Thursday's Headlines: Trump says he would speak to Mueller under oath in Russia investigation

FBI lost texts from thousands of phones in glitch that affected former members of Mueller team; 'It's a bad path': GOP lawmakers blast Trump's tariff decision; LG to hike washing...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump says he would speak to Mueller under oath in Russia investigation The president said he is "looking forward" to testifying. He suggested he was being investigated for obstruction of justice as part of the Russia probe because he was "fighting back" and reiterated there was "no collusion" between his campaign and Moscow. By Josh Dawsey, David Nakamura and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more » FBI lost texts from thousands of phones in glitch that affected former members of Mueller team It's apparently the same technical problem that affected the retention of messages from two FBI officials who investigated Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, a Justice Department official said. By Matt Zapotosky  •   Read more »   'It's a bad path': GOP lawmakers blast Trump's tariff decision At least six Republican senators condemned the president's imposition of tariffs on solar panels and washing machines, a split that exposed their party's divisions over global trade. By Erica Werner, Heather Long and David J. Lynch  •   Read more »   LG to hike washing machine prices in response to Trump-imposed tariffs The South Korean electronics giant has told U.S. retailers it plans to increase prices in response to new import duties that will range from 20 percent to 50 percent. By Aaron Gregg  •   Read more »   Michigan State president steps down amid scandal over doctor's abuse of athletes University President Lou Anna Simon submitted her resignation letter after the sentencing of Larry Nassar, who was convicted of abusing many athletes, including Olympic gymnasts. By Susan Svrluga  •   Read more »   A history of hush about health: Ailing presidents and the doctors who covered for them The relationships between presidents and their physicians are complicated. There have been several times that we didn't know what we thought we knew about American presidents — essentially a 230-year parade of unwell men. By Monica Hesse  •   Read more »   How an undercover female reporter exposed sexual misconduct at a London charity bash A Financial Times account of lewd behavior at the men-only event jolted Britain and forced a 33-year-old organization to close. Elites from Britain's business, finance, fashion, entertainment and political establishments faced public backlash following the bombshell story. By William Booth and Fred Barbash  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Inside the secret, sinister and very illegal cabal trying to destroy Trump By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Democrats lost the shutdown before it started By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   When the whole country becomes a campus safe space By George F. Will  •   Read more »   The polls prove it: Democrats should've held fast in the shutdown By Ben Wikler  •   Read more »   How many botched cases would it take to end euthanasia of the vulnerable? By Charles Lane  •   Read more »   Is Ryan Zinke cynical or incompetent? By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   House Democrats write memo to counter GOP's take on Russia probe, attacks on FBI "We need to produce our own memo that lays out the actual facts and show how the majority memo distorts the work of the FBI and the Department of Justice," top House Intelligence Committee Democrat Adam B. Schiff said. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »     Trump puts path to citizenship for some 'dreamers' on the table in immigration deal The president said his plan, to be released Monday, would grant provisional legal status to the 690,000 immigrants covered by a deferred action program that he terminated last fall. His proposal will also seek $25 billion for a border wall and $5 billion for additional border security. By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Today's WorldView | Analysis 'America First' is a hard sell in Davos German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a number of other world leaders have argued that collaboration, cooperation and multilateral solutions — instead of, say, the unilateral bluster of President Trump — are what's needed globally. By Ishaan Tharoor  •   Read more »   Trump's 24-year-old drug policy appointee to step down by month's end Taylor Weyeneth, whose only professional experience after college and before becoming a political appointee was working on the Trump campaign, will leave because of controversy surrounding his appointment. By Robert O'Harrow Jr.  •   Read more »   Their school deleted an article on a teacher's firing so these teens published it themselves The seniors, who work for their high school newspaper, said that school was trying to censor their report, which alleged that a misconduct complaint was behind the teacher's firing. By Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »   Five diets, one year later: Did our staffers keep off the weight? They each embarked on a 30-day diet of their choosing and chronicled their progress. But the real test was making the habits developed over one month stick throughout the next 11. Here are the lessons they learned. By Ellie Krieger  •   Read more »   Captive siblings often marched in circles in their house at night, former neighbor says The revelations of years-long abuse of 13 siblings in Southern California left family and neighbors shocked and reexamining their interactions with the children. By Kristine Phillips and Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071