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Must Reads: Melania Trump's complicated life as first lady

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Compelling, ambitious reads you can’t afford to miss. National political reporter Mary Jordan first wrote about Melania Trump in 2015 when her husband was campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination. This week, Jordan teamed up with White House reporter Josh Dawsey and Reliable Source columnist Emily Heil to examine Melania's complicated life as the wife of the president. "She's only been in this country 22 years, and she's now the first lady," said Jordan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former foreign correspondent. "It's quite an American story." Melania's 16 months as first lady have been mostly low key and sometimes nearly invisible. With guidance from Style editor Krissah Thompson, who covered Michelle Obama and the East Wing of the White House during the Obama presidency, Jordan, Dawsey and Heil set out to understand the role Melania was playing. Or as Jordan put it: "Where is she, what'...

RSN: Andy Borowitz | Trump Considers Pulling US Out of Constitution

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12 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FREE IS NOT POSSIBLE - YOU KNOW IT - The organization has to have a budget. We have never had more readers, or few donors. We are confronting that now. Help, please, you. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Andy Borowitz | Trump Considers Pulling US Out of Constitution  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "Calling it 'maybe the worst deal ever,' Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that he is considering pulling the United States out of the United States Constitution." READ MORE Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Getty Images) Senator Elizabeth Warren: Gina Haspel "Can't Be Trusted" to Lead CIA Tori Bedford, WGBH Bedford writes: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for her fellow senators to reject the nomination of Gina Haspel as director of the CIA, arguing that Haspel's involvement in a controversial Bush-era int...

RSN: Rebecca Solnit | A Broken Idea of Sex Is Flourishing. Blame Capitalism

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12 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE FUNDING MODEL OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS RISKY FOR SURE - One is not required to pay before reaping the benefits. It's a bit like going to a coffee shop and only paying if you feel energized by the coffee/pastries. But who doesn't? From all the news groups and sources I read, this one is selective, relevant, and professional. The articles that RSN posts are timely and poignant. The funding model is that one pays voluntarily for what one values and benefits from. What could be more democratic than that? Please support this organization. The more of us who do, the less it costs each. / Mary, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Rebecca Solnit | A Broken Idea of Sex Is Flourishing. Blame Capitalism  Rebecca Solnit, Guardian UK Solnit writes: "Since the Toronto bloodbath, a lot of pundits have belatedly awoken to the existence of the 'incel' (short for involuntary...