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The head of the New Hampshire GOP on Friday urged the state's Democratic Party chair to drop former President Bill Clinton's name from a major fundraising event. The push came as sexual misconduct allegations against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama and Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota have dominated media coverage -- in turn reviving debate over the longstanding allegations against the former president.
The candidate who openly bragged about grabbing women's private parts - but denied he really did so - was elected president months before the cascading sexual harassment allegations that have been toppling the careers of powerful men in Hollywood, business, the media and politics. He won even though more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct, and roughly half of all voters said they were bothered by his treatment of women, according to exit polls.
Sen. Al Franken has written a letter to the woman who accused him of forcibly kissing and groping her, saying he is ashamed of his actions and apologizes.
Top Russian Official Tried to Broker 'Backdoor' Meeting Between Trump and Putin - WASHINGTON - A senior Russian official who claimed to be acting at the behest of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia tried in May 2016 to arrange a meeting between Mr. Putin and Donald J. Trump, according to several people familiar with the matter. Kushner testified he did not recall any campaign WikiLeaks contact - Washington White House senior adviser Jared Kushner told congressional Russia investigators that he did not communicate with WikiLeaks and did not recall anyone on the Trump campaign who had, a source with knowledge of his testimony told CNN.
Some former female staffers of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., spoke out on Friday in his defense, saying that he had treated women with respect while they worked in his office. The statement came on the same day that Leeann Tweeden, the Los Angeles radio news anchor who accused Franken of kissing and groping her against her will, said that she had heard directly from the senator and is willing to meet with him to discuss the allegations.
The Los Angeles radio anchor who accuses Democratic Senator Al Franken of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour says she accepts his apology but he could have apologized earlier. COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio Supreme Court justice who's also running for governor believes that a "purity test" is being imposed on all political candidates - and that's the wrong road to go down.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill M. O'Neill, a Democratic candidate who is running for governor, shared a story of his sexual past amid assault allegations against powerful men in politics, media and Hollywood. His aim, it seems, was to defend "heterosexual males."
In this June 21, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens at a committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington. Franken apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour and of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept.
It has taken a few minutes today to get my computer booted up to begin writing, so I would assume no further sexual harassment allegations have occurred during that time to join all the previous ones.
MSNBC 's Mika Brzezinski lashed out at former President Bill Clinton on Friday as a "sexual predator" who "forever stamped" women like Monica Lewinsky. The 42nd president of the United States may be in for some harsh criticism in the weeks ahead if "Morning Joe" regulars have their say.
An Ohio Supreme Court justice who is running for governor has volunteered candid details of his sexual past on Facebook, saying he was "speaking for all heterosexual males" in taking a swipe at the "media frenzy" over sexual misconduct. In it, he wrote that he has been "sexually intimate with approximately 50 very attractive females," including "a gorgeous blonde" with whom he "made passionate love" in a hay loft and a "drop dead gorgeous red head" from Cleveland.
In this still image taken from video provided by KABC-TV, Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden discusses her allegations of sexual harassment by Al Franken during a 2006 overseas USO tour, before he became a U.S. senator from Minnesota, at ABC7 studios in Glendale, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Franken faces a storm of criticism and a likely ethics investigation.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says there's a 'very clear distinction' between President Trump and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes reporters' questions during a White House briefing Friday.
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The Senate Ethics Committee has not conducted a major investigation in nearly six years. Next year, the panel could decide the fate of up to three lawmakers, including two facing allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior.
The federal Office of Compliance has paid more than $17 million over the last 20 years to resolve claims of sexual harassment, pay disputes and other workplace violations filed by congressional employees. The independent office says it doesn't break the figures down because the cases may involve violations of multiple statutes.
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A state Supreme Court justice running for Ohio governor has volunteered explicit details of his sexual past on Facebook, saying he was trying to de-legitimize the national "media frenzy" over politicians' sexual indiscretions. Democrat William O'Neill posted Friday that he has been "sexually intimate with approximately 50 very attractive females."
Sen. Al Franken speaks during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on May 8. Some former female staffers of Sen. Al Franken spoke out on Friday in his defense, saying that he had treated women with respect while they worked in his office. The statement came on the same day that Leeann Tweeden, the Los Angeles radio news anchor who accused Franken of kissing and groping her against her will, said that she had heard directly from the senator and is willing to meet with him to discuss the allegations.
Vice President Pence speaks in Floresville, Tex., before attending the Republican Governors Association meetings in Austin. With abundant displays of general dysfunction and specific allegations of sexual assault and harassment becoming pervasive in Washington, it is worth remembering that there are good examples of decency and leadership that we can point to.