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KOH’S cash — TAX DAY — STATE RACES heat up 04/17/2018 07:29 AM EDT By Stephanie Murray ; ( stephaniemurray.news@gmail.com ; @StephMurr_Jour) and Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.  And happy Tax Day. Did you file yet? Mostly cloudy today with a high of 51. KOH'S CASH  - In the race to replace retiring Rep. Niki Tsongas, MA-3 candidate Dan Koh's $2.5 million war chest is almost three times more than his top-raising competitors, Rufus Gifford and Lori Trahan. And, as  David Bernstein notes at WGBH , Koh widened that gap by raising more than $900,000 in the first quarter of 2018. Let's put that in perspective.  Koh's most recent fundraising numbers aren't just eye-opening in comparison to his competitors for the open 3rd Congressional District seat. He also out-raised the incumbents in the Massachusetts congressional delegation. In fact, his Q1 haul is so ridiculously high - by any standard - tha

17 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News DONATIONS AT A DEAD STOP, NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE - It's day 10 of the April fundraiser and we still only have 237 donors "for the month." As of this morning we have no-one donating and nothing coming in at all. That isn't fair folks. Hit the donation link. Please. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Marcy Wheeler | Trump Org Really Doesn't Want FBI to Have Cohen Files. Are Documents Being Destroyed?  Marcy Wheeler, Emptywheel Wheeler writes: "We do know that the Trump Organization has recently been destroying documents - in its Panama property, in advance of the majority owner kicking them out." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

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16 April 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News 241 DONORS KEEPING RSN AFLOAT: 241 donors are what is keeping RSN alive this month. 241 donors, out of over three hundred and fifty thousand visitors, have stepped up and made a contribution. That’s it, that’s what’s keeping the process going. Who will join them now? Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Kathleen Parker | The Dogs of War Are Howling  Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post Parker writes: "As sabers rattle ever louder across fields, plains, oceans and deserts, President Trump's words from this year haunt the stable mind." READ MORE Former FBI director Robert Mueller. (photo: Getty Images) Procedural Hurdles for the Mueller Protection Bills Molly E. Reynolds, Lawfare Reynolds writes: "With speculation about whether President Trump will fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller continuing to swirl, we've seen several developme

Trump fills the job of White House communications director – with himself Donald Trump steps off Air Force One yesterday at in West Palm Beach, Fla. The president is at Mar-a-Lago for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)   BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Hope Hicks announced her departure as White House communications director in February, but President Trump has yet to name a replacement. Instead, he continues to do the job himself. He drafts talking points. He organizes surrogates. He oversees rapid response. He maintains relationships with key media figures over dinners, rounds of golf and long phone calls. And, of course, he manages his own social media presence. Since the 2016 election, five people have now done six stints as Trump’s communications director. One reason it’s an impossible job is that the former reality television star who occupies the Oval O