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11 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News SITUATION BAD: SMALL DONORS RESPONDING - A really impressive effort over the past few days by our very small donors. It’s going to be a real struggle for donations this month but with this kind of effort from our core readers, we always have a chance. Inspiring. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS | Trump Tells Russia: 'Get Ready' for US Missiles Striking Syria  Scott Neuman and Bill Chappell, NPR Excerpt: "President Trump had a ready retort to a Russian threat to shoot down any U.S. missiles in Syria." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Here's What the US Supreme Court Has Said About the Crime-Fraud Exception Since 1989, federal district and appellate courts have taken a variety of sometimes conflicting approaches to open questions...  Read More Stormy Daniels Lawyer Avenatti Fights to Save Huge Punitive Award Against Kimberly-Clark U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee whacked a $450 million award down to $20.7 million in a California class action over “leaky”...  Read More Mick Mulvaney Defends Enforcement Record, or Lack Thereof, at CFPB “Let me be very clear to everyone: We are still going after bad actors,” Mulvaney told lawmakers Wednesday in Washington,...  Read More ADMINISTRATIVE LAW   |   NEWS HHS Lawyer Now Agency's Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration By Kristen Rasmussen HHS Principal Deputy General Counsel Heather Flick will fill the role until that position is filled permanently. She...  Read More CIVIL APPEALS   |   NEWS

Trump fury after Cohen raids prods Hill Republicans to take sides on Mueller McConnell: 'Mueller should be allowed to finish his job' BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Every time President Trump threatens to fire Bob Mueller, it gets harder for congressional Republicans to dismiss questions about why they are not protecting the special counsel. For the better part of a year, GOP lawmakers have tried to straddle the fence – saying Mueller’s investigation should be allowed to run its course while expressing confidence that Trump wouldn’t fire him. The president’s rage since his personal attorney Michael Cohen’s home, office and hotel room were raided on Monday has made this balancing act harder. -- This morning, Trump tweeted fresh attacks on Mueller’s probe:  “I (we) are .... doing things that nobody thought possible, despite the never ending and corrupt Russia Investigation, which takes tremendous time and focus. No Collusi