Dec 20 ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ breaks record for biggest opening weekend By Andrew Mach Continuing to shatter almost every box office record, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" now holds the record for a film's biggest domestic opening weekend ever. Continue reading
Dec 20 Sanders software breach spotlights campaign reliance on voter data By Zachary Green Political campaigns have always had a vested interest in gathering as much information about voters as possible. The data breach between the Clinton and Sanders teams proves just how valuable that information is. Continue reading
Dec 20 Sanders campaign suspends two more staffers over data breach By Associated Press Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign has suspended two more staffers after it was accused of exploiting a breach in a voter database to access files kept by Hillary Clinton's campaign. Continue reading
Dec 20 From data wars to Star Wars, key takeaways from the Democratic debate By Ken Thomas, Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press A look at some key takeaways from the third Democratic presidential debate. Continue reading
Dec 20 ‘We should move on,’ Clinton says at debate over Sanders data breach By Julie Pace, Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton moved past the rancor over a breach of her campaign's valuable voter data, shifting Saturday night's debate into a pointed but polite discussion of national security, Americans' heightened terrorism fears and the… Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 9:55 This is how your personal data helps candidates predict your vote By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 19 Trump bid mixes business and politics in unorthodox ways By Michael D. Regan and Julie Bykowicz, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump's use of corporate resources - his own and others - is just one more campaign tool. But it has drawn the attention of federal regulators, as well as campaign-law experts who say some of what he's doing could be… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: President Obama meets with families of victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack, how the city of Boston is using data to track government progress, and consumer advocate Ralph Nader takes us inside his new museum. Continue watching
Dec 19 Carter: Strike that killed Iraqi soldiers may be ‘mistake’ by both sides By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers on Friday seems to be "a mistake that involved both sides," U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday. Iraq pledged to punish those responsible. Continue reading
Dec 19 Obama vetoes GOP attempt to reverse power plant regulations By Michael D. Regan President Barack Obama has vetoed two resolutions passed by Congress that would have halted climate change polices enacted earlier this year. Continue reading