If Trump Shot Someone on Fifth-Avenue What Would Happen?

03 September 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News If Trump Shot Someone on Fifth-Avenue What Would Happen?  Aaron Blake, The Washington Post Blake writes: "What Trump is really saying is that he could do pretty much anything and not lose his supporters, and this poll suggests 15 percent say that exemplifies them." READ MORE  Mitch McConnell, Brett Kavanaugh and Mike Pence. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ALSO SEE: Democrats Slam White House for Withholding Documents on Supreme Court Nominee 'The Stakes Are Astronomical': Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Hearing Will Be a Battle Royale David Smith, Guardian UK Smith writes: "Democrats know Donald Trump's greatest legacy may be the confirmation of a second conservative justice. Their fight to stop it starts now." READ MORE California State Sen. Scott Wiener (right) talks to Sen. Ed Hernandez. (photo: Scott Wiener) California Assembly Approves 'Gold Standard' Net Neutrality Bill Roger Cheng, CNET Cheng writes: "The bill offers the strongest protections on net neutrality yet and sends a message to the rest of the country." READ MORE AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. (photo: Greg Nash) Trump Trolls American Workers With His Labor Day Message Emily Q. Hazzard, ThinkProgress Hazzard writes: "The White House issues a statement praising workers and unions, despite a record of depressing wages, threatening jobs, and weakening unions." READ MORE Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo departs Insein court after his verdict announcement in Yangon, Myanmar, September 3, 2018. (photo: Ann Wang/Reuters) Burma Jails Two Reuters Journalists for 7 Years in 'Official Secrets' Case Shoon Naing and Aye Min Thant, Reuters Excerpt: "A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in the Southeast Asian country." READ MORE Amal Lateh and her son Mushin. (photo: Hannah Ellis-Petersen/Observer) The Dark Secret of Thailand's Child Brides Hannah Ellis-Petersen, Guardian UK Ellis-Petersen writes: "Underage Muslim girls are regularly forced into marriage with Malaysian men, and the government turns a blind eye." READ MORE A golden lion tamarin. This monkey has a range of about 4,000 square kilometers (1,550 square miles) of which about a third is protected. (photo: Stuart Pimm) Will Protecting Half the Earth Save Biodiversity? Depends Which Half Shreya Dasgupta, Mongabay Dasgupta writes: "How much of the Earth should we protect to save species from going extinct? Some conservationists have suggested an ambitious number: half of the planet." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation