Politics

Nicolás Maduro is giving his supporters a glimpse inside his jail cell ... flashing double peace signs in newly posted photos.

The former Venezuelan president shared two images Sunday showing him dressed in gray sweats and smiling while posing against what appears to be a cinder-block wall.

Maduro captioned the photo, calling it a "small gift of love and hope" for his grandchildren, children, and supporters.

Kanye West hit the stage at the Superdome in New Orleans for a Friday performance amid his top executive's ICE arrest and pending deportation -- but Ye never addressed the drama once during his entire 2.5 hour show.

The rapper walked onto a large globe-shaped stage Friday night before a packed crowd after his exec Milo Yiannopoulos was apprehended Thursday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at an airport in Lousiana.

As we reported ... Milo entered the United States legally in 2019, but he remained here beyond his authorized stay so an immigration judge issued a final removal order on July 22, 2026.

1:34 PM PT -- DHS just dropped Milo Yiannopoulos's mug shot.

Milo Yiannopoulos has been apprehended by ICE in Louisiana ... TMZ has learned.

The controversial political personality is currently being held at an ICE detention center, per inmate records. The circumstances surrounding his detention are not yet clear but our sources tell us Milo was detained at an airport.

Milo is well known for his ties to Kanye West ... serving as Ye's chief of staff for nearly two years before the two parted ways in 2024. Kanye is set to perform Friday night in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome ... perhaps the reason why Milo was in Louisiana.

President Trump is snubbing the 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero ... and the reason is apparently pretty simple ... the native New Yorker wants to give a speech, and that's a big no-no at the World Trade Center event.

Trump is expected to mark the occasion at the Pentagon instead ... where he'll be free to grab a mic and say whatever comes to mind.

POTUS wouldn't be able to do that at the WTC ... the National September 11 Memorial and Museum has barred politicians from speaking there since 2012 in an effort to remain nonpartisan.

Trump planned to go to Ground Zero, but he wanted to give a speech and was turned down ... so he pivoted to the Pentagon ... according to The New York Times and CNN.

George Santos is coming for Kim Kardashian over North West's latest magazine cover ... blasting the reality star for acting more like her daughter's "pimp" than her mom.

The former Congressman unloaded on Kim on social media after North's Dazed Digital cover made the rounds ... blasting the 13-year-old's look and the way she's being raised.

Santos wrote, "Be a mother instead of a pimp!" ... while arguing North should be in prep school and finishing school, getting what he called a "well rounded education."

Rep. Lauren Boebert's son Tyler's ex-girlfriend rushed to court, trying to get a restraining order against him ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the docs filed by an 18-year-old who claims she is the ex of 21-year-old Tyler.

She asked that Tyler be ordered to stay away from her and her home. The woman claimed Tyler was charged with child exploitation of a minor "having to do with videos he shared, I think, of me and to me of other girls."

President Trump's former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will NOT be joining "The View" with Whoopi and Joy Behar, despite reports to the contrary ... TMZ has learned. 

Production sources tell TMZ ... there is no truth to Karoline being eyed for a permanent role. We're told the show has never had any discussion about her coming on full-time and only extended an offer to be a guest on an episode. 

Our sources tell us the producers love the current cast and are not looking to add anybody at the moment. 

The rumors started after a report came out Thursday claiming Karoline was joining the cast as a co-host.

Rep. Mike Collins' former staffer -- who claims to be a social media provocateur -- posted images associated with the KKK and Nazis and called himself a "twink fascist" ... and the Congressman is condemning the posts.

Preston Parra posted shocking images online ... one of which is an A.I. picture of himself dressed in Ku Klux Klan regalia. Parra told The Washington Post he used X's A.I. chatbot, Grok, to make him look like a klansman.

The self-described "twink fascist" also posted another image of a swastika made up entirely of the word "twink" repeated over and over again.

Greg Bovino -- the former head of Border Patrol -- says the Trump Administration wants him dead ... which is why they're not giving him a security detail anymore.

