Lea Michele Debuts In ‘Funny Girl’ + More News

Lea Michele took her first bow as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, plus other news items you might have missed. • Politico: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate would vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage in the coming weeks, forcing Republicans to take a stance ahead of the midterm elections. • Catholic League: Bill Donahue offers this dubious defense of priests found to have been sexual predators – “Most of the alleged victims were adolescents, not children.” • Fox News: Donald Trump’s former Attorney General Bill Barr believes the Justice Department is “getting very close” to having enough evidence to indict Trump.

Bill Barr, Trump’s former AG, on Trump possibly being indicted: “I think they’re getting very close to that point, frankly” pic.twitter.com/dANTqoXOA3

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 7, 2022

• Associated Press: Hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers and military members appear on leaked membership rolls of the far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers. The data raises fresh concerns about extremists in law enforcement and the military who are tasked with enforcing laws and protecting the U.S. • New York Post: Former GLEE star Lea Michele finally made her debut as Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl last night. While critics won’t be invited for a few weeks, the Post’s Johnny Oleksinski bought himself a ticket and pronounced Michele is “ready to go” and brings “real singing power” to the role. More from Twitter… https://twitter.com/LoganLeavitt/status/1567335256184717312 https://twitter.com/BrentALang/status/1567330713908793344 https://twitter.com/fdilella/status/1567342922693021699 https://twitter.com/itsNumberJuan/status/1567330695743250432