RSN: Mort Rosenblum | EXTRA: Treason, Pure and Simple - Now What?

19 July 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News ONE DONOR CONTRIBUTED FIVE-HUNDRED DOLLARS - It made a huge difference. Last month we did much better, with 5 donations in the five-hundred to one-thousand dollar range. It really helps to supplement the smaller donations, which actually never stop. Your assistance would help immensely. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! RSN: Mort Rosenblum | EXTRA: Treason, Pure and Simple - Now What?  Mort Rosenblum, Reader Supported News Rosenblum writes: "Here are some real-news observations from an old-crocodile reporter after what may be the most ignominious five days the United States has seen since the Civil War." READ MORE Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh with Mitch McConnell and Mike Pence. (photo: Getty) Don't Let Donald Trump Pick a Supreme Court Justice Unless and Until Mueller Clears Him Richard Greene, USA Today Greene writes: "Why should a candidate or campaign that may have accepted and-or benefited from Russian money and help escape penalties? And even more importantly, why should such a candidate, as president, be given the ultimate, sacred opportunity to define the U.S. Supreme Court in his image for generations?" READ MORE NRA meeting in 2017. (photo: AP) Trump Treasury Department Drops Requirement That NRA and Koch Groups Must Identify Their Donors to the IRS Chris Isidore, CNN Isidore writes: "Some nonprofit groups will no longer have to give the IRS the names of donors who give them $5,000 or more." READ MORE US Veterans. (photo: Getty) White House: US Can't Afford Veterans' Health Care Without Cuts Eric Levitz, New York Magazine Levitz writes: "Last year, the Trump administration insisted that its regressive tax cuts were so important, it was worth adding $1.5 trillion to the national debt to ensure their passage. Now, the White House is warning Congress that the United States cannot afford to add $1.6 billion to the deficit to expand health-care options for veterans." READ MORE ICE detention facility. (photo: Reuters) Conditions in ICE Jail Are Abusive and Dangerous, According to Former Detainees Eoin Higgins, The Appeal Higgins writes: "Conditions in one Massachusetts jail being used to hold ICE detainees are abusive and dangerous, according to former detainees." READ MORE Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: AP) In Recording, Netanyahu Boasts Israel Convinced Trump to Quit Iran Nuclear Deal Alexander Fulbright, Times of Israel Fulbright writes: "In a video clip aired Tuesday by Israeli television, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted that Israel was responsible for US President Donald Trump’s decision to quit the Iran nuclear deal." READ MORE A remote camera captured this grizzly bear in Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming. The state is now selling tickets to a lottery to hunt some of the bears this fall, prompting a new protest campaign. (photo: Charlie Hamilton James/National Geographic) Jane Goodall Joins Wyoming Protestors in Buying Up Grizzly Hunt Tickets Todd Wilkinson, National Geographic Wilkinson writes: "Within the last few days, Goodall, 84, and Moss, 78, entered a lottery hoping to win a coveted hunting license in Wyoming allowing them to sport shoot a grizzly bear in the Yellowstone region. They have no aspirations to actually kill a bruin." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation