FAT-SHAMING FAIL
Wendy Rogers fat-shamed an aide, threw away his belongings, berated him, and forced him to work while sick with COVID, an ethics report concluded.
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GROWING PRESSURE
State Rep. Luke Simons faces calls for his resignation after multiple staff members and interns accused the Republican of sexual harassment and making inappropriate comments.
‘TURNED MY STOMACH’
Jessica Watkins defended her actions at the Jan. 6 riot in court Friday—but said she’d renounce the far-right group. “I did it out of love for my country,” she said of the siege.
COWBOY CULPRIT
Luke Coffee said he was “ready to die” in the Capitol riot, but also claimed it was an “antifa false flag attack,” according to since-deleted Facebook videos.
DEVASTATING
Biden has released a damning report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi that Trump was determined to keep covered up.
‘IT’S NICE’
“I gotta say, Orlando is awesome. It’s not as nice as Cancun, but it’s nice,” the Republican lawmaker quipped.
HORRIFIC
Police seized nine knives, DNA samples, and a whiteboard listing Claire Miller’s chores after the ninth-grader, who had a large TikTok following, was charged with homicide.
WITH THE RECEIPTS
The acting Capitol Police chief has directly contradicted testimony from former House sergeant-at-arms Paul Irving.
‘TRAGIC’
Police say that 14-year-old Claire Miller fatally stabbed her sister, who suffered from cerebral palsy, then made a “hysterical” 911 call.
MAKES US SWEAT
The CDC urged gym-goers to mask-up when exercising indoors as it detailed major outbreaks at workout facilities in Hawaii and Chicago.
