Harvey Levin, the media outlet TMZ, has been reinstating its core core of true crime and bringing it back to prominence in Washington, D.C. with a shift towards populism and true crime. The media outlet, which has been criticized for focusing on Hollywood elites' behavior, has also been focusing on the plight of federal government workers during the partial federal government shutdown. Levin, who founded TMZ with late Jim Paratore, has invested in a new series of initiatives to bring the site back into prominence. He also revealed that the site has invested resources into the political media bubble and is planning to staff up in DC during the next few days. Despite this, sources suggest that Levin's desire to gain a meaningful foothold in D., which has long been a dream.