Facebook

Protesters are urging Facebook users to create a virtual smokescreen to prevent local law enforcement from targeting activists trying to block the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. (AP Photo/ John L. Mone)

Energy and Environment

Pipeline protesters use Facebook to create virtual smokescreen

John Siciliano · October 31, 2016 8:33 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets early voters at the Leonard J. Kaplan Center for Wellness at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Washington Secrets

Fraudbook: Democratic megadonor funding ‘Republicans for Clinton’

Paul Bedard · October 28, 2016 2:53 pm

Trump camp embraces Facebook, will broadcast nightly

Trump camp embraces Facebook, will broadcast nightly

Daniel Chaitin · October 25, 2016 1:26 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Regent University, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Washington Secrets

Twitter trips Trump, reneges on $5M deal, emoji denial of service

Paul Bedard · October 24, 2016 1:50 pm

Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin wrote in a Facebook post Friday that she was happy to meet President Obama's half-brother at Wednesday's presidential debate. But the former Alaska governor posted a photo of her talking with Dr. Ben Carson, while Malik Obama stood behind Palin. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Palin, via Facebook)

Did Sarah Palin mix up Malik Obama and Ben Carson?

Anna Giaritelli · October 21, 2016 11:06 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ruled in December against cracking down on Trump, sources told WSJ.

Report: Facebook employees reportedly sought to censor Donald Trump

Rudy Takala · October 21, 2016 7:45 pm

If you shut out people with other viewpoints you have no room to complain about how "divided" our nation is.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t unfriend: Understand and persuade

Jason Russell · October 21, 2016 6:39 pm

Facebook CEO Refuses to Dump Trump-Loving Board Member

Alice B. Lloyd · October 21, 2016 6:26 pm

Ann Ravel is chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission and a former chairwoman of the California Fair Political Practices Commission. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Regulator who backed Drudge crackdown might be next California AG

Rudy Takala · October 14, 2016 11:00 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton accompanied by traveling press secretary Nick Merrill speaks with members of the media on her campaign plane at Chicago Midway Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Washington Secrets

#RIPJournalism: Trust falls, Gallup 32%, Pew 18%, Facebook 12%, press group 6%

Paul Bedard · October 14, 2016 1:36 pm

Red Meat from an Unexpected Source

The Scrapbook · October 14, 2016 6:00 am

Facebook is looking to hire a research analyst tasked with combating terrorism on the social network from the company's office in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

National Security

Facebook seeks to hire person to fight terrorism on the network

Rudy Takala · October 13, 2016 8:12 pm