Juan Cole | How the Roberts Court's 'Citizens United' Allowed Parnas and Fruman to Buy Influence in America

12 October 19

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11 October 19 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 fund-raising drive is the one that determines what the budget will be going forward. That's bad because we always stay hungry, but it's good because we always stay hungry. The logic of that is stark and unavoidable. Truth: We love it this way. Be a Reader Supporter, it feels great! Thank you all in advance. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Juan Cole | How the Roberts Court's 'Citizens United' Allowed Parnas and Fruman to Buy Influence in America Juan Cole, Informed Comment Cole writes: "As I pointed out last week, the most powerful intervention in US politics allowing foreign influence in US elections, which contributed to Trump's victory in 2016, was the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, decision." READ MORE Washington D.C. District Court. (photo: AP) Appeals Court Rules House Should Get Trump Financial Records Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Excerpt: "A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's financial records must be turned over to the House of Representatives." READ MORE Counter protestors chant as they condemn President Trumps's policies and actions outside the Target Center before his rally in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (photo: Ellen Schmidt/MPR News) ALSO SEE: Trump Targets Somali Communities and Rep.Ilhan Omar in Minneapolis Thousands of Protesters Rallied Outside Trump's Rally in Minneapolis Matt Sepic, Minnesota Public Radio Sepic writes: "Thousands of protesters filled the streets outside Target Center as President Trump rallied the crowd inside. The demonstrations were generally peaceful, but there were some tense moments as the president's supporters left the downtown Minneapolis arena." READ MORE Attorney General William Barr. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty) After Fox News Released Poll That Made Trump Mad, Barr Reportedly Met With Rupert Murdoch Catherine Garcia, The Week Garcia writes: "Attorney General William Barr and media mogul Rupert Murdoch had a private meeting on Wednesday night, not long after Fox News released a poll showing that 51 percent of voters are in favor of impeaching Trump and removing him from office, The New York Times reports." READ MORE The U.S. has now deployed approximately 3,000 extra U.S. troops to the Middle East in the last month. (photo: Getty) US to Send an Additional 1,800 Troops to Saudi Arabia to Boost Defenses Against Iran Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post Lamothe writes: "The Pentagon will deploy an additional 1,800 U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia, senior defense officials announced Friday, a modest increase in the U.S. military's presence in the Middle East meant to deter aggressive Iranian actions." READ MORE People carry the coffin holding the body of a demonstrator they claim was killed during protests against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures, in Quito, Ecuador, October 10, 2019. (photo: Reuters) Ecuador: Indigenous People Lament Killing of Leader in Quito's Protests teleSUR Excerpt: "The body of indigenous leader Inocencio Tucumbi who was killed during demonstrations against government austerity measures, was carried through the streets of Quito, Ecuador on Thursday to a cultural center where indigenous groups amassed for a ceremony to honor the victim." READ MORE Air pollution above Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2017. (photo: Walkter Bibikow/Getty) Fired EPA Scientists to Release Air Pollution Report They Say Agency Unqualified to Issue Phil McCausland, NBC News McCausland writes: "Scientists and researchers, former members of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee on particulate matter, said the EPA has stripped the panel down to its core seven members, who are ill-equipped to set air quality standards and don't have the time to do it." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation