11:20 AM PT -- BTW ... Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed just four years ago that Disney had gone too woke -- and, he wouldn't "be going back or watching Disney+ anytime soon."
Unclear what changed -- but it seems the senator came to an understanding with Mickey and decided he wanted to be part of his world again.
Rick Scott pulled a pretty good c**k block, posting a pic of his family having a good ol' time at Disney World in Florida and challenging TMZ for posting pics of members of Congress on vacay while thousands of federal workers go unpaid. Well, challenge accepted.
Scott posted the pic of him, his wife Ann, and their granddaughter at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios.
The Florida politician allegedly murdered by her husband this week was the sister of a Parkland school survivor who took his own life last year.
Nancy Metayer Bowen -- the Vice Mayor of Coral Springs -- posted a message to Facebook in December revealing that her brother, Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer, had passed away, while providing a link to his GoFundMe page.
TMZ reported Donovan died by suicide after battling schizophrenia for years. Donovan was among the survivors of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Congressman Steve Scalise is checking out a Spring Break hot spot during his 2-week paid vacation as the government shutdown drags on ... and he's living it up on the Floribama shore.
TMZ obtained photos of the House Majority Leader Friday in the middle of his beach vacation near Orange Beach, Alabama.
The Congressman from Louisiana was spotted walking out of Blalock Seafood & Specialty Market with a bag of grub ... and he had a two-person security detail in tow, plus his personal chauffeur.
Rep.Seth Magaziner understands concerns about the bad optics of him hosting a 'Real Housewives' premiere party during the government shutdown ... but he's laying blame on the guy who sent the House of Representatives packing for this two-week recess.
The Congressman from Rhode Island joined us Friday on "TMZ Live," and pointed a finger at House Speaker Mike Johnson, saying he never should have sent everyone home without voting on a bill to end the partial shutdown ... which, of course, has thousands of federal employees working without pay.
It's something we've heard a lot recently from Congress members -- the Democrats, at least -- that it's all Johnson's fault, and while there may be some truth there ... we're thinking BOTH parties should wear the stalemate, because THEY aren't doing their jobs.
Congressman John James is taking his best shot at distracting voters in his home state from his island vacation -- amid the ongoing government shutdown -- by reminding them he's a badass with a gun.
Here's the deal ... yesterday, right around the time we posted a pic of Rep. James on his Turks & Caicos getaway, James posted a clip of himself unloading hand guns and assault rifles on targets and knocking out some pullups. Y'know? Super alpha male stuff.
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In his caption, JJ said he went out shooting with the good people at the local outlet the Michigan Enjoyer, and he definitely did ... but it was 8 freakin' months ago!
1:53 PM PT -- The DOJ's Rapid Response X account is attempting to debunk the now-viral pic of Pam Bondi's portrait in the trash ... claiming the shot is "Fake News." It also included a photo of the framed picture hanging on the wall -- calling that "Real News."
It's unclear when the picture of the portrait hanging on the wall was taken, for the record.
Pam Bondi looks like she's considered nothing but trash at the Department of Justice ... because hours after President Trump canned her as attorney general, her framed portrait was in the trash can.
Check out this photo, obtained by MS NOW, showing Pam's official portrait resting upside down in an otherwise empty wired trash can in the DOJ office. Ouch.
Pam's portrait used to be hanging on a wall alongside portraits of Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance ... but now it looks pretty lonely in its new home.
U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner takes the prize for most unique Congressional recess plans ... partying with a bunch of 'Real Housewives,' despite the fact Congress has done nothing to end the shutdown and get federal workers paid.
We got pics of the Congressman from Rhode Island inside the watch party for the premiere episode of "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island."
Magaziner mugged for pics at the fancy event with various Bravo fans and one of his cohosts, State Sen. Hanna Gallo ... and, of course, some cast members -- including Kelsey Swanson and Liz McGraw -- were also there.
President Trump might be eyeing a fresh round of firings in his administration after he gave the ax to Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to reports.
The Atlantic and Politico published articles Thursday night outlining Trump's next cabinet members to possibly get the boot. Here's the list: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, FBI Director Kash Patel and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
One senior Trump aide told Politico ... the potential firings are targeting officials who have underperformed and generated too much negative attention.
Jack Black is not getting the band back together ... telling us Tenacious D still isn't reuniting for a new project despite reports to the contrary.
We caught up with the voice of Bowser himself in New York City Thursday afternoon ... and we asked him when we can expect to see TD pumping out new projects.
On Tuesday -- during the opening night of his "Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour" in Minneapolis -- The Boss kicked off the concert by calling Trump's White House a "corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous administration."
He urged the audience to choose "hope over fear, democracy over authoritarianism, the rule of law over lawlessness, ethics over unbridled corruption, resistance over complacency, unity over division and peace over war."
Rep. Jim McGovern has boots on the ground in Washington D.C. -- he's there hoping to vote on a bill to end the government shutdown, but says Capitol Hill is a ghost town ... so, he's taking shots at Lindsey Graham.
The Congressman from Massachusetts joined us Thursday on "TMZ Live," and told us Speaker Mike Johnson needs to call the House back from their 2-week spring break, so they can fund the government.
Problem is, there ain't exactly a lot of other lawmakers in town ... we've seen them enjoying the recess in places like West Hollywood, Las Vegas, Scotland and Disney World.
In the time between TigerWoods flipping his car and being arrested for DUI, the golf legend dialed up President DonaldTrump from the scene of the crash.
TMZSports has obtained body cam footage that shows Tiger hanging around as cops assessed the scene. He was not cuffed at the time and was permitted to sit in a police cruiser before cops had him perform a field sobriety test.
At one point, Tiger walked away from the cruiser and into the distance ... forcing police to call him back to the scene. While Tiger is walking back, he appears to be on the phone and can be heard saying, “Thank you so much. All right. You got it. Bye.”
The officer then asked Tiger to remain close by … to which he replied: “Yeah, I was just talking with the President.”
🎶 Aruba, Jamaica ... ooh, Rep. John James wants to take himself to a secluded island during his 2-week recess as the government shutdown drags on -- but we found him anyway!
The Congressman from Michigan is down in Turks & Caicos, where he was photographed Wednesday. Our sources tell us he's down in the Caribbean for a family vacay ... he looked to be enjoying a meal with his wife, Elizabeth.
Distill Social, a grassroots Michigan outlet, first posted the shot of JJ's getaway ... which, of course, comes as thousands of government workers would love to be on island time -- if only they were getting paid!
Senator Cory Booker is more than 2,000 miles from work, chillin' at a swanky L.A. hotel for a little breakfast.
The New Jersey Senator was hanging with his wife at the restaurant inside The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills. They were photographed around 9:30 AM Thursday, and it looks like they may have finished a workout.
The hotel is one of L.A.'s finest, fit certainly for a Senator who is on his Spring Break.
The Florida man accused of killing his politician wife, Nancy Bowen, told his uncle he shot his wife dead with a shotgun because he "couldn't take it anymore" ... at least according to cops.
TMZ obtained the complaint affidavit from the case against Nancy's husband, Stephen Bowen, and police say a man claiming to be Stephen's uncle called 911 and said his nephew confessed to killing Nancy.
