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Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home was crawling with federal agents Monday morning ... with investigators apparently digging into immigration documents connected to the Minnesota congresswoman and her family as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

A DOJ spokesperson confirmed the raid in a statement ... "Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice."

Officials say the search is part of an ongoing federal investigation, but haven't publicly spelled out all the details. Two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital that investigators are examining immigration paperwork completed by Omar's late father when she was a child.

Kimberly Guilfoyle may be getting the boot from her cushy gig in Greece ... because President Trump and Marco Rubio are reportedly considering firing her over a growing list of misconduct allegations.

The former Fox News host -- who was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr. and married to Gavin Newsom -- has landed in some serious hot water as U.S. ambassador to Greece, with multiple reports accusing her of questionable behavior.

According to the Associated Press, a senior U.S. official says Trump and Rubio are "extremely pissed off" over the allegations ... and could decide her fate as early as this week.

Soulja Boy is looking to crank things up in D.C. ... 'cause the rapper is teasing a run for president in 2028 ... yes, seriously.

The "Crank That" hitmaker dropped a surprise announcement on Instagram Saturday, posting "SOULJA BOY 2028" alongside a message about his plans to potentially trade the recording studio for the Oval Office.

Soulja says he's focused on four major issues -- economic opportunity, criminal justice reform, education and the future of technology and artificial intelligence.

Bill Gates is sounding the alarm on artificial intelligence ... warning the technology is more dangerous than cars, planes and drugs ... and trusting the companies developing it to police themselves is a terrible idea.

The Microsoft cofounder didn't mince words during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, calling A.I. "the most dangerous technology humans ever invented" and arguing society needs to step in before things get out of hand.

Gates says fears about A.I. wiping out humanity can get overblown ... but that doesn't mean we should be handing the keys over to tech giants and hoping for the best.

President Donald Trump getting passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize became comedy gold for "Saturday Night Live" ... and Pete Hegseth's execution livestream idea gave the show another target to sink its teeth into.

Colin Jost and Michael Che went after the administration during Saturday night's "Weekend Update" ... turning Trump's Nobel disappointment and the Defense secretary's controversial proposal into a double-barreled political roast.

Jost took aim at Trump's apparent frustration over missing out on the peace prize ... delivering jokes at the president's expense as he continues to tout his record on international conflicts.

Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ... warning him to stop blowing up Russian oil refineries -- while also saying Ukrainians need a new leader.

POTUS made the statement outside the White House on Saturday, saying President Zelensky could've reached a peace agreement with Russia on many occasions, but he's simply choosing not to.

DJT says he explicitly told Zelensky not to go after oil refiners in Russia ... but the Ukrainian prez has allegedly done it anyway -- and he'd "damn well better stop."

He then goes on, "I suggest [Ukraine] get a new leader who can make a deal."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the execution of convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan reportedly caught Pentagon and Army officials completely off guard ... with some now questioning how the military will pull it off.

According to CNN, Hegseth's announcement earlier this week was the first time many military officials learned the execution would be made public.

Hegseth dropped the bombshell during an interview aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying Americans should be able to witness the consequences of Hasan's actions.

CNN reports Hegseth, acting Army Secretary Adam Telle and Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell ultimately decided the execution would be livestreamed ... a decision the Pentagon later publicly confirmed.

One Fort Hood survivor says he plans to watch Nidal Hasan's livestreamed execution ... but doesn't want people to treat it like a party.

TMZ spoke with Alonzo Lunsford -- who was shot 7 times in the 2009 attack -- and he tells TMZ ... Hasan's livestreamed death shouldn't be treated like an event you tailgate.

He also stressed that not everyone should have access to the stream ... telling us that kids and teens should be sitting this one out.

Danny Trejo is making it clear he does NOT back ICE after getting backlash over appearing in Ben Shapiro's controversial movie about immigration enforcement ... and he's only doing his job as a storyteller.

Danny tells TMZ ... "I am a proud Mexican who has always been and will always be a supporter of my community. I am also obviously pro immigrant. I am not pro ice."

