wild clip from the country crooner's chat with Fox News host Jesse Watters this week -- he puts on a face mask and tells Jesse he's going to be an 'R'-word for Halloween, insinuating that folks who wear masks are ... well, you get the idea.

Jesse immediately cracks up, and Kid Rock seems pleased to have put a smile on his face.

Kamala Harris isn't ruling out a presidential run.

The former VP says she could "possibly" be the next president in an interview set to air on BBC Sunday morning, teasing that she may throw her hat back in the ring in the future.

While she insists she has not yet decided if she's going to run for the presidency -- nor when that would be if she did jump in -- she confirms she's "not done" and brushes aside polls that say her chances are unfavorable.

Before he was President Trump, he was New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump ... and a cool memento from that moment in time is now hitting the auction block!!

For those too young to remember, Trump was famously the majority owner of the United States Football League's New Jersey Generals in 1984 ... and had his own white, red and blue team jacket to prove it.

Grey Flannel Auctions now has its hands on the rare item ... and it's slated to go to the highest bidder!!

It looks like Cheryl Hines felt the heat after news dropped her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was involved in a sexting scandal ... because she dished on the whole thing in an upcoming episode of "The Katie Miller Podcast," an excerpt of which was shared on Friday.

ICYMI ... RFK Jr. caused a storm of controversy in his 2024 presidential bid when former New York Magazine political correspondent Olivia Nuzzi, who was ostensibly profiling the candidate, said some of their conversations had "turned personal," according to The New York Times.

Nuzzi claimed her connection with RFK Jr. had never been physical, though at the time there were rumors of "FaceTime sex" and exchanges of personal photos. She said they'd only met in person once. She was ultimately placed on leave and left New York Magazine.

Cheryl characterized the year her husband ran for president as full of "chaos and more rumors," and described the experience of working through all the craziness associated with that time as "a lot."

When Hines was asked about how she decided what was worth responding to at the time, she said she'd "consider the source" before having a conversation with her husband, where most matters were resolved.

Cheryl, asked about her feelings about Nuzzi's upcoming book, said it's not very high up on her list of priorities.

Harvey Levin's new political movement, OWTA -- "Out With Their Asses" -- is gaining traction ... Congresswoman Maxine Waters encouraged him to continue pushing forward.

The Representative from California joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday and said she's also fed up -- and told us, "Keep saying it!"

Like millions of Americans, Harvey is sick of the government shutdown, and he proposes we threaten every congressional office with a primary election challenge to let them know ... if they're not able to work together competently enough to keep the government open, they need to find another line of work.

Hakeem Jeffries finally made up his mind about who should be the next mayor of New York City ... he just endorsed Zohran Mamdani.

The U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Minority Leader gave a statement to The New York Times Friday, saying he's impressed by the candidate's dedication to making the Big Apple a more affordable place.

Although Jeffries pointed out he and Mamdani had spots of "principled disagreement" between them, he said he's impressed by Mamdani's willingness to work with people from all political backgrounds.

It looks like Steve Bannon's still got a soft spot for President Donald Trump ... because he just predicted 47 will be elected to a third term in 2028.

The political strategist made his claim in an interview with The Economist on Thursday, saying Americans should get used to the idea of this POTUS sticking around for four more years, because he feels a third round for Trump is pretty much inevitable.

Bannon claimed there are plans in place to make sure 47 will stay in the White House, and he also said the odds of Trump staying in office are better than in 2016 and 2024.

FBI Director Kash Patel blasted ESPN sportscaster Stephen A. Smith during a Fox News interview Thursday, calling him out for saying the "single dumbest thing I’ve ever heard out of anyone in modern history."

Patel launched his verbal assault on Smith after Smith gave his theory on national TV about who he thinks was really behind the federal takedown of a major gambling ring that saw the arrests of Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier — as well as members of 4 out of the 5 New York mafia families.

According to Smith, President Trump is on a retribution tour against what he perceives as his enemies in the sports world, including the NBA, for protesting against him. And, Smith says, the WNBA might be next on Trump's hit list.

The Trump administration has changed the White House website's official timeline of the building ... using it as an opportunity to dunk on the last three Democrats to live there.

Here's the deal ... there's a timeline on the White House's official website which lays out the different renovations -- from the building's initial construction at the end of the 18th century to President Donald Trump's newest project, a $250 million grand ballroom many Democrats are decrying.

However, several of the new additions aren't about the architecture at all, but instead what past presidents decided to do there ... beginning with a debrief on President Bill Clinton's cheating scandal with Monica Lewinsky, which resulted in his impeachment.

It seems as if A.J. McCarron's still pretty open to the idea of calling big plays ... because he just launched his campaign for the position of Alabama's lieutenant governor.

The former quarterback officially announced he'd be tossing his hat -- or helmet -- into the ring for the position, which is up for grabs in 2027, in a video on his campaign's official YouTube account Thursday.

McCarron, running as a Republican, describes himself as an "outsider candidate" ... and claims he'll help push a conservative agenda in Alabama, where right-wing beliefs run deep.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie must be letting out a sigh of relief right about now ... because the city won't be getting a military "surge" sent by President Donald Trump.

Here's the deal ... POTUS had been floating the idea of sending federal troops to the City by the Bay since the summer, and he claimed he was planning on troops heading to San Francisco "at some point in the not too distant future" this past Sunday, according to NBC News.

Trump also brought up the idea of invoking the Insurrection Act -- which allows military personnel deployed on U.S. soil to assume law enforcement duties, but is not the same as "martial law." But Trump admitted he would have liked to work out what he saw as the city's issues in what he described as "a nicer manner."

Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo are finally burying the hatchet ... because Adams, who's the current mayor of New York, is reportedly set to endorse his former political adversary in Cuomo's campaign for mayor.

An Adams spokesperson said Adams will join Cuomo -- who he's previously reportedly called a "snake and a liar" -- on the campaign trail, according to ABC News.

Oh, and if you weren't convinced already ... Adams and Cuomo dapped each other up at last night's New York Knicks game. That was right after the city's final mayoral candidates' debate, featuring Cuomo -- who's running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary in June -- and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, and current Democratic frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, a New York state assemblyman.

It looks like President Donald Trump's feeling pretty generous these days ... because he just pardoned Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao.

Zhao, a Chinese-born Canadian man who founded cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance in 2017, pled guilty to enabling money laundering in 2023, according to NBC News.

He was sent to prison in April 2024 -- and he only spent four months behind bars before he was released.

Flavor Flav says people need to get off Bad Bunny's case ... 'cause he's a terrific artist who deserves the Super Bowl stage -- and people who watch Turning Point USA's counterprogramming are going to miss out!

We caught up with the hip-hop legend at LAX on Wednesday ... and, we asked him about whether he's interested in this alternative halftime show, and he's pretty much thumbs-down on it -- sharing his confusion about why people wouldn't want to listen to a powerful artist like BB.

Bad Bunny lifting up Puerto Rico's economy and his other good works for the U.S. island territory is enough reason for him to get the Halftime Show spot, Flavor adds ... and, Flav himself is a big fan of the guy.