Charles Pierce | Please, Baby Jesus, Let This Happen

04 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News Charles Pierce | Please, Baby Jesus, Let This Happen    Charles Pierce, Esquire  Pierce writes: "I cannot believe that baby Jesus is enough of my amigo as to begin the year in such a wonderful way."  READ MORE Donald Trump, Steve Bannon Turn on Each Other; President Trump Says Bannon 'Lost His Mind'  Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker, The Washington Post  Excerpt: "The White House's sharp public break with Bannon, which came in response to unflattering comments Bannon made about Trump and his family in a new book about his presidency, left the self-fashioned populist alienated from his chief patron and even more isolated in his attempts to remake the Republican Party by backing insurgent candidates."  READ MORE Paul Manafort Files 'Frivolous' Lawsuit Against Robert Mueller  Cristian Farias, New York Magazine  Farias writes: "The short of it: Rosenstein's appointing order is overbroad and thus illegal because it gives Mueller the power to go on a fishing expedition against anything and anybody he wants."  READ MORE Florida Anti-Union Bill Targets Teachers, but Not Law Enforcement  Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress  Quinlan writes: "A bill to automatically decertify public-sector unions that fail to reach a threshold of 50 percent of dues-paying members may pass the Florida legislature this week."  READ MORE Washington State Sues Motel 6 for Routinely Sharing Guest Lists With ICE  Matt Pearce, The Los Angeles Times  Pearce writes: "Washington's state attorney general sued Motel 6 on Wednesday, accusing the hotel chain of illegally giving information on thousands of guests to immigration enforcement officials who did not have warrants and who scrutinized guests with Latino-sounding names."  READ MORE This Brutally Cold Winter Could Mean Life or Death for the Poor  Yessenia Funes, Earther  Funes writes: "The weather is all anyone can talk about these days - and for good reason."  READ MORE Mexico's Standing Rock? Sempra, TransCanada Face Indigenous Pipeline Resistance South of Border  Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog  Horn writes: "Since Mexico privatized its oil and gas resources in 2013, border-crossing pipelines including those owned by Sempra Energy and TransCanada have come under intense scrutiny and legal challenges, particularly from Indigenous peoples."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation