Trump says his past accusers influence thinking on Kavanaugh

An agitated President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday that past accusations of sexual misconduct against him have influenced the way he views similar charges against other men, including his Supreme Court nominee. Wading into the #MeToo moment, Trump said he views such accusations "differently" because he's "had a lot of false charges made against me."

Sen. Hatch: With Kavanaugh, Dems Goal Is Delay

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Tuesday, urged lawmakers to push ahead with Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation vote and slammed Democrats for attempting to delay and sully his nomination. Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct by two women and is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee this Thursday along with his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.

This underdog candidate ran in nine Senate primaries and lost them all

People who follow primary results closely, including those of us who work on election results pages , have gotten very familiar with the name Rocky De La Fuente. In 2016, he ran for president - first for the Democratic nomination and then as an independent in the general.

With newfound aggressiveness, GOP ramps up Brett Kavanaugh fight

On Monday, Donald Trump called the accusations among "the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returns to his office after speaking on the Senate floor about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept.

McConnell Says Kavanaugh Will Get Up-or-Down Vote

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will receive an up-or-down vote in the Senate "in the near future." McConnell on Monday angrily denounced Democrats, accusing them of waging a "smear campaign" against Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to meet Trump Thursday

President Donald Trump will meet with Rod Rosenstein Thursday after the deputy attorney general went to the White House Monday expecting to be fired. "At the request of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, he and President Trump had an extended conversation to discuss the recent news stories," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement.

The Kavanaugh Circus Could Destroy the Me Too Movement

His piece touched off a firestorm that led to purges of incredibly powerful men in a variety of industries, finally forcing them to face consequences for their sexual misconduct. Last night, though, Farrow and his colleague Jane Mayer did a huge disservice to the Me Too movement by publishing an incredibly thin sexual-abuse allegation against Brett Kavanaugh.

New accusation rocks Brett Kavanaugh nomination; Donald Trump stands firm

President Donald Trump staunchly defended his embattled Supreme Court nominee against a new allegation of sexual misconduct Monday, calling the accusations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh "totally political." The president spoke a day after a second allegation emerged against Kavanaugh, a development that further imperiled his nomination to the Supreme Court, forced the White House and Senate Republicans onto the defensive and fueled calls from Democrats to postpone further action on his confirmation.

The Latest: Trump says Kavanaugh allegations ‘political’

President Donald Trump is pledging his support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, saying the sexual misconduct allegations against his choice are "totally political." Trump, at the United Nations in New York, declared that Kavanaugh is "outstanding," and added, "I am with him all the way."

Democrats ask Kavanaugh to withdraw as Republicans cast doubt on second assault allegation

The nation's capital was up late Sunday reacting to news that a second woman had lodged sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The story posted in the New Yorker details a party in a Yale University dorm room in the 1980s.

Alec Baldwin said it’s ‘agony’ to be Trump on ‘SNL,’ but it looks as…

This Feb. 4, 2017, photo released by NBC shows Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump in the opening sketch of "Saturday Night Live," in New York. With the return of John Oliver to HBO and Alec Baldwin's guest hosting slot on "Saturday Night Live," this is shaping up like a big weekend for late-night's treatment of the new president.() On an episode of the podcast "Origins With James Andrew Miller," released Friday, Baldwin told Miller of the Trump appearances this season, "I think I'm going to do some of it, but not a whole lot."

Iran fears plot by US and its Gulf allies as pressure grows

On Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, Arab separat... . In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, center, leaves for New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, ... .

Indicted Congressman Reverses Course, Says He Will Campaign For Re-Election

An indicted New York congressman who had announced he was withdrawing from his race has reversed course and now says he will continue to campaign for re-election and plans to serve again if he wins this November. In a campaign statement announcing the decision Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y. said, "The stakes are too high to allow the radical left to take control of this seat in Congress."

Key Republican senators waver in Judge Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court vote

Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation for the Supreme Court is taking an uncertain turn as Republican senators express concern over a woman's private-turned-public allegation that a drunken Kavanaugh groped her and tried to take off her clothes at a party when they were teenagers. The White House and other Kavanaugh supporters had dismissed the allegation of sexual misconduct when it was initially conveyed in a private letter.

The Latest: No indication GOP plans to delay Kavanaugh vote Source: AP

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and an allegation of sexual misconduct against him : Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have given no indication they plan to delay Thursday's vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid an allegation of sexual misconduct from when he was in high school. A spokesman for Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa said Sunday that "it's disturbing that these uncorroborated allegations from more than 35 years ago" would surface ahead of voting.