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Compelling, ambitious reads you can’t afford to miss. National political reporter Mary Jordan first wrote about Melania Trump in 2015 when her husband was campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination. This week, Jordan teamed up with White House reporter Josh Dawsey and Reliable Source columnist Emily Heil to examine Melania's complicated life as the wife of the president. "She's only been in this country 22 years, and she's now the first lady," said Jordan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former foreign correspondent. "It's quite an American story." Melania's 16 months as first lady have been mostly low key and sometimes nearly invisible. With guidance from Style editor Krissah Thompson, who covered Michelle Obama and the East Wing of the White House during the Obama presidency, Jordan, Dawsey and Heil set out to understand the role Melania was playing. Or as Jordan put it: "Where is she, what'...

12 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FREE IS NOT POSSIBLE - YOU KNOW IT - The organization has to have a budget. We have never had more readers, or few donors. We are confronting that now. Help, please, you. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Andy Borowitz | Trump Considers Pulling US Out of Constitution  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "Calling it 'maybe the worst deal ever,' Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that he is considering pulling the United States out of the United States Constitution." READ MORE Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Getty Images) Senator Elizabeth Warren: Gina Haspel "Can't Be Trusted" to Lead CIA Tori Bedford, WGBH Bedford writes: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for her fellow senators to reject the nomination of Gina Haspel as director of the CIA, arguing that Haspel's involvement in a controversial Bush-era int...

12 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE FUNDING MODEL OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS RISKY FOR SURE - One is not required to pay before reaping the benefits. It's a bit like going to a coffee shop and only paying if you feel energized by the coffee/pastries. But who doesn't? From all the news groups and sources I read, this one is selective, relevant, and professional. The articles that RSN posts are timely and poignant. The funding model is that one pays voluntarily for what one values and benefits from. What could be more democratic than that? Please support this organization. The more of us who do, the less it costs each. / Mary, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Rebecca Solnit | A Broken Idea of Sex Is Flourishing. Blame Capitalism  Rebecca Solnit, Guardian UK Solnit writes: "Since the Toronto bloodbath, a lot of pundits have belatedly awoken to the existence of the 'incel' (short for involuntary...

12 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News DONATIONS ARE VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT AT THIS POINT - We are getting just a trickle of very small donations at this point. Yesterday was one of the worst fundraising days in out history and today doesn’t look much better. We don’t need a ton of money to do this but we do need some. Give us a hand please. Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Robert Reich | Trump's Drug Pricing Scam  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog Reich writes: "Trump promised to rein in drug prices. It was his only sensible campaign promise. But the plan he announced Friday does little but add another battering ram to his ongoing economic war against America's allies." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

12 May 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News RIGHT NOW MAY FUNDING IS MOSTLY BEING IGNORED - Great readership, few donations. It’s a simple formula for serious problems. With respect the vast majority of you are not donating, and you know it. Drifting in a bad direction for May. Need to address this now. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! How Michael Avenatti Got Michael Cohen's Emails - and Why That's a Big Problem for Cohen  Judd Legum, ThinkProgress Legum writes: "Over the past few days, Michael Avenatti, the attorney for Stormy Daniels, has been steadily releasing what appear to be private communications between Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's longtime attorney, and Keith Davidson, who represented Daniels when she inked a $130,000 hush-money agreement that was facilitated through a shell company set up by Cohen." READ MORE Bernie Sanders talks to supporters during a rally at the Uni...

Democracy Dies in Darkness The truth behind the rhetoric The holes in Trump’s speech on the Iran nuclear deal President Trump made  a forceful case for pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal , describing it as dangerous and ineffective. But the reasons he gave to support his decision did not quite add up. For example, the president accused Iran of pursuing nuclear research not for peaceful purposes, as it has pledged, but as a cover to gain the knowledge needed to build nuclear weapons. But Trump left out key information that undercuts his argument. Iran has committed to never develop nuclear weapons, and the Trump administration itself certified in 2017 that the country was meeting the terms of the nuclear accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Trump cited a new cache of documents obtained by Israel as “definitive proof” that Iran harbored ill intentions. But experts said Israel revealed nothing new, since the documents mos...