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17 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News YES, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPECT DONATIONS SINCE OUR INCEPTION - Someone wrote in irritated that we should “expect” donations. Yes without a doubt we have always been able to expect the few donations it takes to run the organization. With the number of readers we have and the relatively few donations we need, it should be a low threshold. Specifically it should take half the time, half the fundraising messages and produce half the stress. That’s where we need to be, and I am responsible for making it happen. For those of you who can see the benefit, see what you can do. Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Jeremy Scahill | US Navy Doctor on Gina Haspel Torture Victim: "One of the Most Severely Traumatized Individuals I Have Ever Seen"  Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept Scahill writes: "An American doctor and Naval reserve officer who has done extensive

Immigration is tearing Republicans apart House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) confers with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) at the Capitol on Wednesday. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Look at how Kevin McCarthy spent his Wednesday to understand how the immigration debate could rip apart the Republican coalition. -- The House majority leader began the day by pleading with Republican lawmakers at a closed-door meeting not to sign onto a discharge petition that would force an up-or-down vote on protecting “dreamers,”  whose status has been in jeopardy since President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program last year. McCarthy  warned members  that passing a moderate immigration bill would make it much easier for Democrats to win control of the House –  by depressing conservative base turnout and derailing the rest of the GOP agenda. -- Disre