Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler ripped into a Yahoo News reporter in a Friday interview over a tweet he believed took remarks he made out of context. 
Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) on Friday invoked the Holocaust in a positive light, saying she felt a "calming feeling" knowing her ancestors helped “create a safe haven for Jews."
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is facing criticism from Latino activists for failing to investigate multi-level marketing company Herbalife while she served as California attorney general and maintained several personal connections to the company. 
Yahoo News on Wednesday paraphrased a quote by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) in a way that made it appear like he made a sexist remark about one of the women who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. 
Yahoo covertly developed a software program last year that provided U.S. intelligence officials with access to all of its customers’ incoming emails, Reuters reported Tuesday. Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that at least half a billion user accounts had their information stolen in a “state-sponsored” cyber attack that is thought to be the largest Internet breach to date. 
Tech giants Google and Yahoo renounced their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) this week under pressure from progressive activists. 