Vermont organizations see uptick in demand following #MeToo movement
In Vermont local organizations report an uptick of reports of sexual harassment. The Executive Director of Hope Works Vermont says sexual harassment needs to be addressed.
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Blumenthal, Leahy reveal consumer data security bill
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in October 2017 in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, Blumenthal announced alongside U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and four other senators a proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act that among other aims would penalize companies if they do not notify consumers promptly of breaches in their payment card systems and other databases storing sensitive information.
Trump Court Pick Says He Was Joking When He Compared Gay Marriage To Marrying Bacon
One of President Donald Trump 's judicial nominees, Don Willett, said Wednesday he was just kidding that time he compared gay people's constitutional right to marriage with a right to marry bacon. Willett, nominated for a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, told the Senate Judiciary Committee he wasn't mocking same-sex marriage when he tweeted in April 2015 that he "could support recognizing a constitutional right to marry bacon" - a day after the Supreme Court heard arguments in the landmark marriage equality case.
Judge Grilled Over Past Tweets At Judicial Confirmation Hearing
Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett, one of President Donald Trump's nominees to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, appeared Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Senate Democrats grilled him over statements made on his popular Twitter feed. Willett appeared with James Ho of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, another nominee to the 5th Circuit, the New Orleans-based federal appeals court.
UN pressure on Sri Lanka over torture, rape allegations
Sri Lanka's government is facing increasing pressure to answer for alleged human rights violations following an Associated Press investigation that found more than 50 men who said they were raped, branded or tortured as recently as this year. The men's anguished descriptions of their abuses came eight years after Sri Lanka's civil war ended and days ahead of a review of the Indian Ocean nation by the UN's top human rights body.
Towns told to be proactive about connectivity
The Southern Vermont Economy Project hosted a "Connectivity Summit" on Wednesday at Dover Town Hall.
Pressure On Sessions Rises As Democrats Call For Him To Clarify Testimony On Russia
Senate Democrats have called on Jeff Sessions to clarify just how much he knew about attempts by the Russian government to influence the 2016 presidential election, following revelations that the attorney general was previously in a meeting with former Trump campaign aide-turned special counsel cooperator George Papadopoulos. Sen. Al Franken demanded that Sessions clarify his past statements and Sen. Patrick Leahy has asked the attorney general to once again appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee following the indictments this week of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his longtime associate Rick Gates as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Jeff Sessions ‘must return’ before Senate Judiciary Committee to…
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., demanded Attorney General Jeff Sessions "must return" before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify under oath after a new report disputed Sessions' prior testimony in which he denied knowing about former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos' proposed meeting with the Russians. Responding to documents unsealed this week which show that Sessions was apparently aware of the proposed March 2016 meeting and actively tried to shut it down, Leahy wrote in a statement that Sessions "needs to come back before the Senate Judiciary Committee."
McConnell promises to speed pace on judicial nominees
The Senate's top Republican, facing increasing pressure from conservative groups, is seeking to upend a longstanding Senate tradition in order to speed the confirmation pace on a backlog of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees. Conservative activists such as the Judicial Crisis Network have been increasingly frustrated with the slow pace on judicial nominees.
Giving ‘Harvey Wallbangers’ a whole new meaning
Back in 1982, the Milwaukee Brewers won the A.L. pennant and lost a tough seven-game series to St. Louis. The Brewers were known for home runs and scoring lots of runs.
Harvey Weinstein scandal, Day 2: Wife standing by him, ‘NYT’ lawsuit looms
The film producer also told the 'New York Post' why he plans to sue the 'Times' for their story accusing him of 30 years of sexual harassment. Harvey Weinstein scandal, Day 2: Wife standing by him, 'NYT' lawsuit looms The film producer also told the 'New York Post' why he plans to sue the 'Times' for their story accusing him of 30 years of sexual harassment.
American Intellectual Property Law Association 2017 Annual Meeting to Draw Thousands
Intellectual Property practitioners from across the world will join together with their peers in the creative and legal communities at the American Intellectual Property Law Association's 2017 Annual Meeting. AIPLA's Annual Meeting, which gathers thought-leaders from all areas of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, expects hundreds of attendees to descend upon Washington, DC this fall.
Foreign Policy Ignoramus Bernie Sanders Wants to Shrink US Aid to Israel
In The Intercept's September 22 interview with Vermont's Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, the man they call "the most popular politician in the United States by a country mile," he appears to confirm the broad criticism of his grasp on foreign policy, namely that he suffers from a foreign policy deficit. As Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, put it: "It's not the subject he gravitates to, that's fair to say."
Man falls to his death while installing hurricane shutters ahead of Irma
Obviously Hurricane Irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the Unite... -- A number of hurricanes are churning in the Atlantic currently, including Hurricanes Irma and Jose.Irma weakened from a Category 5 to a still-frightening Category... Senators Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy , along with Representatives Jeff Fortenberry and Marcia Fudge , this week introduced the bipartisan Farm to ... Here's a rundown of the high school gridiron action for tonight.
Vermont delegation calling bluff on Trump’s budget threat
All three members of Vermont 's congressional delegation are opposed to President Donald Trump's suggestion he will shut down the federal government if Congress does not include money to construct a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations committee, calls the suggestion "juvenile," saying it would cost billions of dollars every day to shut down the government.
Leahy, Scott to announce development projects in NEK
Sen. Patrick Leahy and Republican Gov. Phil Scott plan to announce $2.25 million in development grants through the Northern Border Regional Commission. The Trump Administration has proposed eliminating the commission, but the proposed 2018 federal budget includes a 50-percent increase for the program.
Ap Fact Check: Vermont senator wasn’t indicted
" A story alleging that a Vermont senator has been arrested by the FBI and will face charges of illegal gambling and drug possession is untrue. Several websites ran the story about Sen. Warren Sherman and his arrest at Sanders Field in Burlington.
Democrats voice frustration over US approach in Honduras
The 12 lawmakers say in a letter sent Monday to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that the situation in Honduras remains grave. Yet they told Tillerson the department hasn't responded to their recommendations for requiring Honduras to end human rights abuses in order to continue receiving U.S. foreign aid and investment.
Lewd, Rude, Crude? The White House Has Heard it All
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, when asked Thursday about the friction playing out in the public eye between White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, said conflict between White House staff is the result of "healthy competition." Sanders' comment came hours before the New Yorker magazine published a vulgarity-laced interview with Scaramucci.
Bipartisan Senate legislation would modernize digital privacy
A group of senators introduced two bills today to modernize digital privacy. The current federal statutes derive from the Electronics Communication Privacy Act , which was passed in 1986.