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Democracy Dies in Darkness     Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips Like any normal week in the Trump administration, there isn't just one massive story taking us into the weekend. There are three, or four, or half a dozen. And since I only have five minutes-ish of your time, let me boil down three of the biggest stories by attempting to answer three pressing questions: Will Jared Kushner survive at the White House? Can the economy survive a trade war? What is the FBI accused of doing wrong this time? 1. Will Jared Kushner survive at the White House? White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens as President Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in November. (Evan Vucci/AP) President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law didn't just have a bad week; he had a potentially career-ending one. Kushner can no longer read top-secret documents,  like the Presidential Daily Briefing, bec...

02 March 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Frank Rich | There's a Hopeful New Path for Gun Politics in America  Frank Rich, New York Magazine Rich writes: "Even if nothing happens right away, it's hard not to feel that we are on a hopeful new path for gun politics in America." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Trump triangulates on trade. Here are five takeaways from the tariff announcement. Trump announces tariffs on steel and aluminum BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: President Trump campaigned like a populist but has mostly governed like a plutocrat. On trade, he’s decided to follow his populist id. Trump has few core convictions. He has been all over the place on almost every issue. Trade is the biggest exception. The president has consistently agitated for protectionism since the 1970s, and it was a signature theme of his insurgent candidacy. On Thursday, he followed through on his campaign rhetoric by  announcing  that he plans to slap tariffs of 25 percent on foreign-made steel and 10 percent on aluminum. “You will have protection for the first time in a long while, and you’re going to regrow your industries,” Trump told steel executives at a White House meeting. “What’s been allowed to go on for decades is d...