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.

Meadows was warned of violence ahead of Jan. 6, new court filings show  —  In advance of Jan. 6, 2021, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was warned about the threat of violence that day as supporters of President Donald Trump planned to mass on the Capitol, according to new testimony released late …

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.

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

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.

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 …

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 …

Prosecutor drops all charges against Pamela Moses, jailed over voting error  —  Moses, convicted last year, was granted new trial in February after Guardian revealed files that had not been given to her defense  —  A Memphis prosecutor has dropped all criminal charges against Pamela Moses …

The French Far Right Comes on Little Cat Feet  —  After years of seeing Marine Le Pen as a dangerous extreme, many voters now see her as a politician like any other.  —  In the early spring of 2017, before France's previous Presidential election, I took a taxi from my apartment in Paris to Saint-Cloud …

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 …

Person sets self on fire at Supreme Court plaza  —  Washington (CNN)Someone set themself on fire Friday at the plaza in front of the US Supreme Court building, a court spokesperson said.  —  Supreme Court Police, US Capitol Police and the DC Metropolitan Police Department responded to the incident …

Taliban vows crackdown on ISIS as violence surges in Afghanistan  —  KABUL — A four-day blitz of terrorist bombings across Afghanistan has left the country reeling after months of relative calm, raising fears that the Taliban — which spent years fighting the Afghan state and its U.S. backers — will be unable to maintain the peace.

Randi Weingarten says parental rights bills are ‘the way in which wars start’  —  Teachers Union leader says Florida bills are type of legislation that start wars  —  Randi Weingarten suggests not getting rid of masks until zero transmission in schools  —  American Federation …

Twitter bans climate change propaganda ads as deniers target platforms  —  The social media company says ads can't contradict “scientific consensus” on the environmental crisis  —  Twitter is banning advertisements that promote climate change denial in an effort to curb the reach of groups seeking …

Son of Far-Right Group Leader Charged with Child Sex Abuse  —  Richard Mack faces charges of alleged sexual abuse of a child—but his father, who heads up an anti-government sheriff's association, says the accusations are bogus.  —  The son of an anti-government group's leader is facing …

Hillary Clinton ripped over tweet urging EU to police ‘disinformation’ and ‘extremism’ online  —  ‘Translated: Restrict the First Amendment so that Democrats can control the narrative without challenge.’  —  Former U.S. Secretary of State and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton …

E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media's Harms With Landmark New Law  —  The Digital Services Act would force Meta, Google and others to combat misinformation and restrict certain online ads.  How European officials will wield it remains to be seen.  —  Adam Satariano, who is based in London …