Jeffrey Toobin | Trump's Miss Universe Gambit

20 February 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE NEED REASONABLE SUPPORT - PRETTY BADLY - We have never served more readers or had more participation. That’s the good news. The bad news is it’s never been harder to raise the basic funding we need to run the organization. The key is “reasonable support.” - Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Jeffrey Toobin | Trump's Miss Universe Gambit  Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker Toobin writes: "For years, he used his beauty pageants to boost business interests abroad. A 2013 contest, in Moscow, may also have helped give him the Presidency." READ MORE Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. (photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Officials Identified Over $40M in 'Suspicious' Transactions to and From Manafort's Companies Rebecca Savransky, The Hill Savransky writes: "Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is reportedly under scrutiny after federal law enforcement officials identified more than $40 million in 'suspicious transactions' to and from companies he controlled." READ MORE Voters at a polling precinct. (photo: Getty Images) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Just Released Its Newly Fair Congressional Map Lila Thulin, Slate Thulin writes: "As expected, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court released a new congressional map on Monday that will be implemented in time for the 2018 election." READ MORE People attending a candlelit memorial service for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people. (photo: Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post) For the Weary White House, Florida Shooting Offered a 'Reprieve' From Scandals Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post Excerpt: "'For everyone, it was a distraction or a reprieve,' said the White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to reflect internal conversations. 'A lot of people here felt like it was a reprieve from seven or eight days of just getting pummeled.'" READ MORE Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (photo: AfricaPatagonia) The Campaign Finance Loophole That Could Make the Next Russian Attack Perfectly Legal Richard L. Hasen, Slate Hasen writes: "Unless Congress passes a law like the Honest Ads Act, it will be quite easy for Russian trolls and other foreign actors to avoid the foreign money ban." READ MORE A relative reacts outside a hospital morgue after two Palestinians were killed in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 18, 2018. (photo: Reuters) Israel Fires at Gaza, Kills 2 Palestinian Teenagers teleSUR Excerpt: "The two 17-year-old Palestinian victims were killed this morning in Rafah by tank fire as Israeli troops claimed they were trying to cross the border into Israel, according to Gaza's Health Ministry." READ MORE Workers spraying crops. (photo: Getty Images) In Blow to Monsanto, Arkansas Ban on Controversial Herbicide to Remain Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch Chow writes: "Monsanto lost its bid to overturn Arkansas' ban on dicamba, a controversial weedkiller linked to extensive damage to farmers' crops in the state as well as several other states." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation