Barbara McQuade | Mueller's 2018 Election Warning

24 July 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WILL RSN HAVE A BUDGET TO CONTINUE ITS WORK? - When an organization does not have a corporate sugar daddy (or mommy), every fundraising drive is the one that determines what the budget will be going forward. Take a moment to support truly independent information. Thank you all in advance. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Barbara McQuade | Mueller's 2018 Election Warning  Barbara McQuade, The Daily Beast McQuade writes: "The new indictment alleges for the first time that Russian intelligence officers conspired to attack our election infrastructure." READ MORE Immigrant children in a detention center. (photo: Ross D. Franklin) Where Are the Children? Tracking Family Separation at the Border Rebekah Entralgo, Amanda Michelle Gomez and Diana Ofosu, ThinkProgress Excerpt: "ThinkProgress has launched a project to hold the federal government accountable and track the number of children reunited with their families, as well as those who remain separated." READ MORE John Kelly. (photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) John Kelly Signed Off on a 'Purge' of Scott Pruitt Loyalists From EPA Lachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng, The Daily Beast Excerpt: "The Trump White House has moved quickly to force out a trio of staffers loyal to former scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation." READ MORE President Trump is considering revoking the security clearance of former officials, including the former C.I.A. director John O. Brennan, the White House said on Monday. (photo: Al Drago/The New York Times) Trump Wants to Revoke Security Clearances of Former Officials Criticizing Him Shane Harris, John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post Excerpt: "President Trump moved to retaliate against some of his strongest critics Monday, threatening to revoke the security clearances of former top officials who have raised alarms about Russian interference in the 2016 election or questioned the president's fitness for office." READ MORE A prisoner. (photo: Getty Images) Pretrial Detainees Are Being Billed for Their Stay in Jail Steven Hale, The Appeal Hale writes: "In jurisdictions across the country, people incarcerated before they've ever been convicted of a crime are charged a daily fee just for sitting in jail - and several courts have ruled that the practice is legal." READ MORE Women attending a protest against femicide in Mexico. (photo: Reuters) Mexico Leads in Violence Against Girls, 7,000 Minors Missing teleSUR Excerpt: "Christian Skoog, a representative of the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) in Mexico, noted that the violence experienced by children and adolescents is widespread in homes, schools and on the street." READ MORE A yellow-bellied marmot keeps an eye out while it gets a bite to eat. Related to groundhogs, yellow-bellied marmots are getting fatter and bigger because of the longer growing season brought on by climate change. (photo: Nathan Rott/NPR) Spring Is Springing Sooner, Throwing Nature's Rhythms Out of Whack Nathan Rott, NPR Rott writes: "There's a cycle that starts when the snow melts and the earth thaws high in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. It's a seasonal cycle based on timing and temperature, two variables that climate change is pushing increasingly out of sync." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation