READ: Mark Meadows' texts with Mike Lee and Chip Roy  —  (CNN)CNN has obtained text messages of separate conversations that then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had with Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas after the 2020 presidential election and through early January 2021.

Mike Lee and the “Good Republicans” Were No Different Than the Crazy Kraken Lady  —  Clowns to the left of me.  Clowns to the right.  —  (COMPOSITE / GETTYIMAGES / SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  Among the self-appointed responsible Republicans, the story of Trump's attempted election theft goes something like this:

‘Please tell me what I should be saying.’ Text messages show Sen. Mike Lee assisting Trump efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  Newly released text messages show Lee knew of scheme to send alternate electors to Congress nearly a month earlier than he claimed.

Trump Endorses J.D. Vance in Republican Primary for Senate in Ohio  —  The move amounts to a major bet on Mr. Vance's ability to prevail over a crowded field, and on the former president's power to alter the course of key congressional races.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons  —  You can see more of the interview on ‘The Lead’ at 4pm ET and the full interview will run on Sunday at 9am ET on ‘State of the Union’  —  (CNN)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Friday that …