RSN: A Note to Washington: The Bush Administration Was Worse

05 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News A Note to Washington: The Bush Administration Was Worse  T.A. Frank, Vanity Fair Frank writes: "If Donald Trump had just gritted his teeth and lived with James Comey as F.B.I. director, everyone would have been spared a lot of grief. Paul Manafort might still be cutting shady deals; Stormy Daniels wouldn't be a household name; and none of us would have had to endure Comey's book-selling-ethical-leadership tour." READ MORE What, exactly, are the president, Giuliani, Cohen, and everyone involved in the president's hush money scandal trying to hide? (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) See also: Michael Cohen Reportedly Arranged Yet Another Huge Payoff to Cover Up GOP Sleaze There's Definitely More Going On With Michael Cohen's Hush Money Payments David Boddiger, Splinter News Boddiger writes: "The current season of Donald Trump's White House has seen the return of Trump collaborator and showboat Rudy Giuliani, who in less than a week has managed to create even more legal jeopardy for the president." READ MORE Kim Reynolds. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) The Iowa Governor Just Signed the Nation's Most Extreme Abortion Ban Into Law Addy Baird, ThinkProgress Baird writes: "Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed the country's most restrictive abortion bill into law Friday, outlawing the procedure once a 'heartbeat' is detected, which is usually at about six weeks - a time when many people do not yet know they are pregnant." READ MORE Two police stand at their vehicle. (photo: Guardian Liberty Voice) 'They Don't Belong': Police Called on Native American Teens on College Tour Sam Levin, Guardian UK Levin writes: "A mother on a Colorado college tour called the police on two Native American students in the group because they looked like 'they don't belong,' in the latest episode to ignite outrage over racial profiling and needless calls to law enforcement in the US." READ MORE Donald Trump and Steve Bannon in the Oval Office. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) NSA Under the Trump Administration Triples Collection of American's Phone Records to 500 Million Dustin Volz, Reuters Volz writes: "The U.S. National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a U.S. intelligence agency report released on Friday said." READ MORE Fidel Castro. (photo: The New African) CIA Used Miami Herald as a Propaganda Outlet Against Castro, According to New Documents Jerry Iannelli, Miami New Times Iannelli writes: "Thanks to the cache of John F. Kennedy-related files the government recently released, Miamians now know about the utterly bonkers plot the feds cooked up to stage a false-flag bombing on its own populace in Miami and then blame the deaths and chaos on Fidel Castro." READ MORE Before the arrival of the drilling crews at its borders, the peoples of Yasuní lived in delicately balanced peace. (photo: Julio Etchart/Alamy) A Village in Ecuador's Amazon Fights for Life as Oil Wells Move In Peter Korn, onEarth Korn writes: "At the headwaters of the Amazon River system in eastern Ecuador, the nighttime jungle is not quiet at all. The chatter of nocturnal canopy birds and crickets, mixed with the submarine sonar-like pinging of tree frogs, is startling to the first-time visitor." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation