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New York Democrat Chuck Schumer was the latest politician to denounce fake news Tuesday - in his case, a set of forged documents that falsely claimed to be an allegation of sexual harassment from a former staffer. The former staffer named on the report denied any knowledge of it and said she never experienced sexual harassment from the senator.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the "fabricated stories" of women who have accused him of sexual harassment, and attacked a Democratic female US senator in a crude tweet after she demanded his resignation over the claims. As the #MeToo movement of harassment victims speaking out has gathered pace in the worlds of politics and entertainment, Trump has found himself once again in the crosshairs.
Democratic Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson said she believes Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings and not the former congressional staffer who accused Hastings of sexually harassing her. Congress' Office of Compliance settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with the former committee staffer, Winsome Packer, for $220,000 after she accused the Democratic congressman of making sexual advances, touching her and threatening her job.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., i called President Donald Trump's latest tweet about her a "sexist smear." i i i i i i Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., i called President Donald Trump's latest tweet about her a "sexist smear."
Two US Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions this year -- the USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald -- had lengthy records of expired training certifications and some requirements had lapsed for more than two years, according to a new report obtained by CNN. New data submitted by the Government Accountability Office in response to questions from Rep. Joe Courtney, a Connecticut Democrat, confirmed CNN's previous reporting that both the McCain and Fitzgerald failed to fulfill key training qualifications ahead of the incidents that occurred this summer.
Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office "begging" for campaign contributions not so long ago , is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED! With his latest tweet, clearly implying that a United States senator would trade sexual favors for campaign cash, President Trump has shown he is not fit for office.
Al Franken is the Senate's dead man walking, still doing his day job despite his soon-to-be-gone status. The two-term Minnesota lawmaker told a somber Senate last Thursday he would resign amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and in the face of vanishing support from fellow Democrats.
Mayor Ed Lee, who oversaw a technology-driven economic boom in San Francisco that brought with it sky-high housing prices despite his lifelong commitment to economic equality, died suddenly early Tuesday at age 65. A statement from Lee's office said the city's first Asian-American mayor died at 1:11 a.m. at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Lee was surrounded by family, friends and colleagues.
U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash, says women making accusations of sexual misconduct against President Trump "should be heard." U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash, says women making accusations of sexual misconduct against President Trump "should be heard."
A recent UNM graduate says she was fired from an internship in Democratic Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham's office because she is transgender. In this March 17, 2017, file photo, from left, Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., and Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-Calif., meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Democrats accused the president of making unsavory insinuations. , D-N.Y., who had called for Trump's resignation a day earlier because of allegations of sexual misconduct, called Trump's attack as a "sexist smear attempting to silence my voice."
By NANCY BENAC and JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press WASHINGTON - Plowing into the sexual harassment debate in a big way, President Donald Trump laced into Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, tweeting that the New York Democrat would come to his office to get them.
"You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out," tweets the New York Senator Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand hit back on Tuesday after President Donald Trump called her a "flunky" who "would do anything" for campaign contributions. "You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office," the New York senator wrote.
President Donald Trump laced into Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, tweeting that she would come to his office "begging" for campaign contributions and "do anything" to get them. Democrats accused the president of making unsavory insinuations about the New York senator.
Here's the latest for Tuesday, December 12th: Alabama votes in Senate special election; NY bomb suspect claimed Islamic State allegiance; Some Congressional Democrats say Trump must resign; California fire moving towards Santa Barbara. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, speaks during a news conference on health care Sept.
State Sen. Scott Wiener says he was "floored" to learn of the sudden death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Tuesday morning. He tells KTVU-TV that he just held a press conference with Lee on Monday and the mayor was his normal friendly and jovial self.
More than 3,500 federal civil lawsuits related to harassment in the workplace have been filed so far this year, an increase over 2016, according to Lex Machina, a Menlo Park analytics firm that tracks litigation. Federal data show that the number of sex-based-harassment complaints filed in 2016 increased from the prior year.
The White House today rejected calls for a congressional investigation of claims Donald Trump sexually harassed women, saying the American people had spoken on the matter by electing him president. Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called on Trump to resign, meanwhile, echoing a demand made the previous day by two other Senate Democrats.
Weeks after President Donald Trump officially declared opioid abuse to be a national public health emergency, a bipartisan group of Congress members from Ohio wants him to put the government's money where his mouth is. On Monday, Republican Rep. Dave Joyce of Bainbridge Township and Democrat Tim Ryan of the Niles area released a letter signed by 48 colleagues that urged the Trump administration to allot money to address a problem that kills an estimated 144 Americans every day.
Alabama voters go to the polls today and decide the special election between Senate candidates Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore Attempted suicide bombing in New York City brings the chain migration and the immigration debate back into the spotlight Fox News Exclusive: Man who acted as "go-between" reveals how British spy released Trump "dossier" to FBI, media and Capitol Hill Questions surround sudden rescheduling of FBI deputy director's closed-door testimony on agency's integrity in the Clinton email investigation, Russia probe and other cases THE LEAD STORY: All eyes are on Alabama today as voters will decide the special election between Senate candidates Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones ... After months of campaigning and reports of sexual misconduct rocked the state, Moore and Jones held competing rallies Monday night , firing their final shots ahead of today's ... (more)