4 takeaways from the bombshell Fox News legal filing  —  We still don't know whether Fox News and the Fox Corporation will ultimately have to pay up for their promotion of the false claim that Dominion Voting Systems machines helped rig the 2020 election.  —  But Dominion's defamation lawsuit …

CNN's Chairman Rebukes Don Lemon Over His Nikki Haley Comments  —  Mr. Lemon's assertion that the presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not “in her prime” roiled the network and put a harsh spotlight on its struggling morning show.  —  Don Lemon, the CNN morning-show anchor …

6 fatally shot in small Mississippi town, suspect in custody  —  Six people were fatally shot Friday in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities said they had taken a suspect into custody.  Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin confirmed …

It Is Journalism's Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible  —  The task of reporting is not a simple one.  Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention …

Ann Coulter tells Nikki Haley to ‘go back to your own country’ in racist rant against new GOP presidential candidate  —  “What's with the worshipping of the cows?  They're all starving over there,” Coulter also said.  —  Conservative pundit Ann Coulter is under fire for a racist tirade …

Haley says DeSantis didn't go ‘far enough’ with 'Don't Say Gay'  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) on Thursday criticized the so-called Don't Say Gay measure signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last year, saying it doesn't go “far enough.”

Republicans to adopt loyalty pledge for debate participants  —  1 of 3  —  Republican presidential candidates will be blocked from the debate stage this summer if they do not sign a pledge to support the GOP's ultimate presidential nominee, according to draft language set to be adopted …

GOP Operative Sentenced to 18 Months for Funneling Russian Money to Trump Campaign  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  On Friday, a federal judge in Washington, DC sentenced a veteran GOP operative to 18 months …

Republican losers look to run again in '24 — and the party's at odds over how to stop them  —  House and Senate Republicans widely acknowledge that bad candidates cost them seats in the 2022 election.  They just don't agree on what to do about it in 2024.  —  After a midterm cycle …

Is Bing too belligerent?  Microsoft looks to tame AI chatbot  —  Microsoft's newly revamped Bing search engine can write recipes and songs and quickly explain just about anything it can find on the internet.  —  But if you cross its artificially intelligent chatbot, it might also insult your looks …

Roald Dahl goes PC in a world where no one is ‘fat’ and the Oompa-Loompas are gender neutral  —  Sensitivity readers were hired to scrutinise the text with parts rewritten for a modern audience  —  Augustus Gloop is no longer fat, Mrs Twit is no longer fearfully ugly, and the Oompa-Loompas …

Marianne Williamson is entering the chat  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  PROGRAMMING NOTE: We'll be off this Monday, Feb. 20 for Presidents Day but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Depression risk rises after a stroke.  What that means for John Fetterman.  —  Experts say his chances for a full recovery are very good, especially since he sought out help.  —  Sen. John Fetterman's hospitalization for depression is most likely to be short and successful …

Tesla Workers Say Twitter Shadowbanned Their Union Account: NLRB Charge  —  Workers alleged in an NLRB filing that Twitter intentionally made the Tesla union account to be “less accessible and functionally hidden.”  —  PB  —  Tesla workers are claiming that their new union's Twitter account …

Trump seeks to bar evidence of 2 other alleged sexual assaults at rape defamation trial  — Former President Donald Trump's lawyers asked a judge to bar jurors at his upcoming civil trial in New York from hearing testimony that he sexually assaulted two other women besides E. Jean Carroll.

‘That could be one of our balloons’: Hobbyist says downed object may belong to amateur club  —  It's possible that the object shot down by American forces over the Yukon last weekend “could have been our balloon,” a member of an Illinois hobbyist group said Friday.

Judge Bans Starbucks From Firing Union Supporters  —  A nationwide injunction restrains the company from dismissing labor organizers and could help reinstate ousted workers more quickly.  —  A federal judge in Michigan issued an injunction on Friday banning Starbucks from firing U.S. workers …

Progressive Group Roiled by Accusations Diversity Leader Misrepresented Her Ethnic Background … Members of the American Friends Service Committee, a prominent Quaker organization known for its progressive values and social justice advocacy in the U.S. and abroad, have raised an alarm …

‘Very real threat’: Kari Lake's lawyers could lose law licenses over bogus election fraud crusade  —  Attorneys representing failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake are at serious risk of losing their law licenses by moving forward with frivolous litigation trying to overturn elections …

Biden campaign struggles to fill top job with a complicated set of duties  —  WASHINGTON — Finding a campaign manager for President Joe Biden's re-election remains a problem for his top aides, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions, underscoring the difficulty …

‘Unfathomable’: Florida parents, students blast DeSantis idea to nix APs  —  Families may pay more for college without the classes and fall short when they seek admission to competitive schools  —  As news zipped across Florida that the governor had threatened to eliminate Advanced Placement classes …

Exclusive: Trump lawyer hires own attorney in classified documents probe  —  A lawyer for former President Donald Trump retained an attorney to represent himself as prosecutors step up their inquiry into the handling of sensitive documents at Trump's Florida residence, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.