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.

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.

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.

Republicans Give Up on the Free Market and Put Their Faith in Vindictive Governance  —  “The market is rational and government is dumb,” Dick Armey, one of the leaders of the 1994 Republican Revolution, liked to say.  That used to be a cornerstone of conservatism.  Today, it's increasingly the reverse.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted over old social media posts advocating violence against Democrats in court testimony  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia was confronted in court on Friday over past social media posts advocating violence against Democrats.

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.

What Happened on Day 58 of the War in Ukraine  —  Here's the latest on the war in Ukraine.  —  Ukrainian officials acknowledged Friday that Russian forces had taken more than three dozen small towns in their initial drive this week to seize eastern Ukraine, offering the first glimpse …

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 …

California Man Arrested and Charged with Making Threats Against LGBTQ Community  —  Defendant allegedly targeted Springfield-based Merriam-Webster, Inc. and other institutions and individuals with threats to commit anti-LGBTQ violence  —  BOSTON - A California man was arrested on Tuesday …

Firearms overtook auto accidents as the leading cause of death in children  —  For decades, auto accidents have been the leading cause of death among children, but in 2020 guns were the No. 1 cause, researchers say.  —  Overall firearm-related deaths increased 13.5% between 2019 and 2020 …

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 Says Russia Trying to Storm Last Stronghold in Mariupol  —  Russian forces resume air strikes on the steel plant, which has been sheltering around 3,000 civilians and soldiers, in a U-turn from Putin's order to blockade the last Ukrainian bastion in Mariupol two days earlier

Starbucks Is Sued by U.S. Labor Board Over Retaliation Claims  —  U.S. labor officials are asking a federal court to force Starbucks Corp. to reinstate a group of activists, escalating the legal battle over the company's response to the union campaign sweeping through its stores.