2024 Presidential Election

D.L. Hughley ain't holding back when it comes to Donald Trump -- and he’s definitely not McLovin’ the Republican nominee's recent McDonald’s stop on the campaign trail.

TMZ caught up with the comedian at LAX Tuesday, and he didn’t mince words -- calling out Trump’s efforts to "learn" McDonald’s secret sauce as nothing more than a PR stunt, adding that deep down he doesn’t care about the working class at all.

What's more, D.L. even brought up his own days working at the fast food joint to back up POV ... recalling how he made $2.65 an hour working there back in '78.

As the 2024 Presidential Election shapes up to be one of the most important in the country's history, law enforcement agencies are planning extra measures to ensure the security of polling places ... TMZ has learned.

In the aftermath of the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots ... voters and poll workers in some states are now facing threats and intimidation tactics.

TMZ has reached out to law enforcement agencies in New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, D.C. and Washington state -- and officials tell us they are making plans ahead of the November 5 showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Laura Loomer is firing off at Bill Maher, calling him out for trying to destroy her career by portraying her as a "floozy" -- and she thinks it's because she's crushing Democrats with her journalism.

We spoke with the right-leaning activist -- who's suing Maher for defamation for what she calls his false claim she's having an affair with Donald Trump ... something she thinks he's only doing because she's broken major stories involving Democratic heavyweights.

Loomer flaunts a few of these stories ... saying she was the one who broke the news about Tim Walz's family planning to vote against him and Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.

Eminem kept it all business opening up for Barack Obama at a Kamala Harris event in Michigan ... but Barack Obama was so loose, he started rapping a famous Em song.

Slim Shady just introduced Obama at Tuesday's Harris campaign rally in Detroit, and he kept it pretty brief and played things straight ... but when Barry O came out, he lost himself in the music.

Ya gotta see the video ... Obama takes the baton from Eminem and start's rapping Em's "Lose Yourself" at the podium ... and the crowd goes crazy.

Ivanka Trump is spilling her fitness secrets, sharing the 5 workout moves that keep her in tip-top shape and give her that sculpted look.

In her Tuesday IG video, Ivanka took fans through her workout routine, demonstrating barbell back squats, deadlifts, TRX rows, lat pull-downs, and banded deficit curtsy lunges -- and she even broke down the weights she used and the number of reps for each move.

Ivanka was giving serious fitspo vibes in her baby blue two-piece, barely breaking a sweat as she nailed each move like a pro to the beat of Megan Thee Stallion's "Mamushi" featuring Yuki Chiba.

Eminem is used to being the headlining act, but he'll be the opener at Kamala Harris' campaign rally tonight in Detroit ... where he's set to introduce none other than former President Barack Obama.

CNN is reporting Eminem will be joining the campaign trail at an absolutely crucial time for the Harris campaign ... with Election Day just two weeks away.

For those expecting Eminem to break out into song, don't get your hopes up. Em is reportedly planning to welcome Obama to his city and share some thoughts on the presidential race.

Donald Trump's learning the recipe to success ... not in business or politics, but behind a fryer -- getting the secret to McDonald's fries from real employees.

The former POTUS stopped by Feasterville-Trevose -- a rural area just north of Philadelphia -- for a campaign event ... and, he got his hands down in the grease with some of the locals.

Check out the clip ... DJT standing around, waiting for the fries to cook completely -- asking questions to some of the employees there about how they enjoy working at the joint and how the manager treats them.

Donald Trump is immune to the one thing Democrats hope will take him down next month ... according to Bill Maher, who's explaining why there's no "October Surprise" coming to help Kamala Harris.

Bill's new episode of 'Real Time' featured a brief history of so-called bombshell news coming shortly before Election Day, and upending one candidate's run at the White House -- but he quickly pointed out that's no concern for Trump.

The reason ... how can anything be seen as shocking about Trump, when the country's grown used to shocking statements and behavior from him? Things like the "grab 'em in the p***y" audio and Jan. 6 are the norm, so ya can't be surprised ... that's Bill's theory, anyway, and it makes a lot of sense.

Kamala Harris campaign staffers got a pep talk from a surprise celebrity guest ... pop star Katy Perry!!!

