The Sanders campaign is taking its fight with the DNC to the next level  —  The dustup over a data breach that briefly erupted in the Democratic presidential primary last week isn't over as far as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his team are concerned.  —  In a conversation with Yahoo News …

Bergdahl: Taliban asked me if Obama is gay  —  Bowe Bergdahl compared his first year in Taliban captivity — starved, stinking and chained to a bed — to being tossed in a closet and forgotten.  —  “Picture someone taking a bag, throwing it into the closet, shutting the door and just forgetting about it.

Atheist group questions legislator's Christmas video  —  An atheist group questioned Thursday whether a Republican legislator improperly used state resources to produce a Christmas greeting video in which he encourages people to become Christians and quotes Bible verses.

Islamic State leader Baghdadi goads West in rare audio statement  —  In what is believed to be his first public message in seven months, Isil chief warns Israel attacks are imminent  —  The leader of the self-declared Islamic State issued a defiant message to the West last night, saying that “Crusader” did not dare fight on his turf.

ATF: Cause of fire at Houston mosque is suspicious  —  Officials said Friday evening the two-alarm fire that damaged a southwest Houston mosque Christmas morning may not have been an accident.  Investigators discovered the fire had multiple points of origin.  —  CONNECT

Political Dark Money Just Got Darker  —  As untold millions of dollars pour into the shadowy campaign troughs of the presidential candidates, voters need to be reminded of the rosy assumptions of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision that legitimized the new spending frenzy.

Edward Clarkin Is The Most Important Man In Journalism Today — And He's Probably Not A Real Person  —  A week ago, no one had ever heard of Edward Clarkin.  Today he has inspired multiple parody Twitter accounts, prompted one journalist to quit his job after 22 years and has been the subject …

Hawaii can't seem to name anything after native son Obama  —  HONOLULU — Stanley Chang hatched a plan last year to overcome seven years of failed attempts to name something after Hawaii's most famous native son.  —  His target: Sandy Beach, a stunning strip of sand and volcanic ash that he hoped to re-christen “Barack Obama Beach.”