Bovino, who served as the commander-at-large for the United States Border Patrol from October 2025 to January 2026, made the wild accusations on "The Tucker Carlson Show" in an episode published Thursday morning.

Check out the clip ... Carlson points out Dr. Anthony Fauci still has a security detail -- while Bovino doesn't.

A sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln in an apparent suicide attempt is now being disciplined by the Navy.

Citing court records and the sailor's wife, MS NOW says the Navy is punishing the sailor for violating 2 articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

The outlet reports the sailor allegedly ran afoul of Article 83, which states that a service member intentionally fakes an illness or hurts themselves to avoid work, duty, or service. He also allegedly violated Article 86, which means that a service member failed to be at their required place of duty without proper authority. 

The sailor's wife told MS NOW, "I think they're insane for doing this to people who need mental help ... Instead of giving them help, this is just another huge stressor."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being accused of lying to the United States Senate ... because, while he said during his confirmation hearing his trip to Samoa wasn't about vaccines, letters he apparently wrote appear to say otherwise.

Here's the deal ... the Guardian and the Associated Press obtained letters RFK Jr. wrote to Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi -- the then-Prime Minister of Samoa -- in 2019 on behalf of the Children's Health Defense, the anti-vax organization RFK Jr. was part of.

In one letter to the PM, RFK Jr. mentioned vaccines eight times, including writing that he wanted to study "deaths associated with MMR vaccine" in the country and offering to perform a "detailed health informatics assessment" in Samoa about what happened with the MMR vaccine, which killed two kids. Improperly mixed doses were administered, and two nurses later pled guilty to manslaughter.

This wouldn't necessarily be an issue ... except during RFK Jr.'s Senate Confirmation Hearings to become the Secretary of Health and Human Services, he repeatedly denied his trip had anything to do with vaccines.

That Kid Rock helicopter stunt in March may have cost an Army general his job.

Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George just days after George had a chat with his vice chief of staff, Gen. Chris LaNeve, who encouraged George to drop the probe into the Kid Rock incident ... according to a new report in The Washington Post.

The newspaper reports George didn't want to abandon the investigation because he wanted to make sure safety regulations weren't violated when service members flew past Kid Rock's house.

Ricky Schroder is getting flamed for his distasteful tribute to Dolly Parton ... using her death to criticize her politics.

The actor posted a picture he took with Dolly years back ... and he just couldn't stop himself from making it controversial.

In the caption, Ricky says ... "I didnt agree with her advocating for Transgender & Covid Vaccine support…but Loved her anyway. Thank you for choosing me, Dolly, to be your Movie Daddy."

U.S. officials say hackers linked to China broke into government networks and critical infrastructure in a series of cyberattacks targeting several departments.

The Federal Reserve, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, NASA, National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the U.S. Senate have all fallen victim to "computer intrusion activity," according to a DOJ news release.

Wednesday's announcement says the DOJ and FBI seized domains used by 2 hacking platforms -- "QScan" and "QTRouter" -- to cut off the hackers' access.

A federal judge has struck down the 2023 Texas drag ban ... and his decision cites the late, great Dolly Parton.

U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled Texas Senate Bill 12 -- which could charge drag performers with a misdemeanor and jail time and fine businesses up to $10K -- improperly restricts speech and violates the First Amendment.

He says the law's definition of overly provocative performances is too vague, using Dolly as an example.

Hittner says the late legend's shows could have fallen under the broad ruling because people criticized her "as a voluptuous sex symbol because of her big hair, flamboyant clothes and breast exposure."

41-year-old Meghan McCain doesn't seem to be in the habit of picking on someone her own age ... because she's got her sights set on North West.

The former "View" co-host felt compelled to comment on the 13-year-old's Dazed Magazine cover on X Tuesday, writing ... "This poor baby. My heart just breaks for this child."

North posed for the spread in edgy outfits, showcasing her bright blue hair, bold piercings and grills.