Trump is staffing – or casting – his White House with Fox News

President Donald Trump's favorite TV network is increasingly serving as a West Wing casting call, as the president reshapes his administration with camera-ready personalities. Trump's new national security adviser, John Bolton, is a former U.N. ambassador, a White House veteran - and perhaps most importantly a Fox News channel talking head.

Sen. Warner: Mark Zuckerberg Needs to Testify Before Congress

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should testify before Congress about privacy protections in the wake of revelations data from 50 million users was shared without their knowledge, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said Sunday. In an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation," Warner said Zuckerberg has to go beyond the full-page ad he placed in British and U.S. newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, to apologize for the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

DA McMahon pushing for bill to allow judges to disarm ‘dangerous’ people

Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon is among a contingent of city prosecutors pushing for a bill that would allow judges to take firearms away from people who could potentially harm themselves or others. bill as part of the 2018-19 budget.

The Latest: Warner says it’s time to re-examine gun votes

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia says he believes that the student-led rallies for stricter gun laws will make a difference as Congress weighs its response to recent school shootings. Warner is also indicating he's had a change of heart after previously voting against a ban on certain high-capacity magazines and semi-automatic weapons.

Missouri workplace bill dies amid ‘Me Too’ movement

A Missouri bill to strengthen employment contracts that require sexual harassment, discrimination and other work-related issues to be decided through arbitration has died an unusually early death that came as Congress considers moving in the opposite direction. At issue is legislation that would have ramped-up the enforceability of arbitration agreements, common contracts in which businesses require employees to settle misconduct lawsuits through private companies instead of in court.

Utah congressman calls wildfire budget plan ‘missed opportunity’

Last week's spending bill includes a bipartisan plan to create a wildfire disaster fund to help combat increasingly severe wildfires that have devastated the West in recent years. The bill sets aside more than $20 billion over 10 years to allow the Forest Service and other federal agencies end a practice of raiding nonfire-related accounts to pay for wildfire costs, which approached $3 billion last year.

The Latest: Students successfully mobilized; focus on voters

Students and activists across the country planned events Saturday in conjunction with a Washington m... . Four-year-old twins Eli, left, and his brother Nathan Hellman hold their signs during the 'March For Our Lives' event on Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Trump defends $1.3T spending plan, points to military gains

A motorcade with President Donald Trump aboard passes a security checkpoint en route to the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2018. A motorcade with President Donald Trump aboard passes a security checkpoint en route to the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2018.

Trump may expel Russian diplomats in response to poisoning in Britain, officials say

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington as he heads to Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, March 23, 2018. U.S. and European officials said Saturday that President Donald Trump is close to expelling 20 or more Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.

We’re having the wrong conversation about what’s wrong with women’s basketball

MARCH 01: Texas A&M Aggies guard Danni Williams and Texas A&M Aggies guard Chennedy Carter watch the replay against the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks during the third period between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Texas A&M Aggies in a SEC Women's Tournament game on March 1, 2018, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. It's that time of year again.

Consider the monger: 10 things to know for March 25

While some in Israel fete John Bolton's nomination, others see him in a different light, and he isn't the only one around selling war or hate John Bolton speaking at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 17, 2015. 1. The nomination of John Bolton as US national security adviser, continuing to reverberate through the Israeli media ecosystem, is being given new life by a revelation Sunday morning by former defense minister Shaul Mofaz that Bolton once tried to convince him to bomb Iran.

A chronological look at the evolution of data mining in Canadian politics

Canadians have long been the targets of data harvesting, from credit cards keeping tabs on users' shopping habits to the personal information on warranty cards being used by companies to advertise replacement goods. In recent years, the availability of big data and breakthroughs in computing technology have allowed advertisers and political actors to crunch huge amounts of data and, through social media, micro-target narrow demographics in their bid to either boost sales or expand their political power.

Experts call for transparency, oversight around how political parties mine data

For years, Megan Boler's research focused on the power of social media as a democratizing force, giving voice to the voiceless and empowering everyday people to come together and participate more meaningfully in how they are governed. But the University of Toronto social justice professor said that even in the heady days of the Arab Spring and Obama's social media-aided ascendency to the White House, there were slivers of concern about how the technology might be abused.

Alabama gospel: ‘I was hungry and in prison, and you went to the beach’

Like in Matthew when that pious dude has a come-to-Jesus moment and is shocked to learn he's not booked for salvation. "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison?" he asked, incredulous that his tickets to Heaven weren't waiting at Will Call.

not Real News: No court order for Obama to pay $400 million

An online story falsely claims a federal appeals court ordered former President Barack Obama to pay $400 million in "restitution" to the United States for money supposedly lost in a transaction with "hard-liners" in Iran. The Daily World Update article cites a nonexistent West Texas Federal Appeals Court for the 33rd District; there is no federal appeals court in Texas.

Ex-NATO commander: ‘Buckle up’ for increased tensions under Bolton

Donald John Trump Parkland student encourages protesters to 'keep screaming at your own congressman' Seven most memorable moments from 'March for Our Lives' Trump considering expelling 20 Russian diplomats over chemical attacks: report MORE 's recent picks for key national security posts are likely to lead to heightened tensions abroad and a more aggressive foreign policy footing by the White House. "Look for a ramp up in tension on the Korean Peninsula, in our relationship with China, certainly against Iran," Stavridis said told radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.

Austin bomber called himself a ‘psychopath,’ had no remorse, congressman says

Is the Austin serial bombing suspect 'troubled' or a terrorist? Reaction on 'The Greg Gutfeld Show.' The man linked to a series of deadly Austin package bombings called himself a "psychopath" in a recorded confession and said he had no remorse for the explosions that killed two people, a U.S. congressman said Saturday. Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, left a roughly 25-minute recording on his cell phone detailing the seven explosive devices he created and planted throughout Austin starting in early March.