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Democratic Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett’s failed Senate campaign expenses included $200K on text messages to potential voters and tens of thousands of dollars on consultants -- while her opponent James Talarico outspent her like crazy on advertising ... TMZ has learned. 

Per campaign records, the Congresswoman listed $8,577,757.47 in receipts ... with $3,682,885.41 in individual contributions ... from December 2025 to February 2026.

During the same time period, Jasmine’s campaign spent $5,092,872.38 on expenses ... and $17,297.87 on contribution refunds. 

Eric Rosenbrook is pushing back hard on the official findings in his baby daughter's death ... and TMZ has learned he and Leida Margaretha have hired their own private medical examiner to challenge the autopsy.

The "90 Day Fiancé" star tells TMZ ... he doesn't agree with the ruling that labeled Alisa's death "non-accidental," and says their independently retained, private ME believes the original autopsy was poorly performed.

Eric tells us their own expert found certain key steps were not completed and says the report failed to properly determine or clearly state the age of a fracture referenced in the investigation. According to Eric, their private ME believes one injury may have occurred during childbirth -- possibly during Alisa's C-section roughly five weeks before her death.

Jenelle Evans' son, Jace, recently checked into a mental health hospital following a 911 call about a disturbed teen at his grandmother's home ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Jace is now receiving treatment at a mental health facility after a troubling incident late last month. We're told there was a call to service at Barbara Evans' home in North Carolina on February 22 for what authorities described as a "troubled teen disturbance." According to a police report, seven cops responded to the house.

Law enforcement arrived at the residence, where Jace has been living with his grandmother. Details about what sparked the call remain unclear, but sources say the situation was serious enough to prompt further action in the days that followed.

Tyler Robinson -- the 22-year-old accused of murdering Charlie Kirk -- and his lawyers want cameras out of the courtroom to ensure a fair trial ... but the prosecution says, if anything, closed-door hearings will just encourage more outlandish publicity.

In court documents, obtained by TMZ, prosecutors ask for cameras to be allowed in the courtroom, saying, "keeping court proceedings as public as possible helps to quell and contradict the tide of misinformation," while secrecy fuels conspiracy theories.

The prosecution cites "a number of conspiracy theories" that have already circulated, including unfounded accusations that Israel was behind the murder.

"90 Day Fiancé" star Leida Margaretha’s baby daughter Alisa’s death has been deemed "non-accidental," TMZ has confirmed.

Leida’s attorney, Taylor Hart, confirmed the finding from Adams County Health and Human Services Department's initial assessment ... which Starcasm reports states there’s "a preponderance of the evidence to substantiate maltreatment of physical abuse to the infant by the mother."

The Wisconsin report notes no criminal charges have been filed in connection with the baby’s death ... and the investigation remains ongoing.

"Halo" voice actor Steve Downes -- who plays Master Chief in the video game franchise -- wants to pull the plug on the White House using his voice to promote their war in Iran.

Downes slammed Donald Trump's administration in a post on X, writing ... "It has come to my attention that there is at least one propaganda video circulating that was either produced or at the very least endorsed by the White House that uses images of Master Chief and uses my voice to support the war in Iran."

He continued ... "Let me make this crystal clear: I did not participate in nor was I consulted, nor do I endorse the use of my voice in this video, or the message it conveys."

Savannah Guthrie was putting on a brave face in the New York chill -- stepping out as the desperate search for her mom, Nancy Guthrie, stretches into the sixth week since she was last seen.

The "Today" show anchor was spotted Sunday in the Big Apple with husband Michael Feldman and their son Charles ... trying to keep things as normal as possible despite the turmoil that’s gripped her family in recent weeks.

Even in the middle of the nightmare, Savannah managed a few smiles ... doing her best to carry on after briefly returning to the "Today" studio last Thursday for an emotional visit.

Reverend Jesse Jackson's son is pissed at Barack Obama and Joe Biden, slamming the former presidents for using the civil rights leader's memorial service to throw jabs at current President Donald Trump ... while also trying to act like they knew his dad.

