Francis Wilkinson: A Clinton reckoning likely will come – Sat, 18 Nov 2017 PST
The word has gone forth that a "reckoning" is due. Democrats are preparing to come to terms with Bill Clinton's sexual transgressions.
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Spokane VA to expand urgent care while scrapping plans to re-open…
Efforts to reopen the emergency room at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center have flatlined, and the fate of rural outpatient clinics appears to be sealed. U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said she's been fighting for the emergency room since she was first elected to Congress in 2005.
Froma Harrop: Go Ahead, Republicans. Investigate Hillary. Again. – Sat, 18 Nov 2017 PST
Whenever the legal walls start closing in on Donald Trump, the president releases a bad rabbit on the political field, a creature invisible to all but the haters of Hillary Clinton. The most recent example is his attorney general's call to "evaluate certain issues" regarding the sale of a majority stake in Uranium One and the Clinton Foundation.
The Latest: Gov. Fallin vetoes budget bill with shortfall
The Latest on a budget bill passed by the Oklahoma Legislature meeting in special session : Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has vetoed a bill that would have raided cash reserves and cut deeper into agency funding to balance the state budget. Fallin vetoed the measure Friday, hours after the state Senate's final approval.
Oklahoma governor vetoes budget bill with shortfall
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin watches from the gallery as the senate considers legislation before adjourning from a special session on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin is joined by members of the House of Legislature as she watches from the senate gallery during the close of a special session on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Groping for answers about harassment
It has taken a few minutes today to get my computer booted up to begin writing, so I would assume no further sexual harassment allegations have occurred during that time to join all the previous ones.
Kushner attorney fires back at Senate Judiciary Committee
The attorney for Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, is pushing back against the Senate Judiciary Committee after the panel accused Kushner of not disclosing key documents. In a letter Friday to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and ranking Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California, attorney Abbe Lowell wrote that there were no "missing documents" as the committee has alleged, while criticizing the panel's leaders for going to the media on Thursday with their accusations.
MSNBCa s Brzezinski rips a predatora Bill Clinton, mediaa s a tip-toeinga around issue
MSNBC 's Mika Brzezinski lashed out at former President Bill Clinton on Friday as a "sexual predator" who "forever stamped" women like Monica Lewinsky. The 42nd president of the United States may be in for some harsh criticism in the weeks ahead if "Morning Joe" regulars have their say.
Ohio judge brags about sex with ’50 very attractive females’ on Facebook
An Ohio Supreme Court justice who is running for governor has volunteered candid details of his sexual past on Facebook, saying he was "speaking for all heterosexual males" in taking a swipe at the "media frenzy" over sexual misconduct. In it, he wrote that he has been "sexually intimate with approximately 50 very attractive females," including "a gorgeous blonde" with whom he "made passionate love" in a hay loft and a "drop dead gorgeous red head" from Cleveland.
Mueller seeks interview with publicist who set up Russia meeting
Special counsel Robert Mueller is in talks with the attorney for the British publicist who set up the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer, according to a source familiar with the matter. Investigators want the publicist, Rob Goldstone, to come to the US to talk to the special counsel's team.
How they voted: Larimer County area congressional votes for Nov. 10-16, 2017
Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed the FEMA Accountability, Modernization and Transparency Act , to ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's current efforts to modernize its grant management system includes applicant accessibility and transparency; the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act , to provide ... (more)
Kushner’s lawyer pushes back on Senate committee request
Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News. A lawyer for White House adviser Jared Kushner pushed back Friday after a Senate committee said he had not been fully forthcoming in its probe into Russian election interference.
Gillibrand: Bill Clinton should have resigned overa
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said President Bill Clinton resigning during the Monica Lewinsky affair would have been the "appropriate response." Gillibrand, who succeeded Hillary Clinton as New York's junior senator in 2009, told the New York Times on Thursday that under the circumstances, Clinton should have left office after his inappropriate relationship with the intern was uncovered in 1998.
Franken apologizes to woman who says he kissed, groped her
In this still image taken from video provided by KABC-TV, Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden discusses her allegations of sexual harassment by Al Franken during a 2006 overseas USO tour, before he became a U.S. senator from Minnesota, at ABC7 studios in Glendale, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Franken faces a storm of criticism and a likely ethics investigation.
Allegations Against Alabama’s Roy Moore Dividing GOP Women
Standing on the white marble steps of Alabama's Capitol, Kayla Moore surrounded herself with two dozen other women Friday to defend husband Roy Moore against accusations of sexual misconduct that are dividing Republicans, and women in particular. "He will not step down.
FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2015 file photo Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks…
In this Feb. 12, 2015 file photo Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks during a news conference in Chicago.
White House on sex assault allegations: ‘Franken has admitted…
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says there's a 'very clear distinction' between President Trump and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes reporters' questions during a White House briefing Friday.
Politics & Policy Daily: ‘He Will Not Step Down’
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Senate ethics, relatively silent, could face busy year
The Senate Ethics Committee has not conducted a major investigation in nearly six years. Next year, the panel could decide the fate of up to three lawmakers, including two facing allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior.
APNewsBreak: Lujan Grisham tells Senate leader to leave race
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.