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Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold won't seek re-election next year, two Republicans said Thursday, adding his name to the list of lawmakers leaving Congress amid sexual harassment allegations that have cost powerful men their jobs in politics, the arts and other businesses. The accusations against Farenthold first surfaced in 2014, when a former aide sued him over sexually suggestive comments and behavior and said she'd been fired after she complained.
The Minnesota Democrat's remarks on Thursday marked the culmination of exactly three weeks during which eight women -- half of them anonymous -- alleged sexual misconduct by the former "Saturday Night Live" star.
Now the national #MeToo spotlight is turning back to Trump and his past conduct. Several of his accusers are urging Congress to investigate his behavior, and a number of Democratic lawmakers are demanding his resignation.
President Donald Trump speaks at at a campaign-style rally at the Pensacola Bay Center, in Pensacola, Fla., Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Trump called Jessica Leeds a "c**t" after allegedly groping her on an airplane in the late 1970's, Leeds said on Megyn Kelly Today Monday morning.
President Donald Trump sought to boost Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore by releasing a recorded phone call on his behalf in the final stretch of a bitter Alabama election fight marked by accusations of sexual misconduct against Moore. Moore, a 70-year-old conservative Christian and former state judge, will face off in Tuesday's election against Democrat Doug Jones, a 63-year-old former U.S. attorney.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday that any woman who has 'felt violated or felt mistreated' should speak up and be heard - including those who have accused President Donald Trump of groping or touching them. Women who have "felt violated or felt mistreated in any way" should speak up and be heard - including those who have accused President Donald Trump of touching or groping them, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Sunday.
We may not have much snow yet, but the weather is great to get out for other kinds of holiday fun. The Edgewater's ice rink in Madison kicked off its winter season Sunday with a special event.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday that women who accuse someone of sexual misconduct deserve to be heard, even if it involves President Donald Trump. "I know that he was elected, but women should always feel comfortable coming forward.
The avalanche continues. Senator Al Franken, Minnesota announced he will be stepping down amid sexual misconduct allegations, and now Representative Trent Franks, Arizona, is announcing the same.
"How can we expect the federal government to continue to function at its usual peak efficiency without the awesome 52 years of experience and institutional knowledge supplied by Michigan Congressman John Conyers? American government faces a congressional brain drain, Conyers's resignation in the wake of accusations of sexual harassment not being anything like unique. Yesterday, Senator Al Franken announced his impending resignation, as did Rep. Trent Franks - before allegations against him had even hit the news.
A New York Times article uncovered multiple incidents of Weinstein's sexually harassment or abuse. Thousands of women embracing the "Me Too" movement to own their histories of sexual harassment and abuse, and those issues swirling at high volume in the culture overall, parents are reaching for teachable moments in the post-Weinstein world.
A day after Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced he would resign early next year, he abruptly stepped down Friday after a former aide told the Associated Press that he had offered her $5 million to act as a surrogate mother. In making his departure effective immediately, the eight-term Arizona lawmaker bowed to an ultimatum from House Speaker Paul D. Ryan .
Inside Trump's Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation WASHINGTON - Around 5:30 each morning, President Trump wakes and tunes into the television in the White House's master bedroom. He flips to CNN for news, moves to "Fox & Friends" for comfort and messaging ideas, and sometimes watches MSNBC's Trump watches up to eight hours of TV per day: report - spends at least four hours a day watching television, according to a new report.
Prominent appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski accused of sexual misconduct - Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, pictured in 2003. Six women - all former clerks or externs in the 9th Circuit - alleged to The Washington Post in recent weeks that Kozinski Female aides fretted Franks wanted to have sex to impregnate them - Arizona Rep. Trent Franks allegedly made unwanted advances toward female staffers in his office and retaliated against one who rebuffed him, according to House GOP sources with knowledge of a complaint against him.
A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told AP the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a surrogate mother. The eight-term lawmaker abruptly resigned Friday, bowing to an ultimatum from House Speaker Paul Ryan.
WATCH: Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona refused to comment to reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday night after announcing his resignation. This comes following news of an investigation into potential sexual misconduct.
A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told The Associated Press the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a surrogate. The eight-term Arizona lawmaker abruptly resigned Friday, bowing to an ultimatum from Speaker Paul Ryan.
A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told The Associated Press the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a surrogate mother. The eight-term lawmaker abruptly resigned Friday, bowing to an ultimatum from House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
Exclusive: Email shows effort to give Trump campaign WikiLeaks documents - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Washington Candidate Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr. and others in the Trump Organization received an email in September 2016 offering a decryption key and website address Email pointed Trump campaign to WikiLeaks documents that were already public A 2016 email sent to President Trump and top aides pointed the campaign to hacked documents from the Democratic National Committee that had already been made public by the group WikiLeaks a day earlier.
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.