Thomas Massiemay be leaving Congress, but don't expect him to disappear from Republican politics anytime soon ... because he and Marjorie Taylor Greenehave been cooking up plans behind the scenes to retake the GOP.
Rep. Anna Paulina Lunais pushing for criminal charges against the anti-war activist who got physical with her on Capitol Hill ... and she's drawing a line in the sand with ALL political protestors.
Jacob caught up with the Florida congresswoman Wednesday, moments after she spoke with Capitol Police, and she laid out details of the tense encounter that went down after she questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a congressional hearing.
Roll the clip ... Luna claims an organizer from CODEPINK -- a left-leaing anti-war activist group -- grilled her about the hearing, and then ... "I was literally walking, trying to walk away from this person, and they smacked me."
Spencer Pratt is close to securing political success and advancing to the L.A. mayoral runoff election -- though he would still have one more challenge to face.
So far, the reality star has won 30.4% of the vote as of early Wednesday morning ... putting him in second place in the primary election behind his arch nemesis, Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.
Bass has so far raked in 34.8% of the vote to put her in first place, earning her a spot in the general election on November 3 in Los Angeles. City Councilwoman Nithya Raman is currently in third place with 22.3% of the primary vote.
Rep. Andy Oglesis taking back his anti-gay tweet that caused a stir Tuesday ... but claims he's not the one who posted it in the first place!
Check it out -- the Tennessee GOP rep told followers the "stupid, hurtful" message was posted by someone on his communications team when he was working on his farm and called it a "complete distraction" from his "America First focus."
He also claimed the employee was reprimanded. No word on who the employee was behind the tweet.
6/2/2026 3:19 PM -- Rep. Ogles has since deleted the X post.
Rep. Mike Lawler is cussing out a GOP colleague who says "homosexuality has no place in America" ... telling TMZ DC that Rep. Andy Ogles is a "f***ing idiot" for even going there.
Rep. Lawler strongly disagreed ... saying Rep. Ogles has family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and constituents who are gay or lesbian ... and that doesn't make them any less worthy of being an American.
6/2/2026 3:19 PM -- Rep. Ogles has since deleted the X post.
Senator Ted Cruz is publicly pushing back on a member of his own party ... splitting with Rep. Andy Oglesover homosexuality's place in America, generally, and specifically, Pride Month celebrations.
Our guy Jacobgot Ted on Capitol Hill reacting to Congressman Ogles eyebrow-raising X post going after the LGBTQ community ... and he didn't hesitate to distance himself, saying, "the behavior of consenting adults is their business."
If ya missed Ogles' social media shot Tuesday morning, the U.S. Rep from Tennessee posted ... "Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month."
Rep. Ogles' X post comes on the second day of June, which is nationally recognized as Pride Month ... though governors in Tennessee and Indiana have alternately declared June as Nuclear Family Month.
President Donald Trumpis going back for seconds at the White House Correspondents' Dinner ... announcing a new date for the event after an alleged assassination attempt forced an abrupt end to the gala.
POTUS confirmed Tuesday the annual dinner -- which was cut short when a gunman opened fire on April 25 -- has been rescheduled for July 24 at the luxurious Waldorf Astoria in D.C.
In a post on Truth Social, the Prez framed the rescheduling as a show of "Strength and Fortitude" ... saying the country can't let "Lunatics" dictate schedules or disrupt traditions.
Spencer Pratt is firing back at folks who think he's bad with money ... and he's defending his much younger self for blowing through $10 million.
Spencer was on the "No Jumper" podcast when he took aim at critics bashing him for spending his own money back in the day ... saying every dollar he spent came from his "The Hills" paydays.
Spencer's running for Los Angeles mayor at 42 ... but when he was in his 20s, he says his life goals were much different ... get rich, get famous, and build an empire like Kim Kardashian.
