GOP lawmakers were deeply involved in Trump plans to overturn election, new evidence suggests  —  Republican members of Congress were heavily involved in calls and meetings with former President Donald Trump and his top aides as they devised a strategy to overturn the election in December 2020 …

Exclusive: Madison Cawthorn photos reveal him wearing women's lingerie in public setting  —  Photographs obtained by POLITICO appear to show Madison Cawthorn, the embattled Republican congressman from North Carolina who recently accused his GOP colleagues of inviting him to orgies, wearing lingerie in what appears to be a party setting.

Gov. Greg Abbott truck inspections turned up zero drugs, migrants but cost Texas $4.2 billion  —  The costly policy, which experts estimate cost hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of a single week, did not result in any migrant detentions or illegal substance seizures.

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Meadows Was Warned Jan. 6 Could Turn Violent, House Panel Says  —  The committee investigating the attack also said in a filing that the former White House chief of staff proceeded with a plan for “alternate electors” despite being told it wasn't legally sound.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Person of interest in shooting that injured 4 found dead, officials say  —  A man identified as a person of interest in a shooting Friday in which four people were injured by what appeared to be indiscriminate gunfire was found dead hours later in an apartment near the scene, two officials with knowledge of the investigation said.

Commander hints at Russian ambitions beyond Ukraine  —  RIGA, Latvia — A Russian commander said Friday that Moscow wants to take “full control” of eastern and southern Ukraine, in part so it could have a path to neighboring Moldova — raising fears that the nearly two-month war could spill outside of Ukrainian borders.

McCarthy to lead GOP lawmakers, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, to southern border  —  (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is set to lead a group of fellow Republican lawmakers to the southern border in Texas on Monday, amid debate over the Biden administration's decision to end …

The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin's Man in Germany  —  Gerhard Schröder, who is paid almost $1 million a year by Russian-controlled energy companies, has become a pariah.  But he is also a symbol of Germany's Russia policy.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Sajid Javid inquiry into gender treatment for children … Vulnerable children are wrongly being given gender hormone treatment by the NHS, Sajid Javid believes, as he prepares to launch an urgent inquiry.  —  The health secretary thinks the system is “failing children” …

Ukraine war: The Russia I knew no longer exists  —  There are no shells exploding in Moscow.  There are no foreign forces encircling the city.  What Muscovites are experiencing now is nothing compared to the horrors in Ukraine.  —  At first glance life here even looks normal.

Wikipedia deletes entry for Hunter Biden investment firm Rosemont Seneca Partners  —  Wikipedia editors removed the entry for Rosemont Seneca Partners earlier this week on the ground that it was “not notable,” archived comments from its Talk Page reveal.  —  The deletion happened Wednesday.

Republicans face a new reckoning over what GOP House leader McCarthy said about Trump  —  The Republican Party is facing a new moment of reckoning tied to its top leaders and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.  —  It follows the release of two private audio conversations involving House …

Trump's Oz, Vance endorsements bring cash windfall, backlash  —  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's late endorsements in hypercompetitive Republican Senate primaries in Ohio and Pennsylvania have unlocked a flood of support for his chosen candidates, including millions in cash.

The War in Ukraine Has Unleashed a New Word  —  In a creative play on three different languages, Ukrainians identify an enemy: ‘ruscism.’  —  The City Council of Mariupol, Ukraine, was trying to make a point about mass death.  Their city had been hit hardest by the Russian invasion …

Va. Attorney General Miyares ends prosecution of U.S. Park Police officers in Ghaisar case  —  Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) on Friday dropped the state's federal appeal in the manslaughter case against two U.S. Park Police officers, effectively ending any attempt at criminal prosecution …

'It's Time to Head for the Lifeboats': Democratic Fatalism Intensifies  —  Strategists and pollsters are increasingly talking about limiting the party's expected losses in November rather than how to gain new seats.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Punishing Disney, DeSantis Signals a Lasting G.O.P. Brawl With Business  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis's move to revoke the company's special tax status in Florida illustrated how combative his party has grown toward large corporations that criticize its policies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app