GRASSTOPS USA 06/07/2017 IS PAUL RYAN BLOCKING TAX REFORM? IF SO, WHY?

Trump Backs Permanent Government Snooping Authority  The Trump administration endorsed a full extension of the intelligence community’s most controversial snooping powers Wednesday, saying that the public has gotten the wrong impression about tools that are designed to target foreigners but, increasingly, have ensnared Americans as well... Read The Full Story

Republicans Who Support ISIS? You read that right. There are Republicans in Congress who aren't simply silent on the travel ban... they're not simply refusing to stand up for the policy... they're actually trying to knock it down... and just as much as the liberal courts... they are the problem... Read The Full Story

Reality Winner: The Government Is Going To Make Me Disappear Reality Winner, a 25-year-old who worked at the National Security Agency, has been charged with providing the report to The Intercept, an online news organization. Winner's mother said her daughter was "terrified" when she returned to her Augusta home Saturday to find armed federal agents waiting for her... Read The Full Story

Paul Ryan's Ego Standing In The Way Of Tax Reform? Paul Ryan's tenure as House speaker will be judged in part on whether he can deliver a Republican tax plan. But rather than spearhead the effort to reach consensus, Ryan is still clinging to his own widely rejected proposal. The resulting impasse could relegate the House to the sidelines... Read The Full Story