Politics

Ed Sheeran's concert in Philadelphia brought out protesters last weekend ... though that may be small potatoes when compared to the protest that's scheduled near the stadium on Saturday.

Another demonstration is set for this weekend outside one of Ed's concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough ... the very stadium billionaire Robert Kraft -- who allegedly spearheaded an effort among other stadium owners to get Macklemore removed from the tour.

The Massachusetts Peace Action -- an advocacy group focused on ending the Israel-Palestinian conflict -- is sponsoring the demonstration around the corner from Gillette before Ed's second show at the location this weekend. He's set to play the venue Friday as well.

It was all Natalie Harp's fault that 3 major news organizations got banned from the White House ... after she reportedly showed President Trump clips of TV hosts ripping him.

Natalie put the final nail in the coffin for CNN, MS NOW and Politico when she showed the commander-in-chief all the negative stories the 3 media outlets had published about him ... according to the Wall Street Journal.

In particular, Natalie focused on TV news anchors bashing the administration during their broadcasts -- and Trump had seen enough by Friday, after watching an unfavorable MS NOW report.

Kristi Noem is showing off the spoils of a recent hunting trip ... posing with a massive elk she says she took down with a bow.

The former Homeland Security Secretary posted several photos on social media showing her kneeling behind the animal, with her bow resting across the dead elk's body.

Noem says she "finally had a little time" to share pics from the archery hunt ... calling it "super fun" and thanking a bunch of guy friends for helping make it happen.

Rep. Lauren Boebert is unloading on the media over coverage of wild allegations she hooked up with three staffers and made a hush-money payment ... blasting journalists for falling for what she calls a bogus smear.

The Colorado congresswoman posted a video Sunday ripping reporters who covered the complaint ... saying some outlets rushed to publish the salacious claims without bothering to check whether the ethics complaint could actually move forward.

Boebert says the complaint was dressed up to look official enough to generate headlines ... but she says simple research would show no member of Congress signed off on the complaint, and the timing of the filing -- within 60 days of an election -- means the Ethics Committee can't even accept it.

ICE agents have shot and injured a man in Austin, Texas ... and investigators are being tight lipped about the altercation.

Sunday afternoon, a man -- whose name, age, and race have not been revealed -- was shot, injured, and transported to a local hospital, this according to a press conference given by Austin officials.

City officials made it clear that the Austin Police Department was not involved in the incident -- and Mayor Kirk Watson also emphasized that he is "not happy at all" about the fact that there was a shooting involving someone who "purports to be law enforcement."

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claims there's absolutely no chance A.I. will end the world in technology-induced apocalypse ... well, at least not in the next 4 years.

Jensen told CBS Sunday Morning that "scaring people" about the speculative dangers of A.I. in the wake of several prominent figures in the industry going public with their doomsday concerns is "unnecessary" and "irresponsible."

Jensen told CBS ... "2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0% chance that's going to be the end of the world."

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump will be crossing the political aisle tomorrow ... and meeting up for their third in-person meeting.

The meeting is set to go down in Zohran's residence, Gracie Mansion, ahead of the U.N. General Assembly ... this according to CNN.

Apparently president and mayor's sit-down will "focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers" ... Zohran's spokesperson said.

Ed Sheeran revealed that he had to drastically alter his stage performance for his Philadelphia concert ... and it was all because he was worried fans might pelt him mid-show!

At one point in the performance ... he told the crowd that he initially was going to perform on a B Stage ... but he decided against it.

He said ... "I didn't know what this audience would be like. I didn't know if I would have things thrown at me."

Mark Ruffalo is begging California not to settle their anti-trust lawsuit with Paramount ... as the studio seeks to take over Warner Bros. Discovery.

Tagging in California Attorney General Rob Bonta ... he told the official ... "Don't you dare ... do not cave. 5,670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks."

Mark said that Bonta's constituents would "be hurt if you let this lousy deal filled with empty promises go forward."

Ed Sheeran got emotional while speaking out about the controversial axing of Macklemore at his concert in Philly Saturday ... and he told fans he was personally "appalled" by the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Telling his fans he was "so, so sorry" after "making mistakes," Ed told the crowd why he decided to open up now.

He said ... “I don’t want to disappoint fans, and I’ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet. My concerts have always been a safe space for everyone, and that matters hugely to me. Honoring my commitment to my fans is also completely essential to who I am, and that is why I’m here tonight on my own and continuing my current tour."

Ed Sheeran fans arriving at Lincoln Financial Field tonight were met with some NSFW jeers from pro-Palestine protestors upset about Macklemore being axed from his tour.

In a video taken by FreedomNews, one protestor could be heard yelling from a megaphone .... "F*** your concert, f*** your fans. Palestine is our demand."

In another part of the clip, the camera shows the dozens of protestors outside the local subway stop by the field ... chanting ... "Free Palestine."

The battle lines have been drawn clearly between Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, and Robert Kraft -- and Mark Geragos and Harvey Levin have gone to war over who's the bad guy.

Harvey goes in hard on Macklemore, saying he has an anti-Semitic history and Robert had every right to disinvite the rapper into his house.

As we reported earlier ... Macklemore was dropped from Ed's tour after making pro-Palestine remarks during their New Jersey concert after being told not to.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Tobey Maguire sat down for a star-studded meal at Nobu in Malibu with Governor Gavin Newsom ... and it all went down amid California's Paramount drama.

The acting powerhouse trio wore hats as they exited the regular celeb hangout co-owned by De Niro Friday night ... and the California governor was all buttoned up in a white button-down and gray jacket.

As for close friends Leo and Tobey ... they wore nearly identical all-black outfits ... which makes sense given their bestie status.

One of Ed Sheeran's opening acts Aaron Rowe is asking fans to pump the brakes on any hate toward the singer following Macklemore's exit ... even after Aaron himself quit Ed's tour.

Taking to Instagram, Aaron wrote ... "All I keep hearing is Ed Sheeran this, Ed Sheeran that. When you really should be focusing on the likes of Robert Kraft."

We reported earlier ... in addition to Robert -- who owns the Patriots -- other NFL owners agreed with his decision to sever ties with Macklemore.

Donald Trump has used his presidential authority to officially pardon a golf caddy who already served his time ... and it's all so he can go to PGA tournaments across the pond.

Missing last year's British Open, Eric Larson -- who spent 11 years behind bars for a drug-dealing conviction from three decades ago -- couldn't attend because his U.K. authorization was denied due to his record.

Of course, Harris English -- the PGA golfer Eric caddies for -- came in second at the tournament that year, winning $1.8 million ... the New York Post reported.