Overview
- Rick Scott, who posted a Disney World family photo Saturday, told TMZ he is with his grandkids and said he does not decide whether he should be in Washington.
- TMZ says it is publishing vacation photos to show public frustration with Congress, and it has featured lawmakers including Lindsey Graham, Cory Booker, Steve Scalise, John James, and Jared Moskowitz.
- Congressional leaders recently told members to leave Washington without a DHS deal, a backdrop Scott pointed to by saying the decision to be in D.C. is not his to make.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a two-track plan Wednesday that would have the Senate fund most of Homeland Security after the House rejected a Senate-passed bipartisan deal.
- The partial shutdown has left thousands of federal workers unpaid and fueled anger that TMZ’s campaign seeks to harness for pressure on negotiators.