Frank Rich | The GOP Is About to Tumble Into Full-Scale Panic

15 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News WE DO NOW HAVE A PROBLEM IN DECEMBER - Decembers were historically the best month of the year for fundraising. But that's history now. December is now one tough month. So far for December, 160 of you have donated. We absolutely have to do better than that. In earnest. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Frank Rich | The GOP Is About to Tumble Into Full-Scale Panic    Frank Rich, New York Magazine  Rich writes: "I am one of those pessimists who thought Moore would eke it out in Alabama. How happy I am to be wrong! I am also one of those optimists who firmly believes that Donald Trump will look for a White House exit before the end of his first term."  READ MORE Net Neutrality Defenders Step Up the Resistance  Alex Johnson and Jo Ling Kent, NBC News  Excerpt: "A broad coalition of public officials, activists and content producers vowed to hit Control-Alt-Delete on the Federal Communications Commission's vote Thursday to end 'net neutrality' rules intended to make sure that all internet traffic is treated equally."  READ MORE Rubio Says He Will Vote No on Republican Tax Bill Without Changes, Other GOP Senators Voice Concern  Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress  Entralgo writes: "One of Congress' most spineless senators has thrown a wrench in the Republican Party's plan to overhaul the tax code before Christmas."  READ MORE Doubting the Intelligence, Trump Pursues Putin and Leaves a Russian Threat Unchecked  Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post  Excerpt: "The personal insecurities of the president - and his refusal to accept what even many in his administration regard as objective reality - have impaired the government's response to a national security threat."  READ MORE Health Care Costs Push a Staggering Number of People Into Extreme Poverty  Nurith Aizenman, NPR  Aizenman writes: "There's new - and shocking - evidence about the toll that health care costs are taking on the world's most vulnerable."  READ MORE Doctors Without Borders: At Least 6,700 Myanmar Rohingya Killed in Single Month  Scott Neuman, NPR  Neuman writes: "At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in what has been described as 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar's Rakhine state over a one-month period between August and September, according to the international aid group Doctors Without Borders."  READ MORE The Tax Bill Is a Massive Gift to the Oil Industry - That It May Not Want  Emily Atkin, New Republic  Atkin writes: "Drilling in these remote areas carries increased danger for machine operators and wildlife, as well as spill risk. And with the current low price of oil, some argue that drilling in that precarious environment is not economically viable anyway."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation