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."
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.
Kid Rock's viral helicopter moment is officially a non-issue ... the Army pilots who buzzed by his Nashville home are back in the air.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethannounced Tuesday there will be no investigation and no punishment, revealing the previously grounded pilots have had their suspension lifted.
Hegseth made the call public on X, writing ... "Thank you @KidRock. @USArmy pilots suspension LIFTED. No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots."
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.
TMZ's call for pics of Congress members on spring break is nonpartisan, and even though Rep. Rich McCormick does think one party's more responsible for the shutdown ... he's also seen enough in DC to get why voters are fed up.
The U.S. Congressman from Georgia joined us Tuesday on "TMZ Live," and he went back and forth with Harvey Levin on what compromises both sides of the aisle should be willing to make to strike a deal to end the current shutdown.
Rich eventually concedes ... but says even if he runs our suggestions up the flagpole, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will instantly reject them.
Former Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem is speaking out over allegations her husband, Bryon Noem, is a cross-dresser who takes selfies wearing oversized fake boobs.
Kristi's camp responded to a salacious story published Tuesday by The Daily Mail ... telling The New York Post she's "devastated" and "blindsided."
The statement reads, "Ms. Noem is devastated. The family was blindsided by this, and they ask for privacy and prayers at the time."
The military servicemembers who flew a couple Apache helicopters over to Kid Rock's crib won't be doing any more celebrity flybys ... 'cause they just got grounded.
The U.S. Army suspended the aircrew from Saturday's stunt at Kid Rock's Nashville residence ... according to a report Tuesday from NBC News, citing an unnamed U.S. official.
As we reported ... Kid Rock posted a video Saturday featuring 2 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters -- one was hovering super close to the "Bawitdaba" artist's property -- writing, "This is a level of respect that s**t for brains Governor of California will never know. God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her."
It ain't Cancun, but it's close ... Ted Cruz was spotted at the Ft. Lauderdale airport Tuesday, days after Congress threw up its collective hands and left for Spring Break.
The Senator from Texas has been hopscotching around the country since leaving D.C., first to Houston, then to Dallas where he went to the CPAC convention, then he found his way to South Florida.
Check out the security with Ted ... 4 cops and some dude with a lapel pin ... all covering him.
Jill Biden's Secret Service agent might be the butt of a few jokes around the office after shooting himself ... because he reportedly popped a cap in his own ass!
A new report from Susan Crabtree -- a veteran journalist with RealClearPolitics -- claims the agent who injured himself while on duty at Philadelphia International Airport shot himself in the buttocks, not the leg, like initial reports indicated.
Crabtree says the accidental shooting occurred when the agent rushed back to the SUV the detail traveled in to get his cell phone ... and used the flashlight on his service weapon to try to find it. He blasted his bottom while holstering the weapon, according to Crabtree.
An unflattering pic of Karoline Leavitt reportedly vanished from professional photo libraries after agencies got the message loud and clear that the White House wasn’t a fan.
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The photo in question was taken during a press briefing ahead of last year's annual turkey pardoning by the president, and according to Status, was angled upward at the White House Press Secretary holding her son on her hip -- which gave an unfavorable view of her neck.
The outlet reports the AFP agency was "made aware" the White House was displeased with the snapshot ... and swiftly removed the image from its library.
President Donald Trump is keeping up his attacks on Iran, unleashing a massive bomb strike on the city of Isfahan that was captured on eye-popping video.
DT posted the 31-second clip on Truth Social Monday night, showing 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs exploding in Isfahan where it's believed uranium — which is used to make nuclear weapons — is stashed.
Lindsey Graham's gone shooting, y'all, arming himself with a shotgun days after he was packing a bubble wand in the Magic Kingdom ... but, all while the government shutdown still drags on.
The U.S. Senator from South Carolina posted a photo Monday evening of himself taking aim with a shotgun, and wrote ... "Spent some time breaking clays ... Doesn't get much better than that."
Kinda hard to ignore LG's huge pivot from theme parks to the shooting range. We broke the story ... Graham was seen over the weekend riding attractions and strolling through Disney World like any other vacationer. And yes, he was spotted holding one of those pink bubble wands for a friend's child.