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05 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: 'Deep State' Fantasy Is Just as Dangerous as the 'Fake News' Myth  Rory Cooper, The Daily Beast Cooper writes: "The Devin Nunes memo may have been a dud, but it did reveal one major issue: Politicians feel more than fine about destroying trust in our institutions." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

02 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS: Trump Has Picked a Fight With the FBI. He'll Be Sorry.  Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post   Robinson writes: "Presidents don't win fights with the FBI. Donald Trump apparently wants to learn this lesson the hard way."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

02 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS: GOP Memo Criticizing FBI Surveillance Is Released  Devlin Barrett, Karoun Demirjian and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post   Excerpt: "A GOP memo alleging surveillance abuses by the FBI has been released, intensifying a fight between the White House and Republican lawmakers, on one side, and the nation's top law enforcement agency over whether the origins of a probe into Russian interference in 2016 were tainted by political bias."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips President Trump's first State of the Union will probably be remembered for being forgettable. He did little to try to win over Democrats, beyond a perfunctory call to “unity,” and he didn't really move the needle on raging debates about immigration and the spending bill. Trump's first State of the Union address, in 3 minutes But what happened in the crowd Tuesday night was arguably more memorable — and, just being honest here, much more fun to talk about than economic policy. Here are four water cooler moments from the State of the Union. 1. Women in black falls flat House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) during the State of the Union. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) They chose to wear black to make a statement but ended up blending in. Democrats, mostly women, wore black to signal support ...

House intel committee GOP leader Devin Nunes: OXYMORON again!  Intelligence & Republicans?  31 January 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News WE’RE DOWN TO THE LAST DAY - HELP! - We only get into real trouble on donations when HUGE numbers of readers ignore funding. This month they have and we’re in real trouble now. “You” be the one. That’s the only way it has ever worked. In peace and solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Betsy Woodruff and Spencer Ackerman | Devin Nunes Won't Say If He Worked With White House on Anti-FBI Memo  Betsy Woodruff and Spencer Ackerman, The Daily Beast   Excerpt: "The House intel committee GOP leader refused to answer behind closed doors if he coordinated with the president's team on his report blasting Rosenstein, Comey, and McCabe."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Updat...

News Updates from CLG 31 January 2018 http://www.legitgov.org/ All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news   Previous edition:  NSA deleted surveillance data it pledged to preserve   Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open  | 30 Jan 2018 | U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, the White House announced Tuesday. Trump made it clear during his 2016 campaign for president that he wanted to keep Guantanamo open...The order says the U.S. maintains the option to detain additional enemy combatants at the detention centre in Cuba, when necessary. It requires the defence secretary to recommend criteria for determining the fate of individuals captured by the United States in armed conflict, including sending them to Guantanamo Bay.   Trump pledges to 'make America great again for all Americans' ...