Frank Rich | It's Time for John Kelly to Go

15 February 17 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News THE COST OF "FREE" IS OFTEN HIGHER THAN YOU THINK - A reader wrote in today complaining that his RSN newsletter links were not working in Hotmail. Not surprising, Microsoft largely bans RSN newsletters from all of their "free" emails services. It's a good example of what "free" costs you. Fund what matters to you. Make it strong. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation Frank Rich | It's Time for John Kelly to Go  Frank Rich, New York Magazine  Rich writes: "In a sane or even half-sane White House, Kelly would have been bounced long ago."  READ MORE Florida school shooting suspect, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz. (photo: AP) Suspect in Florida School Shooting Was Member of a White Nationalist Group  ABC News and Associated Press  Excerpt: "The suspect in the Florida school shooting was a member of a white nationalist group, according to the Associated Press and ABC News."  READ MORE Protesters gather outside the Trump Building at 40 Wall St. to take action against America's refugee ban in New York City, March 28, 2017. (photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters) 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Says Trump Travel Ban Unlawfully Discriminates Against Muslims  Lawrence Hurley, Reuters  Hurley writes: "President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries violates the U.S. Constitution by discriminating on the basis of religion, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday in another legal setback for the policy." READ MORE EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has been routinely flying first class at taxpayers' expense after securing what an agency spokesman had described as 'blanket waiver.' (photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP) Here Are Some of the Threats That Allegedly Require Scott Pruitt to Fly First Class  Emily Atkin, New Republic  Atkin writes: "The Environmental Protection Agency administrator's habit for taking costly first-class flights using taxpayer money has caused significant controversy over the last few days."  READ MORE Khudoberdi Nurmatov, a journalist and LGBT activist. (photo: Hudoberdi Nurmatov) LGBT Journalist Escapes Russian Courts, Arrives in Germany  The Daily Beast  Excerpt: "Khudoberdi Nurmatov, a journalist and LGBT activist who was detained by Russian authorities last year for violating migration laws, was granted court permission to go to Germany after he faced deportation back to his native Uzbekistan."  READ MORE Demonstrators hold posters reading 'Free Ahed' during a protest demanding Israel release Ahed Tamimi, France, January 4, 2018. (photo: Christophe Ena/AP) Rosario Dawson, Angela Davis Among 27 US Figures Calling for Release of Jailed Palestinian Teen Ahedm Taimi  Taly Krupkin, Haaretz  Krupkin writes: "Twenty-seven American cultural figures signed a petition Monday calling for the release of Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who was jailed by Israel in December after she was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier."  READ MORE Fire in Borneo. (photo: National Geographic) The Biofuel Bomb Will Devastate Nature  Bill Laurance, ALERT Conservation  Laurance writes: "Oil palm is not only the biggest direct driver of deforestation and peat-swamp destruction in these nations but is a growing forest-killer elsewhere in the tropics - often in mega-diversity areas such as New Guinea, Equatorial Africa, and Latin America."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation