Pennsylvania's Gerrymandered House Map Was Just Struck Down - With Huge Implications for 2018

23 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News WE HAVE A FUNDING CRISIS ON OUR HANDS - We have donors, many good ones, in fact. But the the overall response rate - at a fraction of one percent - is just too low. It is absolutely causing a crisis. If we did not need the funding we would not spend this much time raising money - would not happen. What we need really are a few good donors. See what you can do. - Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Pennsylvania's Gerrymandered House Map Was Just Struck Down - With Huge Implications for 2018  Andrew Prokop, Vox  Prokop writes: "If the ruling holds, it will be an enormous help to Democrats' efforts to regain control of the House of Representatives in 2018 - because Pennsylvania's House map was one of the most wildly biased toward Republicans in the country."  READ MORE Shutdown Ends After Dems Agree to Trust That McConnell Will Allow 'Dreamer' Vote  Sean Sullivan, Ed O'Keefe and Elise Viebeck, The Washington Post  Excerpt: "After three days of contentious negotiations and name-calling, Congress voted to end a government shutdown Monday when Democrats agreed to trust the word of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell."  READ MORE Hawaii Governor: I Couldn't Tell Public About False Missile Alert Because I Didn't Know My Twitter Password  Brett Samuels, The Hill  Samuels writes: "Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D) on Monday revealed he was unable to move more quickly to correct a false missile threat earlier this month because he didn't know his Twitter log-in information."  READ MORE Republicans Are Killing Social Security One Tiny Service Cut at a Time  Nancy J. Altman, Slate  Altman writes: "Republican politicians are making it increasingly difficult, time-consuming, and aggravating to access our earned Social Security benefits, in the hope of undermining support for the extremely popular program, and eventually ending it as we know it."  READ MORE Florida Prison Strike Focuses on Prison Slavery, Fair Treatment  Thandisizwe Chimurenga, MintPress News  Chimurenga writes: "Prisoners in Florida went on a statewide strike on Martin Luther King Jr's birthday this week, after having issued a list of demands in December. Operation PUSH, as the action is called, is scheduled to last for one month."  READ MORE Governor: Puerto Rico's Power Company Will Be Privatized  teleSUR  Excerpt: "On Monday, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello announced that the island's bankrupt power company will be privatized. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) is valued at $4 billion but has a debt of approximately $9 billion."  READ MORE Trump's Tariffs on Solar Mark Biggest Blow to Renewables Yet  Brian Eckhouse, Ari Natter and Chris Martin, Bloomberg  Excerpt: "President Donald Trump dealt his biggest blow to the renewable energy industry yet. On Monday, Trump approved duties of as much as 30 percent on solar equipment made outside the U.S., a move that threatens to handicap a $28 billion industry that relies on parts made abroad for 80 percent of its supply."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation