U.S. Working on Plan to Scrutinize Social Media in Visa Reviews  —  Move is part of new focus following San Bernardino shootings  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working on a plan to scrutinize social media posts as part of its visa application process …

Obama spokesman takes a dig at Trump's medical report  —  President Obama's top spokesman isn't buying Donald Trump's medical report declaring the GOP front-runner would be the healthiest person ever elected president.  —  “Is the suggestion that Mr. Trump's doctor conducted …

Trump hits a new high in national poll  —  Donald Trump just got a little more vault in his ceiling.  Nationwide, the polling-obsessed Manhattan multi-billionaire and leading Republican presidential candidate broke into the 40s on Monday.  —  According to the results of the latest Monmouth …

On ‘Princess Bride’ Portrayals, Mandy Patinkin Thinks Ted Cruz Doesn't Get It  —  In recent days, the actor Mandy Patinkin, who played the master swordsman Inigo Montoya in the classic 1987 film “The Princess Bride,” has received emails from friends alerting him to pictures on the Internet …

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Director Tackling Ted Kennedy Thriller ‘Chappaquiddick’ (Exclusive)  —  The script was just named to the 2015 Blacklist.  —  Sam Taylor-Johnson, who directed Fifty Shades of Grey, is in talks to direct Apex Entertainment's feature Chappaquiddick.

McConnell vows ambitious agenda in treacherous 2016  —  Mitch McConnell vowed when he took over as Senate majority leader to get the notoriously gridlocked Senate moving again.  Eleven months later, he can claim bona fide progress on several fronts — such as a bipartisan budget deal …

Bowe Bergdahl to Face Court-Martial on Desertion Charges  —  A top Army commander on Monday ordered that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face a court-martial on charges of desertion and endangering troops stemming from his decision to leave his outpost in 2009, prompting a huge manhunt in the wilds …

Registration Begins on December 21, 2015, First 30 Days are Free  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) …

What The Hell Happened To Mickey Kaus?  —  Mickey Kaus was sitting at Superba Food + Bread in Venice Beach, California, an expensive coffee place where an expensive-looking person was yelling at the counter staff about a housefly on a cookie.  —  Kaus was sorry about the location …

NBA referee Bill Kennedy reveals he is gay; Rajon Rondo alleged to have made slur to him  —  Bill Kennedy, one of the NBA's top referees, has revealed he is gay.  —  “I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man,” Kennedy told Yahoo Sports on Sunday night.

Trump Is Going To Break Your Heart  —  As a young man, I learned that sometimes that hot chick you're dating is also completely crazy and, as much fun as it is to go out with her, it's going to end badly.  That's Donald Trump, the super hottie of the “I Hate the GOP Establishment …

MSNBC's Harris-Perry Gripes Over ‘Totally Black Guy’ Darth Vader As Evil Character  —  Share it Tweet it  —  On her eponymously named Sunday morning show, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry went into a mini-rant about racism in Star Wars as she complained about villain Darth Vader being …

The biggest Pinocchios of 2015  —  It's time for our annual round-up of the biggest Pinocchios of the year.  —  The 2016 presidential campaign has dominated our coverage of false claims.  In particular, businessman Donald Trump—who has soared to the top of the GOP field—kept us busy.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being John Kerry  —  NBC's Chuck Todd asked our sainted secretary of state, the French-looking John Kerry (who served in Vietnam, as James Taranto reminds us) how we're going to enforce a global climate “agreement” that has no legally binding provisions beyond a schedule for more meetings to party on.

Anti-Israel Protest Disrupts York University Hanukkah Party With ‘Harassment, Intimidation’  —  A pre-Hanukkah celebration sponsored by the Hillel chapter at York University in Toronto was interrupted by an anti-Israel student demonstration, The Canadian Jewish News reported on Friday.

Pharma Bro's Latest Move Targets Latinos  —  After dropping $2 million on a Wu-Tang Clan album, the pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has found a new project: making an essential treatment unaffordable for poor immigrants from Latin America.  —  Shkreli, otherwise known as “pharma bro …

Why the Press Can't (and Shouldn't) Quit Trump  —  Ever since Donald Trump appeared on Campaign 2016's horizon, journalists have been imploring other journalists not to cover him.  This began, amazingly, five months before he announced he was running for president, when Conor Friedersdorf laid down the dictum in the Atlantic.

People are calling Sam's Club CEO ‘racist’ after she gave an interview about diversity  —  Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer.  —  Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer is being accused of discriminating against white men following a CNN interview where she discussed the importance of workforce diversity.

Apple Opens Secret Laboratory in Taiwan To Develop New Screens  —  Engineers developing LCD, OLED technologies for devices  —  Facility in remote science park has no external signs of Apple  —  Apple Inc. opened a production laboratory in northern Taiwan where engineers are developing …

E.P.A. Broke Law With Social Media Push for Water Rule, Auditor Finds  —  WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency engaged in “covert propaganda” and violated federal law when it blitzed social media to urge the public to back an Obama administration rule intended to better protect …