Trump Says He Is Willing to Speak Under Oath to Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he was willing to speak under oath to Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Exclusive: The full ‘secret society’ text between FBI agents: Was it meant in jest?  —  For the past 24 hours, a number of Republican lawmakers have been suggesting that a months-old text message between two FBI officials reveals a “secret society” of federal law enforcement officials clandestinely plotting …

Republicans Are Using the Russian Playbook on the FBI  —  Odds are, you don't remember any of the particular revelations contained in the stolen emails from John Podesta and the Democratic National Committee.  But when WikiLeaks published them two years ago, they created a furor.

Bill Kristol takes on Fox News, Tucker Carlson: 'I don't know if it's racism exactly - but ethno-nationalism of some kind'  — Bill Kristol was often a guest on Fox News, but he appeared gradually less on the network, he says, after he declined to do something for the late Fox News chief Roger Ailes.

SOURCE: MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon to step down before end of week  —  MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will resign before the week is over, The State News has learned.  —  According to a knowledgable source to whom we have granted anonymity because the information was told in confidence …

As U.S. Trumpets ‘America First,’ Rest of the World Is Moving On  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is arriving at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to explain his “America First” approach at a moment when the world is moving ahead with a trade agenda that no longer revolves around the United States.

Trump Says He Is Open to a Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he is open to a path to citizenship after 10 to 12 years for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, days after rejecting …

Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey  —  President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.  President Trump relayed concerns that escalating violence in Afrin, Syria, risks undercutting our shared goals in Syria.

“This Is Serious”: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral  —  Facebook was always famous for the sign that hung in its offices, written in big red type on a white background, that said “Move Fast and Break Things.”  Every time I think about the company, I realize it has done just that—to itself.

If you're using an Android phone, Google may be tracking every move you make  —  Biking?  Google probably knows you are.  Up a mountain?  It probably knows that, too.  —  The Alphabet subsidiary's location-hungry tentacles are quietly lurking behind some of the most innovative features of its Android mobile operating system.

U.S. Heads for 3% Growth Trifecta on Spending, Investment Punch  —  Consumers, companies drive expansion in nation's GDP  —  Maintaining pace of gains may prove challenging in 2018  —  The U.S. economy probably ended last year with the longest stretch of 3 percent-or-better growth since 2005.

Errant court filing suggests feds had informant at Manafort firm  —  A document that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's attorneys appear to have accidentally filed in court Wednesday suggests that federal investigators had an informant inside Manafort's consulting firm who provided information about his financial dealings.

The sinister pro-Trump propaganda of Lou Dobbs  —  Tune in to Lou Dobbs Tonight for creepy adulation of Donald Trump and routine calls to imprison the president's opponents  —  At his New Year's Eve celebration at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump grabbed a microphone and gave thanks …

We Are Truly Fucked: Everyone Is Making AI-Generated Fake Porn Now  —  In December, Motherboard discovered a redditor named ‘deepfakes’ quietly enjoying his hobby: Face-swapping celebrity faces onto porn performers' bodies.  He made several convincing porn videos of celebrities …

How the GOP Rigs Elections  —  With a combination of gerrymandering, voter-ID laws and dark money, Republicans have tipped the political scales in their favor.  Will it be enough to keep Democrats from claiming victory in 2018?  —  On a quiet, tree-lined street in Racine, Wisconsin …