Trump says accusations of sexual misconduct ‘fabricated’
Rachel Crooks, left, Jessica Leeds, center, and Samantha Holvey attend a news conference Monday in New York to discuss their accusations of sexual misconduct against Donald Trump.
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Trump Trying To Help Push Moore Across Alabama Finish Line
President Donald Trump is trying to push embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore across the finish line in Tuesday's election in Alabama by contending the Democratic nominee would oppose "what we must do" for the nation. Trump, in a tweet early Saturday, hours after boosting Moore's campaign during a Florida rally, framed the race as a referendum on his efforts to reshape the country and said Democrat Doug Jones would work in lockstep with his party's leaders on Capitol Hill to oppose the Trump agenda.
Trump Shows Love For Moore, Dismisses Accuser At Rally
Attorney Gloria Allred and Beverly Young Nelson hold up a picture showing a message and a signature of Roy Moore during a press conference on November 13, 2017, in New York, alledging that Roy Moore sexually assaulted Nelson when she was a minor in Alabama without her consent. The US Senate's top Republican on Monday urged scandal-hit conservative Roy Moore to end his Senate campaign, saying he believes the women who have accused the Christian evangelical candidate of sexual misconduct.
Congress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending bill
Congress on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Capitol Hill. The shutdown reprieve came as all sides issued optimistic takes on an afternoon White House meeting between top congressional leaders and President Donald Trump.
GOP plans stopgap fix to try to avoid government shutdown
Republicans are moving toward passing a two-week stopgap measure to avoid a looming government shutdown, but the path in the coming weeks is treacherous, with obstacles on both sides of the aisle as lawmakers push their own priorities, some unrelated to government spending. With government funding set to expire at the end of Friday, Republicans are aiming to buy more time so they can negotiate over a long-term spending package.
In 2013, Schumer and Pelosi Decried the Government-Shutdown Tactic. Will They Now Use It?
Four years ago, Republican lawmakers leveraged the threat of a government shutdown to try and win a fight over health care. Republicans said they would not vote for a spending bill unless it delayed or defunded Obamacare, something Barack Obama obviously would block.
White House director for legislative affairs: Shutdown isn’t likely
The debate over the spending bill could dictate the path forward for the tax plan - some Republicans are calling for triggers that would eradicate tax cuts if the deficit is not sufficiently reduced. "If it's important enough for members to have the trigger is not going to stand in the way of that," Short said.
The Wall Street Journal: Trump stands by Roy Moore, rips Democratic rival
President Donald Trump reiterated his stance that the election of Democrat Doug Jones to an Alabama Senate seat would mark a serious blow to the Republican agenda, while not explicitly saying he backed GOP nominee Roy Moore, who faces allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers several decades ago. "The last thing we need in Alabama and the U.S. Senate is a Schumer/Pelosi puppet," Trump said Sunday on Twitter, referencing Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California.
What Al Franken’s Senate colleagues are saying
The US Senate is reeling from one woman's account of how she was kissed without her consent and groped in 2006 by Democratic Sen. Al Franken before he was elected. Many of Franken's colleagues have condemned his behavior, but both Democrats and Republicans have referred the case to the Senate ethics committee to investigate.
Radio anchor says Franken groped, kissed her without consent
Kansas investigators say a jailer who was fired last year for smuggling tobacco into his lockup had sex with male and female inmates and paid for one to get an abortion. A Los Angeles radio host says U.S. Sen. Al Franken forcibly kissed her during a 2006 USO tour in the Middle East.
The Latest: McConnell: Committee should review Franken
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says sexual misconduct allegations against Minnesota Sen. Al Franken are "troubling" and he hopes and expects that the Senate Ethics Committee will fully investigate. He said Thursday that a bipartisan ethics panel should "fully investigate this troubling incident, as they should with any credible allegation of sexual harassment."
Kevin Brady: House Won’t Agree to Nix Property Tax Deduction
The chairman of the House's tax-writing committee is expressing confidence that chamber won't go along with the Senate's proposal to eliminate the deduction for property taxes, setting up a major flashpoint as Republicans aim to put a tax cut bill on President Donald Trump's desk before Christmas. The GOP is moving urgently on the first rewrite of the U.S. tax code in three decades, but key differences promise to complicate the effort.
De Blasio, Schumer lead Dems in rally against GOP tax overhaul
Mayor de Blasio denounced the congressional tax plan as a theft from the middle class to benefit the wealthy. He is seen at a City Hall rally on Sunday.
Chairman: House won’t agree to nix property tax deduction
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, joined by Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the ranking member, and Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., offers his manager's amendment as the GOP tax bill debate enters the final stage, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.
Republicans to delay corporate tax cut to 2019 despite Trump demanding they immediately lower it
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch talks with journalists before heading into a tax meeting : Getty Images Defying the orders of Donald Trump , Senate Republicans are expected to propose delaying the implementation of a lower corporate tax rate until 2019 as the party rushes to pass a sweeping tax rewrite by the end of the year. The proposal is likely to anger the President, who has insisted that Congress immediately reduce the rate to 20 per cent from 35 per cent to spur the economy.
GOP blocks Democratic efforts to boost tax benefits for parents
From left, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speak following a weekly strategy session, on Capitol Hill in Washington today. WASHINGTON>> House Republicans today blocked Democratic efforts to secure bigger tax benefits for parents' costs of raising or adopting children, as they drove toward wrapping up their tax overhaul by week's end.
Where’s Trump the negotiator when immigration reform needs him?
To my great surprise, President Donald Trump's reaction to the Halloween night terrorist attack in New York made me miss the thoughtful eloquence of President George W. Bush. Ol' Dubya wasn't known to be a master of oratory, most of the time, but when the world needed some words of comfort, hope and resolve after the shock of Sept.
President Trump’s Reactions to Las Vegas and New York Attacks Were Dramatically DifferentTime
The month of October was bookended by two national tragedies: the mass shooting in Las Vegas, which left 59 dead and over 500 injured , and a lone wolf terror attack in New York City, where a 29-year-old male barreled down a popular New York City bike path, killing eight and injuring over a dozen . The cause of the incidents differed.
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., attends a news…
Police found a note inside the truck used to run down pedestrians in Manhattan. The note indicates the alleged terrorist carried out the attack in the name of ISIS.
Serial drink-driver jailed after killing teen cyclist
Osama bin Laden's home movies: CIA's astonishing footage shows terror chief's children using guns to shoot water balloons and playing outside while he was the world's most wanted man Shackled and shameless: Uzbek terrorist appears in court in a wheelchair after it emerges he had thousands of ISIS videos on his phone and asked to fly terror flag in his hospital room Trump reveals New York terror suspect brought in TWENTY THREE 'family members' after winning Green Card lottery as he says it's time to end 'chain migration' White House declares New York terror suspect an 'enemy combatant' - denying him the right to remain silent and have a lawyer - and says Trump 'would support' sending 'animal' to Gitmo EXCLUSIVE - NYC terrorist conducted a test run: Neighbor spotted the Uzbek immigrant wearing a traditional 'robe' and driving around in a Home Depot truck for weeks as another says he often ... (more)