Andy Borowitz | Trump Hides Under Desk After Diet Coke Can Opens Loudly

27 February 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD, WE NEED YOU NOW - This is a pitched battle to end the February fundraiser. We are calling on - all - of those who support what we do to come through now with what “you can afford.” Time is of the essence. In solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Andy Borowitz | Trump Hides Under Desk After Diet Coke Can Opens Loudly  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "In a moment of high drama at the White House on Tuesday morning, Donald J. Trump dove under his desk after a can of Diet Coke opened with an unexpectedly loud sound." READ MORE Immigrants, suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, are transferred to be processed at the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Arizona in 2016. (photo: Ross D. Franklin/AP) Supreme Court Ruling Means Immigrants Could Continue to Be Detained Indefinitely Domenico Montanaro and Richard Gonzales, NPR Excerpt: "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that immigrants, even those with permanent legal status and asylum seekers, do not have the right to periodic bond hearings." READ MORE A labor rally. (photo: Getty Images) Organized Labor Is in a Life and Death Struggle. Be Very Scared Hamilton Nolan, Splinter Nolan writes: "For an entire century, the corporate class in America has dreamed of destroying organized labor, which eats into their ability to amass endless profits. They've chipped away at unions for 40 years. Now, it is no exaggeration to say that they are two steps away from total victory." READ MORE Betsy DeVos is preparing to issue a declaration that companies collecting federal student loans are off limits for state lawmakers and regulators. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Trump Administration Fights States' Crackdown on Student Loan Collectors Michael Stratford, Politico Stratford writes: "The Trump administration is taking steps to shield student loan collection companies from state regulators, over the objections of consumer advocates and even some Republican attorneys general." READ MORE Scott Walker. (photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Sued for Not Calling Special Elections Dan Whitcomb, Reuters Whitcomb writes: "An pro-Democratic redistricting group headed by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sued Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, on Monday for declining to hold special elections for two vacant seats in the state legislature." READ MORE Rex Tillerson. (photo: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images) US Lawmakers to Tillerson: Do Not Interfere in El Salvador Elections teleSUR Excerpt: "A group of U.S. congressional Democrats sent a letter Monday to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson telling him that the United States must remain 'neutral' and not 'interfere' in the parliamentary and municipal elections in El Salvador this Sunday." READ MORE Louisiana. (photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images) A Federal Judge Pressed 'Pause' on Construction of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Justine Calma, Grist Excerpt: "That is, until the environmental impacts of the proposed southern extension of the Bakken Pipeline have been determined." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation