An Explanation of What Bernie Sanders Staffers Actually Did and Why It Matters  —  After a spat lasting just over 24 hours, it appears that the top news story of the day is already resolving itself: the DNC has come to an agreement to return voter database access to the Bernie Sanders campaign …

What Is America Fighting For? … The United States has been at war with ISIS for more than a year, and with Islamic extremism for nearly a decade and a half.  But beyond defending the homeland against terrorism, U.S. leaders have not offered a compelling answer to this vital question: What is it that America is fighting for?

Ted Cruz to air parody ad during “SNL”  —  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is planning to air a parody commercial in Iowa during “Saturday Night Live,” just weeks before the nation's first nominating contest in the state.  —  “In the spirit of the upcoming holiday we are excited …

Jeb Bush: ‘Donald Trump is a jerk’  —  Contoocook, New Hampshire (CNN)While Jeb Bush has been railing against Donald Trump all week, he still had more to say on Saturday, uttering perhaps his strongest comments yet about the Republican presidential front-runner.

Students at Lena Dunham's college offended by lack of fried chicken  —  Students at an ultra-liberal Ohio college are in an uproar over the fried chicken, sushi and Vietnamese sandwiches served in the school cafeterias, complaining the dishes are “insensitive” and “culturally inappropriate.”

Angry single men stage anti-Christmas rally in Tokyo  —  Tokyo (AFP) - Anti-Christmas protesters calling themselves “Losers with Women” marched through Tokyo's streets Saturday, bashing the upcoming holiday as a capitalist ploy that also discriminates against singletons.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Executive Order or Not, 'I'm Not Surrendering the Guns'  —  On December 18, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio referenced President Obama's pending executive action on gun control and said executive order or not, guns will not be surrendered.

East Towne Mall closed; Police search for gunman  —  UPDATE (WKOW) — East Towne Mall is closed because of the shooting incident earlier this afternoon.  —  Madison police investigators are processing the scene.  Witnesses say several young men were involved in a fight in the middle of the mall.