Aide: Trump's mood ‘light’ as Comey testimony unfolds  —  The president decided ahead of time that he wouldn't tweet during the Senate hearing, according to two White House officials.  —  President Donald Trump decided the night before former FBI director James Comey's Senate testimony …

CNN issues correction after Comey statement contradicts reporting  —  CNN has corrected a Tuesday report after the release of former FBI Director James Comey's opening statement for his Thursday testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee contradicted the reports' sources.

Saudi soccer team refuse to stand for London victims  —  By , HANNAH MOORE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA  —  The Saudi Arabian soccer team failed to line up for a minute's silence for the London terror victims on Thursday night.  —  Fans were left outraged at the display ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Adelaide.

Man charged after altercation outside Starbucks in Chicago's Loop … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/ embed/?pid=2069999" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  A 23-year-old Chicago man was charged after an altercation in Chicago's Loop that spilled …

The Scandal Hiding In Plain Sight  —  “Perhaps the mystery is a little too plain,” said Dupin.  —  “Oh, good heavens!  Who ever heard of such an idea?”  —  “A little too self-evident.”  —  “Ha! ha! ha!—ha! ha! ha!—ho! ho! ho!”  —Edgar Allan Poe, The Purloined Letter

Gianforte apologizes to reporter and pledges contribution to press group  —  (CNN)Greg Gianforte, the Montana congressman-elect who is accused of “body slamming” a Guardian reporter, sent a letter of apology and will plead no contest to the misdemeanor assault charge, according to documents.

Does John McCain even know what's going on?  —  Sen. John McCain startled onlookers on Thursday as he appeared to conflate the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the campaign with the closed probe into Hillary Clinton's private email server.  —  McCain said he was troubled …

Twitter Explodes After Kurt Eichenwald Allegedly Tweets Photo That Shows His Interest in Anime Porn  —  Back in December, Tucker Carlson and Newsweek's Kurt Eichenwald had one of the most epic on-air battles in recent memory.  And apparently Eichenwald is still bitter about it.

Are the Feds Treating the White House Like a Mob House? … It's no accident your phone lights up nearly every night with new revelations about Team Trump's connections to Russia.  So many different investigators with so many different agendas are looking into so many different parts of that nexus …

Justice Department Ends Obama Era Practice of Forcing Federal Defendants to Donate to Leftist Activists  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced early Wednesday morning the Department of Justice will no longer force defendants to send payments to third party special interests unrelated or unharmed in federal cases.

First on CNN: US led-coalition strikes pro-Syrian regime forces a third time  —  US-led coalition strike pro-Syrian forces  — This is the third coalition airstrike against pro-regime forces in the de-confliction zone near At Tanf  — The strike took place after three technical vehicles …

Kris Kobach launches campaign for Kansas governor  —  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who has championed some of the strictest voting laws in the nation, announced a campaign for governor Thursday in Lenexa.  —  Kobach, the architect of controversial election and immigration laws …

Jared Kushner's Not-So-Secret Channel to Putin  —  In developed capitalist democracies, financial, media and energy companies are private enterprises that don't report to presidents.  In Russia, things are different.  Most of those businesses are majority-state-owned corporations, virtual branches of the government.