TODAY'S TOP STORIES - May 3, 2017

The New GOP Plan to Repeal Obamacare Would Actually Create Real 'Death Panels'

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

House GOP scrambles to paper over bill's macabre reality that Sarah Palin famously once warned of. READ MORE»


Stephen Colbert on Trump's Unprecedented 2020 Ad Buy: 'Kill Me'

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

President Trump released his first 2020 ad on Tuesday—the earliest of any sitting president in American history.  READ MORE»


US High School Cancels Canada Trip Over Fears Students Might Not Be Let Back In

By Ashifa Kassam, The Guardian

Kentlake high school postpones trip to protect undocumented students. READ MORE»


'All This Was for Nothing'—Family of Slain Alton Sterling Devastated by Govt Failure to Charge Police Officers

By Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet

"It’s like going back to the first day all over again." READ MORE»


'They Get Along Unbelievably Well': Trump Abruptly Claims Israel and Palestinians 'Work Together Beautifully'

By David Edwards, Raw Story

Despite centuries of evidence to the contrary.  READ MORE»


Who’s Behind the Billionaire PAC Targeting Elizabeth Warren?

By Richard Eskow, Blog for Our Future

Meet America Rising, an organization that does nothing but "post inappropriate Democratic utterances and act as a clearinghouse for information on Democrats.” READ MORE»


Perverse: America's HUD Secretary Ben Carson Unabashedly States That Public Housing Is Too Good for Poor People

By Charlie May, Salon

Carson's "listening tour" was blasted by residents who called his visits "staged."  READ MORE»


CNN Rejects Trump 'Fake News' Ad

By Tom Porter, Newsweek

The claims that Trump has had many achievements in his first 100 days. READ MORE»


Trump Is Reportedly 'Directly Involved' in a Hunt for the Twitter User Who Helped Exposed the Real Size of the Inauguration

By Bob Brigham, Raw Story

The controversy began with an Inauguration Day retweet of a crowd comparison with Barack Obama’s 2009 swearing-in. READ MORE»


Trump Administration Hires Official Who Five Students Accused of Sexual Assault

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica

State Department hiring raises further questions about the Trump administration’s vetting process. READ MORE»


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