SenatorTed Cruz is on a plane right now after jetting out of Washington D.C., hours after the Senate voted to end the shutdown -- but he may need a return ticket after the bill to end the shutdown is about to get 86'd by the House.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune also booked it out of D.C., hopping a plane Friday AM at Reagan National Airport ... with the assistance of an escort, of course. It looks like the House is not on board with the Senate's version of how to reopen the government.
We're not gonna dwell on the reasons the proposed solution is falling apart -- check the NYT for that -- but we are gonna dwell on the fact these members of Congress are leaving their jobs for a 2-week recess, as thousands of federal workers go without pay for a 4th week.
The man accused of beating up a woman in London while she was on the phone with Barron Trump was just sentenced to 4 years in prison ... according to The Associated Press.
Here’s the deal … Barron was on a FaceTime call with a woman when things apparently turned violent in January 2025. The woman later told authorities her ex, Matvei Rumiantsev, started attacking her mid-call -- essentially using her as a punching bag during the incident.
Barron then reported the incident to UK police, which they say ultimately helped build the case … leading to Rumiantsev’s conviction for assault causing actual bodily harm. He was sentenced to 4 years in total Friday … 2 years for the assault conviction and another 2 years for perverting the course of justice ... after prosecutors say the 23-year-old actually wrote to the woman from behind bars, pressuring her to take back her accusations.
Bhad Bhabie and Sophie Rain's new collaboration won't elicit any sour grapes from fans if the first pics are any indication ... because these shots look pretty dang sweet.
The pair shared a series of photos in matching leotards ... pressing chest to chest in one shot and showing off their impressive backsides in another.
A couple of pics show them in the bathroom ... while another shows them lying on a bed -- where Sophie is feeding Bhad Bhabie from a plate of juicy green grapes.
Officials are speaking out on Tiger Woods' DUI arrest ... with law enforcement announcing he refused to take a urine test during an investigation into Friday's car crash.
Woods will remain behind bars for at least 8 hours as a result of the arrest ... but the sheriff noted alcohol was NOT an issue -- the speculation was always it was either medication or drugs, as he appeared "lethargic."
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek just broke the bombshell news minutes ago ... stating cops were alerted to a crash on Jupiter Island before 2 PM.
Jupiter Island PD received a call of a rollover crash. When they got on the scene, cops encountered a pickup truck latched to a pressure cleaner trailer and a Land Rover that was rolled over on its driver side.
Britney Spears is back on Instagram after her DUI arrest 3 weeks ago, capturing some cute clips with her son Jayden Federline before the footage gets a little ... odd.
The montage shows Britney and her son posing in the mirror together ... but in the last clip, the singer busts into a British accent and seems to simulate a humping motion while standing next to her son.
She stops abruptly, saying ... "I'm composure. I'm being very composed."
Dr. Henry C. Lee -- a renowned forensic scientist whose testimony for the defense is credited with helping a jury acquit O.J. Simpson in the world-famous double-murder trial in 1995 -- died today at his home in Henderson, Nevada. He was 87.
Shia LaBeouf and his girlfriend clearly aren't fighting anymore ... they were seen walking arm-in-arm together in L.A. after he seemingly lost it on her outside a Rome restaurant last week.
The actor and his better half were spotted walking across the street together yesterday ... with Shia holding a couple takeout boxes in one hand and a drink in the other.
His GF had a bottle she sipped from ... and she looped one hand around Shia's elbow as the two crossed the street together.
Denise Richards' estranged husband, Aaron Phypers, is now on the hook for a hefty sum after failing to respond to a lawsuit ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted a default judgment in the amount of approximately $160K against Aaron.
The case was brought by a widower named Rupert Perry, who says he lost his wife, Elina Katsioula-Beall, in May 2024 following a battle with sarcoma cancer.
Rupert filed a lawsuit against Aaron for alleged fraud and breach of contract in November 2024, claiming Elina met Aaron -- who was running a wellness center at the time -- in June 2023 when her normal cancer treatments were not working.
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" production may still be on pause ... but the drama continues to erupt, even behind the scenes.
One of the women from the hit Hulu show,Miranda Hope,took to TikTok after reports swirled about her ex-husband, Chase McWhorter, being caught making out recently with her fellow MomTok member Jessi Draper ... and the shade was thrown.
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Hope captions the post with "GRWM while I process my friend group being a waiting room for my ex-husband" -- GRWM meaning "get ready with me" for those who aren't chronically online -- and she's clearly alluding to the recent scandal involving her baby daddy ... along with his history of getting with other members of her girl group.
Only a pageant girl could recover from a dental disaster this gracefully.
On Wednesday, Kamolwan Chanago was giving a speech during the Miss Grand Thailand preliminaries ... when her veneers came loose and started to fall out of her mouth.
The whole thing was being live-streamed on the GrandTV YouTube channel ... so the 18-year-old beauty queen didn't have the chance to cut and restart.
"Looksmaxxing" streamer Clavicularis jailmaxxing in Florida because law enforcement says he instigated a fight between two women on his stream.
Clavicular -- government name Braden Eric Peters -- was arrested Thursday on a warrant out of Osceola County and hit with a misdemeanor battery charge ... and we've got new details on the reason behind the arrest.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... deputies responded to a call for an alleged battery at an Airbnb near Kissimmee on Feb. 2 and were met by a 19-year-old woman who told deputies she had been battered by 24-year-old Violet Marie Lentz during a physical altercation inside a residence rented by Clavicular.
Joy-Anna Duggar says her brother Joseph Duggar's alleged actions are disturbing ... adding she's been a total wreck since he was arrested.
Joy-Anna posted her statement to Instagram on Thursday ... telling her followers that the allegations against her brother are "heartbreaking and deeply disturbing."
She says her heart goes out to the victim ... and she's grieved by all the pain and harm Joseph allegedly caused her.
Good news for Gervonta Davis ... TMZ Sports has learned authorities have dismissed the false imprisonment charge against the star boxer, but Tank's still in hot water over the alleged violent incident involving a woman at a Miami strip club.
Davis -- 30-0-1 in the ring -- was arrested in January following a weeks-long manhunt after a South Florida dancer accused 31-year-old Davis of getting physical with her at a Miami gentlemen's club in October 2025.
Gervonta was initially facing three charges -- misdemeanor battery, felony kidnapping, and felony false imprisonment. However, court documents show the false imprisonment charge was dropped on Thursday.
The reason? We're told prosecutors felt it was redundant ... and that's why the kidnapping charge remains.
TMZ Sports has obtained the body cam footage from Sherrone Moore's arrest ... showing the former Michigan football coach bawling as he's placed in cuffs and put in the back of a cop car.
In the footage from the December 10 arrest in Michigan, Moore -- wearing Wolverines gear -- was sitting in a black SUV in a church parking lot when cops approached the vehicle and told him to stay put with his hands out the window.
When Moore was instructed to get out, he was visibly crying ... claiming he can't get handcuffed due to a bad shoulder.
As he sat in the back of a police cruiser, he told a cop he had just gotten canned ... and when the officer shared his condolences, the coach said, "That's part of life, I guess. They wanted to fire me anyways."
