Second Trump-Russia dossier being assessed by FBI  —  Exclusive: memo written by former journalist Cody Shearer independently sets out some of the allegations made by ex-spy Christopher Steele  —  The FBI inquiry into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 US presidential election has been given …

Trump Administration Admits It Cribbed Forbes Magazine To Create “Oligarch List”  —  The revelation is likely to invite criticism that a congressionally-mandated list designed to punish Russia for interfering in the US election is not being aggressively implemented.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC

Here's what went wrong with that Hawaii missile alert, the FCC says … The emergency worker who sent a false public safety alert on Jan. 13 warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack against Hawaii believed that a ballistic missile was truly bound for the state after mishearing …

Scott Pruitt once said Trump 'would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama — and that's saying a lot' … Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said in a 2016 interview that “Donald Trump in the White House would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama …

‘Glee’ Star Mark Salling Dead of Apparent Suicide  —  Mark Salling is dead of an apparent suicide, according to law enforcement ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told his body was found near a riverbed in Sunland ... the area where he lived.  We do not yet know the manner of death.

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Team Up to Disrupt Health Care  —  SEATTLE — Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced on Tuesday that they would form an independent health care company to serve their employees in the United States.  —  The three companies provided few details …

There's No Way Mueller Will Indict Trump  —  The latest revelations about President Trump have, once again, excited the interest of the public, leading to speculation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller may have amassed sufficient evidence to charge the president with obstruction of justice.

The ‘state’ of Donald Trump?  He thinks it couldn't be better.  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is telling friends and aides in private that things are going great — for him.  —  Some reasons: He's decided that a key witness in the Russia probe, Paul Manafort, isn't going to “flip” and sell him out, friends and aides say.

Some TRUTH TALK about SOTU — HOUSE DEM CANDIDATE on the border says ‘no way’ to wall, and ties GOP candidate to Trump — SPOTTED at the French embassy dinner for Charlie Rivkin  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — A Democrat running for the House on the Texas-Mexico border is running …

LPGA star on golf with Trump: ‘He cheats like hell’  —  Stories of 2017: President Trump steals the spotlight at U.S. Women's Open  —  LPGA legend Suzann Pettersen is fond of the sitting U.S. president.  But she's not so sure about his handicap.  —  In an interview with Norwegian newspaper …

Trump's Approval Highest in West Virginia, Lowest in Vermont  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating averaged 38% throughout the U.S. in 2017, but at the state level it ranged from a high of 61% in West Virginia to a low of 26% in Vermont.

U.S. Probes Apple Over Updates That Slow Older iPhones  —  Apple said in December a software update affected some phones  —  Company cut price of replacement batteries after complaints  —  The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether …

Julian Assange Thought He Was Messaging Sean Hannity When He Offered ‘News’ on Democrat Investigating Trump-Russia … At about 4 a.m. on Saturday morning, a couple hours after she started pretending to be Sean Hannity, Dell Gilliam says she got a direct message back from the head of Wikileaks, Julian Assange.

Why We Hate The State Of The Union.  And A Rebuttal.  —  The State of the Union address is preceded each year by another annual ritual: Several weeks of debate in the FiveThirtyEight newsroom about how much we should cover the State of the Union.  Is it all flash?  Does it really matter?

Five Questions the Nunes Memo Better Answer  —  The House Intelligence Committee has voted to release the Nunes Memo, which allegedly outlines widespread abuses by the DOJ and FBI in obtaining a surveillance order against former national security advisor to the Trump Campaign, Carter Page.

Woman denied emotional support peacock on United flight  —  Birds of a feather may flock together, but United Airlines recently shot down one traveler's request to bring her emotional support peacock on a flight departing Newark Liberty International Airport.

Russia ‘will target US mid-term elections’ says CIA chief  —  The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year.  —  Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been no significant diminishing of Russian attempts at subversion in Europe and the US.

Who Really Writes Trump's Speeches?  The White House Won't Say  —  At the White House on Friday, with President Donald Trump traveling back from Davos, administration officials met with reporters to preview the State of the Union address.  Set for Tuesday night, early talking points suggest the speech …