On Saturday, Jesse Jackson Jr. spoke to a crowd at his late father's Rainbow Push Coalition headquarters in Chicago -- giving the two lifelong democratic ex-presidents a piece of his mind. He also took a shot at a third former U.S. President -- Bill Clinton.

Jackson Jr. said he listened to Obama, Biden and Clinton give eulogies at Friday's memorial service for several hours about Jesse Jackson -- claiming the three men didn't even know his dad.

Princess Eugenie is stepping down as patron of the world’s oldest human rights organization ... and the timing’s raising eyebrows after her father, former Prince Andrew, was arrested last month.

The UK-based charity Anti-Slavery International confirmed the split in a statement thanking Eugenie for seven years of support, ending with a polite send-off ... "We hope that she continues to work to end slavery."

The org didn’t waste time cleaning house -- her profile was quickly scrubbed from the website ... despite previously praising her work ''across the board with leaders in the fight against modern slavery.”

Nancy Guthrie's disappearance remains unsolved and authorities say a body found in Phoenix is not currently tied to her case.

Pima County Sheriff's Office tells us they have "not been notified of any connection reference that case to the Nancy Guthrie case," addressing speculation surrounding a woman found dead along a canal in Phoenix on Friday.

Phoenix Police say officers responded to a call about an unresponsive adult female on a canal bank. When they arrived, the woman was located and pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity has not been released.

Two people have been taken into custody after "suspicious devices" were found outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's residence.

A spokesperson for the New York Police Department acknowledged the incident in a statement Saturday ... revealing the devices were found near Gracie Mansion during an anti-Islam protest put on by conservative influencer Jake Lang.

Photographers took pictures of one of the devices ... which is ovular and covered in silver duct tape.

A man in Los Angeles died Friday night after cutting off his own genitalia ... TMZ has confirmed.

The Los Angeles Police Department received a call about a man harming himself in Downtown Los Angeles around 3:40 AM.

After arriving on the scene, they set up a white tent to keep onlookers from seeing the man's body ... though a videographer at the scene captured pools of blood staining the sidewalk.

A correctional officer working in the wing where Jeffrey Epstein was incarcerated the night he died searched his case on the internet less than an hour before his death ... this according to Department of Justice records.

Tova Noel -- a former guard at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Lower Manhattan, New York City -- did a couple Google searches about Epstein's case on August 10, 2019 around 5:43 AM. The convicted pedophile was found dead around 6:30 AM.

Noel searched "latest on Epstein in jail" and clicked on an article about documents related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, her newly released search history reveals.

Southwest passengers had to make a detour for a security-related issue ... which ended with cops rushing onto their plane guns blazing.

Video is circulating online that captured the moment that went down Friday ... after a flight leaving Nashville for Fort Lauderdale had to divert to Atlanta.

Check out the clip ... multiple officers outfitted in full tactical gear head down the narrow aisle way toward the back of the plane -- before wrenching a man out of his seat and slapping cuffs on him.

Donald Trump says he's too busy to learn Spanish ... even while he works on a new initiative drawing Latin America deeper into the U.S.A.'s sphere of influence.

POTUS spoke at the first Shield of the Americas summit in Miami Saturday ... launching the new intiative which he told the crowd aims to "eradicate the criminal cartels plaguing our region."

Leaders from a dozen Latin American nations -- including Argentina, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama and more -- attended the event ... but, if they were hoping to hear President Trump speak their native tongue, it's time to put that pipe dream aside.

Influencer Ash Trevino ended up back in jail for allegedly violating her bond conditions ... TMZ has learned.

According to court documents, prosecutors in Texas filed to hold bond insufficient on February 24 ... alleging Ash drank alcohol on one occasion and purchased it on another -- which they say violated her bail agreement.

She was booked on March 4 and released later the same day ... the judge ended up revoking her original bond and setting new bond at $25K ... and again ordered her not to possess, purchase or use controlled substances, alcohol or firearms.

Trevino also has a curfew from 8 PM to 6 AM ... which will be enforced through the use of an ankle monitor. Regardless of the time of day, Trevino cannot go anywhere that mainly serves alcohol.