Politics

First there was Space Force ... now, President Donald Trump has announced that in order to monitor artificial intelligence, he will create -- you guessed it -- an A.I. Force.

The prez took to Truth Social Saturday morning to claim that the growing concern about the nefarious capabilities of A.I. are simply part of a hoax ... this despite several members of the tech community direly sounding the alarm and sharing instances of A.I. going rogue.

He wrote ... "We will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth of this incredible industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!"

Nicki Minaj has no apologies for loving President Trump ... but don't expect her to turn her next tour into a political rally.

Nicki joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" Friday alongside Small Business Administration head Kelly Loeffler to discuss the "Million-Dollar Pitch Competition" ... and the conversation quickly turned to her relationship with Trump.

Asked what she says to critics of their partnership, Nicki's answer was blunt -- "Absolutely nothing."

John Hinckley Jr. is working on another major post-psychiatric hospital project ... dropping an interview-based podcast -- and he'd love to send a taxi to pick up Jodie Foster!

Hinckley announced "The John Hinckley Podcast" on Friday ... promising "Provocative conversations. Real people. Music & more."

In his social media announcement, he wrote he's looking for interesting guests ... and dropped an email address where interested parties can send their short bio.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, ripped into Vice President JD Vance ... roasting his "fake" beard and challenging him to a bench press competition.

Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.

New footage of the Los Angeles news helicopter that crashed shows the blades of the airship seem to have stalled before it fell to the ground, exploded and killed three people.

1:55 PM PT -- An official with the Department of War tells TMZ ... "On any given day, the U.S. military monitors, assesses, and analyzes hundreds of potential threats around the world to ensure the defense of our nation and our allies. Out of operational security and as a matter of policy, we do not comment on specific intelligence reports, alleged operational planning, or ongoing military assessments."

The statement continues, "The Department of War remains committed to the rigorous verification of all intelligence inputs and the responsible integration of emerging technologies to support our service members in making informed, precise, and safe decisions in any operational environment."

The United States military almost started a war with China based on a faulty intelligence report ... which turned out to be completely bogus because A.I. screwed up big time.

Here's the deal ... according to a new report from CNN, an intelligence report claiming a Chinese ship in the Middle East was carrying the components to build a nuclear weapon began to circulate earlier this year amid the ongoing tensions with Iran.

Military planes took to the air and armed military personnel were ready to board the ship ... when someone took a closer look at the report and realized a huge mistake had been made.

Donald Trump's White House has a fancy new status symbol ... custom Rolexes with a presidential seal on the dial ... and they look super cool!!!

According to Vanity Fair, a small group of Trump administration insiders has gotten their hands on custom timepieces known as the "White House Rolex."

The watches were reportedly purchased and modified by a bespoke operation in London ... with buyers choosing between a gold Day-Date Presidential and a GMT model with Rolex's signature red-and-blue "Pepsi" bezel.

Nancy Mace took a break from dodging d*** pics in her direct messages to call out Gavin Newsom online ... responding to our story about her horny suitors by taking a shot at the prominent Democrat.

The Congresswoman from South Carolina jumped on X, reacting to Charlie's recent interview with her on Capitol Hill -- ya know, the one where she told us she's not sure if she wants to date in a world where men send photos of their penises.

Nancy quoted our post and added a photo of Gavin, then trolled him in her caption ... "Someone just sent me this d*** pic. I said stop."

Guitar Center is speaking out after fake submissions swamped its contest to pick an opener for Ed Sheeran ... and the company says those folks won't be considered.

Here's the deal ... Guitar Center's "Open for Legends" contest -- which offers one artist a spot opening for Ed in Mexico City -- was flooded with submissions about Palestine among other topics after going live.

The entries were initially visible on the contest page before disappearing ... and Guitar Center tells TMZ the people responsible don't have a shot at taking the stage with Ed.

The company tells us ... "As with any open submission process, we received entries that were not legitimate applications to participate in the program."

Ms. Rachel is joining Macklemore's initiative to help raise money for Palestinians ... she committed to matching his $1 million donation and says "every wealthy white celebrity" should join the cause.

The popular children's creator revealed Thursday that she'd be donating to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund -- which totally makes sense ... she's one of their ambassadors!

Ms. Rachel wrote ... "I will match Macklemore's donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza."

Universal's much-anticipated Elon Musk documentary may not have liftoff after all ... and it sounds like it could be grounded for good.

There's no release date for "Musk" and there's a belief in Hollywood that Universal will ultimately decide against releasing the film altogether... according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The documentary was shown at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month ... generating tons of headlines ... but the wider audience may be shut out.

Ed Sheeran's making it official ... scrubbing the names of his supporting acts from the promo material for his tour after they bailed in support of Macklemore.

The singer-songwriter has officially scrubbed Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe's names from his site ... making the change after they quit the Loop tour.

No supporting acts are listed for the remainder of his tour dates ... so it seems Ed's not replacing them yet.

Jason Oppenheim is making a wager with L.A. mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman ... it's not about closing a real estate deal ... but it does have to do with putting people in homes.

The Oppenheim Group honcho sat down with Nithya to discuss the way she's handled homelessness in her district while on the city council ... and he wants her to take things further if she ends up in the mayor's office.

Jason challenged Nithya to slash homelessness in half by the 2028 Olympics ... saying she can ring his big ol' bell if she can pull it off.