TODAY'S TOP STORIES - May 31, 2017

State Department Flak Reveals Key Pillar of Saudi Arabia's Dictatorship: U.S. Silence

By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet

Asked about Iran's elections and Saudi Arabia's lack of them, Stuart Jones says a whole lot of nothing. READ MORE»


10 Companies That Have Hilariously Jumped on Trump's 'Covfefe' Gaffe

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

Trump's typo early Wednesday launched a new slogan for scary times.  READ MORE»


Economist Shows That Single-Payer Health Care in California Would Protect Business and Save the Public Money

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

A new analysis offers a counter-narrative to the propaganda that's out there. READ MORE»


Immigrant Women Aren't Reporting Abuse Because of Deportation Fears

By Kali Holloway, AlterNet

Trump's America becomes more harrowing by the day.  READ MORE»


Russia Probe Is Getting to Trump: 'I See Him Emotionally Withdrawing. He's Gained Weight. He Doesn’t Have Anybody Whom He Trusts'

By Elizabeth Preza, Raw Story

"A pretty glum mood" at the White House. READ MORE»


Chinese Activists Probing Ivanka Trump's Factories Have Gone Missing

By Matthew Rozsa, Salon

Two men were looking into labor abuses at an Ivanka Trump clothing factory in China. They've since disappeared. READ MORE»


Sean Hannity Is Starting a Media War with Rachel Maddow

By Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek

The target is Maddow, the progressive firebrand who is as grating to conservatives as Hannity is to liberals. READ MORE»


Media Ignore Jim Bunning’s Militant Union Days

By Peter Dreier, AlterNet

He was both a staunch union member and a lifelong Republican. READ MORE»


The Top Five Worst Things Trump Has Done on Climate Change–So Far

By Oliver Milman, The Guardian

As the US president weighs up whether or not to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, we look at his most frightening actions on global warming. READ MORE»


Hannity Isn't Letting Go of Seth Rich Conspiracy, Bizarrely Claims He Is 'Making Progress' Investigating It

By Media Matters Staff, Media Matters

Hannity: "We will have a lot more coming probably sooner than later."  READ MORE»


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