| Subscribe View in browser 1. Cruz Asked Houston Cops to Escort Him to Cancun Flight THEY’RE, UH, KINDA BUSY The Houston Police Department was begging residents to stay home when Cruz’s staff called them on Wednesday to ask for assistance at the airport. POLITICS 2. Texas Fam’s Power Bill Is Now Up to $10K Amid Winter Storm HOO BOY Another resident saw her bill jump almost $4,000 overnight as millions still remain in the dark. U.S. NEWS Standing up to the powerful, no matter who’s in power. Support independent journalism by becoming a member today. Join Beast Inside 3. This Vacuum Cleans My Whole Home Better Than a Dyson CLEAN SWEEP This affordable stick vacuum’s roller spins faster than a Dyson V11’s and it comes with a wet mop attachment for hard floors SCOUTED Advertisement 4. FL Woman Threatened to Shoot Feds Probing Capitol Riot JUST ANOTHER PATRIOT In a video, Suzanne Kaye insisted she’d use her “second amendment right to shoot your fucking ass” if the feds showed up at her home. U.S. NEWS 5. Ivanka Won’t Run Against Rubio for Florida Senate in 2022 LITTLE MARCO’S BIG BREAK “Ivanka offered her support for Marco’s re-election. They had a great talk,” Rubio spokesperson Nick Iacovella told the Times. POLITICS Daily Beast Crossword Have you done this week's puzzle? Play Now 6. Bathing My Cats Is No Longer Impossible Thanks to This Bag BATH TIME My cats still don’t like getting a bath, but at least they can’t wreak havoc. SCOUTED Advertisement 7. Ted Cruz Offers Ridiculous Explanation for Cancun Trip AIRHEAD “With school canceled for a week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends,” the Texas senator wrote. POLITICS 8. Dolly Parton Literally Doesn’t Want to Be Put on a Pedestal GOOD GOLLY “Somewhere down the road several years from now or perhaps after I’m gone if you still feel I deserve it, then I’m certain I will stand proud in our great State Capitol.” U.S. NEWS 9. Texas Is Running Out of Food, Water as Catastrophe Goes On DARK DAYS Some 400,000 North Texans are still without electricity three days into the crisis, and federal regulators are opening up an inquiry into what caused the outages. U.S. NEWS Advertisement 10. Lisa Bloom Is Representing 10 Alleged Alexander Wang Victims #METOO No legal action has been taken against Wang, but Lisa Bloom told The New York Times she now represents 10 men who accuse the designer of sexual misconduct. ARTS AND CULTURE 11. Wisconsin’s ‘Sturgeon General’ Charged for Caviar Theft SOUNDS FISHY Ryan Koenigs also faces charges of allegedly attempting to obstruct an investigation into the caviar caper. U.S. NEWS 12. Former GOP Sen. Bob Dole Has Stage IV Lung Cancer BEST WISHES Dole, 97, represented Kansas in the Senate from 1969 to 1996, serving as Senate majority leader before resigning to unsuccessfully challenge Bill Clinton for the White House. POLITICS Advertisement 13. Malia Obama Is Tapped by Donald Glover for Amazon Project THE BIG LEAGUE The 22-year-old is said to be working on a potential new series called “Hive,” which will be based on a Beyonce-like entertainment mogul. ENTERTAINMENT 14. Facebook Hits Australia With Dramatic Ban on Sharing News ‘UNFRIEND AUSTRALIA’ It appears to be the most restrictive move Facebook has ever taken against content publishers anywhere in the world. TECH 15. Woman Gets Top Olympic Job After ‘Women Talk Too Much’ Row TAKE THE BATON Seiko Hashimoto—the country’s former Olympics minister and a seven-time Olympian—has been appointed the next Tokyo 2020/2021 president. ENTERTAINMENT Read More Advertisement © Copyright 2021 The Daily Beast Company LLC
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