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09 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News NO PROGRESS AT ALL ON DONATIONS, NADA - 2 days of fundraising, 31 donations less than $500. Plus healthy readership. Apparently a whole lot of people are coming to RSN and not helping. Remember, if only 1% of our subscribers had responded with a donation, the February fundraiser would already be over. True. Seriously need to get this rolling! / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: John Kiriakou | Trump's Generals  John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News   Kiriakou writes: "Our voices will only be heard if we take to the streets to block this president while we can and then oust him when we're able. Otherwise, before we even realize it, his generals will be running the place."   READ MORE enior White House official Rob Porter was forced to resign this week after allegations were made public that he had beaten both of his two ex-wives. Th

The truth behind the rhetoric The Nunes memo didn’t prove the FBI spied on the Trump campaign For all the hype leading up to it,  a memo released by Rep. Devin Nunes fell flat because it failed to prove the FBI spied on President Trump’s campaign. We were told the memo would show an out-of-control FBI going over to the dark side — using information paid for by Democrats (the “Steele dossier”) to secure a court order to spy on a Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page. It turned out to be false advertising. Page was no longer associated with the Trump campaign when the court approved the warrant, as the memo shows, and the FBI had been looking into Page  before  the Democrats got involved with the Steele dossier. A few Republicans apparently didn’t get the memo (or didn’t read it), and we gave them Four Pinocchios. Trump talks a big game on MS-13, but his numbers are iffy Every Captain Ahab has a Moby Dick.  Trump’s white whale might be the MS-13 ga

Most popular right now Brief government shutdown ends as Trump signs spending bill The shutdown, the second in three weeks, will be brief with minimal disruptions to federal workers.By Mike DeBonis  •   Read more » Breaking with tradition, Trump skips president’s written intelligence report and relies on oral briefings National security experts warn that the president could hamper his ability to respond to crises. By Carol D. Leonnig  •    Read more »   PowerPost •  Analysis The Daily 202: Rand Paul’s short-lived shutdown is ending, but his warning about GOP deficit hypocrisy reverberates After House passes budget deal to end six-hour shutdown, Paul’s Republican colleagues remain angry at him. That was the point. By James Hohmann  •    Read more »   The Fix •  Analysis The Rob Porter debacle becomes the Rob Porter scandal The White House knew of damaging allegations against Porter. It didn't do anything — except try to promote him and try