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UNMASKING RUSSIA: Trump’s Mayflower Address

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  Unmasking Russia! Trump’s Mayflower Address Chapter 17 of our series on how Russia attacked the 2016 U.S. election to help Trump win. Olga Lautman Nov 17 President Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak at the White House on May 10.  Russian Foreign Ministry/AP Share Last week, we wrote about Operation  Crossfire Hurricane , the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into whether anyone connected to Donald Trump’s campaign had cooperated with Russia’s election attack, and how Carter Page , with his long trail of Kremlin entanglements, further deepened those suspicions. This week, we turn to Trump’s first major foreign-policy address. It was organized by Dmitri Simes , who would later be charged with funneling Kremlin funds and signaling an openness to Moscow, while quietly aligning Trump’s candidacy with Moscow’s strategic ambitions. On April 27, 2016, in the gilded ballroom of Washington’s Mayf...

RSN: Matt Ford | The Supreme Court's Public Legitimacy Crisis Has Arrived

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    26 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News PLEASE HELP ENSURE THAT RSN WILL BE AROUND — Reader Supported News: For the 99%. Most of us know that the mainstream media, primarily owned by the right, rigidly controls information and the message. It’s become increasingly difficult to get the truth, backed by scientific thinking, logic and common sense. Reader Supported News provides reliable, factual information and informed opinion – and offers a forum to intelligently discuss the major issues that affect our lives. Please help ensure that RSN will be around for a long, long time to do its job for us. Please consistently support RSN to the best of your ability, at whatever level you can afford. Carol, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation!   Matt Ford | The Supreme Court's Public Legitimacy Crisis Has Arrived Matt Ford, The New Republic Ford writes: "Americans’ antipathy toward the high court is deepening—and for the first time, a slim majo...