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the Harris campaign staff met Friday for one of their regular all-staff Zoom calls, when the campaign's chief of staff suddenly announced she wanted to introduce a special guest who is a huge supporter of Harris and a friend of the Vice President.

Katy then appeared on the screen ... and cheered on Harris campaign staffers.

Donald Trump poked fun at his Democratic rivals during his speech at the Al Smith charity dinner in NYC Thursday night, mocking Sen. Chuck Schumer and VP candidate Tim Walz for their support of transgender rights.

With wife Melania looking on ... the Republican presidential nominee, decked out in a tux, lambasted Dems at the sold-out dinner -- surrounded by New York's elite, including Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, and former mayors Mike Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio.

The famous event is always attended by the presidential candidates of both parties prior to the November election every four years -- with proceeds benefiting Catholic charities in New York. However, VP Kamala Harris, the Dem nominee, did not attend Thursday, citing a scheduling conflict.

Kamala Harris isn't too proud to compare sizes ... roasting some unruly hecklers at her rally -- telling them she thinks they're looking for a former prez's much smaller crowd.

The Vice President appeared at a rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin Thursday ... and, a few hecklers started yelling at the Democratic nominee for president as she spoke.

Hard to hear what they're yelling, but KH quickly shuts them down ... telling them they're at the wrong rally -- which gets laughs and tons of applause from her audience.

The Kamala Harris interview billed as her in the lion's den got as fiery as expected, with a heated exchange erupting with Fox News' Bret Baier over a Donald Trump remark about the "enemy within" America.

The Vice President's sit down with Bret lasted about 30 minutes, covering a slew of hot-button campaign issues ... like immigration, transgender issues, President Biden's mental acuity and, of course, her opponent.

That's when the fireworks really started as Bret asked Harris about the fact roughly half of U.S. voters want Trump back in the White House. As he put it to her, "Are they misguided the 50 percent? Are they stupid?"

It's not Trump and Vance, or Harris and Walz grabbing all the attention in Washington, D.C. ... instead, it's Bao Li and Qing Bao -- the new giant pandas at the National Zoo.

The duo arrived in style Tuesday -- flying private, on a FedEx cargo jet, from China ... and as soon as they got to their new home, they got the celeb treatment. News choppers tracked their journey from the airport ... and the zoo released video of them settling into their enclosure.

The reason folks lined up outside the zoo hoping to catch just a glimpse of Bao and Qing is because the zoo's been panda-less for a year now. Last fall the National Zoo sent its last 3 pandas back to China, and no one knew when, or if, it would get any back.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters is feeling confident heading into the 2024 Presidential Election ... voicing her belief Kamala Harris will emerge victorious this November.

We caught up with the U.S. Representative from California at LAX Monday, where she explained why she is feeling good about the Harris-Walz ticket ahead of Nov. 5.

As Maxine put it ... while polling currently indicates it's about even between political rivals Donald Trump and VP Harris, the politician said "the national poll" is more accurate, with the Vice President ahead ... leaving Waters hopeful about the outcome.

Village People frontman Victor Willis is no longer speaking out against Donald Trump using the song "Y.M.C.A." at DT's rallies ... admitting he's benefiting greatly from the publicity.

After the former prez danced for 40 minutes to a variety of songs, including the Village People's anthem, during his Pennsylvania town hall Monday evening, Victor issued a formal response ... in which he lamented 45's frequent use of the song ... but confessed there's not much he can do about it.

As he put it ... Trump is legally allowed to play "Y.M.C.A" at his events, since he previously applied for a political use license from Victor's performing-rights organization, BMI.

Donald Trump holding a town hall in Pennsylvania with 3 weeks to go before the election makes sense -- but spending more than half an hour swaying to music, instead of taking questions from voters ... well, that's a different story.

Maybe the former president's just feeling so confident about his chances in the crucial battleground state that he thought a dance party was more effective than addressing the crowd that gathered Monday evening in Oaks, PA -- but there he stood, dropping all of his meme-tastic moves.

For a mind-boggling 39 minutes, Trump grooved -- swayed, really -- to a weird playlist ... including "Ave Maria," "Time to Say Goodbye," "Hallelujah" and "Nothing Compares 2 U." Hardly upbeat disco hits.