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GOP GRIDLOCK!  REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO PROVE THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF GOVERNING OR  PASSING LEGISLATION THAT BENEFITS AMERICANS OR SOLVES A PROBLEM. IT'S TIME TO ELECT PEOPLE WHO WILL STAND FOR WHAT'S RIGHT!   26 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News DOWN BUT NOT OUT: We have great people contributing to Reader Supported News. These are wonderful contributions coming in. But there is a problem! We MUST find a way to get more of you to join them. The numbers are still unworkably low. This is a fight we must win. We will not walk away from it. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: John Kiriakou | In Support of the First Step Act  John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News Kiriakou writes: "The House of Representatives this week passed a bipartisan criminal justice reform measure called the First Step Act by an overwhelming majority of 360-59." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a F...

26 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News 6 DAYS TO RAISE 10K - IMPOSSIBLE, RIGHT? - Looks difficult indeed, but if we can get moving it’s totally doable. What will it take? “Everyone” donating what they can reasonably afford. That will absolutely do it, without a doubt. Let’s do this. - Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Sterling Brown and the Tasing of the Black American Dream  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Guardian UK Abdul-Jabbar writes: "Another day, another black man violently assaulted by five rogue police officers for the ever-increasing crime of BWB (breathing while black)." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

26 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News RIGHT NOW THE MAY FUNDRAISER IS FAILING - The difference between where we are and where we need be is not large but it affects everything we do. We are short about 12K. RSN has raised 12K in “one day.” Right now most are not donating. Do the right thing. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | You Can't Break Up With Me, Trump Tells Kim Jong-un, I Broke Up With You!  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "You can't break up with me. I broke up with you. No, you hang up first." READ MORE Michael Cohen. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The Stench of Michael Cohen's Consulting Business Grows Aaron Blake, The Washington Post Blake writes: "When it was revealed that a U.S. firm with ties to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg had paid Michael Cohen half a million dollars, the firm, Columbus Nova, assured the oligarch had...

Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips President Trump has been claiming for several days that the FBI spied on his presidential campaign. He's using the accusation to bolster his argument that the independent investigation into whether his campaign worked with Russia to influence the election should end. Except, there is no evidence that an American professor spied on his campaign. Let's review why, from what we know publicly, it seems like Trump is wrong. To do that, we have to get specific about the language. I called up Asha Rangappa, a former FBI agent, to understand why past and current intelligence leaders say the FBI did nothing wrong when it  sent retired American professor Stefan A. Halper to strike up conversations  with three members of the Trump campaign. And why he wasn't even a spy. 'Spy' or FBI source: What to know about Stefan Halper  ...