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 …

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.

For Trump's G.O.P., Crossing Lines Has Few Consequences  —  A dizzying week featured Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, caught lying and another lawmaker, Marjorie Taylor Greene, grilled under oath about her role in the Jan. 6 attack.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

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Madison Cawthorn's Blunders Open Door to Primary Challengers  —  Some voters in rural district say lawmaker is too focused on national profile  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R., N.C.) speaking before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at an April rally in Selma, N.C. Chris Seward/Associated Press

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.

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

Exclusive: Local election chief threatened by Republican leader seeking illegal access to voting equipment  —  A local Republican Party leader in North Carolina threatened to get a county elections director fired or have her pay cut unless she helped him gain illegal access to voting equipment, the state elections board told Reuters.

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.

J.D. Vance's investments made use of H-1B visas he opposes  —  J.D. Vance has spoken out strongly against H-1B visas as a Senate candidate in Ohio, but his history as a venture capitalist tells a different story.  — Around three dozen companies in which Vance-affiliated funds invested …

Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change  —  BERLIN (AP) — Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change, echoing a policy already in place at Google.  —  “Ads shouldn't detract from important conversations …

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.