Politics

Barack Obama is making it clear he's not losing sleep over that racist A.I. video President Donald Trump posted ... but he is drawing a line when it comes to his family.

In a new interview with The New Yorker, Obama addressed the controversy sparked back in February when Trump shared an A.I.-generated clip on social media depicting the former prez and wife Michelle Obama as apes -- imagery that ignited immediate backlash.

Obama’s take? He’s not taking the bait.

Jimmy Kimmel just can't bite his tongue when it comes to Donald Trump ... calling the world's most powerful man "Jabba The President" amid the 50th anniversary of "Star Wars."

The comedian once again came out swinging at Trump in his opening monologue on Monday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" ... and this time he zeroed-in on The Donald's figure.

Jimmy kicked things off by talking about the recent "Star Wars" celebration in Hollywood, with the film turning 50 next May. Kimmel then quickly pivoted to Trump, comparing him to the film's famous blob character, Jabba the Hutt.

Some good news for Rudy Giuliani ... he's back to breathing on his own after being on a ventilator.

Rudy's doctor hopped on Fox News and provided a positive health update for the former New York City mayor ... saying he's doing much better Monday after having a priest come to the hospital and anoint him.

As we reported on Sunday ... 81-year-old Rudy was rushed to a Florida hospital in critical condition ... suffering from a bout with pneumonia.

Health scare for "The View" host Alyssa Farah Griffin's family ... she says her 2-month-old child ended up in the ICU needing a major surgical procedure.

The daytime host revealed her baby's health emergency Monday on "The View" podcast ... saying her son needed a "major operation" and spent the weekend in the intensive care unit.

Alyssa says she and her husband, Justin Griffin, were by their son's side as he went under the knife ... and it sounds like the recovery is going well.

The man accused of trying to kill President Donald Trump just got something unexpected in court -- an apology.

Yeah, you read that right … a federal judge is sticking up for the alleged would-be assassin and blasting jail officials over how he's been treated behind bars.

Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui didn't hold back Monday ... telling the court he was "disturbed" by the conditions faced by Cole Allen -- the 31-year-old accused of trying to infiltrate the White House Correspondents' Dinner to take out Trump and other top officials.

Jimmy Kimmel is either psychic or has the unluckiest timing in comedic history ... last Tuesday, he made a joke about Rudy Giuliani rising from "the grave" -- just days before we learned the former NYC mayor was hospitalized.

In his monologue, Jimmy quipped about Giuliani coming back from the dead, saying ... "So last night, America’s mayor, Rudy Giuliani, rose from the grave to weigh in on the ongoing drama involving me."

This came up because he was ironically referencing another coincidental crack he'd made ... about Melania Trump looking like "an expectant widow" ... two days before the alleged assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on the night of April 25.

Rudy Giuliani has been rushed to the hospital in critical condition ... his spokesperson announced in a statement Sunday.

Ted Goodman announced the news on X ... noting the former New York City mayor is in critical, but stable, condition in a Florida medical center.

Giuliani is a fighter, Goodman says, who has faced all of life's challenges -- including this one -- with strength.

Rick Fox is offering an apology ... to absolutely nobody!

The former basketball star -- who is running for political office down in The Bahamas -- spoke at a political rally on Sunday ... and, he seemed to be offering a mea culpa for his role in a physical altercation earlier this week.

He starts out by apologizing to his family ... in case they're only meeting the enforcer -- a role Fox often played on the basketball court -- for the first time.

Kid Rock's using his Department of War connections to get fans hyped for his new "Freedom 250 Tour" celebrating the USA ... and it's rubbing a ton of people online the wrong way.

Here's the deal ... the singer debuted a new video at his tour kickoff concert in Dallas Friday night -- which shows Kid Rock dapping up Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Hegseth tells Rock he's coming to his show that night and KR offers him a ride to the show ... but Hegseth insists on flying the star instead in a DoW helicopter.

What follows is a rocking tribute to 'Merica ... showing the choppers flying through the air, Kid Rock climbing in and out of the gunner seat and moments that will get conservative music fans feeling real patriotic.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio truly is the "Secretary of Everything" -- he was spotted blasting tunes from the DJ booth at a family wedding Saturday!

Check out the fun clip -- he's got headphones to his ears and is looking enthralled by the DJ setup. He's playing "Shiver" by John Summit & HAYLA and at one point gives who appears to be the hired DJ a notice to speed up the track.

The wedding attendees are totally into it as they link arms and dance in a coordinated circle together. It's unclear whose wedding it was ... but White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino seemed to also be in attendance because he posted the video on X and hyped Rubio up.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel came under some heavy fire on "Saturday Night Live" over their alleged drinking habits -- and the jokes were so scathing, the two must be waking up with splitting headaches!

'SNL' regular Colin Jost kicked things off playing Hegseth in the opening sketch, walking out to a podium for a press conference with an oversized glass of Scotch on the rocks gripped in his hand.

Jost mockingly tells reporters, "I said I only had one," and then hands the glass to castmate Ashley Padilla, who played pregnant White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. As Jost passed the glass, he said, "Here you go, for the baby."

Cole Allen -- the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect -- has asked a judge to remove the suicide precautions currently in place ... claiming they're a violation of his rights.

Allen's lawyers say that while he was being booked into the D.C. Jail on Monday, members of the Department of Correction intake team didn't note any suicide risk factors.

Despite this, Allen's team claims "suicide precautions" were recommended ... and he was assigned to a "safe cell."

Audrina Patridge is backing Spencer Pratt's mayoral run ... saying she knows he'll deliver on his promises.

We caught up with "The Hills" star at the Calamigos Ranch Resort & Spa for the Leading Hotels of the World Accreditation event Friday night ... and, we asked her about her former costar's run for L.A. mayor.

Patridge says, once she realized he wasn't joking, she was downright impressed with Spencer's campaign ... adding she knows firsthand how determined he is once he puts his mind to something.

Tucker Carlson's fans will have no trouble getting their nicotine fix ... because TMZ has learned the massive stolen shipment has been recovered.

The L.A. County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... detectives served a search warrant in Vernon, California -- about five miles from Downtown Los Angeles -- where they found a stolen cargo shipment which included Carlson's nicotine pouches.

The shipment -- which Carlson's company, ALP, previously said is worth millions -- was recovered along with televisions, shoes, printers, data center cooling equipment, speakers and skin care cosmetics. In total, eight companies were robbed in the brazen theft including Footlocker, Medicube, and Ulta Beauty.

Donald Trump says he made the "gay national anthem" popular again ... implying his dance moves gave "Y.M.C.A" its groove back.

POTUS appeared at an event in The Villages -- a retirement community in Florida -- on Friday ... when he brought up the famous song by The Village People.

Trump points out the song rose to new heights in 2024 during his presidential campaign ... with Billboard announcing back then that the track -- originally released in 1978 -- spent a fifth week at No. 1 on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales, the most for any group in 2024.

DJT inflates the song's success a bit -- no surprise there -- claiming it topped the charts for months ... not quite, but it certainly received some help from then-candidate Trump.

Jimmy Kimmel will once again be appearing at upfronts for Disney's ABC ... just like he's done for the past 20 years, TMZ has learned.

Multiple sources tell us ... Jimmy will be there -- news that would usually make for a ho-hum headline, but with all the drama in which he's been ensnared with President Donald Trump, interest in whether he'd be at the key TV advertising event was piqued.

It appears that Jimmy being there is status quo -- but of course, his most recent spat with Trump's White House has dominated media coverage -- even though it sure seems to already be dwindling.