Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: Firm sent foreigners to advise US campaigns

Cambridge Analytica assigned dozens of non-U.S. citizens to provide campaign strategy and messaging advice to Republican candidates in 2014, according to three former workers for the data firm, even as an attorney warned executives to abide by U.S. laws limiting foreign involvement in elections. The effort was designed to present the newly created company, whose parent, SCL Group, was based in London, as "an American brand" that would appeal to U.S. political clients, according to former Cambridge Analytica research director Christopher Wylie.

Sudden Consumer Data Outrage In The Age Of App Madness Is Bizarre And Dumb

According to reporting by The New York Times , Cambridge Analytica - a voter-profiling firm - amassed information on 50 million Facebook users in an attempt to predict people's personalities and psychological profiles. The company secured the data from a Cambridge University researcher named Aleksandr Kogan, who harvested it from a personality quiz app.

Supreme Court takes up 2nd major partisan redistricting case

In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has already heard, but not decided, a major case about political line-drawing that has the potential to reshape American politics.

New Mexico AG endorses water lawyer in key Congress race

The Gazette is Colorado Springs's most trusted source for breaking news, sports, weather, obituaries, politics, business, art, entertainment, blogs, video, photos. Things to do this weekend in and around Colorado Springs: Drowning Pool, Arc films, Mad Hatter, Vietnam POW/MIAs, log cabins LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is throwing his support behind a water attorney who is running for Congress in a closely watched race in southern New Mexico.

US House panel to probe China military footprint in Africa-chairman

U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said his committee will investigate China's efforts to gain military and economic power in Africa. The California Republican told "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo" that China's investment in African countries would allow Beijing to strengthen its grip over world trade.

The Latest: Santorum says better for students to learn CPR

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has suggested that students pushing for changes in gun laws would be better off taking classes in CPR so they would be better prepared for active shooter situations. The Republican appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday and said: "How about kids instead of looking to someone else to solve their problem, do something about maybe taking CPR classes or trying to deal with situations when there is a violent shooter that you can actually respond to that."

Myanmar skirts ‘maximum pressure’ despite North Korea ties

In this March 18, 2018, file photo, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi listens to the opening speech at the Leaders Plenary during ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Sydney, Australia. The Trump administration has slapped sanctions on companies across the globe to punish illicit trade with nuclear-armed North Korea, yet Myanmar, which is suspected of acquiring ballistic missile systems from the pariah state, has escaped the full force of the "maximum pressure" campaign.

Students should learn CPR, not seek gun laws, Santorum says

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said Sunday that students who have rallied for gun control should instead learn CPR or find their own way to prevent a school shooting. "How about kids instead of looking to someone else to solve their problem, do something about maybe taking CPR classes or trying to deal with situations that when there is a violent shooter that you can actually respond to that," the Republican said on CNN's "State of the Union."

A rebellion at the agency and investigations into his alleged spending abuses forced the move

President Donald Trump is planning to oust embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin amid an extraordinary rebellion at the agency and damaging government investigations into his alleged spending abuses, three administration officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Two officials said an announcement on Shulkin could happen this week, subject to Trump's final decision as the White House focuses on possible replacements to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Navy stages drills to commemorate 2010 Cheonan sinking

South Korea's Navy conducted sea drills in the country's eastern and southern waters Monday on the eighth anniversary of a deadly torpedo attack by North Korea, a defense official said. More than 10 warships were mobilized, along with aircraft, with exercises in the Yellow Sea canceled due to bad weather.

Plan to dramatically increase development would transform some L.A. neighborhoods

Stormy Daniels describes her alleged affair with Donald Trump - The adult-film star and director is being threatened with financial ruin, but she wants to set the record straight about her alleged affair with Donald Trump - A week and a half before the 2016 election Adult Film Star Says She Stayed Silent on Trump Out of Fear - The adult film star Stephanie Clifford told "60 Minutes" that she struck a $130,000 deal for her silence about an alleged affair with Donald J. Trump in the final days of the 2016 campaign because she was worried about her safety and that of her young daughter.

Former Cambridge Analytica workers say firm sent foreigners to advise …

Stormy Daniels describes her alleged affair with Donald Trump - The adult-film star and director is being threatened with financial ruin, but she wants to set the record straight about her alleged affair with Donald Trump - A week and a half before the 2016 election Adult Film Star Says She Stayed Silent on Trump Out of Fear - The adult film star Stephanie Clifford told "60 Minutes" that she struck a $130,000 deal for her silence about an alleged affair with Donald J. Trump in the final days of the 2016 campaign because she was worried about her safety and that of her young daughter.

Rep. Ryan Costello won’t seek reelection, boosting Dem opportunity

I cover national politics and policy from Washington D.C., with a focus on Pennsylvania and New Jersey lawmakers and issues. Rep. Ryan Costello won't seek reelection, he announced Sunday night, opening a major opportunity for Democrats in the fight for control of the U.S. House.