Democrats Vote to Strip Power From Superdelegates

26 August 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FIRE AND BRIMSTONE FUNDRAISING - We are starting to see some donations come in. Thank you. We are a long way from where we need to be. I deeply regret that we have to go to these extraordinary lengths to pull in minimal financing. I sincerely believe that is misguided. If RSN is a place you would like to be, start thinking seriously about what it takes to maintain it. Wishing us luck. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Democrats Vote to Strip Power From Superdelegates Chas Danner, New York Magazine Danner writes: "Democrats voted overwhelmingly on Saturday for the biggest reforms to its presidential nomination process in decades, including a major reduction in the power of superdelegates, and a measure to make state caucuses more accessible." READ MORE John McCain is treated in a Hanoi hospital during the Vietnam War in November 1967. (photo: Handout/Getty Images) From a POW Prison, John McCain Emerged a 'Maverick' Don Gonyea and Brakkton Booker, NPR Excerpt: "John McCain, a titan in the U.S. Senate, was a consistent conservative, though unafraid to buck Republican Party leadership on issues ranging from campaign finance reform to the GOP-led effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act." READ MORE U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor (R-VA). (photo: Getty Images) Republican Campaign Staffers Allegedly Forged Signatures to Get Independent on Ballot, Spoil Vote Joshua Eaton, ThinkProgress Eaton writes: "Campaign staffers for U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor (R-VA) have been tied to allegedly forged signatures on dozens of petitions in an effort to get left-leaning Independent candidate Shaun Brown on the November ballot and spoil the vote for Taylor's Democratic opponent, Elaine Luria." 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) 'This Is About Mollie': Many Who Knew Tibbetts Reject Trump's Politicizing of Murder David Taylor, Guardian UK Taylor writes: "Within hours, Donald Trump had turned the murder into ugly election-year politics, using a speech at one of his typically angry rallies." READ MORE Customs and Border Protection. (photo: Getty Images) Woman Sues Border Agents to Make Them Return Data They Seized From Her Phone Melanie Ehrenkranz, Gizmodo Ehrenkranz writes: "A lawsuit filed against officials from the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week signals the increasingly invasive practices of border agents - as well as the pressing need for protections of our data." READ MORE Gaza hospitals rely on backup generators to keep the lights and life-saving devices running. (photo: Mahmoud Khattab/APA) US Slashes 200 Million in Aid to Palestinians as Gaza Hospitals Run Out of Fuel Maureen Clare Murphy, Electronic Intifada Murphy writes: "The Trump administration has decided to cut more than $200 million in bilateral assistance to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, the State Department said Friday." READ MORE American agro-chemicals company Monsanto is facing a surge in lawsuits that may cost its new owners, Bayer, billions in damages. (photo: Getty Images) Monsanto Faces a Surge in Lawsuits Following Cancer Ruling BBC News Excerpt: "Monsanto manufactures glyphosate-based weedkillers which some believe are carcinogenic." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation