In perhaps the most ambitious space mission of the last 5 decades, NASA is sending 4 astronauts around the moon and back ... the historic launch blasted off from Florida and the astronauts are now in space.
So far, everything appears to be going smoothly ... Artemis II lifted off Wednesday afternoon from Cape Canaveral and the astronauts are now in their capsule in high Earth orbit.
The lunar flyby mission -- named Artemis II -- is a test flight, acting as just one more step towards the future goal of not just visiting the moon, but staying there.
NASA is planning to focus on designing a moon base where astronauts can spend weeks or months at a time carrying out research and technology development.
The Texas judge going viral for all the wrong reasons has even more problems ... he's facing fines for missed filings with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Judge Nathan J. Milliron -- who sits on the bench of the Texas 215th District Court -- is listed as delinquent on two separate required filings with the Texas Ethics Commission ... according to KPRC 2 in Houston.
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Milliron reportedly failed to submit campaign finance and personal financial disclosure reports ... and he's facing a $1,500 in fines as a result.
Congresswoman Susie Lee wasn't holding back how she felt about Donald Trump -- allegedly dropping several f-bombs in the process -- in a since-deleted post on X.
The Nevada politician was apparently replying to news that Trump would be sitting in on the Supreme Court hearing about birthday citizenship, allegedly writing ... "So f***ing f***ed up. I'll pray they f*** him to his face. Sorry, I say f*** a lot these days."
The expletive-filled reaction sparked online outrage among Trump supporters, prompting the congresswoman to justify her intense words.
Dayton James Webber -- the quadruple amputee professional cornhole player suspected of fatally shooting another man in his car -- sounds like he's going to argue he was acting in self-defense.
Webber's attorneys telegraphed their defense strategy Wednesday during a bond hearing in Maryland, telling the judge the murder case against Webber was "a clear-cut case of self-defense."
One of the defense lawyers said Webber was "terrified of being killed" and "knew that he had to shoot or be killed." They said he didn't plan to kill the victim, Bradrick Wells, and made a split-second decision to pull the trigger.
2:40 PM PT -- We've ID'd another legislator in the Edinburgh Castle crowd ... Michigan's Rep. Bill Huizenga is the guy in the blue jacket sitting against the wall. His spokesman told local outlet, Michigan Advance, what we'd already heard about this being a "long-planned, House Ethics-approved" trip to meet with foreign dignitaries. They left out the part about YOU paying for it, while the partial government shutdown continues.
Over two dozen members of Congress are on an overseas trip during the government shutdown ... and it's all being paid for by taxpayers while tons of federal workers go unpaid with rent due.
We've learned a whopping 30 members of Congress are on a trip to Scotland right now, and it's being funded with our tax dollars ... despite the partial government shutdown triggered by Congress failing to do its job. Now all of them have bailed and are enjoying a 2-week Spring Break. Employees of FEMA, the Coast Guard, and other agencies are not as lucky -- they're worrying about putting food on their table and keeping a roof over their heads.
BTW ... members of Congress continue to draw a paycheck, uninterrupted.
Congressman Jared Moskowitz and his colleagues are getting a shakeup ... he admits most of them don't see enough incentive to end the government shutdown, but he also knows if they don't, it might be "Out With Their Asses!"
The Representative from Florida joined us Wednesday on "TMZ Live," and we asked him about the stalemate on funding DHS, the federal employees working without pay and struggling to make ends meet ... all while Congress enjoys a 2-week recess.
Moskowitz -- who's spent part of his break working the scoreboard at his son's youth basketball game -- told us members of Congress are worried about getting primaried, so they don't want to give in to the opposing party.
In other words, both sides are only concerned with themselves ... not the livelihoods of hard working Americans.
Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband might have been exposed by an undocumented immigrant seeking retribution overPresident Trump's Department of Homeland Security policies.
Here's the deal ... Axios White House reporter Marc Caputo posted on X Tuesday that he received a "weird" tip in February about Bryon Noem's secret gender bending impulses, which include photographing himself wearing huge fake breasts and pink spandex shorts.
But, get this ... Caputo says the tipster was "an immigrant sex worker" who was possibly in the country illegally, and "wanted to go public about Noem’s husband using her services online -- it was vengeance for DHS’s immigration enforcement."
A man in Massachusetts has been arrested after allegedly making threatening remarks toward President Donald Trump on Facebook ... the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Andrew D. Emerald -- a 45-year-old man from Great Barrington, MA was indicted by a federal grand jury on eight counts of interstate transmission of threatening communications.
According to authorities ... from May to July 2025 Emerald "intentionally made eight separate Facebook posts in which he threatened to injure President Trump."
Prince Harrywas caught sending some seriously flirty Facebook messages to a Daily Mail reporter, court documents show.
