TMZ Goes to Washington

TMZ 前往华盛顿

Today, Explained

2026-04-22

26 分钟
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The celebrity tabloid outlet is turning its attention to DC and supercharging a new era of political reporting. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King. TMZ Founder and Executive Producer Harvey Levin displayed at a TMZ launch party. Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images. Further reading: TMZ gets political by Paula Mejía for The New Yorker. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • If you are watching this and you see a senator out and about somewhere,

  • especially somewhere on vacation, send them to us.

  • Send it to the TMZ tip line.

  • Lindsay founder Harvey Levin asked, Americans answered.

  • During the recent government shutdown, tipsters sent him photos of lawmakers doing anything but their jobs.

  • Senator Robert Garcia in a casino, Ted Cruz at the airport, Lindsey Graham Disney adulting with a bubble wand.

  • Levin built his empire on celebrity gossip,

  • but he told CNN that it was an interview his outfit did with a TSA worker who was n't getting her paycheck

  • during the shutdown that radicalized him.

  • It's not that the Democrats are at fault or the Republicans are at fault.

  • So he set his sights on D.C. Sending a team of three producers skittering around Capitol Hill and forcing the question,

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