Andy Borowitz | Trump’s Slurred Speech Tied to Low Battery in Putin’s Remote

08 December 17 It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News Andy Borowitz | Trump’s Slurred Speech Tied to Low Battery in Putin’s Remote    Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker  Borowitz writes: "Donald J.Trump slurred his speech during his announcement about Jerusalem on Wednesday because of 'low-battery issues' with Vladimir Putin’s remote, the White House said on Friday."  READ MORE Email Shows Effort to Give Trump Campaign WikiLeaks Documents  Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN  Excerpt: "Candidate Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr. and others in the Trump Organization received an email in September 2016 offering a decryption key and website address for hacked WikiLeaks documents, according to an email provided to congressional investigators."  READ MORE Trump’s Richest Friends Are Asking for Changes to the GOP Tax Plan, and He’s Listening  Damian Paletta and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post  Excerpt: "Some of President Trump’s wealthiest New York friends have launched a last-minute campaign to pressure him for changes to the GOP tax bill, telling the president personally that the current plan would drive up their taxes and hurt his home state."  READ MORE John Lewis Is Boycotting Trump’s Visit to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Opening  Monique Judge, The Root  Judge writes: "Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced Thursday that they will be skipping Saturday’s opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson because Donald Trump will be in attendance—something they consider to be “an insult” to the black heroes commemorated there."  READ MORE The Feminist Case For Single Payer  Natalie Shure, Jacobin  Shure writes: "It's time to take health care away from the power of bosses and spouses."  READ MORE Jimmy Carter Warns Trump: Jerusalem Decision Could Jeopardize 'Any Prospect for Peace'  Rebecca Savransky, The Hill  Savransky writes: "Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital 'exacerbates tensions' and 'jeopardizes any prospect for peace' in the Middle East."  READ MORE Lawsuit Launched Against Trump EPA for Approving Fracking Waste Dumping Into Gulf of Mexico  Center for Biological Diversity  Excerpt: "The Center for Biological Diversity filed on Thursday a formal notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for allowing oil companies to dump waste from fracking and drilling into the Gulf of Mexico without evaluating the dangers to sea turtles, whales or other imperiled marine life."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation