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05 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News George Lakoff | Why Republicans Attack Children  George Lakoff, Medium Lakoff writes: "Radical conservatives have found a new target for their anger, scorn, and ridicule: Children. Conservative attack dogs have made a point of specifically berating, harassing and insulting the young victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida." READ MORE A security contractor frisks a detainee ahead of a deportation flight to Honduras. (photo: Getty Images) Trump Administration Ends Protected Status for 57,000 Hondurans Richard Gonzales, NPR Gonzales writes: "Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced Friday the termination of the program that has protected about 57,000 Hondurans in the U.S. from deportation since 1999." READ MORE The dried lakebed of Lake Mead. (photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The Water War That Will Decide the Fate of 1 in 8 ...

Compelling, ambitious reads you can’t afford to miss. When national arts reporter Geoff Edgers started working on his penetrating look at years of sexual abuse allegations involving R&B superstar R. Kelly, he was worried he wouldn't be able to uncover anything new. Kelly's behavior, which included marriage to then-15-year-old singer Aaliyah and a video that appeared to show him having sex with a 14-year-old, was well known. But Edgers, with encouragement from his editor, Christine Ledbetter, focused his reporting on the industry that enabled Kelly's career to flourish amid one disturbing scandal after another.  "How do you ignore something like this for so long?" Edgers said he asked himself. "How does that happen? You trace it back to the money, and who are the people who benefited?" Edgers, who also hosts a podcast called Edge of Fame, called, emailed and texted the people who knew the answers to those questions dozens of time...

It will take strong Congressional backbone to implement Nunn-McCurdy type standards. But NNSA has demonstrated time and time again that they cannot control these projects on their own. Nuke Agency Needs Budget Accountability It will take strong Congressional backbone to implement Nunn-McCurdy type standards. But NNSA has demonstrated time and time again that they cannot control these projects on their own. It’s long past time for Congress to step up and perform their oversight role to ensure our tax dollars won’t be wasted on yet another entirely preventable mistake. Read more How House Intel Committee’s Russia Investigation Turned into a Cautionary Tale The House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation appeared to miss the mark on many of these best practices—resulting in a muddled effort that left its members’ duty to the American people unfulfilled. Read more Air Force Leaders Deliberately Slow-Rolling A-10 Refurbishment The unnecessary t...