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01 April 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Andy Borowitz | Scientists Baffled by McConnell and Ryan's Ability to Stand Upright Without Spines  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "Calling it a 'medical mystery of the first order,' scientists are baffled by the ability of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan to stand upright without the benefit of spines." READ MORE Andrew Cuomo. (photo: Local 1056) New York Passes Bill to Strip All Guns From Domestic Abusers Benjamin Hart, New York Magazine Hart writes: "On Saturday, New York passed a law requiring that domestic abusers must turn over all guns to the state, not just handguns, as previously stipulated. The provision sailed through the state assembly and Senate before being signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo." READ MORE Then-Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin speaks at a news conference in Washington on...

01 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Jelani Cobb | Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., Fifty Years After His Death  Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker Cobb writes: "Occasionally, a particular year transcends its function as a temporal marker to become shorthand for all the tumult that occurred within its parameters." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Democracy Dies in Darkness Most popular right now Trump says ‘no more’ DACA deal and threatens to ‘stop’ NAFTA if Mexico does not better secure border Firing off tweets, the president directed congressional Republicans to pass tough new anti-immigration legislation. By Philip Rucker  •   Read more » The Intersect An updating, infuriating list of all the April Fools’ pranks on the Internet in 2018 Please send help. By Abby Ohlheiser  •   Read more » The Fix •  Analysis The White House releases a photo of its interns, and the Internet asks: Why so few people of color? Today's interns are tomorrow's leaders. By Eugene Scott  •   Read more » ‘Tired of the wait game’: White House stabilizers gone, Trump calling his own shots Trump is defiant and singularly directing his administration, making hasty decisions and bringing on advisers expected to encourage h...