LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump ripped Charlamagne tha God in a scathing weekend post after the radio host claimed that the “MAGA base” is losing its power over the Republican Party due to the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. “The very wonderful and talented Lara Trump, whose show is a big ratings success, put racist sleazebag Charlamagne ‘The God’ (Why is he allowed to use the word ‘GOD’ when describing himself? And for the first time, they know they can probably take their party back and not piss off the MAGA base. “It’s just funny how the news works,” Charlamange said during a July 29 episode of “The Breakfast Club” radio show. “Because Bill Clinton wrote a letter to Jeffrey Epstein as well for his birthday — but nobody’s talking about that.

Tom Holland via Associated PressThere’s been an interesting development in the ongoing speculation about who the next actor to play James Bond will be. Tom has now spoken out about the rumours for the first time, and he’s not exactly issued a denial. During a conversation on, of all places, Gordon Ramsay’s YouTube channel, Tom was asked about the Bond rumours, to which he responded: “Listen, there’s speculation at the moment. I could never have dreamed [of having] the career that I have.”Tom is currently shooting the latest Spider-Man movie, while Variety’s article suggested fans shouldn’t expect to see the next Bond film until around 2028. AdvertisementOscar nominee Denis Villeneuve will helm the next instalment in the James Bond series, once he’s completed work on the third Dune movie, which is about to go into production.

Ed Kelce, the father of Jason and Travis Kelce, is mourning the death of his girlfriend, Maureen Maguire. On Saturday, the dad of two shared a link to an obituary for Maguire, who died at 74, on his Facebook page. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementReps for Jason and Travis Kelce didn’t immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment. In addition to Ed, Maguire is survived by three children, six grandchildren, and her siblings John and Loretta. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times together in February 2024, Ed Kelce and Maguire recalled a humorous interaction between her and Travis’ girlfriend, Taylor Swift.

“Deep grooves and weak teeth,” I’ve been told by dentists. I’d been working at a strip club when I met John — a financial upgrade from bagging at Whole Foods. ***When I lay back in the dental chair — a comfortable, pleather seat — I let the hygienist admire the remnants of work that John paid for. "The author's sugar daddy paid the bill when genetics and childhood dental neglect led to her needing extremely expensive dental work." Hope you hoes know it ain’t cheap.” There must be nothing as unglamorous as dental work, and yet it’s so expensive that it still serves as a flex.

It also details how they are being fought by states, election officials and voting advocates. DHS has sent letters to election officials in six states seeking their full, unredacted voter files, while DOJ has sued North Carolina and Orange County, California to obtain such access. Meanwhile, his administration has unsuccessfully pressured Colorado to release Tina Peters, a former election clerk convicted of illegally providing access to voting systems to a Trump ally after the 2020 election. He also pressured local election officials in Wayne County, Michigan, to refuse to certify the county’s results. Griffith’s allegations mirror some of those raised by the Trump administration in its pursuit of state voter files.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 22: Pete Davidson attends "The Home" New York Premiere at Metrograph on July 22, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/WireImage) Michael Loccisano via Getty ImagesPete Davidson is sharing the candid story behind a tattoo he now looks back on as “humiliating”. “Seeing him was like crazy, like ‘what the fuck,’” Pete said of his comedy hero, who at the time was still on hiatus from performing himself. Bobby Bank/GC Images via Getty Images“I could have just told people he said that to me,” Pete said of the tat, which was not attributed to Dave Chappelle. I didn’t put, ‘dash Chappelle’ ... horrible.”Pete brought up the ink when asked about his experience with his costly, yearslong process of removing hundreds of tattoos from his body.

It also allowed the VA to provide abortions under specific circumstances, including in cases of rape, incest or when the veteran’s health was at risk due to the pregnancy. AdvertisementThe proposed rule change, authorized by Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, would end those exceptions, only allowing abortion in life-threatening circumstances such as ectopic pregnancies. The group notes thousands of trans and non-binary veterans in these states may also need access to abortion care. The Trump administration, meanwhile, argues that the Biden rule overreached by expanding veterans’ medical benefits package to include abortion care. “For decades, VA had consistently interpreted abortion services as not ‘needed’ medical services,” reads the rule change proposal.

