As hearing looms, GOP’s woman problem never more apparent

Eleven Republican men, backed by a Republican president plagued by sex scandal, will soon judge the credibility of a woman accusing President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault. Ahead of the extraordinary moment, never has the GOP's problem with women been more apparent.

In Shelton, former neighbors divided on Ramirez’s accusations

This undated photo provided by Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence shows Deborah Ramirez. Ramirez went public with allegations that while in his first year at Yale University, Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh placed his penis in front of her and caused her to involuntarily touch it during a drunken dormitory party.

US Chamber endorses GOP’s Braun in Indiana Senate race

One of the largest business organizations in the U.S. is endorsing Republican Mike Braun in the Indiana Senate race. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that it was backing the businessman and former state lawmaker, who is challenging Sen. Joe Donnelly, one of the most vulnerable Democrats up for re-election.

Brett Kavanaugh denies Two More sex attack claims

Brett Kavanaugh denies TWO MORE sex attack claims - including anonymous allegation he drunkenly pushed woman against a wall when he was investigating Bill Clinton Two new cases surfaced Wednesday in transcripts of phone interviews between Kavanaugh and Senate aides, both of them with no one's name attached One allegation, lodged anonymously, is that Kavanaugh 'sexually' shoved a woman up against a wall after leaving a bar with her in 1998 That correspondes to the period when Kavanaugh was a staff attorney working for Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr during the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal Neither accusation can be corroborated because there are no firm details, and Kavanaugh denies it all as 'made up,' 'ridiculous' and 'total Twilight Zone' Senate investigators questioned Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about two new claims of sexual misconduct, including one from an anonymous ... (more)

As Ford Polygraph Made Public, Senate Judiciary Democrats Unified: Kavanaugh Should ‘Immediately Withdraw’

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Senator Dianne Feinstein , speaks during a news conference denouncing the White House's withholding of documents on Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on September 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. Also pictured are Sen. Mazie Hirono , Sen. Chris Coons , Sen. Cory Booker , Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin , Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , Sen. Richard Blumenthal , Sen. Kamala Harris , and Sen. Patrick Leahy .

Does Joe Cunningham need to woo SC Republicans to win?

Low Tide Brewing on Johns Island was Joe Cunningham's first stop on a "Cunningham Brewery Tour" on Thursday July 26, 2018 in his campaign for congress. Wade Spees/Staff Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington turns to former congressman Tommy Hartnett as she expresses gratitude for his work during a 1st Congressional Honorees Banquet at Alhambra Hall in Mount Pleasant on Thursday, August 16, 2018.

Rep. Duncan Hunter’s campaign denies he implied campaign rival is a radical Muslim

U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, the California Republican fighting charges of misusing campaign funds, appeared to suggest in a speech to a women's group that his election opponent is a "radical Muslim" and part of an attempt by Islamists to infiltrate the federal government. "He changed his name from Ammar Yasser Najjar to Ammar Campa-Najjar so he sounds Hispanic," Hunter said Monday night, according to audio of the event recorded by Ken Stone of the Times of San Diego.

Democrats have leads in Rust Belt states that Trump won: Reuters poll

An Indiana U.S. Senator seen as one of the chamber's most vulnerable Democrats has a slight edge while four of his Rust Belt Democratic colleagues have solid leads in states President Donald Trump won in 2016, a Reuters poll found. A Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics Poll released on Wednesday found that a majority of likely voters in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana disapprove of the Republican president and more than one-third were "very motivated" to back someone who would oppose his policies.

The Latest: House approves bill to keep US government open

The House has given final legislative approval to a bill keeping the government open through Dec. 7. The $854 billion bill also funds the military and a host of civilian agencies for the next year. The measure includes $675 billion for the Defense Department and boosts military pay by 2.6 percent, the largest pay raise in nine years.

Cadillac headquarters is moving back to metro Detroit after 4 years in New York City

General Motor's luxury brand Cadillac is returning its global headquarters to Warren, Michigan, after nearly four years in New York's SoHo. Cadillac headquarters is moving back to metro Detroit after 4 years in New York City General Motor's luxury brand Cadillac is returning its global headquarters to Warren, Michigan, after nearly four years in New York's SoHo.

Trump says he would consider changing his mind on Kavanaugh ‘if I thought he was guilty’

On the eve of a showdown hearing, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the senators who will judge him confronted a third set of lurid allegations Wednesday accusing him of sexual misconduct as a young man. Kavanaugh heatedly denied them all, while Democrats complained about a rush to approval and President Donald Trump said the accusations added up to no more than "a con job."

Public hearings set on Chicago police reforms

Two public hearings have been announced for late October, at which people can comment on a proposed consent decree that will govern reforms of the Chicago Police Department. Both hearings -- Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 -- will be in the John B. Parsons Ceremonial Courtroom on the 25th floor of the Dirksen Federal Building, 219 S. Dearborn St., Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office announced Wednesday.

3rd woman makes allegations about Kavanaugh

In a statement released by Avenatti, Swetnick said she witnessed efforts by Kavanaugh and Mark Judge to get teenage girls "inebriated and disoriented Third woman makes sexual misconduct allegations about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh In a statement released by Avenatti, Swetnick said she witnessed efforts by Kavanaugh and Mark Judge to get teenage girls "inebriated and disoriented Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://usat.ly/2xMHS3q Here are the key figures for Brett Kavanaugh's hearing. A previous version of this video misidentified Ford's scholastic association with Kavanaugh.

Lawmakers demand answers from Columbia Gas

Lawrence, MA. - September 14, 2018: Charlie Baker, Massachusetts Governor, joins US Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma, US Congressman Ed Markey, D-MA, and others in a tour of 35 Chickering St., where a young man was killed during yesterday's gas leak/fires, today September 14, 2018.

Republicans’ self-interest shifts their standards on sexual misconduct

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had no problem believing adult women who said they were sexually assaulted as students decades ago. Back in November 2017, McConnell called for Roy Moore to step aside after a number of women came forward and accused the Republican Senate candidate of trying to have sex with them when they were teenagers.

Steve Dettelbach unveils opioids plan, says Republicans have failed: Capitol Letter

An Ohio Statehouse north-side garden showcases a poppy quilt design to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Attacking addiction: Steve Dettelbach, the Democratic attorney general candidate, unveiled his plan to combat Ohio's opioid epidemic. He told cleveland.com's Laura Hancock he opposes Issue 1 but supports other ideas for criminal justice reform.

American Petroleum INSTITUTEBill Koetzle Joins Api as Vice President of Federal Affairs

API today announced the addition of a Vice President of Federal Affairs, Bill Koetzle, whose experience on legislative, regulatory and policy issues in the energy sector will deepen the bench of experience and talent the organization has added in recent months. Koetzle comes to API from the Chevron Corporation, where he served as Manager of Federal Government Affairs, leading advocacy for the company in Congress, the Administration and federal agencies on priority issues for Chevron.