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

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.

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.

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 …

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.”

Andrea Tantaros Says Roger Ailes Had Secret Surveillance Of Fox News Women Changing  —  The former Fox News star is suing her former employer, alleging they harassed and surveilled her.  —  Former Fox News star Andrea Tantaros is alleging that the network's former chair and CEO, Roger Ailes …

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 …

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 …

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 …

House GOP skeptical of Trump's framework on immigration — while some Democrats vent to Schumer … House Republicans voiced skepticism and outright opposition Tuesday to President Trump's immigration plan, a warning sign of the tough path ahead for any deal regarding the nation's young undocumented immigrants.

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.

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.

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” …

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.

New Ads Policy: Improving Integrity and Security of Financial Product and Services Ads  —  Two of our core advertising principles outline our belief that ads should be safe, and that we build for people first.  Misleading or deceptive ads have no place on Facebook.

ESPN Host: Notre Dame's Fighting Irish Mascot Is Offensive, Needs to Change  —  During a debate Tuesday over the Cleveland Indian's recent decision to drop their “Chief Wahoo” logo, ESPN “First Take” host Max Kellerman argued the Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot is offensive as well.

Document shows police ID'd 2nd ‘person of interest’ in days after Las Vegas shooting  —  Scene's from day after the Route 91 Harvest shooting in Las Vegas October 2, 2017.  Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal  —  A judge on Tuesday unsealed nearly 300 pages of search warrant records …

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.

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 …

Dow plunges 400 points, on track for biggest points drop since June 2016  — “We've had a unilateral move higher [in stocks] to start things off and people are realizing this is not sustainable,” one strategist said.  — The Dow was on track for its biggest one-day point drop since June 2016, when it fell 610 points.