Six Takeaways From Trump's Threats Against Rod Rosenstein

13 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE STIGMA AGAINST VOLUNTARY SUPPORT: There is an apparent perception that if we are not compelled to pay for something, it's worth nothing. If every person on our list paying, more than $75. a month to their cable company gave RSN $10. a month we could stop running fundraisers altogether. Why does voluntary equate to worthless? / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Six Takeaways From Trump's Threats Against Rod Rosenstein  Susan Hennessey, Matthew Kahn and Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare Excerpt: "This president often publicly flirts with firing people, but the degree to which Trump has trolled this sub-Cabinet officer - taunting him in Twitter statements, ginning up audience for television shows in which the dismissal is then demanded, publicly attacking his character - is unprecedented." READ MORE Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible connection to the Trump campaign, at the Capitol on June 21, 2017. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Trump, Mueller Teams Prepare to Move Forward Without Presidential Interview Carol E. Lee, Julia Ainsley, Kristen Welker and Hallie Jackson, NBC News Excerpt: "Monday's raid on Trump's personal lawyer upended talks for the president to sit down with investigators." READ MORE Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty) TPP Back From the Dead: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Slam Trump's Flip Flop on Pacific Trade Deal Jacob Pramuk, CNBC News Pramuk writes: "Notable Democrats who found rare common ground with President Donald Trump on trade bashed his move Thursday to look at rejoining a massive Pacific trade deal." READ MORE Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen. (photo: Tom Williams/Getty) Trump's Lawyer's Taped Conversations May Now Be in Hands of FBI Ashley Parker, Carol D. Leonnig, Josh Dawsey and Tom Hamburger, The Washington Post Excerpt: "President Trump's personal attorney Michael D. Cohen sometimes taped conversations with associates, according to three people familiar with his practice, and allies of the president are worried that the recordings were seized by federal investigators in a raid of Cohen's office and residences this week." READ MORE Brennan Walker (right) with his mom, Lisa. (photo: Fox 2 Detroit) Black Teen Misses Bus, Gets Shot At After Asking for Directions in Michigan Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress Pyke writes: "A 14-year-old black kid looking for directions to his high school narrowly avoided being shot to death Thursday in suburban Detroit." READ MORE Protesters in Gaza run from Israeli tear gas. (photo: AFP) For Third Week in a Row, Israeli Forces Fire Live Ammunition on Unarmed Protesters in Gaza, Injuring Hundreds teleSUR Excerpt: "As Friday protests resumed near the border fence between Gaza and Israel, occupation forces opened fire injuring at least 30 more Palestinians and killing two." READ MORE Offshore drilling platform. (photo: iStock) New Zealand Bans Offshore Drilling to Combat Climate Change Jacqueline Thomsen, The Hill Thomsen writes: "New Zealand will ban offshore drilling and gas exploration off its coast as part of its effort to fight climate change, the country's government announced Thursday." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation