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19 March 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News People Are Helping, But We are Still Way Short - We sincerely thank those who are helping out. It’s making a big difference. We are however, still, way short for March, way short. Need a hand here pretty badly. Can you help? / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Robert Reich | The Mad King  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page Reich writes: "Narcissists are dangerous because they think only about themselves. Megalomaniacs are dangerous because they think only about their power and invincibility. A narcissistic megalomaniac who's unconstrained - and who's also president of the United States - is about as dangerous as they come." READ MORE Jeff Sessions during his congressional hearing. (photo: New York Times) Jeff Sessions May Have Just Been Caught Committing Perjury for the Second Time Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress Millh...

Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips Everyone in Washington's talking about a special congressional election happening Tuesday outside Pittsburgh, and with good reason. We'll probably get our first real glimpse of whether Democrats have a shot at taking back the House of Representatives in November. Here's what you need to know. What's the deal:  Earlier this year, Republican Tim Murphy resigned amid an alleged sexual scandal. That set up Tuesday's special election to replace him. What wasn't supposed to be a competitive race suddenly is; polls show leads constantly swapping between Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone. Democrat Conor Lamb (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Why this race matters:  If Lamb, the Democrat, can even come close to winning, he'll have done it with the support of Trump voters. The mostly white, blue-collar southweste...

Red-state Democratic senator highlights bills signed by Trump in first reelection ad "13 Bills" BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Running for reelection in a state Donald Trump carried by 21 points, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is kicking off his 2018 campaign today with a commercial highlighting the 13 pieces of legislation he’s co-sponsored that the president signed into law. Veterans, a cop, a firefighter and an elderly couple count off the bills and resolutions. Tester,  who lost three of his fingers  in a meat grinder at age 9, then holds up his hands. “Washington’s a mess, but that’s not stopping me from getting bills to help Montana signed into law by President Trump,” he says to camera. “I’m out of fingers, but I’m not finished getting things done for Montana.” During a primary season in which many Democrats are seeking to outdo each another in denouncing Trump the loudest, Tester’s debut ad –  shared...