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The Hill reports: House Democrats said their visit as part of a GOP-led trip to the Washington, D.C. jail where rioters from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection are being held showed they had no remorse for their actions. The comments came after the trip, which was organized by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), following criticism from some Republicans about the …

The Albuquerque Journal reports: Legislation signed into law Friday will expand protections under the New Mexico Human Rights Act and remove the requirement that name changes be published in a newspaper. Supporters of the two bills say they will strengthen LGBTQ rights by updating requirements that prohibit discrimination against protected classes and allowing people to more easily change their name …

Mediaite reports: Newsmax host Lidia Curanaj recalled her tenure as a “lowly production assistant” for CBS News anchor Dan Rather in 2001 when anthrax was sent to their mailroom. “So when you do hear that – powder in an envelope – you can’t help but wonder, my goodness, could this be some sort of deadly bioweapon, because there are a …

Gizmodo reports: A subset of Missouri legislators care deeply about freedom. For instance: The God-given right to NOT accept a life-saving vaccination and still attend public school or go to work in a hospital. Also, the freedom to not be forcibly injected with a (non-existent) microchip device or a DNA-altering substance. Lawmakers in the state’s House have advanced a bill …

“One wonders, did Nancy Pelosi want it to get out of hand? Is that the reason why her daughter was suddenly there filming her mother in this heroic role? Because all of this, you know, was somehow planned and conjured up? You know, I think it’s worth asking the question but the committee wouldn’t allow it.” – Fox News legal …

Variety reports: Fox News cut ties with Abby Grossberg Friday, Variety has learned, after the booker and producer for such hosts as Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo alleged in court filings earlier this week that she was coerced by executives into providing misleading testimony in the $1.6 billion defamation suit that Dominion Voting Systems has levied against the Fox Corp.-backed …

The Washington Post reports:  A devastating tornado swept through parts of Mississippi overnight, killing at least 23 people, injuring dozens more and wreaking severe damage after wind gusts of up to 80 mph and hail the size of golf balls swept through the state. The severe weather has pummeled homes and caused widespread power outages early Saturday. The towns of …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Jon Hamm is joining the Mean Girls Musical in the role of Coach Carr, the resident gym coach and incompetent sex-ed teacher. The feature adapts the Broadway musical, which is itself an adaptation of the 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls. Mean Girls Musical hails from Paramount, which is planning a Paramount+ debut. Hamm joins a previously …

The Associated Press reports: Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle XV and a fearless advocate for Portland’s LGBTQ+ community, has died of natural causes in Portland, Oregon. He was 92. Darcelle, who died Thursday, was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records …

Reuters reports: Evan Corcoran, a lawyer for Donald Trump, appeared on Friday before a federal grand jury looking into Trump’s retention of classified documents following the end of his presidency, testifying only after a U.S. judge rejected Corcoran’s claim that doing so would violate attorney-client privilege. Corcoran’s 3-1/2 hour appearance behind closed doors was another signal that two criminal investigations …