Internal Justice Department probe eyes McCabe's role in final weeks of 2016 election … The Justice Department's inspector general has been focused for months on why Andrew McCabe, as the No. 2 official at the FBI, appeared not to act for about three weeks on a request to examine a batch …

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.

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

Updates: Trump to deliver first State of the Union amid Washington discord  —  President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday evening and provide his assessment of his first year in office with a look ahead at his agenda as he continues to work towards fulfilling …

Trump's top health official traded tobacco stock while leading anti-smoking efforts  —  The Trump administration's top public health official bought shares in a tobacco company one month into her leadership of the agency charged with reducing tobacco use — the leading cause of preventable disease …

‘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.

Pelosi tells Democrats not to disrupt ‘slobbering’ Trump during SOTU  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is encouraging her caucus to behave during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address tonight, saying the focus should be on “his slobbering self.”

Russia's Sanctioned Spy Chief Reportedly Met CIA Director in the U.S. … Russia's sanctioned spy chief recently visited the United States and reportedly met with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Russian state media reported Tuesday.  —  Sergey Naryshkin, director of Russia's foreign intelligence service …

Disagreement on North Korea policy derails White House choice for ambassador to South Korea … The White House's original choice for U.S. ambassador to South Korea is no longer expected to be nominated after he privately expressed disagreement in late December with the Trump administration's …

United Airlines Denies Boarding to Emotional Service Animal...a Peacock  —  Recently, I argued that airlines must crack down on the abuse of emotional support animals.  Passengers continue to twist federal law to bypass pet cargo fees and bring animals onboard who do not belong onboard.

Greg Gianforte, politician who assaulted Guardian reporter, to lead GOP workshop  —  Gianforte to give communications workshop for the NRCC, group that strives to get Republicans elected to Congress … The National Republican Congressional Committee has picked as the speaker …

Bill Nye Does Not Speak for Us and He Does Not Speak for Science  —  By attending the State of the Union with NASA administrator nominee Jim Bridenstine, the Science Guy tacitly endorses climate denial, intolerance and attacks on science  —  Tonight, Bill Nye “The Science Guy” …

Senior adviser who worked for disgraced Trump appointee at federal volunteer agency was banned by Uber over allegations of racial comments  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)A senior adviser who worked for disgraced Trump appointee Carl Higbie was banned from using Uber after an incident early …

Ex-Mississippi Gov. Barbour arrested with gun at airport  —  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said he will pay a fine after being arrested with a loaded handgun in his briefcase as he went through an airport security checkpoint in early January.

Drug firms shipped 20.8M pain pills to WV town with 2,900 people  —  Over the past decade, out-of-state drug companies shipped 20.8 million prescription painkillers to two pharmacies four blocks apart in a Southern West Virginia town with 2,900 people, according to a congressional committee investigating the opioid crisis.

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 …