Rep. John Conyers Settled Complaint Over Sexual Misconduct
The longest-serving current House member, Democratic Representative John Conyers of Michigan, is the latest to be accused of sexual misconduct. Veuer's Chandra Lanier has the story.
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Rep. John Conyers denies reaching harassment settlement after BuzzFeed report
Rep. John Conyers speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 4. The longest-serving member of the House denied a report that he reached a financial settlement with a former employee who accused him of firing her because she refused his sexual advances, according to the Associated Press. Rep. John Conyers Jr. , 88, told the wire service Tuesday that he has not settled sexual harassment complaints with aides.
New ad from Alabama Dem throws some surprising quotes at Roy Moore
Turnabout is fair play. Moore spent the primary insisting that he was the Trump candidate in the race, never mind POTUS's endorsement of Luther Strange.
Ray Allen tells Orlando court he was ‘catfished’
Federal aviation investigators say retired star pitcher Roy Halladay performed steep turns and flew feet above the water in his small plane moments before his fatal crash two weeks ago. Federal aviation investigators say retired star pitcher Roy Halladay performed steep turns and flew feet above the water in his small plane moments before his fatal crash two weeks ago.
After GOP rebuffs, Edwards to issue emergency Medicaid deals
Gov. John Bel Edwards intends to sidestep lawmakers to enact $15.4 billion in Medicaid managed-care deals using an emergency contracting process, after House Republicans voted twice to block deals to provide services to 1.5 million people. The Democratic governor started the process Monday evening for entering into 23-month emergency contracts that will keep five managed-care companies overseeing services for 90 percent of Louisiana's Medicaid patients.
Capitol Report: Here’s the bill taxpayers have footed for Congressional misconduct cases
The congressional office where the woman who reportedly settled with Rep. John Conyers launched her sexual harassment complaint has paid more than $17 million in settlements for a variety of cases since the late 1990s, according to recently released information. Late Monday, BuzzFeed News reported that the Michigan Democrat settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 with a former employee, who alleged she was fired since she wouldn't "succumb to [his] sexual advances."
Ahlquist announces plan to cut opioid deaths in half in 4 years if elected governor
Working as an emergency room doctor for more than 18 years, Tommy Ahlquist says he saw first-hand the "devastating effects" of opioid overdoses and deaths. But traveling around the state this year while campaigning for governor , Ahlquist said his conversations with police, first responders and health care professionals were "very eye-opening for me."
APNewsbreak: Startup could bring back Vioxx for hemophilia
Tremeau Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a small startup trying to bring the reca... . In this Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, photo, Brad Sippy, chief executive officer of Tremeau Pharmaceuticals, Inc., stands for a portrait, in Cambridge, Mass.
Guest Column: Florida lawmakers must support the Era
By next November, big bucks will be spent on dozens of House and Senate campaigns around the country.
Big Tobacco’s anti-smoking ads begin after decade of delay
In this Nov. 14, 2017 photo, Ellie Mixter-Keller poses for a photo with her dog at her home in Wauwatosa, Wis. Mixter-Keller, 62, says she knew the dangers of smoking.
Teens wearing burqas charged over supermarket robberies
'Did you thank the doctor for bringing you into this world?' LaVar Ball escalates Trump feud in car-crash interview where he again refused to thank President for helping free his son from China 'I finished her off, I strangled her. I got up and wiped off the blood.
Impeachment of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe set to begin
Lawmakers within the ruling Zanu pf party gathered Monday to meet on the fate of long ... . Terrence Chari poses as he mimics a painting of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Mbare Harare, Monday, Nov, 20, 2017.
Rep. John Conyers settled complaint over sexual conduct
'Did you thank the doctor for bringing you into this world?' LaVar Ball escalates Trump feud in car-crash interview where he again refused to thank President for helping free his son from China 'I finished her off, I strangled her. I got up and wiped off the blood.
Report: Rep. Conyers settled complaint over sexual conduct
Michigan Rep. John Conyers settled a complaint in 2015 from a woman who alleged she was fired from his Washington staff because she rejected his sexual advances, BuzzFeed News reported Monday. The website reported that Conyers' office paid the woman over $27,000 to settle the complaint under a confidentiality agreement.
Rising star in Democratic Party denies harassment allegations
In this Jan. 20, 2015, file photo, State Democratic Sen. Michael Padilla stands at the New Mexico state capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham says Padilla should leave his race for lieutenant governor over claims he harassed women as a city of Albuquerque supervisor.
Police: Woman confessed to putting babies in concrete in 90s
A news website Is reporting that Michigan Rep. John Conyers settled a complaint in 2015 from a woman who alleged she was fired from his Washington staff because she rejected his sexual advances. A news website Is reporting that Michigan Rep. John Conyers settled a complaint in 2015 from a woman who alleged she was fired from his Washington staff because she rejected his sexual advances.
Russian state TV: Assad travels to Russia, meets with Putin
Assad's reputation ... A news website Is reporting that Michigan Rep. John Conyers settled a complaint in 2015 from a woman who alleged she was fired from his Washington staff because she rejected his sexual advances. A news website Is reporting that Michigan Rep. John Conyers settled a complaint in 2015 from a woman who alleged she was fired from his Washington staff because she rejected his sexual advances.
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page met with Hungarian officials in Budapest
Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters Nov. 2, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The travels by onetime Trump campaign adviser Carter Page to meet with senior officials in Hungary during the 2016 Presidential election are being closely examined by congressional investigators, given the increasingly close ties between Hungary and Russia and the role of the country as a central hub for Russian intelligence activity.
Connelly: Inslee finds ally in Victoria gov. against massive proposed oil pipeline
Governor Jay Inslee is co-chair of the U.S. Climate Alliance. He is critical of planned Canadian pipeline, which would send 34 tankers a month through international waters of the Salish Sea shared by Washington and British Columbia.
Congressman: Welcome change at top of consumer protection bureau
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Illinois, says the watchdog agency, created by the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform Bill, has overstepped its mission under its current director, Richard Cordray. "The intention of those who pushed this in through the Dodd-Frank legislation was to make it a completely unaccountable bureau," Hultgren said.