Politics

DJ Khaled's backing a fellow hip hop star's candidacy for national office ... encouraging fans to vote Uncle Luke for Congress.

The multihyphenate DJ spoke in support of the former 2 Live Crew leader during an event at Brooklyn Chophouse in Miami on Thursday ... telling the assembled audience no one loves Miami or Broward County more than unc.

Khaled says he will always show up to back Luke, who is running to rep Florida's 20th Congressional District ... giving the dude a quick hug at the end of his impassioned speech.

The Department of War has released the first round of files connected to unidentified aerial phenomena ... and conspiracy theorists are sure to have a field day with the docs.

As you know ... months ago, just after former President Barack Obama said on a podcast that aliens were real, President Donald Trump promised the American public documents regarding "alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs)."

The DoW followed the commander-in-chief's order Friday ... releasing some of the many documents on the subject -- with everything from photos taken on space missions to sketches from alleged eyewitness accounts.

A Los Angeles with Spencer Pratt as mayor would be safer, saner, and a lot cleaner ... at least according to a new A.I. political ad that projects his vision for the future.

The new ad dropped Friday ... and it opens with a firefighter remarking that it's a lot easier to fight fires when there's water in the reservoir. Spencer's running for mayor in large part due to wildfires last year that devastated the city and burned his house down.

Next, a cop looks into the camera and remarks on being allowed to arrest criminals with handcuffs. A woman walking a dog says she doesn't have to worry about stepping in human poop, and a man on a run says the only needles he sees are in hospitals.

Burning outrage over Congressional redistricting in Tennessee is exploding in that state's capital ... where state Rep. Justin Jones set fire to Confederate flag.

Justin was protesting Tennessee Republicans approving a new Congressional map Thursday -- splitting up a majority-Black district in Memphis -- when he joined a crowd marching and chanting through the Capitol, held up a printout of the rebel flag ... and lit it up.

While still holding the burned flag -- which had "We will not go back" written along the edge -- Justin told The Tennessean, "They're taking us backwards to this type of environment where Black folks are not treated with equal representation, where we're pre-1965."

President Donald Trump went full HGTV mode Thursday ... unloading on an ABC reporter for asking why he’s focused on D.C. renovations instead of the Iran war.

The fiery exchange went down near the Lincoln Memorial, where the POTUS was showing off plans for his Washington makeover ... while the shaky Iran ceasefire and soaring gas prices continue dominating headlines.

That's when ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott asked why he's so focused on beautification projects during the conflict ... and Trump had quite the fiery response.

The man accused of shooting up the White House Correspondents' Dinner wants some top government lawyers cut from the case ... arguing there's a conflict of interest because they were at the event and among those allegedly targeted.

Attorneys for Cole Allen submitted a motion Thursday night asking the judge to disqualify U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche because they're "purported victims and witnesses in this case." The motion cites Justice Department rules advising employees to recuse themselves from criminal investigations where they may have a conflict of interest.

His legal team further argues Pirro and Blanche have a personal relationship with President Donald Trump and have made numerous media appearances -- such as a CNN interview by Pirro -- and social media posts about being at the shooting, exemplifying a personal interest.

Kyle Rittenhouse -- who shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin 6 years ago -- wound up in the hospital this week ... after he says he was bitten by a spider.

He posted some pics from a hospital bed on Wednesday, writing ... "The communists couldn't take me out and i'll be damned if I let a brown recluse take me out."

The selfie shows him hooked up to some monitors, while the other image shows circles drawn around a red splotch on his leg ... where he was allegedly bitten. Brown recluse spiders are no joke -- the bite can cause serious side effects ... sometimes taking months to heal.

1:46 PM PT -- Mark has since amended his post ... removing the A.I. pic of a dead President Trump -- and replacing it with a picture of DT's hair blowing in the wind.

Mark wrote in the updated message ... "Accurate Edit for Clarity: He should live long enough to... be held accountable for his... crimes. Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate."

Mark Hamill went to the Dark Side on President Donald Trump ... and now the White House is firing back with the force.

The "Star Wars" icon is catching major heat after posting an A.I.-generated image showing Trump lying lifeless in a shallow grave beneath a headstone reading "Donald J. Trump 1946-2026" ... alongside the words, "If Only."

