CNN Exclusive: 'We need ammo.  We need fraud examples.  We need it this weekend.' What the Meadows texts reveal about how two Trump congressional allies lobbied the White House to overturn the election.  —  The texts, which have not been previously reported, were sent by Republican Sen. Mike Lee …

Josh Mandel Gets Schlonged  —  Anatomy of a failing suck-up.  —  Ohio's Senate primary is a little over two weeks away and while the MAGA field has been split, Donald Trump has finally picked his horse, endorsing former author, former professional Never Trumper, and current Thiel protégé J.D. Vance.

Twitter board adopts poison pill after Musk's $43 billion bid to buy company  — Twitter adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan, often called a “poison pill,” a day after billionaire Elon Musk offered to buy the company for $43 billion, the company announced Friday.

Russia's Black Sea flagship was hit by 2 Ukrainian missiles, a U.S. official says.  —  WASHINGTON — Two Ukrainian Neptune missiles hit Russia's flagship Moskva in the Black Sea, a senior Defense official said on Friday, providing the first American confirmation that the sinking of the Russian cruiser …

The President and Vice President release their 2021 tax returns  —  Today, the President and First Lady released their 2021 federal income tax return.  With this release, the President has shared a total of 24 years of tax returns with the American public, once again demonstrating his commitment …

Liberation Without Victory  —  Kyiv is halfway normal now.  Burnt-out Russian tanks have been removed from the roads leading into the city, traffic lights work, the subway runs, oranges are available for purchase.  A cheerful balalaika orchestra was performing for returning refugees …

Vladimir Kara-Murza from jail: Russia will be free.  I've never been so sure.  —  Editor's note: On Monday, Russian human rights activist and Post contributing columnist Vladimir Kara-Murza gave an interview in Moscow to CNN in which he harshly criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Florida Rejects Publishers' Attempts to Indoctrinate Students  —  Tallahassee, Fla., April 15, 2022 - Today, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran approved Florida's initial adoption list for mathematics instructional materials properly aligned to Florida's Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards.

Texas repeals immigration order that caused border gridlock  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border, after a week of intensifying backlash and fears of deepening economic losses.

Biden Administration Resumes Oil Leases on Federal Land  —  Royalty rates on production to rise, acreage available for leasing to decrease  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced lease sales for oil and gas drilling on federal land Friday, but said it would sharply reduce …

How Russia Media Uses Fox News to Make Its Case  —  The conservative network has appeared hundreds of times in Russian media.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Stuart Thompson writes about online information flows.  —  As Western leaders introduced sanctions against Russia …

A High-Ranking Proud Boy Is Now Snitching for the Feds  —  A Proud Boy chapter leader has flipped for the U.S. government, and that's trouble for dozens of members facing charges over the Jan. 6 insurrection.  —  TO  —  Federal prosecutors appear to have made their biggest breakthrough yet …

Amid NYPD manhunt, subway shooting suspect Frank James ate lunch at Katz's Deli, walked NYC in plain view of surveillance cameras  —  As the NYPD and federal law enforcement scoured the city for the accused Brooklyn subway shooter on Wednesday, the burly suspect enjoyed some of Manhattan's culinary delights.

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs linked to £800m worth of UK property  —  A dozen sanctioned Russians are linked to an estimated £800m worth of property in the UK, analysis by the BBC reveals.  —  Multi-million pound country manors in the south of England and luxury flats in London's …

Suozzi calls Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law ‘reasonable’  —  Asked on a conservative radio talk show about the controversial law, Rep. Tom Suozzi leaned into right-wing talking points about not wanting teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity.

Pope Francis: ‘We Are Racists, We Are Racists’  —  ROME, Italy — Pope Francis accused the West of racism Friday, insisting migrants are “subdivided” by skin color and country of origin.  —  “Refugees are subdivided,” the pontiff declared during a lengthy Good Friday interview on Italian television.

Ukrainian governor says Mariupol ‘has been wiped off the face of the earth’  —  As Russia appears poised to capture Mariupol more than six weeks into the invasion, the governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region said Friday that while Ukrainian troops remain in control of the strategic port city …

Cities Try to Turn the Tide on Police Traffic Stops  —  Chiefs, prosecutors and lawmakers are rethinking the value, and the harm, of minor traffic stops like the one that ended in a man's death in Grand Rapids.  —  Los Angeles is overhauling its traffic policing, aiming to stop pulling over cars …

An author was set to read his unicorn book to students.  The school forbade it.  —  Jason Tharp wants to write books for weird kids — because he was one.  —  Growing up in Ohio, the 45-year-old children's author, illustrator and inspirational speaker sometimes felt invisible.