The Telegraph reported that the Duke of Sussex had discussed "movie snuggles" and sent virtual kisses to Mail on Sunday reporter Charlotte Griffiths.
Before you panic ... no, Meghan Markledoesn't need to be concerned. This reportedly went down long before they got together -- between December 2011 and January 2012.
Congressman Jared Moskowitz played Father Time at his son's basketball game Tuesday, as federal workers were running out of time to thwart bill collectors.
The Representative from Florida was the timekeeper at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla. ... as his 12-year-old son played hoops against another pint-sized team in a playoff game.
Moskowitz had double duty -- keeping time AND handling the scoreboard. He was true to form -- what with Congress's bad timing, taking a 2-week Spring Break after failing to reopen the government -- he messed up the clock by neglecting at one point to hit the start button. We're told members of both teams yelled at him to DO HIS JOB!
4/1 8:52 AM -- A spokesperson for Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden tells TMZ ... "DVO is joining more than 30 other members of Congress on a delegation that was pre-approved by the House Ethics Committee months ago. The trip focuses on economic development, foreign partnerships, and business engagement, including meetings with members of Parliament and other international officials."
This means the trip is being funded by the government ... aka, you're paying for it.
Pack your kilts, 'cause a few members of Congress are takin' in the sights of Scotland!
Two sources who work on The Hill were at the Edinburgh Castle when they spotted the members in a group that was taking a tour. They say they believe the members are part of a Congressional Delegation (CODEL), adding that it's curious, because they say CODELS are usually canceled when there's even a partial government shutdown.
U.S. Congressman Seth Magaziner is busy putting the finishing touches on his 'Real Housewives of Rhode Island' watch party ... but says he'd happily skip it, if called back to DC to end the government shutdown.
Rep. Magaziner finally addressed the controversial party he's co-hosting Thursday for the Bravo show's premiere ... an event that's going down as thousands of federal employees aren't getting paid due to the shutdown.
His spokesperson told WPRI ... Magaziner's been pushing for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to call the House of Representatives back into session to pass the bill, which would partly fund the Department of Homeland Security, the Senate signed off on last week.
9:30 AM PT -- The Justices have wrapped the oral arguments, which President Trump only heard half of since he left the court after his side was done arguing.
The Prez did find some time to send a message out on Truth Social after he left the court -- doubling down on his stance.
Donald Trump is going where no other sitting president has gone ... beelining it from the White House to the Supreme Court to watch oral arguments in a case, and what he'll hear will almost certainly anger him.
The President has arrived at SCOTUS to hear arguments on birthright citizenship ... something rooted in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, and something DT wants to 86.
In case you forgot, Trump signed an Executive Order hours after he was sworn in for his second term, putting the kibosh on birthright citizenship, which guarantees, in most situations, that someone born in the U.S. automatically becomes a citizen.
Police don't typically find dead bodies in their patrol cars parked outside headquarters ... but this was not a typical day for these cops.
Officers from the Azusa Police Department discovered the body of 37-year-old Eric Valencia decomposing in the backseat of one of their police vehicles.
The department released body cam footage of the officers making the grisly discovery on the morning of March 26, and yeah ... they had the same question you do right about now: How in the world did Valencia end up inside the police car?
The Texas judge going viral for all the wrong reasons has now demanded that an attorney appear before him in court after the attorney suggested he apologize for being flat-out nasty to an IT worker.
We told you all about it -- Judge Nathan J. Milliron -- who sits on the bench of the Texas 215th District Court -- was rude to an IT tech who dealt with an issue in his courtroom. Instead of thanking him, Milliron demanded he speak to the IT tech's supervisor ... seemingly because he didn't like his comments about the problem.
Watch this pompous, arrogant judge with his elitist attitude berate an IT worker who was trying to help him.
Harris County, Texas Judge Nathan J. Million of the 215th Civil Court is facing criticism online after this video circulating on social media shows what a pr*ck he is. pic.twitter.com/EYU9XiqzQf@RealDonKeith
After the exchange, Attorney James Stafford reached out to Milliron per emails obtained by Houston Public Media. Stafford reportedly wrote ... "I hope you issued him an apology for the way you treated him. I hope you were just having a bad day and this is not your typical judicial temperament. Have a great weekend."
President Trump's administration is seeking answers from Spain over a woman's voluntary death.
Noelia Castillo Ramos voluntarily underwent a euthanasia procedure earlier this month ... and now The New York Post is reporting Trump's State Department is instructing the U.S. Embassy in Madrid to open a probe into the matter.
As we reported ... Noelia's tragic decision to opt for euthanasia at age 25 came after a past suicide attempt left her paralyzed and in chronic pain. She reportedly jumped from a fifth-floor building after an alleged sexual assault.
