Is the Michael Cohen 'Prague' Story True?

30 December 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News WE ARE NOT DOING NEARLY AS WELL AS LAST YEAR - Year-end donations are down significantly from last year. Basic operating costs are not. Readership, however, is strong. We understand that there are - a lot - of requests out there. Please don’t forget RSN. In peace and solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Is the Michael Cohen 'Prague' Story True?  Jonathan Alter and Maxwell Tani, The Daily Beast Excerpt: "If the McClatchy story is true, it has huge implications for Donald Trump's survival in the presidency. But that's a major if; unlike many other scoops about the Mueller probe, no other outlet has been able to confirm McClatchy's reporting." READ MORE 'My family left Somalia in 1991 and spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya': Ilhan Omar. (photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images) Ilhan Omar | My Election Victory Represents a Rejection of Donald Trump Ilhan Omar, Guardian UK Omar writes: "To know that I will now be serving in the United States government, the first Somali-American to do so, is a clear message of optimism for kids around the world." READ MORE Paul Manafort. (photo: Getty Images) Russian Ex-Spy Pressured Manafort Over Debts to an Oligarch Simon Shuster, Time Shuster writes: "A months-long investigation by TIME, however, found that Boyarkin, a former arms dealer with a high forehead and a very low profile, was a key link between a senior member of the Trump campaign and a powerful ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin." READ MORE The Capitol was nearly empty last week amid stalled negotiations between the White House and Democrats in Congress on reopening the federal government. (photo: Erin Schaff/NYT) Federal Government Advises Furloughed Workers to Barter for Their Rent Peter Wade, Rolling Stone Wade writes: "Federal workers are currently entering their seventh day without any pay, and OPM is advising them to contact creditors to negotiate lower payments until the shutdown ends and their pay is restored but tells them to 'contact a personal attorney' for personal financial advice. How workers will pay for that attorney when they are not collecting a salary, however, the agency did not say." READ MORE A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. (image: Kacper Pempel/Reuters) Cyber Attack Hits US Newspaper Distribution Jim Finkle, Reuters Finkle writes: "A cyber attack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major U.S. newspapers, including ones owned by Tribune Publishing Co (TPCO.O) such as the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun." READ MORE Jair Bolsonaro. (photo: Evaristo SA/Getty Images) Brazil Moving Its Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem Matter of 'When, Not If': Source Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters Stargardter writes: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of 'when, not if' he moves his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv." READ MORE A Boeing 737-800 of low-cost airline Norwegian flying near Oslo airport in Gardermoen. (photo: Kyrre Lien/AFP/Getty Images) Flying Is Bad for the Environment, Here Are Some Tips to Make It Less Carbon-Intensive Elizabeth Weise, USA Today Weise writes: "Here's something to ponder as you think about making your New Year's resolutions: There's something you could skip just one or two times a year that could reduce your carbon footprint by as much as 10 to 20 percent." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation