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04 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Charles Pierce | The Michael Cohen Bust Has Changed the Whole Game  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "I don't know for sure but, my guess is that, in and around the Oval Office at the moment, you could not remove a pin from the collective hindquarters with a tractor." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

04 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Juan Cole | If Giuliani's Right Trump Lied About Porn Star Hush Money, Why Believe Him on Iran?  Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "The long and the short of it is that Giuliani revealed that Trump lied, yet again." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

04 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RSN: John Kiriakou | The Coming US War Against Iran  John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News Kiriakou writes: "We have to be diligent in opposing this run into another war of choice. We can't be tricked or taken by surprise. Not again." READ MORE EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment on Capitol Hill. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/Getty) Scott Pruitt's Travel Is Often Planned With Outside Help From Lobbyists, Republican Donors Catherine Garcia, The Week Garcia writes: "When he's not running casinos, Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson appears to be moonlighting as one of Scott Pruitt's travel agents." READ MORE Mayor Rahm Emanuel. (photo: Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times) Rahm Emanuel Backs Bill to Allow Police to Use Drones to Monitor Protests in Chicago Fran Spielman, Chica...

Democracy Dies in Darkness The truth behind the rhetoric Trump surpasses 3,000 false or misleading claims If we ran a Hall of Fame for Pinocchios, the president might very well be our first inductee. The Fact Checker’s database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every one of Trump’s suspect statements keeps growing.  Our latest update  includes 3,001 false or misleading claims Trump made since the day he took office to the end of April. When we first started this project for the president’s first 100 days, Trump averaged 4.9 fishy claims a day. The rate has accelerated over time — Trump is now averaging nearly 6.5 claims a day. Unlike other politicians, Trump is prone to repeating his Pinocchio-worthy claims, which drives up the count. Some of his greatest hits include the false claim that he passed the biggest tax cut in history (72 times), his claim that the Russia probe is a made-up controversy (53 times), and his claim that Democ...

ROSENBERG OUT — CAPUANO and PRESSLEY’s first face-off — Remembering State Rep. CHRIS WALSH 05/04/2018 07:30 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  (ldezenski@politico.com; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths (bgriffiths@politico.com; @BrentGriffiths) TGIF, MASSACHUSETTS.  What a week. ROSENBERG DEPARTS -  As of 5 p.m. today, the saga of  Stan Rosenberg  is over, as far as the state Senate is concerned. Rosenberg announced yesterday that as a result of the findings of the Senate investigation, he would step down effective on Friday. His announcement came as more senators joined the chorus of critics urging the former Senate president to step down - including incoming Senate President  Karen Spilka . Rosenberg's departure represents a heavy blow to the western Massachusetts district he represents. While he had not served in a leadership role in the Senate since December, his departure - and the February death of state Rep.  Peter Kocot  - mean...