Jul 1, 2013 9:08AM ET

David Nevins: What I Read

By John Hudson

A Hollywood gatekeeper explains how he sifts through the glut of scripts, rough cuts, TV shows and movies every day.

May 28, 2013 7:53AM ET

Norah O'Donnell: What I Read

By John Hudson

The co-host of CBS This Morning shares her secret to staying informed: Early mornings and commercial breaks.

Feb 28, 2013 8:26AM ET

R.J. Cutler: What I Read

By John Hudson

The acclaimed filmmaker makes the liberal's case for watching Fox News

Feb 11, 2013 7:50AM ET

Gavin Newsom: What I Read

By John Hudson

The former San Francisco mayor and current lieutenant governor of California is an apologist for Google Plus and Michael Savage.

Dec 3, 2012 8:54AM ET

Jonathan Karl: What I Read

By John Hudson

ABC's senior political correspondent lays out his favorite beat reporters and confesses to a severe case of Bieber Fever.

Nov 7, 2012 12:55AM ET

Watch: Romney Concedes Defeat

By John Hudson

He's been running for office ever since he left the Massachusetts governorship in 2007 but tonight he announces his defeat to President Obama.

Nov 6, 2012 3:39PM ET

The World Is Taking a Crash Course in the Crazy American Electoral Process

By John Hudson

American elections are always a global event, but with this year's emphasis on the Electoral College, foreigners are cramming to re-learn the complicated state-by-state election system.

Nov 6, 2012 12:03PM ET

The Most Expensive Election in History by the Numbers

By John Hudson

The election is almost over, and thanks to a combination of near-constant fundraising and outside spending, the 2012 race will go down as the most expensive election in history (until we hold the next presidential race, you can assume).

Nov 5, 2012 1:42PM ET

Election Predictions Are Passé. Let's Talk Post-Election Predictions

By John Hudson

Let's face it: The 2012 election is so passé. Voting may be less than 24 hours away but the media has moved on to bigger and better things: Like what's going to happen after the presidential election?

Nov 5, 2012 10:41AM ET

We Still Don't Know Who Killed Ambassador Stevens

By John Hudson

While more and more is known about the life and idealism of the late U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens, the identities and actions of his killers still remain a mystery.

Nov 2, 2012 5:44PM ET

The Factual Errors in Harvey Weinstein's Obama-Boosting Bin Laden Movie

By John Hudson

Last night, minutes before the world premier of the controversial new film SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden in Washington, D.C., director John Stockwell made a brief announcement to attendees: The facts in his film were not "confirmed or denied" by White House officials. When the movie's ending credits rolled down the screen 90-minutes later, that fact was abundantly clear.

Nov 2, 2012 1:57PM ET

Dmitry Medvedev Calls for the Release of Pussy Riot ... Again

By John Hudson

He may technically be Russia's second most powerful official, but he's no get-out-of-jail free card: For the second time, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for Pussy Riot's release on Friday, saying the female punk rockers have served enough time already.

Nov 2, 2012 11:13AM ET

Administration Fingers Start Pointing at Petraeus for Benghazi

By John Hudson

Cracks are beginning to show in the Obama administration's united front on the Benghazi consulate attack with some officials shifting blame to CIA director David Petraeus.

Nov 1, 2012 4:38PM ET

Six Weeks Later, There Are Still Plenty of Sensitive U.S. Documents Lying Around in Benghazi

By John Hudson

It's been more than six weeks since the U.S. compound in Benghazi was attacked, but reporters are still turning up sensitive U.S. documents lying about the wreckage.

Nov 1, 2012 2:06PM ET

Chris Christie Finally Wins Bruce Springsteen's Affection

By John Hudson

It's the most unrequited relationship in politics, but last night it showed signs of thaw.

Nov 1, 2012 10:03AM ET

Vladimir Putin Has Suffered a Mysterious 'Sports Injury'

By John Hudson

Russia's sky-diving, wolf-hunting, horseback riding president has suffered a "sports injury," according to his spokesman, but some Kremlin watchers insist something more serious is afoot.

Oct 30, 2012 4:27PM ET

Disney Buys LucasFilm for $4 Billion and Will Make New 'Star Wars' Movies

By John Hudson

Sending a tremor of panic down the spines of hard core Star Wars fans, Disney announced a cash and stock acquisition of LucasFilm for $4.05 billion on Tuesday and announced the planned release of another Star Wars movie in 2015.

Oct 30, 2012 3:34PM ET

This Is What the National Unwatering SWAT Team Does

By John Hudson

Parts of New York City are submerged under 13 feet of water, but help is on the way: As we speak, a specialized unit called the "National Unwatering SWAT Team" is en route to Gotham. Ever heard of 'em?

Oct 30, 2012 1:04PM ET

Damage Report: Surveying the Wreckage of Hurricane Sandy

By John Hudson

After a night of devastation in which millions along the East Coast lost power and mass transit, the toll of Superstorm Sandy is only beginning to come into view.

Oct 30, 2012 8:45AM ET

Pentagon Denies Fox News Benghazi Report

By John Hudson

Following a pair of denials by the CIA and the National Security Council to a Fox News story published Friday, the Pentagon has come under scrutiny for its response to the assault on the U.S. compound in Benghazi. However, in a statement to The Atlantic Wire, a senior defense official says the Pentagon never denied requests for military intervention in Benghazi.

Oct 29, 2012 1:03PM ET

America's Foes Are Giddy About Hurricane Sandy

By John Hudson

The eye of Hurricane Sandy hasn't hit land yet but state-run news outlets in countries at odds with the U.S. are brimming with apocalyptic coverage of the swirling weather system.

Oct 29, 2012 9:58AM ET

Syrian 'Ceasefire' Collapses into Chaos

By John Hudson

Neither side took the United Nations-backed ceasefire in Syria very seriously and on Monday, the tenuous four-day truce collapsed into all-out fighting.

Oct 26, 2012 2:28PM ET

CIA Denies Calling Off Backup in Benghazi

By John Hudson

Here's something that could alter the discussion on the attacks in Benghazi: According to Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin, CIA operators on the scene repeatedly transmitted requests for military backup but were denied by U.S. officials.

Oct 26, 2012 12:33PM ET

National Geographic Is the Big Winner of the Bin Laden Movie Controversy

By John Hudson

If there's no such thing as bad publicity, the National Geographic Channel's decision to premiere an action film about the killing of Osama bin Laden two days before the election was a stroke of marketing genius.

Oct 26, 2012 9:07AM ET

Obama Breaks the $1 Billion Barrier

By John Hudson

The costliest presidential race in U.S. history has a new milestone: President Obama and his allies have cracked the billion-dollar barrier, according to separate analyses of federal campaign filings by Reuters and Politico.

Oct 25, 2012 2:29PM ET

North Korea Has Invented the iPad!

By John Hudson

If techies think Microsoft's new Surface tablet is just an iPad knock off, wait until they see North Korea's.

Oct 25, 2012 12:41PM ET

Keith Olbermann Is Looking for a Job

By John Hudson

When liberal firebrand Keith Olbermann was acrimoniously dismissed from Current TV seven months ago, we pondered the remaining networks he could jump to that didn't already have sour relations with him. Turns out, he's approaching some rather unorthodox venues: Viacom, AMC Networks and at least one broadcast network, according to Forbes' Jeff Bercovici.

Oct 25, 2012 11:21AM ET

Ceasefire Is Holding Between Israel and Hamas

By John Hudson

After a wild week of rocket attacks and reprisals, an Egypt-brokered ceasefire appears to be holding between Israel and Hamas, according to a handful of reports.

Oct 25, 2012 9:26AM ET

Six Are Arrested for the Attempted Murder of Malala Yousufzai

By John Hudson

In positive step in the shooting case of teenage Pakistani blogger Malala Yousufzai, six people accused of facilitating the attack were arrested on Wednesday, though the main suspect remains at large.

Oct 25, 2012 8:55AM ET

Colin Powell Still Believes in Hope and Change

By John Hudson

He broke party lines in 2008 and he's not looking back: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for president this morning, saying he inherited a terrible economy and has only just begun to turn things around.