Hamill doubled down in the caption, too ... writing that he hopes Trump lives long enough to see an "inevitable devastating loss in the midterms," be "impeached, convicted & humiliated," and remembered in history as disgraced "forevermore."

Oz the Mentalist had a hunch White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt would name her child Viviana ... and he was very close to being right!!!

Karoline announced Thursday she'd given birth to a girl named Viviana ... but it looks like Oz predicted as much last month at the doomed White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Footage from just before the shooting shows Oz entertaining President Donald Trump, Melania and Karoline ... and he shows Karoline a piece of paper with what looks like "Viviane" scribbled on the page. He spoke to Jonathan Karl after the event and said he predicted "Viviane."

Karoline Leavitt has added another member to her growing family ... and it's a baby girl!!!

The 28-year-old White House press secretary -- one of the most visible faces in President Donald Trump's administration -- just announced on Instagram that she welcomed her second child, Viviana, AKA “Vivi,” with husband Nicholas Riccio.

Leavitt was showered with pink gifts and well-wishes in March at a lavish baby sprinkle held at Trump's golf club in northern Virginia ... where nearly 50 White House staffers and Trump-world insiders celebrated the incoming arrival.

President Donald Trump's latest Truth Social post looks like political fan fiction on steroids ... turning the Biden White House into an A.I.-generated circus.

Take a look ... the caricature Trump posted Thursday morning shows a pajama-wearing Joe Biden passed out in the Oval Office while Barack Obama wheels in a box labeled “AUTOPEN” and Hillary Clinton lurks nearby, overseeing the chaos. Meanwhile, it appears Hunter Biden is sprawled across the Resolute Desk ... snorting what looks like cocaine next to a giant melting tub of ice cream.

Trump captioned the image, “A highly accurate depiction of the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration. Tremendous damage done but, WE’RE BACK!!! President DJT” ... once again pushing claims that Biden’s team relied on autopen signatures and allegedly hid his cognitive decline while others pulled the strings behind the scenes.

Rudy Giuliani's health is on the mend, as the former mayor of NYC and President Donald Trump's personal attorney is out of the ICU ... but will remain in the hospital.

Ted Goodman, a rep for Rudy, said via X ... the former Trump adviser will remain in the hospital for some time as he continues to recover, adding ... "He's winning this fight." Goodman asked for continued prayers.

It's still not clear exactly why the 81-year-old was in the hospital ... but for a moment, it sure sounded like the prognosis was bleak.

Dr. Oz had a front row seat as federal agents from the DEA and LAPD officers busted a bunch of alleged drug dealers in an "open-air drug market" in Los Angeles.

Oz, President Trump's Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, cheered on as agents rounded up over 25 suspected drug dealers.

The massive bust went down Wednesday in L.A.'s MacArthur Park neighborhood.

The race for the next mayor of Los Angeles is heating up ... with the top three candidates, including reality TV star Spencer Pratt, taking the debate stage ... and Spencer didn't hold back.

Pratt just went hard on L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman and incumbent Mayor Karen Bass in a debate at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles ... ripping them and their performance.

Bass is nearing the end of her first term as mayor of the city, after being elected in November 2022 ... she beat out real estate developer Rick Caruso back then, following her time serving in Congress and the California State Assembly.

Spencer Pratt plans on going to Bat for Los Angeles, Man ... becoming The Caped Crusader in a new A.I. political ad bashing prominent Democrats -- and many conservative politicians and commentators online are praising its message.

The new ad dropped Tuesday, drawing from "The Dark Knight Rises" kangaroo court scene ... featuring L.A. Mayor Karen Bass as The Joker, California Governor Gavin Newsom dressed as a French aristocrat -- a clear reference to The French Laundry -- and former VP Kamala Harris, who just endorsed Bass, swilling vodka.

An ordinary citizen begs for help but is laughed at by the three judges and the assembled aristocracy ... until Joe Rogan is forced to shine a large SP in the night sky à la Commissioner Gordon.

The Secret Service agent who allegedly beat his meat in a hotel hallway has been released from jail ... with the moment caught on video by local news reporters.

John Spillman walked out of Miami-Dade jail Tuesday night ... keeping quiet as he walked past reporters and sat on a park bench out front.

As you know ... Spillman was arrested for indecent exposure over the weekend after law enforcement officials claim he masturbated in a hallway at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center.