Charles Pierce | Bob Corker Is Shocked - SHOCKED!

19 December 17 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News GREAT READERSHIP, HORRIBLE SUPPORT - We have a wonderful day of readership underway - Thank You! Unfortunately, once again, people are ignoring funding. Won’t work, can’t work … never did work. Regardless of what they tell you. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | Bob Corker Is Shocked - SHOCKED!   Charles Pierce, Esquire  Pierce writes: "When you've got a bill being compared to the Fugitive Slave Act, you've got a really dead fish on your hands."  READ MORE FBI Warned Trump in 2016 Russians Would Try to Infiltrate His Campaign  Ken Dilanian, Julia Ainsley and Carol E. Lee, NBC News  Excerpt: "In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would probably try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign, according to multiple government officials familiar with the matter."  READ MORE It Would Be Far Worse for Trump to Fire Rosenstein Than to Fire Mueller  Asha Rangappa, Just Security  Rangappa writes: "Just as Mueller's appointment did not start the Russia investigation, his removal would not end it either."  READ MORE Poor Vetting Sinks Trump's Nominees for Federal Judge  Charlie Savage, The New York Times  Savage writes: "One of President Trump's federal judge nominees has withdrawn after he was unable to answer basic questions during his confirmation hearing about the courtroom process, showed little familiarity with federal trial rules and acknowledged that he had never prosecuted or defended a case."  READ MORE Trump's Tough Talk Can't Hide the Incoherence of His Foreign Policy  Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post  Tharoor writes: "On Monday, President Trump delivered what his administration billed as a landmark address on national security, outlining once more the tenets of his 'America First' doctrine."  READ MORE Myanmar Wields Colonial-Era Law Against Reuters Journalists  Simon Lewis, Reuters  Lewis writes: "Myanmar has accused Reuters reporters Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, of breaching the country's Official Secrets Act, a little-used hangover from colonial rule."  READ MORE The Trump Administration Word Ban Extends to Other Federal Agencies. Its Ongoing Assault on Science Is Much Worse.  Michael Halpern, Union of Concerned Scientists  Excerpt: "This starts with words and communication, but it's just the tip of the iceberg. Just last week, Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke summoned the head of Joshua Tree National Park to his office for a tongue lashing over tweets the park had sent out referencing climate change."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation