US EditionTMZ Posts Lawmakers’ Vacation Photos as Shutdown Pressure Grows
The tabloid said the images were meant to highlight bipartisan frustration as the shutdown left DHS workers unpaid for over a month.
- TMZ has expanded its political coverage with a producer and photographer in Washington, documenting lawmaker activity during the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
- Seeking to show how Congress has "betrayed" Americans, the outlet published viral images of lawmakers vacationing at Disney World, claiming both Dems AND Republicans abandoned their duties.
- Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Robert Garcia faced public backlash after TMZ posted photos of them vacationing, while American Federation of Government Employees TSA Council 100 members remained without pay.
- President Donald Trump urged leadership to cancel recess "repeatedly," and the White House offered to host an Easter dinner if Congress returns to resolve the impasse.
- Passing a DHS funding bill remains difficult, Senate Majority Leader John Thune maintains, because the Senate's 60-vote threshold for advancing legislation blocks consensus.
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Capitol Hill prepares lawmakers for 'rude awakening' from TMZ coverage
Capitol Hill staffers are starting to get worried about the celebrity gossip site TMZ, Politico reported Wednesday. The website known for dispatching paparazzi to capture celebrities out and about is ramping up its tracking of elected officials across the country during their Holy Week break. TMZ founder Harvey Levin has been on a personal crusade to get lawmakers back to Washington to fix the funding problem for the Department of Homeland Secur…
Exclusive: Lawmakers get TMZ treatment during DHS shutdown
The ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown is putting a harsh spotlight on lawmakers’ travel over Easter recess. TMZ’s open call for evidence of politicians vacationing has landed photos in the typically celebrity-centric outlet of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at Disney World, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in Florida, and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., in Las Vegas. Photos seen by Semafor also show House Republicans from the pragmatic Main St…
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From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown
TMZ is turning its celebrity lens on Congress, tracking lawmakers on recess as a nearly six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on.
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