“This is a building that deserves and demands our respect,” Kim, 38, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “As I stood there, looking at the rotunda, my heart was broken,” he says. “I just felt compelled. It wasn’t something I planned to do. I just saw this room that I love so much, and it was in such disrepair and I wanted to fix it. For the first time that day, I had a mission and my mission was cleaning....

Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; David Hume Kennerly/Center for Creative Photography/University of Arizona via Getty Images Republican Congresswomen Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia are in a heated public feud that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hoped to extinguish. McCarthyreportedly called both freshman lawmakersfor separate meetings on Tuesday to discuss their spat over abortion and religion. The war of words has mostly played out on Twitter and in the media, with Greene calling Mace “the trash in the GOP Conference,” a liar and a flip-flopper, using the hashtag #TwoFacedMace and attacking her stance on abortion....

Photo:DV_2023 DV_2023 Nineteen dogs were spared a dark end thanks to the work of Chinese activists. According toHumane Society International(HSI), the China-based group Vshine, an official partner of HSI, pulled the canines from an illegal slaughterhouse on the outskirts of Yulin, China. Each year, theYulin Dog Meat Festival, started in 2010, takes place in the Chinese city during the summer solstice, resulting in the slaughter of thousands of dogs. Despite a decreased interest in the event andgovernmental changes that signal a lack of supportfor the festival, the Yulin Dog Meat Festival continues....

Photo:Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Asa Ellerup, the wife of Gilgo Beach murder suspectRex Heuermann, is opening up for the first time since her husband wasarrested. Ellerup previouslyfiled for divorce from Heuermanna week after he was arrested on murder charges at his Manhattan office. Her lawyer Bob Macedonio confirmed this week to PEOPLE that a complaint for divorce and summons were filed.ABC Newsnoted that she filed the documents at Suffolk County Supreme Court....

Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty; Santiago Felipe/Getty Joe Gorgais finally shedding light on exactly what happened between him and sisterTeresa Giudice’s fiancé,Luis “Louie” Ruelas. Joe has been vocal about his disdain for Louie throughout season 13 ofThe Real Housewives of New Jersey— doing everything from calling him a “bad seed” behind his back to exploding at him during “Guy’s Night” after learning his mother-in-law had not been invited to the wedding....

Rick Foxis breaking his silence following rumors he was a victim in the helicopter crash that killedKobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other people on Sunday. Fox, 50, sharedhow the false reports affected his familyas he joinedDwyane Wade,Shaquille O’Neal,Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Derek Fisher, and Kenny Smith for aspecial segmentduring Tuesday night’s episode ofInside the NBAon TNT. “My family went through, in the midst of all this, something that I couldn’t imagine them experiencing,” Fox said, adding that it is one of his daughter’s “greatest fears” to find out through social media that one of her parents died....

Photo: Courtesy Ricki LakeRicki Lakeis marking two years since she shared her hair loss battle with the world.The talk show host, 53, posted a candidInstagramFriday about her journey of “self-love” and “acceptance” after shaving her head. Lake posted three photos of herself, including one taken while her hair was being shaved off.Lake wrote an emotional message in the caption of her photoshoot, telling her followers, “2 years ago today I took a leap of faith....

Photo: ricki lake/Instagram Ricki Lakeis mourning the loss of her rescue dog Mama. The former talk show host, 53, announced onInstagramthat her dog of six years died Tuesday, explaining that she felt “gutted.” “I don’t have much to say at this time other than, thank you to everyone who reached out, said a prayer, lit a candle. It was not for naut. It meant the world to me,” shewroteearlier this week, adding that she was at home in her bed at the time of Mama’s death and that the dog “went peacefully....

01of 113Broadway BeautyDIGGZY/SplashNews.comRihanna was spotted arriving to a showing ofSlave Playon Broadway in New York City. 01of 113 Broadway Beauty DIGGZY/SplashNews.com Rihanna was spotted arriving to a showing ofSlave Playon Broadway in New York City. 02of 113Fashion QueenBeretta/Sims/ShutterstockHelen Mirren attended Victoria Beckham’s show during London Fashion Week. 02of 113 Fashion Queen Beretta/Sims/Shutterstock Helen Mirren attended Victoria Beckham’s show during London Fashion Week. 03of 113She Likes It Like ThatPaul R Giunta/Invision/AP/ShutterstockCardi Bperformed during Day 1 of Music Midtown 2019 in Atlanta....

Rihanna steps out for dinner in New York City.Photo:BlayzenPhotos / BACKGRID BlayzenPhotos / BACKGRID Rihannahas her fall closet locked down! The singer, 35, wrapped up warm in a selection of chic designer staples as she headed to dinner in New York City on Monday. Rihanna — whowelcomed her second son in August— looked demure in a floor-sweeping gray Dries Van Noten coat, which was belted at the waist, and shiny black Balenciaga Pantaleggings....

From left: Taika Waititi, Rita Ora and Tessa Thompson.Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesRita Orais dismissing those “absurd” rumors that she was in a three-way relationship with now-husbandTaika WaititiandTessa Thompson.Back in May 2021, the singer/actress wasphotographed kissing and cuddlingwith theThor: Love and Thunderdirector and Thompson in Sydney, Australia. In a newinterview with BritishGQ, Ora, 32, is explaining why she chose not to respond to the rumors at the time....

John Owen Lowe and Rob Lowe.Photo: Mark Williams & Sara Hirakawa for Men’s Health Rob Loweand his son are entering new territory: as costars. “Your parents, no matter who they are, always just bug you. Always. Even when you’re an adult,” John Owen told the outlet. “Your relationship changes as you get older and your parents become more like your friends — but they still bug you. As they should....

Rep. Robert Garcia runs into DNC Chair Jaime Harrison during his conversation with PEOPLE at the Stonewall Inn on June 26, 2023.Photo:Max Orenstein Max Orenstein U.S. Rep.Robert Garciacarried a protestor’s spirit intoPride Monththis year, aware that in spite of the annual parades and celebrations that bring some levity to the moment, many queer and trans people stand fearful of the future right now as far-right,anti-LGBTQ rhetoricseeps into mainstream. “Our community’s under such attack — especially our trans community and our young people,” the 45-year-old congressman tells PEOPLE....