In his first remarks about the film, "Pawn Shop," Trejo adds ... "I know where I come from and I know our struggles."

The movie -- produced by Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire -- follows a federal agent who takes shelter inside a Minneapolis pawn shop amid unrest over immigration enforcement. Shapiro has said the film is pro ICE, which has some of Trejo's fans wondering why he'd take the role.

The alleged attempted hijacker who authorities say planned to crash a plane into an airport in Israel was apparently inspired to become a pilot because of 9/11.

The United Arab Emirates’ Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi released a statement about Hamam al-Hammami -- the man who authorities say stabbed his copilot and tried to take control of a plane last month -- claiming al-Hammami was spurred to pursue a flight career to emulate the 9/11 hijackers.

The statement explains, "The idea of carrying out a similar operation using an aircraft became firmly established in his mind, which, according to his confessions, was connected to his decision to pursue a career in aviation."

Vice President JD Vance is casting doubt on whether the Pentagon will follow through with plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan ... but if it does happen, he won't be tuning in.

"I don't know that that's actually going to happen," Vance told reporters Friday when asked about the Pentagon's plan to livestream Hasan's December execution by firing squad.

Vance then tried to move past the controversy surrounding the unprecedented broadcast, saying Hasan's crimes shouldn't be forgotten.

12:56 PM PT -- President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Katie Zacharia has officially been appointed White House Press Secretary. He says he is confident she "will deliver strong results for our Country."

Katie Zacharia -- a conservative commentator with strong ties to President Donald Trump -- has been hand-picked to be the next White House Press Secretary ... TMZ has confirmed.

A White House official tells us that Katie has been offered the job. It's unclear if she's already accepted.

Katie -- who briefly worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security -- is currently a communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology Group, the organization that runs Truth Social.

An ICE agent in New York City shot a man in the neck Thursday evening ... and a 5-year-old boy believed to be his son watched it all go down ... and now Mayor Zohran Mamdani is saying the Trump administration is "terrorizing our city."

Oscar Belgal -- a 28-year-old man -- was shot in the neck after a federal immigration agent fired 7 rounds into his car, according to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

The shooting took place in the Marble Hill area of New York City, the northernmost Manhattan neighborhood ... the child was not injured in the gunfire.

Pete Hegseth wants the public to be able to see the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan ... and a War Department official tells us it will be livestreamed.

The Secretary of War went on Real America's Voice on Thursday to address President Trump's decision to reinstate the firing squad for former Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others.

There hasn't been a public execution in the United States in over 90 years, but Hegseth promises, "we'll make sure that people are able to watch it and that it's public."

Hegseth didn't go into detail, but we're told it will be streamed live for the public.

Kimberly Guilfoyle is a "grifter" who is all sizzle and no steak ... at least according to the Donald Trump donor who says she asked him to secretly pay off her six-figure American Express bill.  

Former Kentucky congressional candidate Eric Deters joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday, and we asked him about this week's bombshell story in The Wall Street Journal ... and he told us Kimberly absolutely asked him to wire $100,000 to her AmEx account before her July 2025 confirmation hearing to become the U.S. ambassador to Greece.

Eric says he was throwing big money around the Trump world because Kimberly promised to help get Trump administration officials to extradite an Ohio doctor who fled to Pakistan after allegedly performing unnecessary spine surgeries on hundreds of unsuspecting victims and being charged with defrauding insurers.

Nicolás Maduro -- the former Venezuelan president who was deposed by the United States government earlier this year -- and his wife have been charged for allegedly torturing Americans.

The DOJ announced Thursday it has charged Nicolás and the former First Lady of Venezuela, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, with conspiring to commit torture, narcoterrorism, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons offenses.

FBI Director Kash Patel claims the Maduro regime tortured countless Americans while they were in Venezuelan custody. Patel alleges these Americans were tortured with a variety of methods, including "drugs, electric shock, sexual assault, and more.”