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Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales is finally fessing up to having an affair with a staffer who committed suicide last year by setting herself on fire.

The embattled GOP rep sat for an interview with conservative talk show host Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo that was released Wednesday night. During their chat, Gonzales acknowledged having the affair with his staffer, possibly violating the rules of the House of Representatives.

Gonzales said he had a lapse in judgement and made a mistake, noting "there was a lack of faith" and he has now taken "full responsibility for those actions." Despite his philandering, Gonzales says he has reconciled with his wife Angel, with whom he shares 6 children. The Congressman added ... God has forgiven him and his faith is as strong as ever.

Wild moment on Capitol Hill ... GOP Senator Tim Sheehy helped police remove an anti-war protestor from a Senate hearing ... and it's all on video.

Footage from Wednesday's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing shows a man in a Marine Corps uniform being dragged out by Capitol Police ... and then Sheehy runs over to help.

The protestor is heard shouting, "No one wants to fight for Israel!!!"

Bobby Khan -- a convicted ex-felon running for Congress in Nevada -- just got banned from every MGM Resorts property in Las Vegas and beyond ... and his team says it's because Bobby's been torching the casino giant on social media for their hotel prices.

MGM Resorts fired off a legal warning to Bobby, saying he could face arrest and a potential fine or jail time if he steps foot at the Bellagio, Aria, Cosmopolitan, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Luxor, New York New York, Excalibur, or Vdara casinos.

The letter, obtained by TMZ, also warns Bobby to stay the hell away from T-Mobile Arena in Vegas ... plus Borgata in New Jersey, Beau Rivage in Mississippi, MGM National Harbor in Maryland, and MGM Springfield in Massachusetts ... among others.

Yvette Nicole Brown has a lot to say about Nicki Minaj and President Trump ... but she says it's all just noise compared to the real issues ... like the immigration enforcement crisis.

We got Yvette in New York City and our photog asked her about Nicki and some Deon Cole jokes from the NAACP Image Awards.

Yvette ripped Nicki a few weeks ago -- claiming Nicki banned staff from using her bathrooms -- but here she says people should stop caring about Nicki supporting a "pedophile President" and instead focus on getting ICE out of American communities, and restoring voting rights.

Employees at a Michigan Smoothie King refused to serve a Donald Trump supporter and his wife ... and the contentious argument between the smoothie makers and their would-be customers is all on video.

Check it out -- Erika Lindemyer recorded the tense encounter at the shop in Ann Arbor on March 1 ... she argues with a woman behind the counter, calling her refusal illegal discrimination. The employee snaps back that Trump doesn't support her ... and she therefore doesn't feel comfortable serving people who stand behind him.

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A former mayor of a small Louisiana city is in big trouble ... she was found guilty at trial for having sex with her son's 16-year-old buddy during an alcohol-filled pool party, according to news reports.

Misty Roberts -- ex-mayor of DeRidder, LA, with a population of under 10,000 -- was reportedly convicted by a jury of having sex with a minor in 2024 while she was still in office.

Local news outlets reported it only took the jury less than hour to find the 43-year-old former mayor guilty on two felony charges of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile yesterday.

Mark Teixeira is trading the batter’s box for the ballot box -- and his first big political test is already in the books.

The former MLB slugger won the Republican primary for Texas’ 21st congressional district Tuesday night ... securing more than 61% of the vote in a crowded 12-candidate field and avoiding a runoff.

“This is a huge victory, and I’m truly honored to have such strong support from the people of TX-21,” Teixeira posted on X. “Thank you! I’m so grateful to everyone who voted, put in the work, donated, and especially prayed for us along the way.”

The seat is currently held by Chip Roy, who’s stepping aside to run for Texas attorney general. Teixeira will now face Democratic candidate Kristin Hook in the November general election.

Fireworks on Capitol Hill ... Sen. Thom Tillis ripped into DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during a congressional hearing ... comparing American citizens killed by immigration agents to a dog she killed.

Check out the video ... the Republican Senator from North Carolina says Noem has shown terrible leadership and decision-making as Trump's DHS Secretary.

Tillis says the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by ICE and Border Patrol remind him of a passage from Noem's book ... where she recalls killing a dog she brought on a hunting trip.

