Grassley, 87, quarantining after virus exposure FLYING HIGH
WASHINGTON – Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator, said he is quarantining after being exposed to the coronavirus.
Grassley, 87, did not say how he was exposed. He said he will follow doctor’s orders and “immediately quarantine” and work virtually as he waits for results of a test.
“I’m feeling well and not currently experiencing any symptoms, but it’s important we all follow public health guidelines to keep each other healthy,” Grassley said in a statement.
The Iowa Republican is the president pro tempore of the Senate, meaning he presides over the Senate in the absence of Vice President Mike Pence and is third in the line of presidential succession, behind Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Man indicted in shooting of two officers at Taylor protest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky man accused of shooting two police officers during demonstrations over the killing of Breonna Taylor was indicted on 35 charges.
Larynzo D. Johnson, 26, was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on two counts of first-degree assault and 33 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, news outlets reported.
He’s being held on a $1 million bond and is scheduled for arraignment on Nov. 23.
Johnson was accused of shooting at police officers on Sept. 23 during protests held after a grand jury process led by State Attorney General Daniel Cameron produced no charges involving the shooting of Taylor by police. Instead, prosecutors announced a single officer had been indicted on charges of wanton endangerment for firing into a home next to Taylor’s.