Juan Cole | Trump Refuses to Sanction Russia, Spurring Speculation about Putin's Influence

31 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News WE’RE DOWN TO THE LAST DAY - HELP! - We only get into real trouble on donations when HUGE numbers of readers ignore funding. This month they have and we’re in real trouble now. “You” be the one. That’s the only way it has ever worked. In peace and solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Juan Cole | Trump Refuses to Sanction Russia, Spurring Speculation about Putin's Influence    Juan Cole, Informed Comment  Cole writes: "Trump's actions in this case are flatfooted and will give rise to further suspicions that Putin has some sort of hold over him."  READ MORE Trump's State of the Union Speech Was Remarkable for What He Didn't Say  Susan Page, USA Today  Page writes: "Some presidents have gotten a bump in their approval rating after their first State of the Union address. But it seems unlikely that any speech is going to shake up an electorate that already seems so firmly set for and against Trump."  READ MORE 'A Bad Dream': Pro-Immigration Group Targets 14 Senators Over Fate of 'Dreamers'  David Nakamura, The Washington Post  Nakamura writes: "A pro-immigration group headed by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is targeting 14 senators in a new television advertisement and phone campaign this fall over the fate of young undocumented immigrants known as 'dreamers.'"  READ MORE Trump Signs Order to Keep Guantanamo Prison Camp Open  teleSUR  Excerpt: "U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he signed an order to keep open the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which his predecessor, Barack Obama, unsuccessfully tried to close."  READ MORE Inside the Move to End Gerrymandering  Fran Korten, YES! Magazine  Korten writes: "Gerrymandering-constructing election districts to favor a particular group - has long been a scourge of the U.S. political system. A flurry of legal cases may change that."  READ MORE Over 63 Million Women 'Missing' Across India  Al Jazeera  Excerpt: "Nearly 63 million women are 'missing' from India's population due to foeticide, disease, neglect, or inadequate nutrition, a government survey says, adding that more than two million women disappear every year."  READ MORE Last Night Proved We Need More Scientists in Public Office  Shaughnessy Naughton, Scientific American  Naughton writes: "The President's hostility to evidence-based policy has not made the state of the union stronger, safer or prouder."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation