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04 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Marcy Wheeler | Mueller Tells Guy Who Legally Can't Be a Target That He's Not a Target, Perhaps in a Bid to Make Him Legally Targetable  Marcy Wheeler, Empty Wheel Wheeler writes: "Effectively, I think Mueller is giving the GOP Congress a choice. They impeach Trump on the less inflammatory stuff or, after they fail to hold the House while explaining why they're covering up for Trump's cover up, they will face a more serious inquiry relating to Trump's involvement in the election conspiracy." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

WARREN’s Boston stop — Criminal justice reform hits BAKER’s desk — The state Senate spat 4/05/2018 07:03 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) with Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.  And happy Red Sox home opener. WARREN IN BOSTON -  Sen. Elizabeth Warren heads to Boston today for her first moderated town hall - and first town hall in Boston since 2016. The senior senator will take to the stage in the Boston Teachers Union hall to field questions from the Dorchester Reporter's News Editor Jenn Smith, followed by a question and answer period with submitted questions. It's a slightly different format for the former professor, who's used to holding court from the stage. It allows her to control the run of show herself - and a sign the senator could be venturing out of her comfort zone of carefully contained public events. Warren has become a veteran o...

04 April 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Andy Borowitz | Sinclair TV Anchor Suddenly Begins Reading News in Russian  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "Viewers of the Sinclair station in Akron were startled on Monday when a longtime news anchor, Carol Foyler, inexplicably began reading the evening news report in Russian." READ MORE US troops in Northern Syria. (photo: ABC News) Trump Instructs Military to Prepare to Withdraw US Troops From Syria   Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post DeYoung writes: "President Trump has instructed military leaders to prepare to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria but has not set a date for them to do so, according to a senior administration official." READ MORE Striking sanitation workers and their supporters are flanked by bayonet-wielding National Guard troops and armored vehicles during a march on City Hall in Memphis, Tenn., on March 29, 1968, one day...

04 April 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Cornel West | Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Radical. We Must Not Sterilize His Legacy  Cornel West, Guardian UK West writes: "If King were alive today, his words would threaten most of those who now sing his praises." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

FOR MOST, WITH AGE COMES WISDOM.  IN THE CASE OF RON BEATY JR., IT SEEMS TO PROVE OTHERWISE.  PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH IF YOU'RE TEMPTED TO VOTE FOR HIM. RON BEATY CONTINUES TO BE AN EMBARRASSMENT.  Political Notes: Beaty attacks on student activist draw criticism By  Geoff Spillane Posted Apr 2, 2018 Not to be outdone by embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald Beaty Jr. has posted his own string of Twitter attacks against a Parkland, Florida, student. BARNSTABLE — Not to be outdone by embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald Beaty Jr. has posted his own string of Twitter attacks against David Hogg, the 17-year-old gun-control advocate and survivor of the mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school in February. The tweets began March 28, when Beaty posted a link to an article about Hogg not being accepted to several colleges, commenting, “Predictio...

NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL Supreme Court Brief POWERED BY  LAW.COM Tony Mauro Marcia Coyle Apr 04, 2018 With the justices off the bench and catching up on their opinion-writing (we hope) we are tackling a problem that vexes justices and advocates alike: the  epidemic of interruptions  during oral argument. Political scientists who have studied the problem have offered some possible solutions, and we’d welcome feedback from readers on which ones they’d like to see implemented. Also some odds and ends including  several SCOTUS stories  you may have missed. Thanks for reading, and your feedback is welcome:  tmauro@alm.com  and  mcoyle@alm.com .   What to do About SCOTUS Interruptions? It is not in the job description, but Chief Justice  John Roberts Jr.  often finds himself in the role of traffic cop these days. In a  March 20 oral argument , when Justice  Sonia Sotomayo...