DNC: Sanders campaign improperly accessed Clinton voter data  —  Officials with the Democratic National Committee have accused the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of improperly accessing confidential voter information gathered by the rival campaign of Hillary Clinton, according to several party officials.

Ryan and Pelosi corral votes as $1.1T funding bill speeds to floor  —  The House is poised to pass a bipartisan $1.1 trillion bill to fund the government, with GOP and Democratic whip teams going into overdrive to boost their numbers before the Friday morning vote.

Putin praises ‘bright and talented’ Trump  —  (CNN)Donald Trump has said that he would “get along very well” with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  —  The feeling is apparently mutual.  —  Putin offered high praise for the billionaire businessman-turned-Republican presidential front-runner …

Augusta County schools closed Friday after parental outrage over Arabic assignment  —  AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. — Augusta County schools and all administrative offices are closing Friday December 18, after parental objections to a controversial high school geography assignment involving Arabic.

Vilified for drug pricing, CEO Shkreli busted for securities fraud  —  Martin Shkreli, the boyish pharmaceutical entrepreneur who caused a public uproar after he drastically raised the price of a life-saving prescription drug, was arrested on Thursday for engaging in what U.S. prosecutors …

Immigration Fuels Cruz-Rubio Republican Clash  —  More than any other issue, immigration is driving the rivalry between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, presidential rivals focusing on the divisive topic in their closing messages to Republican voters before the sprint to the Iowa caucuses.

Paul Ryan Builds Border Fence Around His Mansion, Doesn't Fund Border Fence in Omnibus  —  A recent Breitbart News investigation reveals that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who has a two-decade-long history of promoting open borders immigration policies, seems to support border fences for himself …

Neighbor of San Bernardino Attackers Faces Terrorism Charges  —  LOS ANGELES — Enrique Marquez, who bought the assault rifles used in the massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., that left 14 people dead, was arrested and charged Thursday with conspiring to conduct two terrorism attacks in 2011 and 2012.

Bad blood: Reid-McConnell relationship hits new low  —  Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell sat down for a rare face-to-face meeting on the last day of November.  The agenda was straightforward — plotting out the legislative agenda for the end of the year — but what transpired has pushed …

Humans Are Slamming Into Driverless Cars and Exposing a Key Flaw  —  Accident rates are twice as high as for regular vehicles  —  Most mishaps are fender benders caused by inattentive drivers  —  The self-driving car, that cutting-edge creation that's supposed to lead to a world without accidents …

DHS official: ‘Apples and oranges’ to use no-fly list for guns  —  A top official at the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday appeared to break with the White House's call for Congress to ban people on the federal no-fly list from buying guns.  —  “I believe it would be apples and oranges” …

Progressive PR Firm Closes Down Over Sexual Harassment And Assault Allegations  —  The group represented some of the biggest progressive organizations.  —  WASHINGTON — FitzGibbon Media, a prominent progressive public relations firm, abruptly shut down on Thursday amid allegations …

Sadness, shame and blame at Yale over First Amendment repeal video  —  Members of the Yale University community on Thursday responded with a mix of embarrassment, sadness and literal disbelief to a viral video showing students there freely signing a petition that calls for the repeal of the First Amendment.

Fighting for Full Equality for LGBT People  —  Thanks to the hard work of generations of LGBT advocates and activists who fought to make it possible, our country won a landmark victory this past June when the Supreme Court recognized that in America, under our Constitution, LGBT couples …

VIDEO: Kids ride on top of van cruising through neighborhood  —  One League City neighborhood attracts people from all over with its homes decorated for the holidays.  —  But Tuesday night, as Jeremy Barron was headed home, he saw something he had never seen before.