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.
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.
Among other high-profile cases, Lee worked on the JonBenét Ramsey murder investigation in the 1990s, the Laci Peterson case in the early 2000s, as well as the Elizabeth Smartkidnapping. He also assisted the forensics investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
A member of former First Lady Jill Biden's Secret Service security detail shot himself in the leg while escorting her through an airport in Pennsylvania.
The accidental shooting went down Friday morning at Philadelphia International Airport ... according to KYW Newsradio.
Police in Philly say the Secret Service agent is hospitalized and in stable condition. As for the location ...
A photographer who took pictures of JonBenét Ramsey just months before she was found dead in her Colorado home won a big legal victory ... as the Oregon State Supreme Court overturned his child sex conviction.
Here's the deal ... Randall D. Simons was arrested in November 2019 after cops accused him of "regularly accessing images of child pornography" on a public Wi-Fi network at a local A&W restaurant, according to local reports. He was convicted in 2021 on 15 counts of first-degree encouraging child sex abuse.
Simons took his case to the state supreme court ... which found the police's year-long investigation of him violated his right to privacy under the Oregon State Constitution.
'Looksmaxxing' streamer Clavicular is now jailmaxxing in Florida ... after getting arrested for battery in Fort Lauderdale.
According to jail records, Clavicular -- real name Braden Eric Peters -- was arrested Thursday night on a warrant out of Osceola County and hit with a misdemeanor battery charge.
The 20-year-old posed for a stone-faced mugshot ... staring blankly into the camera. Records list him at 6'1", 170 pounds ... with a bond set at $1,000.
The President of the United States called into the hit Fox News show "The Five" ... and Dana Perino -- the former White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush -- mentioned people all over the country are watching the Ryan Murphy show 'Love Story' about the pair's relationship.
President Trump says the two knew each other ... and, believe it or not, he says the two actually got along quite well.
Senator Marsha Blackburn tried hiding in plain view as she slithered out of Washington D.C. ... hours BEFORE her colleagues voted on a bill that would provide thousands of federal workers with what they need to survive -- A PAYCHECK.
The Tennessee Senator used an escort to shield herself from the camera as she made her way to the security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Blackburn, who's running for Governor of Tennessee, got out of Dodge at 6 PM ... 8 hours before the Senate voted to restore funding to TSA, FEMA, certain Coast Guard members and other federal workers who have gone without pay for a month.
Pete Hegseth blocked the promotion of four diverse Army officers to the rank of One-Star General ... according to a New York Times report.
NYT -- citing current and former senior military officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity -- reports two of the officers targeted by the Secretary of War are Black, and two are women.
Secretary Hegseth had reportedly been trying to convince military officials -- including Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll -- to remove the officers' names for months ... before ultimately just unilaterally making the decision.
FBI Director Kash Patel has been attacked -- or rather, his personal email has been -- because his account just got compromised by suspected Iran-linked hackers.
According to multiple reports ... the hacker group Handala Hack Team claimed responsibility for the cyber invasion -- and said Patel "will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims."
Reuters reviewed some material from the alleged Patel account, uploaded by the group ... which reportedly was a mix of personal and work correspondence between 2010 and 2019.
A Justice Department official confirmed to the news outlet that Patel's account was hacked ... but offered no details about what was taken -- or the investigation into the perpetrators.
The cyber attack struck as the Iran War carries on ... while PresidentTrump claims ongoing talks to end the conflict have been successful.
Three people were killed Thursday in a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauai, Hawaii ... multiple agencies report the chopper crashed into the ocean near the beach around 3:45 PM.
Officials say the helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation -- a doors-off thrill-seeker helicopter tour company -- according to the Kauai Police Department.
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Officials say 4 passengers and 1 pilot were on board ... and the 2 survivors were taken to Wilcox Medical Center in Lihue.
A man authorities believe is at the center of a disturbing viral video showing a pit bull being violently attacked has turned himself in ... and cops say the backlash was so intense it nearly overwhelmed their department.
According to cops, Michael Gerchy surrendered Friday at Connecticut's Glastonbury Police Department on two active warrants -- one for animal cruelty and another for violating a protective order.
Authorities say the investigation kicked off on March 12, when officers first caught wind of a shocking video circulating online that allegedly showed Gerchy assaulting one of his own dogs at a residence in Glastonbury.
A Maryland homeowner who hired some migrants to replace her roof didn't rat them out to ICE ... the feds say they tracked them down solo.
Here's the deal ... there's a viral video circulating online claiming a Maryland woman hired a bunch of Guatemalan immigrants to replace her roof ... and THEN called ICE to have them deported once they finished the job and before she paid them.
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President Donald Trump somehow turned a conversation about the war in Iran into an opportunity to claim he's a hit with the gay community in the U.S.
During a phone interview with "The Five" on Fox News, host Jesse Watters asked the president about "Ayatollah Jr." -- an apparent nickname for Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, who took over as Iran's new supreme leader when his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was assassinated.
Jesse asked Trump about the leader's rumored assassination before speculating about his sexuality, saying ... "You kind of suggested we knocked out Ayatollah Junior, have we? And did the CIA tell you that Ayatollah Junior's gay?"
As TSA officers are selling their blood to keep a roof over their heads, members of Congress are packing their bags for a 2-week vacation, and WE WANT THE PICS!
Since compromise isn't working, maybe some shame will, and that's why we're asking everyone to be on the lookout over the next 2 weeks for the folks who "work" on Capitol Hill, enjoying their leisure time.
Rebecca Wolf is down with this, because she's a TSA agent who is struggling in every sense of the word. She told us on "TMZ Live" Thursday she's losing everything, including her health and sanity, over the shutdown. Rebecca's last paycheck was February 28th, for a grand total of $13 and change.
Kevin Sorbois calling out the Spanish government for the voluntary euthanasia of Noelia Castillo Ramos -- a fate he suggests would've been more appropriate for her alleged rapists -- and other celebs are also weighing in.
The actor posted a fiery condemnation on X today, saying the European country has blood on its hands, writing ... "Spain decided to give the death penalty to the victim, not the men who gang rped her. Our world is broken."
The post immediately went viral and even got the attention of Elon Musk, who agreed with Kevin, commenting, "So f***ed up." Tristan Tate, Andrew Tate's brother, also had thoughts.
