RSN: Marc Ash | Will the US Go to War to Save Trump's Presidency?

11 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News “THE BEST, MOST IN-DEPTH PROGRESSIVE NEWS” - “I just increased my commitment to support Reader Supported News from $10 per month to $20 per month. RSN is where I get the best, most in-depth progressive news. It’s important to support independent news sources such as represented by RSN." / Jim, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Marc Ash | Will the US Go to War to Save Trump's Presidency?  Marc Ash, Reader Supported News Ash writes: "Without question, if Donald Trump leads the U.S. to war against Iran it will be to save his presidency and in all likelihood his skin." READ MORE Missiles seen from Damascus, Syria, on Thursday. (photo: Omar Sanadiki/Reuters) Israel and Iran, Newly Emboldened, Exchange Blows in Syria Face-Off Isabel Kershner and David M. Halbfinger, The New York Times Excerpt: "The tense shadow war between Iran and Israel burst into the open early Thursday as Israeli warplanes struck dozens of Iranian military targets inside Syria. It was a furious response to what Israel called an Iranian rocket attack launched from Syrian territory just hours earlier." READ MORE Sean Hannity. (photo: Fox News) Hannity, who reportedly makes $36 million a year, owns more than 1,000 rental properties in seven states, records show. They are held through more than two dozen limited liability companies that generally start with SPMK, the combined first initials of Hannity and his two children. SPMK entities have spent more than $84 million on properties since 2003, most of them in Georgia, records show. Although ownership of LLCs is not public, Hannity signed a public document in Georgia in 2007 listing himself as general manager of SPMK II. He also signed government documents for loans on two of the complexes. At Sean Hannity Properties in Working-Class Areas, an Aggressive Approach to Rent Collection Aaron C. Davis and Shawn Boburg, The Washington Post Excerpt: "A Washington Post analysis shows that managers at Hannity's four largest apartment complexes in Georgia have taken an unusually aggressive approach to rent collection." READ MORE 'I got a big truck,' Brian Kemp says in campaign ad as he slams the door on a pickup. 'Just in case I need to round up criminal illegals and take 'em home myself.' (photo: David Goldman/AP) GOP Candidate Boasts He Would 'Round Up Criminal Illegals' Himself in New Ad The Associated Press Excerpt: "A Georgia Republican running for the governor's office boasts of owning a pickup truck 'in case I need to round up criminal illegals' in a new campaign ad." READ MORE FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. (photo: Alex Edelman/Getty) FCC Plans Net Neutrality Rollback for June 11; Senate Democrats Plan a Key Challenge Bill Chappell, NPR News Chappell writes: "The Federal Communications Commission says that its order ending an era of 'net neutrality' — the rules that restrict Internet service providers' ability to slow down or speed up users' access to specific websites and apps — will take effect on June 11." READ MORE Chicago police. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty) Chicago Cops Lied to Judges, Stole Cash, Drugs and Cigarettes, Prosecutors Say Tess Owen, Vice News Owen writes: "Sgt. Xavier Elizondo and Officer David Salgado were supposed to help the city of Chicago fight gang violence and drug trafficking. Prosecutors say they made it worse." READ MORE In 2016 Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex in California and Oregon was sprayed with 236,966 pounds of pesticides. (photo: McCullough/Flickr) 490,000 Pounds of Toxic Pesticides Sprayed on National Wildlife Refuges Center for Biological Diversity Excerpt: "America's national wildlife refuges are being doused with hundreds of thousands of pounds of dangerous agricultural pesticides every year, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation