Robert Reich | We Must Stand Up to This Tyrant

04 February 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News Robert Reich | We Must Stand Up to This Tyrant  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page  Reich writes: "It's becoming clear that Trump was behind both the creation and release of the Republican House memo alleging that officials in the Justice Department and FBI have favored Democrats over Republicans in investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election."  READ MORE Carter Page Bragged That He Was an Adviser to the Kremlin in a Letter  Massimo Calabresi and Alana Abramson, TIME  Excerpt: "Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page bragged that he was an adviser to the Kremlin in a letter obtained by TIME that raises new questions about the extent of Page's contacts with the Russian government over the years."  READ MORE Justice Dept. Told Court of Source's Political Influence in Request to Wiretap Ex-Trump Campaign Aide  Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post  Nakashima writes: "The court that approved surveillance of a former campaign adviser to President Trump was aware that some of the information underpinning the warrant request was paid for by a political entity, although the application did not specifically name the Democratic National Committee or the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter."  READ MORE Paul Ryan Deletes Tax Bill Tweet After Being Dragged for Not Understanding Math  Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, ThinkProgress  Varkiani writes: "House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is learning that Twitter can be a cruel place."  READ MORE Work Requirements for Medicaid Will Actually Increase Poverty  Sarah Jones, The New Republic  Jones writes: "A number of states are already taking advantage of a new federal rule allowing them to implement work requirements for Medicaid coverage."  READ MORE Trump Falsely Links Central American Immigrants to Drug Trafficking, Again  David Boddiger, Splinter News  Boddiger writes: "We already knew that Donald Trump's opinion of Mexicans and Central Americans is based entirely on racism and xenophobia. We've known this since at least June 2015, when then-candidate Trump made those awful comments about Mexicans being rapists, drug dealers, and criminals."  READ MORE Trump Puts Public, Workers at Risk as He Tries Again to Eliminate Nation's Chemical Safety Agency  Mark Hand, ThinkProgress  Hand writes: "As part of his administration's rollback of key safety and environmental protections, President Donald Trump wants to eliminate the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, a federal agency with a strong record of improving public safety."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation