Chicago Police: 4 in custody after man tied up, tortured on Facebook Live  —  FOX 32 NEWS - Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage.  —  Chicago police told FOX 32 that four people are currently in custody.

Trump Attacks of U.S. Intelligence on Russia Unnerve Lawmakers  —  President-elect increases criticism of agencies on Twitter, cites Wikileaks editor Julian Assange over Russian involvement  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump's increasingly heated attacks against U.S. intelligence agencies …

The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers  —  The Democratic National Committee tells BuzzFeed News that the bureau “never requested access” to the servers the White House and intelligence community say were hacked by Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI did not examine the servers …

Ex-Congressman May Run for Governor of Virginia, Disrupting Democrats' Plans  —  WASHINGTON — Tom Perriello, the former congressman from Virginia, is considering a bid for governor, a move that would disrupt Democrats' well-laid plans in perhaps the highest-profile election in the country this year.

Macy's closing 68 stores; job cuts total 10,100  —  After seeing sales drop during the holidays, Macy's said Wednesday it has either closed or will shutter 68 stores and cut an additional 6,200 positions at a time when shoppers are going online to buy everything from scarves to lipstick.

Trump's “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” moment  —  One of Trump's top advisers just made repealing Obamacare much, much harder.  —  On Monday, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was on Morning Joe and was asked about Obamacare.  Her recitation of her boss's position likely filled congressional Republicans with dread.

California Legislature enlists former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder to defend against Trump  —  Eric H. Holder Jr. in Washington in 2015.  —  Bracing for an adversarial relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, the California Legislature has selected former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr …

Snyder fights for Medicaid plan in Obamacare repeal  —  Lansing - Gov. Rick Snyder wants Republican President-elect Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress to spare Michigan's unique form of Medicaid expansion as they consider dismantling the Affordable Care Act, calling it a “successful” program that could serve as a national model.

Don't Forget That Megyn Kelly Is a Racial Demagogue  —  The recent flattering coverage of her move to NBC leaves out the ugliest episodes of her work at Fox.  —  Megyn Kelly had a good 2016.  Between her news-making stint as a Fox News debate moderator, a flattering profile in Vanity Fair …

Move comes depite anchor's own past ethics issues  —  Raising eyebrows among some critics, former CBS anchor Dan Rather is now teaching an online course focused on ethics in journalism.  —  Called “Journalism & Finding the Truth in the News” and offered through Udemy, the class is aimed …

Renewing Medium's focus  —  We've decided to make some major changes at Medium.  —  I'll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one third—eliminating 50 jobs, mostly in sales, support, and other business functions.  We are also changing our business model …

At Least 50 Trump Electors Were Illegitimately Seated as Electoral College Members  —  More evidence surfaces as calls mount to challenge congressional ratification of Electoral College vote.  —  More than 50 Electoral College members who voted for Donald Trump were ineligible to serve …

Democrats Gather Ammo Against Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin  —  Working to gather examples of aggressive foreclosure practices by his former bank  —  Liberal groups and Democratic senators are zeroing in on the record of Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary …

McConnell: Americans ‘will not tolerate’ Dems blocking SCOTUS nominee … said Wednesday that Republicans will not accept any Democratic efforts to block a Supreme Court nominee chosen by President-elect Trump.  —  “Apparently there's yet a new standard now to not confirm a Supreme Court nominee at all,” McConnell said.