Sherrill addresses black voters in Morristown church

After two rousing hymns, an array of announcements, and special wishes for the sick and shut-ins, Pastor Sidney Williams Jr. on Sunday asked visitors to Bethel AME Church in Morristown to stand an introduce themselves to the congregation. The Democrat from Montclair, who is running against Republican state Assemblyman Jay Webber of Morris Plains for the seat held by retiring Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen , joined in the ritual greeting of the service, moving through the crowd, shaking hands and receiving hugs.

Democrats ask Kavanaugh to withdraw as Republicans cast doubt on second assault allegation

The nation's capital was up late Sunday reacting to news that a second woman had lodged sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The story posted in the New Yorker details a party in a Yale University dorm room in the 1980s.

New allegation emerges against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

A second allegation of sexual misconduct against US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has fuelled calls from Democrats to postpone further action on his confirmation. A days-long back and forth over the timing and terms of a hearing with Mr Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers, appeared to end on Sunday with the announcement that they would appear separately on Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Dem Sen. Mazie Hirono says abuse allegations against Keith Ellison should be investigated

Hawaii Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono on Sunday called for an investigation into allegations of physical and emotional abuse against Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, who is running for attorney general of Minnesota. Ellison has denied the allegations and suggested they were politically motivated -- coming just days before Minnesota's Democratic primary for attorney general.

The Latest: Kavanaugh denies 2nd claim of sexual misconduct

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : The White House released a statement from the nominee Sunday after the allegations in a New Yorker article in which a woman, Deborah Rodriguez, a former Yale classmate, alleged he exposed himself and thrust his penis in her face during a drunken dormitory party. A White House spokeswoman adds in a second statement that the allegation is "designed to tear down a good man."

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Votes Unanimously to Support Nomination of Hoosier Kip Tom

U.S. Senators Todd Young and Joe Donnelly last week announced that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously to advance the nomination of Mr. Kip Tom of Leesburg, Indiana . Mr. Tom is nominated to be Ambassador and U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.

Weekly Roundup: High Stakes for High Courts With Brett Kavanaugh

Elected officials, political pundits and armchair quarterbacks are fanning the flames of a firestorm over President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal judge who's been accused of sexual assault at a drunken high-school bash more than three decades ago. Kavanaugh has vehemently denied the accusations lodged recently by Christine Blasey Ford, a research psychologist at Palo Alto University.

Congress to address shrinking seats and leg room on planes

The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week, possibly giving passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters. The regulation of seat width and legroom is part of a five-year extension of federal aviation programs announced early Saturday by Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee the nation's air travel.

The Latest: Top Dems again urge FBI review of Ford’s claims Source: AP

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : Top Democrats are asking President Donald Trump again to direct the FBI to investigate Christine Blasey Ford's claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers. Trump and Senate Republicans have repeatedly said an investigation is not necessary.

OP-ED: We need to hear from Christine Blasey Ford

In amoral political terms, Senate Republicans have been skillful in handling Christine Blasey's Ford's allegations that the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school.

Congress could make FAA boost size of seats, legroom on airplanes

WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week, possibly giving passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters. The regulation of seat width and legroom is part of a five-year extension of federal aviation programs announced early Saturday by Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee the nation's air travel.

Trump supporters want Kavanaugh accuser to testify. They’re sure he will be cleared.

Republican lawmakers insist they will vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court even if his accuser refuses to testify this week about her sexual assault allegation. But surprisingly, some of President Donald Trump's most passionate supporters want the Senate - and all of America - to hear from Christine Blasey Ford before lawmakers vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation to the nation's highest court.

Joe Kennedy’s tweet on sexual assault insensitivity is a bit much

Should any member of the Kennedy family be lecturing any other politician about insensitivity to the rape and abuse of females? On Friday morning, the president tweeted out, re: the Kavanaugh-Ford contretemps: "I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time and place!" "2 of 3 sexual assaults are never reported.