Bernie Sanders | President Trump Is Lying About the Medicare for All Proposal That I Introduced

11 October 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News YOUR HELP - WE GOTTA HAVE IT: We really do live and die by public support. It’s the way we are structured, and we are proud of it. Ever wonder what the news would look like without manipulative characters funding it? This is it, RSN. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Bernie Sanders | President Trump Is Lying About the Medicare for All Proposal That I Introduced  Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders's Facebook Page Sanders writes: "No, Mr. President. Our proposal would not cut benefits for seniors on Medicare. In fact, we expand benefits." READ MORE The Khashoggi disappearance, almost certainly ordered and planned in Riyadh, is the very sort of illegal action that has been normalized. (photo: Bülent Kiliç/Getty) Jamal Khashoggi's Disappearance Fits In to a Growing Trend We Must Fight Simon Tisdall, Guardian UK Tisdall writes: "The disappearance, and possible murder, of Jamal Khashoggi, a high-profile critic of the Saudi regime, is the latest, disturbing addition to the rising toll of state-directed, extra-territorial kidnappings, abductions and killings around the world." READ MORE The Oval Office at the White House. (photo: AP) My Private Oval Office Press Conference With Donald Trump, Mike Pence, John Kelly, and Mike Pompeo Olivia Nuzzi, New York Magazine Nuzzi writes: "I stopped to talk to another reporter, and then I began to walk toward the North Gate. As I walked, I noticed I had a missed call from a Washington number I didn't recognize. It was Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She sounded very serious." READ MORE Voters fill out their ballots. (photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty) This Week's Voter ID Rulings Could Help Decide Control of the Senate German Lopez, Vox Lopez writes: "This week, courts issued decisions on voting restrictions in two states that could decide which party controls the Senate after the upcoming midterm elections - ruling against restrictions in Missouri but in favor of them in North Dakota." READ MORE The L.A. Dodgers stand on the third baseline during the national anthem on opening day at Dodger Stadium. (photo: Harry How/Getty) Dodgers Were Told Player Sexually Assaulted a Maid. They Kept Quiet. He Stayed in Baseball. Adam Rawnsley, The Daily Beast Rawnsley writes: "The episode, in which an alleged perpetrator was punished by one team and allowed to play for another shortly thereafter, appears to highlight a gap in how MLB handles allegations of sexual assault across the league." READ MORE Even as authorities struggled to respond to the aftermath of the tsunami in Palu, they endured withering criticism for failing to adequately prepare the area for such disasters beforehand. (photo: Carl Court/Getty Indonesia Turns NGOs Away in Wake of Natural Disasters teleSUR Excerpt: "NGO's are being turned away in the wake of Sulawesi's recent series of natural disasters after a statement from Indonesia's disaster agency said water treatments and tents would be more helpful." READ MORE Senator Lisa Murkowski, Chairwoman of the Senate and Energy and Natural Resources Committee. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty) Republicans Hurry Nomination of Coal Bailout Backer for Position at Energy Regulatory Agency Mark Hand, ThinkProgress Hand writes: "FERC, an agency that operates independently from the White House, has a 25-year history of supporting market-oriented solutions for operating the nation's power system. McNamee, however, is an advocate of Trump's push for government-mandated subsidies for troubled coal and nuclear power plants." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation