Stephen Colbert Goes to Washington to Grill Congressmen on Trump-Russia

04 March 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Stephen Colbert Goes to Washington to Grill Congressmen on Trump-Russia  Marlow Stern, The Daily Beast Stern writes: "'I believe it's time for some answers, so recently I went to Congress to investigate the investigations,' Stephen Colbert announced on The Late Show Friday." READ MORE Last week it emerged that Xi Jinping would attempt to abolish presidential term limits. (photo: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images) 'Maybe We'll Give That a Shot': Donald Trump Praises Xi Jinping's Power Grab Tom Phillips, Guardian UK Phillips writes: "Donald Trump has celebrated Xi Jinping's bid to shepherd China back into an era of one-man dictatorship, suggesting the United States might one day 'give that a shot.'" READ MORE George Nader, an adviser to the leader of the United Arab Emirates, has been questioned in the special counsel investigation, according to people with knowledge of the discussion. (photo: c-sp Mueller's Focus on Adviser to UAE Indicates Broader Inquiry Mark Mazzetti, David D. Kirkpatrick and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times Excerpt: "George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, has hovered on the fringes of international diplomacy for three decades. He was a back-channel negotiator with Syria during the Clinton administration, reinvented himself as an adviser to the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates, and last year was a frequent visitor to President Trump's White House." READ MORE Trina Wright, who filed for bankruptcy in November 2016, outside her apartment in Whitehaven, a neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee. (photo: Andrea Morales/ProPublica) When You Can't Afford to Go Bankrupt Paul Kiel, ProPublica Kiel writes: "A ritual of spring in America is about to begin. Tens of thousands of people will soon get their tax refunds, and when they do, they will finally be able to afford the thing they've thought about for months, if not years: bankruptcy." READ MORE Donald Trump. (photo: AP NAFTA Talks Were Already Going Poorly. Then Trump Endorsed 'Trade Wars.' EA Crunden, ThinkProgress Crunden writes: "President Trump dealt another blow to key trade renegotiation talks this week after first announcing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports before following those threats with a series of tweets praising 'trade wars' and calling for 'reciprocal taxes' as a means of combating U.S. trade deficits." READ MORE The Moynarghona refugee camp. (photo: Szymon Barylski/Politico) Could the United States Have Prevented the Genocide in Myanmar? Nahal Toosi, Politico "Today, as those fears are coming true, Obama-era officials on all sides of the debate have been looking back on the decisions they made, asking themselves if they could have done anything more to prevent Myanmar's bloody purge." READ MORE 'The oil companies got what they wanted; but they may be sorry they did.' (photo: George Rose/Getty Images) A Federal Judge Just Opened the Door to More Climate Lawsuits Nathanael Johnson, Grist Johnson writes: "In a ruling this week, Judge William Alsup said that plaintiffs can sue greenhouse-gas emitters in federal court." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation