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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Turkey disputes White House readout of Erdogan-Trump phone call  —  (CNN)US President Donald Trump has urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to de-escalate the country's military incursions in northern Syria, warning against actions that “could risk conflict between Turkish and American forces.”

“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.

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 …

Mueller Almost Done With Obstruction Part of Trump Probe, Sources Say  —  Other portions of investigation could last months: officials  —  Intelligence officials, Trump aides interviewed in past weeks  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is moving at a far faster pace than previously known …

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.

How Hedge Funds (Secretly) Get Their Way in Washington  —  Fake grass roots.  An inflatable rat.  Testimony with hidden ties.  Billionaires are using DCI Group to make their bets pay off—while keeping the public in the dark.  —  With swept-back silver hair and a prestigious résumé …

Trump administration wants to end NASA funding for the International Space Station by 2025  —  The end may be in sight for the two-decade-old program  —  The Trump administration is preparing to end support for the International Space Station program by 2025, according to a draft budget proposal reviewed by The Verge.

Oprah on 2020: “It's not something that interests me”  —  Oprah Winfrey's speech at the Golden Globes instantly made waves across America, sparking a rush of enthusiasm for her to pursue a presidential bid.  But in a newly released InStyle interview, which took place just three weeks …

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 …

Hating Gerrymandering Is Easy.  Fixing It Is Harder.  —  As politics in the U.S. has polarized along geographic and racial lines, drawing political maps has become a partisan arms race.  Even the smallest decisions about where to draw district boundaries can alter the power dynamic in Congress …

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.