A suspected Iranian drone strike near the U.S. Consulate in Dubai sparked a raging fire Tuesday night, according to multiple reports ... and the aftermath was caught on video.

Footage of the explosion soon began flooding socials today, showing the building light up in an orange glow before erupting in a fireball in the UAE city.

The Dubai Media Office later confirmed that a fire resulting from a drone-related incident near the U.S. consulate had been successfully contained, NBC News reports.

They wrote, "Emergency teams responded immediately. No injuries have been reported."

A popular auto race in Qatar has been pushed amid intense fighting in the Middle East ... as Iran indiscriminately fires missiles and drones in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks.

The FIA -- aka the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, a global motor sports governing body that also oversees Formula One -- moved to press pause on the Qatar leg of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship, which was supposed to go down March 28 at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail.

"FIA WEC management has been in constant dialogue with Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) in light of the current and evolving geopolitical situation in the Middle East," the organization said in a statement.

"With the safety and security of competitors, personnel and fans of the utmost importance, the decision has been taken to delay the event that had been due to take place on 26-28 March."

The good news? The Qatar 1812KM isn't canceled -- it's simply postponed. It's now slated to take place sometime during the "second half of the season," with a date to be announced at a later time.

Bill Clinton couldn't take his eyes off a photo from the Epstein Files ... and it looks like the throwback made him smile and laugh.

Check out this clip from the former president's hours-long deposition last week ... he's grinning and chuckling as he appears to look at an old photo.

Clinton was grilled about a photo from the Epstein Files showing him in a hot tub with a redacted person next to him ... and he explained his story behind that snap -- though it's not clear in this video which photo Clinton is having a laugh over.

Hillary Clinton didn't hold back when asked about President Donald Trump during her Epstein deposition last week ... pushing to have him testify under oath, because he's got a laundry list of bad behavior and past connections with the dead convicted pedophile.

Check out the footage released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released Monday -- Clinton says given that Trump's all over the Epstein Files and has been found guilty of a myriad of crimes ... he should "absolutely" be brought in for questioning.

And she doesn't let people forget about his past trials and convictions ... she reminds the committee that he's been found civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers and convicted on 34 counts of falsified business records in relation to covering his relations with an escort ... which was election interference.

Bill Clinton says he doesn't know whether Jeffrey Epstein killed himself or not ... telling lawmakers he can only go off the medical findings.

During the former president's grilling before the GOP-led House Oversight Committee on Friday, Clinton got into a tense back-and-forth with Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert ... who asked him squarely whether Jeffrey Epstein was suicidal.

Clinton replied ... "I don't know. I only know what the medical finding was. I've accepted it in my own mind. I don't know what happened."

Hillary Clinton locked horns with Nancy Mace while the former secretary of state was deposed about Jeffrey Epstein last week — and their heated back-and-forth was caught on newly released video.

The GOP-led House Oversight Committee grilled Clinton for hours during her February 26 deposition over her alleged ties to Epstein, which Hillary said did not exist.

Things turned ugly when Mace, a Republican congresswoman from South Carolina, pressed Clinton about how she knew Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Lutnick has recently faced intense scrutiny over his past association with Epstein, who was convicted in 2008 of soliciting a minor for prostitution in Florida.

4 AM PST -- The White House is mocking Kesha for blasting their use of her song "Blow" alongside a video of a fighter jets obliterating a ship.

Steven Cheung, White House Communications Director, tweeted ... "All these 'singers' keep falling for this. This just gives us more attention and more view counts to our videos because people want to see what they’re bitching about."

Furthermore, Kaelan Dorr, White House Deputy Communications Director chimed in ... "Kesha quotes are like Popeye’s Spinach to this team ... Memes? They’ll continue. Winning? Will also continue."

Kesha is ripping President Trump and the White House for using one of her songs in a social media post, she says, incites violence and threatens war.

Here's the deal ... the official White House posted a video on TikTok on Feb. 10 that shows a military plane blowing up a ship ... all while Kesha's "Blow" plays.

Seems Kesha just got hip to the post, because on Monday she ripped the White House for using her music and said she does "NOT approve of [her] music being used to promote violence of any kind."