Spencer says he never expected the reality TV gravy train to come to a screeching halt, so he wasn't treating the money like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Plus, as he points out, he wasn't spending anyone else's money but his own ... and definitely wasn't touching taxpayer dollars.
Tom Steyerspent the final hours before Election Day making one thing clear ... he's not backing down ... and he used karaoke and drag queens to make his point.
TMZ obtained video of the California gubernatorial candidate taking the stage Monday night at GYM Bar WeHo, where he grabbed a microphone and belted out Tom Petty's classic anthem, "I Won't Back Down," alongside drag performers.
Roll the tape ... Tom appears right at home under the lights ... smiling, singing, and working the crowd. He sticks close to the song's defiant message, tailor-made for a candidate heading into a crucial primary.
Freedom 250 performers keep dropping like flies ... and now Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan is backing out.
Fabsays he was all about performing for his country at first, but as he explained to CNN, things changed, and the event is no longer what he signed up for.
Fab says he started to get cold feet when he saw Young MCpull out ... he was worried the "Bust A Move" artist knew something he didn't.
Jonathan Cheban is riding hard for Spencer Pratt's mayoral bid ... and things got so chaotic when TMZ ran into him Monday, it ended with a stranger flashing him in the middle of Beverly Hills.
Check out the video ... Kim Kardashian's longtime pal Jonathan -- better known as FoodGod -- didn't mince words Monday when we asked about Karen Bass' swipe earlier in the day at Pratt'sreality TV roots. Cheban argues Spencer could breathe new life into Los Angeles and even claims he'd consider moving back to the city if Pratt somehow pulls off the upset.
But before he could fully make his case, a passerby jumped into the conversation with an unrelated rant ... and that's when the interview took a sharp left turn.
Los Angeles MayorKaren Bassisn't pulling any punches on the eve of Election Day ... taking direct aim at challenger Spencer Prattand questioning whether the reality star has ever held a job outside of being on TV.
We got the mayor Monday at Pann's Restaurant, where she framed the mayoral race as a choice between governing experience and reality TV fame.
Bass rattles off what she considers key accomplishments from her time in office before brushing off Pratt as a "reality TV star villain" who doesn't understand how city government operates.
The mayor also seemed to draw a comparison between Pratt and President Trump ... arguing celebrity status alone isn't a qualification for public office.
President Donald Trump is abandoning plans to hand out nearly $2 billion to his allies -- including J6 rioters -- on the heels of judges blocking the so-called anti-weaponization fund.
TMZ has confirmed the Dept. of Justice is opting to abide by the federal judges' ruling that it could not "under any circumstances" proceed with handing out money to people who believe they'd been targeted by the DOJ.
One source told Axios, which first reported the news, "It's dead for now."
During her speech at the JFK Profile in Courage Award Ceremony Sunday, Caroline addressed family members in the audience before taking a moment to honor her daughter.
Caroline grew emotional as she remembered Tatiana as a woman who "represented everything my parents stood for in her beautiful, amazing, and too-short life."
The Minnesota GOP is catching serious heat after delegates at the party's state convention held a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin -- the former Minneapolis cop convicted of murdering George Floyd.
According to multiple reports, convention proceedings kicked off Saturday morning with a 10-second moment of silence for Chauvin ... just days after the sixth anniversary of Floyd's death.
Chauvin, of course, was convicted in 2021 of murdering Floyd. Video showed Chauvin, a Minneapolis cop at the time, kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during a 2020 arrest. The footage sparked massive protests across the country, fueling calls for police reform and renewed scrutiny of racial justice issues in law enforcement.
Hasan Piker and his uncle, Cenk Uygur, have been blocked from entering the United Kingdom ... and they say it's because they criticized Israel.
The left-wing commentators and progressive activists had their visas revoked just days before multiple speaking engagements across the pond.
Cenk says he found out as he was trying to hop on his flight. He posted on X ... "I’ve been banned for criticizing Israel. Are we free anymore? This is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!"
