Facebook Won’t Lack for Political Ads Despite Erupting Scandals

Yet Facebook’s role in American elections is under intense scrutiny amid revelations that the data of millions of users was obtained by a political consulting firm linked to President Donald Trump. The firm, Cambridge Analytica, had siphoned data from some 50 million Facebook users as it built an …

During a House hearing Thursday, Kevin Brady, (R., Texas) said a manufacturer in his district had postponed expansion plans in light of the uncertain effect of the tariffs. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. By. Josh Zumbrun and. Josh Zumbrun. The Wall Street Journal. BiographyJosh Zumbrun · @ …

Rauner, 61, took advantage of a national GOP wave four years ago to pull off a surprising victory in a state otherwise dominated by Democrats and win his first political office. Rauner’s personal wealth is just shy of $1 billion, but Pritzker — an investor and one of the heirs to the Hyatt hotel chain — is worth …

Rising Political Violence Stalks African ‘Island of Peace’. By. Samuel Gebre. More stories by Samuel Gebre. and. David Herbling. More stories by David Herbling. March 21, 2018, 5:00 PM PDT Updated on March 22, 2018, 8:59 AM PDT. Tanzanian opposition under attack as room for dissent dwindles. Nation enjoyed …

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin’s victory in Sunday’s presidential election has left deep divisions in an opposition movement that had been buoyed in recent months by countrywide protests but failed to translate its momentum into a broad political movement. Anticorruption activist Alexei …

This article is part of the Revolutions and Counter Revolutions series, curated by Democracy Futuresas a joint global initiative between the Sydney Democracy Network and The Conversation. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century.

On Wednesday’s Houston Matters: We bring you the latest on the death of a suspect in the Austin serial bombings. Then, housing advocates in Austin are suing to block Houston from receiving Harvey recovery money. Also, we discuss the latest political stories. Plus, we meet a University of Houston …

As revelations continue to unfold about the misuse of personal data by Cambridge Analytica, many Australians are only just learning that Australian politicians have given themselves a free kick to bypass privacy laws. Indeed, Australian data privacy laws are generally weak when compared with those in the …