Trump: Electing a Democrat in Alabama “would be a disaster”

President Donald Trump said Sunday that electing a Democrat as Alabama's next senator "would be a disaster," making clear the success of his legislative agenda outweighs widespread GOP repulsion at the prospect of seating Republican Roy Moore, who is dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct. The allegations, including claims that the 70-year-old Moore sexually assaulted or molested two teenage girls while he was in his 30s, have made the Dec. 12 election a referendum on "the character of the country" that transcends partisan politics, said GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, as the party establishment cringed at Trump's latest intervention in the closely contested race.

Former Nine CEO David Leckie speaks about Don Burke claims

'Everybody around me was screaming and crawling': Survivors reunite 75 years on from the deadliest blaze in American history which claimed 492 lives at Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub John Conyers steps down as top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee - as Pelosi calls him an 'icon in our country' who deserves 'due process' against sexual harassment allegations Fury after Indiana nurse says white women raise 'terrorist, rapist, racist, killer sons' and says 'every one should be sacrificed to the wolves' CNN fires latest shot in war with Trump by revealing the president could TRIPLE Obama's time on the golf course in his first year Susan Sarandon says she is glad 'dangerous' Hillary didn't win because 'we would be at war' and says EVERYONE in Hollywood aware of Weinstein's abuse was complicit FBI 'failed to notify scores of US officials that Russian hackers were trying to break ... (more)

Conyers steps aside as ranking member of Judiciary Committee amid sexual harassment allegations

Rep. John Conyers , D-Mich., who faces allegations of sexual harassment , said he is stepping aside as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee while an ethics investigation is pending. Conyers, the longest-serving current member in the House of Representatives , continues to deny the allegations and said in a statement, "I very much look forward to vindicating myself and my family before the House Committee on Ethics."

Lawmakers want swift sexual harassment consequences, but split over calls for resignation

In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is defending Conyers as an "icon" for women's rights and declining to say whether the longtime lawmaker should resign over allegations that he sexually harassed female staff members.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: John Conyers ‘will do the right thing’

WASHINGTON House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi insisted Sunday that Rep. John Conyers deserves due process as the House Ethics Committee probes sexual harassment allegations against the congressman and his use of office funds to settle one case. "John Conyers is an icon in our country," said Pelosi, D-Calif., on NBC's Meet the Press .

Congressman Calls Trump ‘An Idiot’ For Using Egypt Mosque Attack To Promote Border Wall

Rep. Filemon Vela lashed out at President Donald Trump for using Friday's deadly mass shooting at an Egyptian mosque to keep up his push for construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Rep. Filemon Vela lashed out at President Donald Trump for using Friday's deadly mass shooting at an Egyptian mosque to keep up his push for construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump Sticks With Moore as Republican Senators Want Him Gone

President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for Alabama voters to defeat Democrat Doug Jones, even as Republican senators want Roy Moore, their party's nominee in the state's U.S. Senate race, to drop out amid allegations of sexual misconduct. The president avoided endorsing Moore by name in two fiery Twitter postings on Sunday before a final Thanksgiving holiday morning at one of his golf courses in South Florida.

Pelosi Says She Believes John Conyers – Will Do the Right Thing’

Nancy Pelosi said Representative John Conyers "will do the right thing" -- without elaborating on what that is -- amid calls for the Michigan lawmaker to step down from his committee position amid allegations of sexual misconduct. "He will do the right thing in terms of what he knows about his situation, that he's entitled to due process," Pelosi, the House Democratic Leader, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.

Pentagon tried to block independent report on child sex among Afghan forces, Senate office says

The Pentagon tried to block an independent assessment of child sex abuse crimes committed by Afghan soldiers and police, instead insisting on the creation of its own report offering a far less authoritative review of human rights violations perpetrated by U.S. allies, according to an aide to Sen. Patrick Leahy . Although the report released Nov. 16 by the Defense Department Inspector General's office reached the grim conclusion that, for years, U.S. personnel have been inadequately trained to report such crimes, a parallel investigation by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is thought to contain a much more detailed accounting of the problem's severity.

LL Bean’s beloved duck boots expecting record holiday season

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 file photo, Muslima Hassan trims the rubber bottom of an L.L. Bean boot at a facility in Lewiston, Maine. Bean said it's in the midst of another record breaking year of sales for i... Casinos in Las Vegas are upping the ante in their pursuit of coveted millennial visitors with new attractions designed to wow them, provide them Instagram-worthy moments and maybe even get them to gamble.

Syria activists: Government attacks outside Damascus kill 19

Cleveland police say a 12-year-old boy fatally shot in an attack on juveniles outside a liquor store had stepped out of the store with his father after the shooting had started and was struck by a stray bullet. Cleveland police say a 12-year-old boy fatally shot in an attack on juveniles outside a liquor store had stepped out of the store with his father after the shooting had started and was struck by a stray bullet.

Judges Bill O’Neill and Roy Moore affront Lady Justice: Darcy cartoon

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill's tone deaf, sexist Facebook post, and Cleveland.com interview defending Roy Moore, were an insult to all women, including the proverbial Lady Justice. O'Neill had posted on Facebook that with "the dogs of war...calling for the head of Senator Al Franken" he believed it was "time to speak up on behalf of all heterosexual males."

In 3rd, a majority minority campaign

Niki Tsongas was first elected in 2007, breaking a decades-long streak of male dominance in the state's congressional delegation. No woman had represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House or Senate for 25 years, since Rep. Margaret Heckler had been defeated.

Rural relief or rich get richer? GOP seeks to slash the estate tax

In the century that Pat Snook's family has run a cattle operation in southeast Texas, she and her relatives have paid the federal estate tax three times to account for acreage, equipment and other assets being passed from one generation to the next. "You don't mind paying it one time," said Snook, who lives in Livingston, about an hour northeast of Houston.

Weinstein is why Moore matters

If not for the revelations about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and the subsequent fallout, it's likely Republican Senate candidate and former judge Roy Moore's accusers would have stayed silent. The courage women have found in the wake of Weinstein has dredged up lots of old stories of abuse and harassment, not just those alleged about Moore.

Pakistan Islamists rally on after deadly clashes with police

Pakistani police have launched an operation to clear an intersection linking capital Islamabad w... . Supporters of religious groups rally to express solidarity with protesters block main highway in capital, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 in Peshawar, Pakistan.