The Untold Story of the Pentagon Papers Co-Conspirators

02 February 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News The Untold Story of the Pentagon Papers Co-Conspirators  Eric Lichtblau, The New Yorker  Lichtblau writes: "A small group of antiwar activists helped Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst at the rand Corporation, elude an F.B.I. manhunt and distribute the Pentagon Papers to nineteen newspapers."  READ MORE Russian Spy Chiefs Met in Washington With CIA Director to Discuss Counterterrorism  Shane Harris, The Washington Post  Harris writes: "Two top Russian spy chiefs traveled to Washington last week to discuss counterterrorism issues with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, but the unusual visit also raised concerns among some U.S. officials that Moscow could interpret the encounter as a sign the Trump administration is willing to move beyond the issue of election interference, current and former U.S. intelligence officials said."  READ MORE Trump to Approve Release of GOP Memo Friday Over Objections From Law Enforcement, Intelligence Community  Carol D. Leonnig, Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima and Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post  Excerpt: "President Donald Trump is expected to approve the release of a controversial congressional memo alleging surveillance abuses by the FBI, and House Republicans are likely to make it public on Friday, according to senior administration officials."  READ MORE Vanderbilt University Hospital Puts Doctor on Leave After Photo of Him Taking a Knee Goes Viral  Adam Tamburin, USA TODAY  Tamburin writes: "Vanderbilt University Medical Center is locked in a public feud with one of its doctors who says the hospital punished him for taking a knee in solidarity with NFL players protesting racism."  READ MORE Florida's Scheme for Restoring Felons' Voting Rights Ruled Unconstitutional  Jeff Burlew, USA TODAY  Burlew writes: "In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker has found Florida's scheme for restoring the voting rights of felons unconstitutional."  READ MORE Nearly 9,000 DACA Teachers Face an Uncertain Future  Claudio Sanchez, NPR  Sanchez writes: "Of the 690,000 undocumented immigrants now facing an uncertain future as Congress and President Trump wrangle over the DACA program are about 8,800 school teachers."  READ MORE 'Outrageous' Gold Rush-Style Grab of Public Lands to Begin Friday  Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams  Corbett writes: "Despite protests from conservationists, local tribe leaders, Democratic lawmakers and even the United Nations' expert on Indigenous rights, at 6 a.m. on Friday the Trump administration will allow citizens and companies to start staking claims on sections of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah so the new stakeholders can conduct hard rock mining on the formerly protected lands."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation