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31 May 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE ONLY HONEST AMERICAN NEWS SOURCE LEFT - Increase my donation! You guys are pretty much the only honest American news source left. I don’t know why it is so hard for you to get stable funding. Heck, I don’t even live in the U.S. anymore and I’m willing to pay for this service. Go ahead and raise me to $30 dollars a month (I’m at $20 now I think). Sorry it's not much, but really a publication like this should not be relying on large donors. Good luck. / Greg, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Paul Krugman | Trump's Manchurian Trade Policy  Paul Krugman, The New York Times Krugman writes: "It all feels horribly relevant these days. But don't worry: This isn't going to be another piece on Donald Trump's collusion with Russia, which is being ably covered by other people." READ MORE South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy. (photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters) Trey Gowdy: FBI's Use of Informant for Trump Campaign Was Appropriate Andrew Desiderio, The Daily Beast Desiderio writes: "Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said on Tuesday that the FBI's use of an informant for the Trump campaign in 2016 was appropriate, joining top Democrats in disputing President Donald Trump's characterization of the informant as a spy." READ MORE Jerome H. Powell, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, and his predecessor, Janet L. Yellen, have called for simplification of the Volcker rule. (photo: Erin Schaff/The New York Times) For Big Banks It's Back to Risky Business in the Trump Era Emily Flitter and Alan Rappeport, The New York Times Excerpt: "Big banks are getting a big reprieve from a postcrisis rule aimed at curbing risky behavior on Wall Street." READ MORE Families who illegally crossed the Mexico-U.S. border turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents near McAllen, Tex., on May 9. (photo: Loren Elliot/Reuters) EXCERPT:  White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly first floated the idea of separating families last year, calling it a tool to discourage migrants from attempting the journey. More recently, he caused an uproar when he appeared to dismiss experts’ warnings that separating children from their parents inflicts emotional and psychological damage to the kids, saying they’ll “be taken care of — put into foster care or whatever.” Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' at the Border Is Causing Child Shelters to Fill Up Fast Nick Miroff, The Washington Post Miroff writes: "The number of migrant children held in U.S. government custody without their parents has surged 21 percent in the past month, according to the latest figures, an increase driven by the Trump administration's 'zero tolerance' crackdown on families who cross the border illegally." READ MORE Group of protesters supporting net neutrality protest against a plan by Federal Communications Commission head Ajit Pai, during a demonstration on Dec. 7 in Washington. (photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty) California Senate Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Makena Kelly, The Verge Kelly writes: "The California Senate voted on Wednesday to approve a bill that would reinstate the net neutrality regulations repealed by the Federal Communications Commission in December." READ MORE A member of the Special Reaction Forces (FES) stands guard in Soyapango, El Salvador in April 2016. (photo: CNN) US Funds Salvadoran Paramilitaries Engaging in Human Rights Abuses teleSUR Excerpt: "U.S. officials are funding a special police force in El Salvador whose reputation for extrajudicial killings is worse than that of the gangs they are supposed to be fighting." READ MORE Jeff Miller: is a Dirty Energy Koch Brothers' Sock Puppet Jeff Miller attends then Energy Secretary-designate Rick Perry's confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Capitol Hill in Washington. (photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP) EXCERPT:  The company argues the emergency order is needed to prevent premature retirement of coal and nuclear plants that “cannot operate profitably under current market conditions.” The proposal would allocate money to subsidize the company and other coal operators — an outcome the company says would avert thousands of layoffs and help ensure reliability of the electric grid up and down the East Coast. Former Adviser to Rick Perry Lobbied for Coal Plant Bailout Matthew Daly and Richard Lardner, Associated Press Excerpt: "At a West Virginia rally on tax cuts, President Donald Trump veered off on a subject that likely puzzled most of his audience." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation