Barbara McQuade | Trump's FBI Attacks Are Toxic to the Republic

21 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News PEOPLE ARE HELPING BUT WE REALLY NEED A BOOST - We are getting nowhere fast on the December funding drive. People are donating and we sincerely appreciate those that are, but we are way behind and it is not enough. Get in here and help out. We really need you. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Barbara McQuade | Trump's FBI Attacks Are Toxic to the Republic    Barbara McQuade, The Daily Beast  McQuade writes: "The free press, the independent judiciary, fair elections, and now the criminal justice system. All of these institutions of American democracy have come under attack by President Trump."  READ MORE Trump and Members of His Administration Will Pocket Millions From GOP Tax Bill  teleSUR  Excerpt: "President Donald Trump will save up to $15 million a year as a result of the Republican tax bill that is expected to be enacted into law before the year's end, an analysis by the Center for American Progress think tank foundation."  READ MORE Kids' Health Insurance Hangs in Balance, and Parents Wonder What's Wrong With Congress  Robert Samuels, The Washington Post  Samuels writes: "Congress appears unlikely this week to reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which has become a crucial element in broader negotiations over how to fund the government. If no decision comes by Friday, then lawmakers are likely to take up the issue in early January - but with each delay, the pressure grows on families to find their own solutions."  READ MORE Betsy DeVos Dramatically Limits Loan Forgiveness for Students Defrauded by Their Colleges  Brett Samuels, The Hill  Samuels writes: "The Department of Education on Wednesday announced new rules for providing aid to students claiming they were defrauded by their colleges that limits some student loan refunds according to income."  READ MORE Breitbart News Helped Trump Win. Under Steve Bannon, It Might Also Help Him Lose  Lloyd Grove, The Daily Beast  Grove writes: "Breitbart News was the bright, shiny object of 2016, when the angry-populist, nationalist, right-wing web operation went all-in for Donald Trump, and the bet paid off with lavish winnings. But as 2017 draws to a close, reality has inevitably intruded."  READ MORE Somalis on US Deportation Flight Shackled for Days: Lawsuit  Associated Press  Excerpt: "Ninety-two Somalis sat bound and shackled on an airplane for nearly two days, some urinating on themselves, during a botched U.S. deportation attempt, a class-action lawsuit filed in the United States says."  READ MORE EPA Considers Allowing Bee-Killing Pesticide to Be Sprayed on 165 Million Acres of US Farmland  Center for Biological Diversity, EcoWatch  Excerpt: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will consider allowing the bee-killing pesticide thiamethoxam to be sprayed on the most widely grown crops in the U.S. The application, if approved, would allow the highly toxic pesticide to be sprayed directly on 165 million acres of wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, alfalfa, rice and potato."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation