Former Polish President Lech Walesa, whose Solidarity trade union federation is credited with hastening the fall of the Soviet Union, was a paid informant for the Communist-era secret police from 1970 to 1976, the head of Poland's Institute of National Remembrance said Thursday, citing recently seized documents from the home of the last interior minister of Communist Poland, the late Gen. Czeslaw Kiszczak. Lukasz Kaminsky, the head of the state history institute, said that the documents include a commitment to pass on information to the secret police signed by Walesa and including his long-rumored code name, "Bolek." There are also pages of reports and expense reimbursements signed by Walesa, Kaminsky said.

Walesa, who has admitted signing up to inform for the secret police but insisted he never followed through, was cleared of spying charges by a special court in 2000. On Thursday, the 72-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate again proclaimed his innocence. "You can't change the facts with your lies, allegations, and counterfeits," he wrote in a blog post. "It was I who safely led Poland to a complete victory over communism." The history institute learned about the documents when Kiszczak's widow tried to sell them for about $20,000. Instead of paying, the institute raided the house. The Communist secret police were known to have doctored documents to tarnish the reputations of non-informants. Peter Weber

To counter some of the more confusing aspects of COVID-19 vaccination eligibility in the United States, Saturday Night Live's version of Dr. Anthony Fauci, portrayed by Kate McKinnon, hosted a game show in which "everyday Americans" receive a chance to vie for a shot. The judges of "So You Think You Can Get the Vaccine" were a trio of governors — California's Gavin Newsom, Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer, and New York's Andrew Cuomo (played by Alex Moffatt, Pete Davidson, and Cecily Strong, respectively).

The show got off to a rough start. Among the first few contestants were a woman pretending to be much older than she was, a fake smoker, and Aidy Bryant's Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex), who appeared more focus on delivering a standup comedy routine than getting vaccinated. Finally, a serious candidate who met all the requirements was given the nod of approval from the governors, but it turned out it was all for naught when they told him he'd have to go make an appointment online. Watch the full clip below. Tim O'Donnell

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has been accused of sexual harassment by a second former aide, The New York Times reports.

Charlotte Bennett, who worked as a senior briefer and executive assistant in Cuomo's administration in 2019 and 2020, told the Times that Cuomo harassed her in June 2020, asking her questions about her personal life, including whether she thought age gaps mattered in relationships and if she ever had sex with with older men. He also allegedly told her how lonely he felt during the coronavirus pandemic and asked her whom she last hugged. The 25-year-old Bennett said the governor never tried to touch her, but she "absolutely" felt he was making an entreaty to a sexual relationship which made her "horribly uncomfortable and scared."

Bennett said she and Cuomo had previously gotten along "really well," and she even considered him a "father figure" of sorts, but she noticed his perception of their relationship begin to change in mid-May when she began working on New York's COVID-19 response effort. After the June encounter, Bennett disclosed her experience to Cuomo's chief of staff and gave a statement to a special counsel to the governor, but she decided not to push for an investigation because she "wanted to move on" after she had been transferred to a new job in the administration as a health policy adviser. But she said her anger percolated and Cuomo's "presence was suffocating," and Bennett ultimately left the state government. She explained she agreed to recount the incident to the Times both out of a sense of obligation.

In response to the allegations, Cuomo said he has requested an independent review into the matter. He did not dispute asking Bennett personal questions, but said he believed he was acting as a mentor. Another former aide, Lindsey Boylan, accused Cuomo of harassing her several times from 2016 to 2018. Read more at The New York Times. Tim O'Donnell

The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, which means there will soon be three effective shots available for Americans.

The Johnson & Johnson candidate registered a 72 percent efficacy rate in the U.S. clinical trial. That falls short of the roughly 95 percent rates seen in the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna trials, but, The New York Times notes, experts are still very pleased with Johnson & Johnson's results, especially since it also showed 85 percent efficacy against severe COVID-19 infections, and 100 percent efficacy against hospitalizations and deaths, suggesting it will be a crucial tool in the fight to end the pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, told the Times people shouldn't get wrapped up in the numbers and instead "accept the fact that now you have three highly effective vaccines. Period." And Dr. Danny Avula, the vaccine coordinator for Virginia, said he's "super-pumped about this," adding that the lack of hospitalizations and deaths among vaccinated trial volunteers is "all I need to hear."

Plus, Johnson & Johnson's vaccine requires just one dose for full inoculation and can be stored at standard refrigeration temperatures for three months, which will help states speed up their vaccination drives and make distribution easier. All told, Johnson & Johnson has pledged to provide the U.S. with 100 million doses by June, but four million doses should be ready to go as soon as possible now that the FDA has signed off, with another 16 million available by the end of the March. Read more at The New York Times. Tim O'Donnell

The Associated Press has obtained internal Louisiana State Police records that represent the first public acknowledgment that Ronald Greene, a 49-year-old black man who died in custody in May 2019, was mistreated.

The cause of Greene's death remains unexplained and is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. Per AP, the records reveal that body camera footage — which has not been released — shows Master Trooper Kory York dragging Ronald Greene "on his stomach by the leg shackles" after a violent arrest and high-speed pursuit, and an attorney representing Greene's family who has reportedly seen the video told AP that other troopers can be seen choking, beating, and jolting Greene with stun guns. Police initially claimed Greene died as a result of a car crash.

York, who turned his own body camera off on the way to the scene (he said it was beeping loudly and he forgot to turn it back on), was suspended without pay for 50 hours after an internal investigation. Col. Lamar Davis, the State Police's new superintendent, reportedly told York he "would have imposed" more severe discipline, but the suspension was handed out by his predecessor who stepped down last year amid a series of scandals, AP reports. Read more at The Associated Press. Tim O'Donnell

On Friday, Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, received an ovation from the U.N. General Assembly after he made an emotional request for help restoring democracy on behalf of the country's elected government that was overthrown in a military coup earlier this month.

But a day later, the military junta that now runs Myanmar announced it had fired him in response, BBC reports. A state television announcement said Kyaw Moe Tun had "abused the power and responsibilities" of his post and "betrayed the country and spoken for an unofficial organization which doesn't represent" Myanmar.

The news comes after another full day of anti-coup demonstrations across the nation. Police continued to crack down on the protesters, and there are reports that a woman was shot and taken to a hospital. A monitoring group reports more than 770 people have been arrested and sentenced since the rallies began three weeks ago. Read more at BBC. Tim O'Donnell

When former President Donald Trump makes his first major return to the public stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, expect his rhetoric to be more reminiscent of his 2016 presidential campaign than his 2020 one, The New York Times' Maggie Haberman reports.

Rather than boast about his own accomplishments during his lone term in the White House, an adviser told the Times, Trump will instead deliver a fierce critique of President Biden's first few weeks in office. Reporting by CBS News' Ed O'Keefe appears to confirm the strategy, suggesting Trump will focus on Biden's immigration policy, school reopening plan, and "identity politics."

That said, Trump will reportedly find time to highlight and defend Operation Warp Speed and the COVID-19 vaccine development that took place under his administration, and he's also expected to bring up the future of the GOP. "There's a 99.99 percent chance" Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who has steadfastly expressed her opposition to Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, will get a not-so-friendly mention from Trump, a source told O'Keefe.

Of course, Trump is known for going off script, so all bets are off. Read more about Trump's return at The New York Times. Tim O'Donnell