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The Gateway Pundit recently took part in a phone conference where Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo , U.S. Senator Ed Markey and former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler attempted to sway reporters on their anti-American and anti-innovation "Net Neutrality" policies. Releasing a public statement before the call, the Washington shills attempted to claim that Chairman Ajit Pai, the first ever Indian American to hold his position, plans to "gut" the "protections" that have allowed for innovation and "free and open internet as we know it."
In this June 9, 2017 photograph, Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin, addresses the Faith & Freedom Coalition in Washington, D.C.. Photo by Chuck Raasch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
U.S. Sen. Al Franken's announcement Th... . Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., second from right, holds hands with his wife Franni Bryson, left, as he leaves the Capitol after speaking on the Senate floor, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Local Democrats have a message for Minnesota's governor - pick someone to fill Sen. Al Franken's seat who will run in 2018. "The governor should absolutely appoint someone who is considering running in 2018 - not a placeholder.
Former Democratic Congressman Harold Ford Jr. will not be a contributor on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program until allegations of misconduct against him are resolved. "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski announced Friday that Ford and MSNBC agreed the frequent contributor would not appear until resolving recent accusations.
Gov. Mark Dayton said Friday morning that he will name a new U.S. senator "in a couple days" but declined to talk about who it might be. Democratic Sen. Al Franken's upcoming resignation leaves Minnesota's governor with a big job: picking a replacement.
Ford, formerly of Memphis, was terminated for "conduct inconsistent with our values and in violation of our policies," according to a statement from the Wall Street bank. Morgan Stanely spokeswoman Margaret Draper would not say why he was fired, although HuffPost reported the company had investigated claims of harassment and intimidation.
Robert Daugherty, wrestles with a concrete mooring cover as he tries not to step into the muhly grass along the temporary covered walk way to the state's two newest museums, the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 in Jackson, Miss. A temporary performance stage, a covered walk way, 2,500 seats are in the process of being built or arranged in the small plaza that rests in front of the two museums.
In this image from video from Senate Television, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., speaks on the Senate floor of the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 7, 2017. Franken said he will resign from the Senate in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star.
Alan Stuart Franken Democrats turn on Al Franken Schumer called, met with Franken and told him to resign Overnight Finance: Trump says shutdown 'could happen' had been resisting behind-the-scenes pressure from fellow Senate Democrats to step down for some time before his resignation on Thursday. Sources familiar with deliberations within the caucus said women Democratic senators pressed their leadership to resolve the Franken situation and the leaders relayed their concerns to him.
Democratic Senator Al Franken has said he plans to quit "in the coming weeks" after a series of sexual harassment allegations. Franken is the most prominent lawmaker to resign amid a wave of sexual misconduct claims against high-profile figures, and comes a day after nearly 30 Democrats called on him to resign.
San Fernando Valley state Assemblyman Matt Dababneh on Friday became the second California lawmaker to abruptly leave office in a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations, just days after a lobbyist accused him of sexually assaulting her in a hotel bathroom. Dababneh had adamantly denied that he cornered lobbyist Pamela Lopez in a Las Vegas bathroom in January 2016 and urged her to touch him as he masturbated - submitted his resignation late Friday afternoon, effective Jan. 1. "To be absolutely clear, the allegations against me are not true," Dababneh wrote in a letter to Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-South Gate.
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., second from right, holds hands with his wife Franni Bryson, left, as he leaves the Capitol after speaking on the Senate floor, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken said he will resign from the Senate in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star.
By continuing to back Roy Moore for Alabama's U.S. Senate seat, national Republican leaders have ceded any claim to the moral high ground in the name of political expediency. In the long term, Republicans have likely dealt their political fortunes a serious blow as well.
Al Franken entered the U.S. Senate with a reputation as a crude, insufferable putz. His speech from the Senate floor on Thursday , where he announced his intention to resign his senate seat " in the coming weeks, " indicated he is leaving as a delusional and defiant egomaniac.
We need to prepare for the eventuality that the Robert Mueller probe catches President Donald Trump, family members and associates red-handed - and Republicans in Congress refuse to do anything about it. This is beginning to look like a possible or even probable outcome.
Some high-profile Democrats are flying into Alabama this weekend to encourage people to send Doug Jones to the Senate. His campaign wants it known he didn't ask for the help as he tries to upset Republican Roy Moore in Tuesday's special election.
Minnesota's state economic forecast, released Tuesday, says the state could face a $188 million deficit in its budget next year. That's not happy news, but the forecast is based on so many suppositions and uncertainties that it is hardly worth getting worked up about.
Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Capitol Hill. The shutdown reprieve came as all sides issued optimistic takes on an afternoon White House meeting between top congressional leaders and President Donald Trump.
In a letter first obtained by Fox News, Justice Department Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Stephen Boyd formally requested unredacted documents from the Senate Judiciary Committee, the same panel that led the congressional probe into the women's health organization. "The Department of Justice appreciates the offer of assistance in obtaining these materials, and would like to request the Committee provide unredacted copies of records contained in the report, in order to further the Department's ability to conduct a thorough and comprehensive assessment of that report based on the full range of information available," Boyd wrote.