Lawmakers may have been exposed during riot siege

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers may have been exposed to someone testing positive for COVID-19 while they sheltered at an undisclosed location during the Capitol siege by a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump.

The Capitol’s attending physician notified all lawmakers Sunday of the virus exposure and urged them to be tested. The infected individual was not named.

Dr. Brian Moynihan wrote that “many members of the House community were in protective isolation in the large room — some for several hours” on Wednesday. He said “individuals may have been exposed to another occupant with coronavirus infection.”

Shooting suspect seen at bar after bailing out

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old Illinois man who faces a number of charges after allegedly killing multiple people during a racial justice protest in Wisconsin last summer, reportedly wore a t-shirt reading “Free As F---” while drinking at a Badger State bar last week.

According to the Journal

Times, Rittenhouse was photographed multiple times wearing the shirt shortly after he officially pleaded not guilty during a virtually arraignment last Tuesday. He was at the bar, Pudgy’s Pub in Mount Pleasant, just north of Kenosha, the site of the deadly shooting Rittenhouse is accused of perpetuating, with at least one of his parents, Wendy Rittenhouse.

Under Wisconsin law, those 18 and over who are in bars with at least one parent can consume alcohol. Rittenhouse appears to be drinking a Coors Light in the photos.

Ex-president’s sister dies of COVID

Nancy Bush Ellis, the sister of former President George H.W. Bush, has died from COVID-19 complications. She was 94.

“We are sad to share that President Bush’s beloved sister, Nancy Bush Ellis, has passed away,” the George & Barbara Bush Foundation announced. “Our condolences and prayers are with the Ellis and Bush families as we remember a remarkable woman who brought joy and light to the world.”