Jerce Reyes Barrios is one of several hundred Venezuelans sent by the Trump administration to an infamous Salvadoran prison for indefinite detention without charge. Advertisement“The only thing I can say is human rights don’t exist there,” Reyes Barrios told HuffPost on Tuesday. On July 18, his 125th day at CECOT, Reyes Barrios and the other Venezuelan detainees were transferred back to Venezuela as part of a prisoner swap. The former CECOT detainees had been held incommunicado, with no access to loved ones or lawyers. It would be another 70 days before the Venezuelan CECOT detainees left the prison.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGAround 149,000 employees have left the federal government since President Donald Trump took office in January and began dismantling the administrative state, according to a new analysis. AdvertisementU.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on July 31. On Thursday, the Washington Post published a report saying the government is paying 154,000 employees not to work under its deferred resignation program, citing two administration officials. The program allowed qualified federal workers to give up their jobs and still be paid through September. AdvertisementLabor unions challenged the legality of the deferred resignation program, but a federal judge later cleared the way for the program to proceed.

The order capped off a hectic Thursday as nations sought to continue negotiating with Trump. The current 25% tariff rates are staying in place, down from the 30% he had threatened earlier. His unusually high tariff rates, unveiled in April, led to recession fears — prompting Trump to impose a 90-day negotiating period. Going into Thursday, wealthy Switzerland and Norway were still uncertain about their tariff rates. AdvertisementHe said Mexico would end its “Non Tariff Trade Barriers,” but he didn’t provide specifics.

Courtesy of Joy Peskin "This picture was taken at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, when I was two years old in 1976," the author writes. As I got older, I came to see that my father didn’t really look to me to make him happy, the way my mother did. He didn’t suffer.”My dad didn’t suffer either, when he died one week later without any warning. My real father didn’t love me because I was his biological child. Joy Peskin is a writer with work published in Salon, Glamour, Parents Magazine, Publishers Weekly and Lilith.

My father made it clear he didn’t want me to have a public relationship with these new family members. "My father didn’t have the opportunity to go to the college of his choice; he worked two jobs to put me through Vassar, and in doing so, he changed my life," she writes. As I got older, I came to see that my father didn’t really look to me to make him happy, the way my mother did. He didn’t suffer.”My dad didn’t suffer either, when he died one week later without any warning. My real father didn’t love me because I was his biological child.

Kids are saying it more and more, and adults everywhere are (yet again) confused by what it actually means – we’re not the only ones, even some Gen Alphas are baffled. AdvertisementMostly though, young people seem to be using it as a sassy and subtle way to call someone out – especially when used alongside the hand gesture. Some people might even say, “I clocked that tea”, which is kind of like saying you’ve exposed or called out the truth. The hand gesture itself has actually been around for a while. Dancer and ballroom performer Dashaun Wesley said in a TikTok video: “I’ve been seeing people saying this [*does hand gesture*] is ‘clock that tea’.

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Evan Agostini/AP/Invision/Chrstope Ena/Just days after getting the whole world talking when they were pictured out for dinner, Justin Trudeau has once again been spotted in the company of Katy Perry. On Wednesday night, the former Canadian prime minister was photographed by fans attending Katy’s show in Montreal. Justin Trudeau spotted at Katy Perry’s Lifetimes Tour in Montreal, Canada. AdvertisementHuffPost UK contacted representatives for Katy Perry earlier this week but did not receive a response. According to the US news outlet, the pair were seen “sipping cocktails” and “sharing several dishes”, while security monitored them from a nearby table.

Advertisement AdvertisementAnd if you’re a parent and would like to share your least favorite age, email us your thoughts at parents@huffpost.com. I know that many people love the newborn stage, but it honestly terrified me, and I found it to be incredibly overwhelming. I’ve never thought deeply about a favorite stage age, because each one is necessary to get to the next. It’s a beautiful, fleeting moment where your direct support helps them achieve their first real taste of independence.” ―Sergei Urban, founder of The Dad LabAge 7“My least favorite age is 7. Around this age, many children begin to lean into their autonomy in more intense ways.