CNN Exclusive: Mark Meadows' 2,319 text messages reveal Trump's inner circle communications before and after Jan 6  —  Washington (CNN)CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election Day 2020 …

Twitter set to accept Musk's original $43 bln offer  —  Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash, the price the chief executive of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has called his “best and final” offer for the social media company, people familiar with the matter said.

Ukraine and the Words That Lead to Mass Murder  —  In the terrible winter of 1932-33, brigades of Communist Party activists went house to house in the Ukrainian countryside, looking for food.  The brigades were from Moscow, Kyiv, and Kharkiv, as well as villages down the road.

Joe Manchin's Approach to Biden's Presidency Is Paying Off in West Virginia  —  Over the past year, Manchin has seen the largest job approval rating improvement of any senator  — 57% of West Virginia voters approve of Manchin's job performance, up from 40% during the first quarter of 2021.

Judge Holds Trump in Contempt Over Documents in New York A.G.'s Inquiry  —  Former President Donald J. Trump was ordered to turn over materials sought by Letitia James, the New York attorney general, and will be fined $10,000 per day until he does so.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Judge strikes down Kansas map, finding lawmakers intended to dilute minority voter power  —  A Kansas judge on Monday tossed the state's Republican-drawn congressional map, finding the Legislature intentionally diluted minority votes in a partisan and political gerrymander that violated the state constitution.

Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't remember anything and you can't prove she does  —  Greene's painful, day-long effort to avoid perjuring herself, explained to me by Ron Filipkowski.  —  On Friday, Marjorie Taylor Greene gave sworn testimony in a case seeking to remove her from the ballot later this year.

The 101 Best Movie Sequels of All Time  —  Whether they come after, before, or between their predecessors, these films have their own indelible legacies.  —  Presented by  —  You loved the movie and you want more.  The studio loves money, and they want more too.

Political Correctness Is Losing  —  It's been seven or eight years since a wave of illiberal norms around the discussion of race and gender began to hit an expanding array of progressive institutions.  The name for this phenomenon kept changing, from political correctness to call-out culture …

Hunter Biden is prime target if Republicans win Congress  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence officials had gathered to brief select members of Congress on future threats to U.S. elections when a key lawmaker in the room, No. 3 House Republican Elise Stefanik of New York …

Mitch McConnell's Nightmare Scenario  —  The names Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, Sharron Angle, and Christine O'Donnell have been lost to history, consigned to the dustbin of Beltway barroom trivia.  For Mitch McConnell, however, they remain an all-too-fresh reminder of opportunities squandered.

Sen. Duckworth's pushback after Biden rejected her for VP covered in new book  —  WASHINGTON — A new book, making headlines for catching House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in a lie, also details Sen. Tammy Duckworth's strong pushback to the Biden team rejecting her for vice president …

The Jolt: Takeaways from the brawl between Brian Kemp and David Perdue  —  It was less a debate and more of a barroom brawl.  But we still learned plenty from the first Republican showdown between Gov. Brian Kemp and former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in their first debate on Channel 2 Action News …

White House's Jen Psaki offered a binder full of Covid spending details.  Taking a peek was a process  —  WASHINGTON — It was a striking visual for the television cameras.  White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took to the lectern, waving a thick, 385-page binder as evidence that contrary …

In San Francisco, Revenge of the Obama Democrats  —  A political vibe shift in the nation's bluest city.  —  MAYOR LONDON BREED DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT CITY HALL IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 2022.  (BULWARK EDIT / GABRIELLE LURIE/THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE VIA GETTY IMAGES)

The Inconclusiveness of the French Election  —  Commentators are alternatively seeing the French election as a victory for Marine Le Pen, who exceeded her 2017 showing by eight percentage points, or as a death knell for right-wing populism.  I'd say it was neither.

FACT SHEET: The Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan  —  Over the last decade, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones") have become a regular feature of American life.  We use them for recreation, for research, and for commerce.

How this economist championed the free market in Africa  —  As a young man growing up in colonial-era Ghana, George Ayittey would confirm what he observed or how he felt with his mother.  What he noticed was an intrinsic connection between women like his mother and the marketplace.

The Top Ten Jew-Hating Colleges and Universities  —  De-Fund the pro-terrorist movement on campus.  —  On college campuses across America, hatred and bigotry directed against Jews is at an all-time high.  It is now almost commonplace for swastikas to appear in university halls and restrooms or scrawled on Jewish fraternity houses.

John Fetterman vs. Every Predatory Financier in America  —  Wall Street money rains on the Pennsylvania Senate race.  —  Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks with guests during a rally at the UFCW Local 1776 headquarters in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, April 16, 2022.

Public school coach asks Supreme Court to OK post-game prayers  —  High school football coach Joe Kennedy was disciplined for prayer at midfield.  —  BREMERTON, Washington — A coach's personal act of prayer that grew into a public spectacle after Bremerton High School football games …

Private Equity Giant KKR Bought Up Hundreds Of Group Homes.  Some People In Its Care Paid A Steep Price.  —  BrightSpring Health Services, which KKR bought in 2019, says it helps thousands of people with disabilities “live their best lives.”  But a BuzzFeed News investigation found conditions …

Jurors reject array of defenses at Capitol riot trials  —  Juries have heard an array of defenses at the first trials for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol  —  Jurors have heard — and rejected — an array of excuses and arguments from the first rioters to be tried for storming the U.S. Capitol.