RSN: Jeff Weaver: "Bernie Would Have Won. Period."

01 May 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Jeff Weaver: "Bernie Would Have Won. Period."  Alex Thompson, VICE Thompson writes: "Weaver thinks Bernie's still the one to take on Trump. 'I also believe he is the strongest candidate to reclaim the White House in 2020 in this moment in history,' Weaver writes - adding the standard caveat that Sanders hasn't yet decided to run." READ MORE With each passing day, it's increasingly clear this investigation is neither made up nor built on fake news. (photo: Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast) Russia Investigation: Leaked Questions Reveal What Mueller Wants to Ask Trump David Smith, Guardian UK Smith writes: "Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the US election, wants to ask Donald Trump about contact between his former election campaign manager Paul Manafort and Russia, the New York Times reported on Monday." READ MORE Scott Pruitt. (photo: Getty Images) Whistleblower Says Pruitt Lied During Congressional Testimony Morgan Gstalter, The Hill Gstalter writes: "A whistleblower from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that Administrator Scott Pruitt was 'bold-faced' lying in his congressional hearing when he said no EPA employees faced retaliation." READ MORE A patient looks over paperwork with a doctor. (photo: Craig F. Walker/Denver Post) Maine Governor Sued for Defying Medicaid Expansion Ballot Measure Rachana Pradhan, Politico Pradhan writes: "Obamacare supporters are suing Maine Gov. Paul LePage's administration to force him to expand Medicaid, accusing the Republican of ignoring a ballot initiative that ordered the state to join the coverage program." READ MORE Michelle Wolf performs stand-up routine at White House Correspondent's dinner. (photo: ABC News) Time for Journalists to Fight Back, Not Play Party Hosts Dana Milbank, The Washington Post Milbank writes: "Late Sunday night, Washington time, nine journalists in Kabul were among at least 29 people killed in suicide bombing attacks. That brings to 24 the number of journalists killed worldwide so far this year." READ MORE Using the most recent available data (2016), the report reveals that 52.3 percent of children over 11 years old live under the poverty line, out of which 9.7 percent live in extreme poverty. (photo: Yucatan Times) Half of Mexico's Children, Over 20 Million, Live in Poverty teleSUR Excerpt: "As Mexico marks Child's Day Tuesday, data shows that five in 10 children live in poverty in the country, while among Indigenous children, the rate goes up to eight in 10." READ MORE A study, based on a decade's worth of field research, found more gorillas than in previous estimates. (photo: Fanny Schertzer/Wikimedia Commons) 'Guns, Germs and Trees' Determine Gorilla's Fate Helen Briggs, BBC News Briggs writes: "The survival of gorillas in the forests of Africa depends on guns, germs and trees. So say the scientists behind the largest ever survey of western lowland gorillas across their range." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation