Frank Rich | The Anonymous White House Official Is a Collaborator, Not a Resister

07 September 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News STOP BEING DEPRESSED AND MAKE A DONATION - Trump may not be as invincible as he would like everyone to believe. In the meantime keep RSN strong. It is, and has been your voice since the turn of the century. In solidarity, more now than ever. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Frank Rich | The Anonymous White House Official Is a Collaborator, Not a Resister  Frank Rich, New York Magazine Rich writes: "For once Trump is right: the 'anonymous' Times op-ed is 'gutless.'" READ MORE Papadopoulos is the first campaign aide sentenced in Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation. (photo: Yuri Gripas/Reuters) George Papadopoulos Sentenced to 14 Days in Jail for Lying to FBI in Mueller Probe Brad Heath, USA TODAY Heath writes: "Papadopoulos is the first former Trump aide to be sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Moscow's interference in the 2016 election. Three others have either pleaded guilty or been convicted." READ MORE Michael Cohen. (photo: Getty Images) Trump Executives Face US Campaign-Finance Probe, Source Says Greg Farrell and Christian Berthelsen, Bloomberg Excerpt: "Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether anyone in the Trump Organization violated campaign-finance laws, in a follow-up to their conviction last month of Michael Cohen, according to a person familiar with the matter." READ MORE Kris Kobach. (photo: AP) Hundreds of Illegally Rejected Ballots Gave Kris Kobach Primary Win, Voting Activist Says Kira Lerner, ThinkProgress Lerner writes: "An election integrity activist in Kansas filed an objection Thursday to Kris Kobach's candidacy for governor, claiming elections officials illegally rejected more early ballots than Kobach's margin of victory." READ MORE Protesters and students demonstrate in Foley Square in New York City. (photo: Mike Segar/Reuters) Ending the Secrecy of the Student Debt Crisis Daniela Senderowicz, YES! Magazine Senderowicz writes: "Gamblers and reality TV stars can claim bankruptcy protections when in financial trouble, but 44 million student loan borrowers can't. Unemployed, underpaid, destitute, sick, or struggling borrowers simply aren't able to start anew." READ MORE An investigator works at a clandestine grave site. (photo: Feliz Marquez/AP) Mexico: 163 Mass Graves, 696 Bodies Discovered in 18 Months teleSUR Excerpt: "During the past 18 months, 696 bodies have been recovered from 164 clandestine mass graves in Mexico, according to a new report by the National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH)." READ MORE Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (photo: AP) On Environmental Record, Did Kavanaugh Lie to Senate? Scott Faber, EWG Faber writes: "In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh grossly misrepresented his record on the environment." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Robert Reich | Trump's Rants Are Escalating in Dangerous Ways

02 September 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News Robert Reich | Trump's Rants Are Escalating in Dangerous Ways  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page Reich writes: "Why is the president of the United States claiming a huge conspiracy against him?" READ MORE Kris Kobach. (photo: Ed Zurga/AP) A Grand Jury Will Investigate Whether Kris Kobach Intentionally Botched Voter Registration in 2016 Emily Stewart, Vox Stewart writes: "The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that a grand jury must be convened to investigate whether Secretary of State Kris Kobach intentionally botched voter registration in the state in the 2016 elections." READ MORE Brian Kemp has some questions to answer. (photo: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) Wrong Kind of Security: Georgia Makes It Hard for Overseas Voters to Register Online Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine Kilgore writes: "The office of Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is the GOP's gubernatorial nominee, is famous for two things this year when it comes to election administration. The first is their boss' determination to combat the phantom menace of voter fraud, even if that means disenfranchising eligible voters in large numbers." READ MORE The family of Mollie Tibbetts, whose body was found earlier this month more than a month after she was last seen, have denounced attempts to politicize her death. (photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP) From Mollie Tibbetts' Father: Don't Distort Her Death to Advance Racist Views Rob Tibbetts, Des Moines Register Tibbetts writes: "Mollie was nobody's victim. Nor is she a pawn in others' debate." READ MORE Boys carry the coffin of one of the dozens of child victims of an Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen. (photo: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock) Saudis Admit Yemen Strike on Bus Carrying Children Unjustified Reuters Excerpt: "The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has admitted an air attack in August that killed dozens of people, including children travelling on a bus, was unjustified and pledged to hold accountable anyone who contributed to the error." READ MORE Rodrigo Duterte holds an Israeli-made Galil rifle given to him by former Philippines police chief Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa in April. (photo: Bullit Marquez/AP) Philippines' Duterte Shops for Arms on Controversial Israel Trip Oliver Holmes, Guardian UK Holmes writes: "The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, who once compared himself to Hitler and his bloody war on drugs to the Holocaust, will meet the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday on a first visit by a Filipino head of state to Israel." READ MORE Environmental Voter Project intern Adrienne La Forte waits for a resident to answer the door in the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain. (photo: Eve Andrews/Grist) Inside the Manipulative, Tricky, Devious, World-Saving Plan of the Environmental Voter Project Eve Andrews, Grist Andrews writes: "The EVP sees itself as a field lab, testing and honing the best ways to get environmentalists to appear at the polls. That's it. They offer no arguments about why environmental issues matter, no attempts to convince their targets why voting is important, no pressure to vote for any particular candidate. Just: Will you vote? Promise? OK." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation