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 …

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 …

Ukraine is scanning faces of dead Russians, then contacting the mothers … Ukrainian officials have run more than 8,600 facial recognition searches on dead or captured Russian soldiers in the 50 days since Moscow's invasion began, using the scans to identify bodies and contact hundreds …

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.

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.

Produce Worth Millions Gets Stuck in Blockade by Mexico Truckers  —  Grocery stores in some parts of the U.S. are expected to start running out of certain perishable goods as soon as this weekend because of a Mexican truckers' blockade that has stranded millions of dollars worth of fresh produce.

If Feinstein is mentally unfit, Democrats need to tell her openly.  And she should resign  —  Is Dianne Feinstein fit to continue serving as a U.S. senator?  —  A report Thursday from Chronicle reporters Tal Kopan and Joe Garofoli suggests not.  The story counts four U.S. senators …

GOP Primary poll reveals front runners in Georgia  —  ATLANTA (CBS46) — The race for Georgia's Governorship begins with the GOP primary in just six weeks.  —  Former President Donald Trump has endorsed David Perdue, but his attempt to unseat Brian Kemp isn't showing up in the polls.

The debate dividing the January 6 committee  —  Should they refer Trump to the DOJ for prosecution?  Or could that somehow backfire?  —  How will the House committee investigating the January 6 attack address whether Donald Trump committed crimes in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election?

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The Long, Scary History of Doctors Reporting Pregnant People to the Cops  —  Lizelle Herrera was jailed for allegedly self-inducing an abortion.  She's not alone. … When news broke last Friday that Lizelle Herrera, a 26-year-old resident of the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas …

McCarthy losing House GOP dealmakers as he eyes speakership  —  When Rep. Fred Upton announced his retirement from Congress, colleagues in both parties lined up to lament.  The one who misses him the most, in the end, may be Kevin McCarthy.  —  The Michigan Republican's departure after 18 terms …

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How low can Joe go?  —  HOW LOW CAN JOE GO?  Remember just a few weeks ago, when President Joe Biden's supporters hoped he would enjoy a bounce in job approval ratings after his State of the Union address?  They scoured each new poll for evidence of even a tiny uptick.