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  Federal Judge, For Second Time, Won't Yank Mulvaney From CFPB Director's Chair | National Law Journal A judge on Wednesday refused for the second time to block the Trump administration’s appointment of White House budget director Mick Mulvaney as…  READ MORE »

10 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News DEAR RSN, CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH - For the integrity of the information you make accessible. At such a devastating time, your journalistic services are invaluable. In response to your end-of-year donation outreach, I have made an extra contribution and it is my sincere hope and wish that, in solidarity, every reader of RSN does the same. - Naomi, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Nick Turse | Special Ops at War: From Afghanistan to Somalia, Special Ops Achieves Less With More    Nick Turse, TomDispatch   Turse writes: "As wars and interventions have multiplied, as U.S. commandos have spread across the planet, and as terror groups have proliferated, the tempo of operations has jumped dramatically."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Dear Friend, The Iran demonstrations are winding  down. However, the USA, Isreal and the Arab monarchies hyperventilated over these demonstrations.  The rhetoric adopted by the US and its allies lacks any credibility, for the simple reason that this administration is the least qualified to promote democracy and human rights in the region, given its extensive financial transactions and involvement in arms and oil deals in the Middle East (as demonstrated by Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, from which he returned laden with contracts and gifts). Gail Tverberg asks the speculative question "Will The World Economy Continue To “Roll Along” In 2018?" The answer is we are living in interesting times! Also more stories from around the world.  If you don't mind, and if you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word. It...

TODAY'S TOP STORIES Sotomayor Confronts DOJ's Noel Francisco About Switched-Up Position in Ohio Voter Case "Seems quite unusual that your office would change its position so dramatically," Justice Sotomayor told Noel Francisco,...  READ MORE » Democrats Press Fifth Circuit Nominee on Sexual Harassment Decisions Senators repeatedly asked U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt about his decisions tossing several sexual harassment...  READ MORE » New Report Warns of a ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Stagnant Law Firms "Consensual neglect?" An annual report from Georgetown University and Thomson Reuters states that many law firms are...  READ MORE » Workplace Class Action Balloon Will 'Burst' as Trump Takeover Settles: Seyfarth Report The rise in class action settlements and federal government workplace litigation last year is expected to soften as...  READ MORE » New Additions to Senate Committee Fuel Hope for Greater Focus on Diversity in...

10 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News The Struggle for Funding Did Not End in December - December was the first month in the past eight months that we met our fundraising goal. It was great, but the struggle absolutely continues. The problems aren’t going away and neither are we. Give RSN a hand. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Elizabeth Drew | Breaking Bannon    Elizabeth Drew, Project Syndicate   Drew writes: "The just-released book about Donald Trump and his dysfunctional presidency (Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House) has left much of Washington reeling. Despite the White House's constitutionally dubious threat to try to quash the book, the publication date was moved up four days. But the bulk of Fire and Fury's disclosures, though deeply disquieting, aren't all that surprising."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  an...

10 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News RSN STANDING STRONG ALWAYS - We are engaged in a great struggle. A struggle for decency and social justice. It is the struggle of those who went before us and those who will follow. We will not turn away from the importance of the work before us. We will accept the honor of the struggle. In peace and solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Dan Rather | It Is Important Not to Confuse Patriotism With Nationalism    Dan Rather, Dan Rather's Facebook Page   Rather writes: "I have long been suspicious of those who would vociferously and publicly bestow the title of 'patriot' upon themselves with an air of superiority."   READ MORE US Judge Blocks Trump Move to End DACA Program for Immigrants   Dan Levine and Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters   Excerpt: "A U.S. judge in San Francisco temporarily barred President Donald Trump's admini...