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Democratic mega-donor and billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer on Sunday defended his $20 million national television and digital ad campaign calling for Congress to impeach President Donald Trump, saying "it's very important and urgent that we get him out of office." "The fact of the matter is this President has performed in a lawless way throughout the campaign and throughout his presidency and he is an urgent threat to the American people," Steyer told CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday morning's "State of the Union."
Sen. Al Franken said Sunday that he plans to return to the Senate on Monday and expressed embarrassment and shame after several women said he had touched them inappropriately. "I'm embarrassed and ashamed," the Minnesota Democrat said.
Minnesota Sen. Al Franken broke his silence Sunday after being swept into a nationwide tide of sexual harassment allegations, saying he feels "embarrassed and ashamed" but looks forward to returning to work on Monday and gradually regaining voters' trust. The Democrat spoke to a handful of media outlets in Minnesota in the first interviews he's granted after four women publicly accused him of misconduct.
In a Nov. 15, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., speaks during the Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken has agreed to talk with a handful of Minnesota media outlets on Sunday, Nov. 26, marking his first interviews since the Democrat was swept into a nationwide tide of sexual harassment allegations.
Michigan Rep. John Conyers, under investigation over allegations he sexually harassed female staff members, said Sunday he will step aside as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee while fiercely denying he acted inappropriately during his long tenure in Congress. In a statement, the 88-year-old lawmaker made clear he would prefer to keep his leadership role on the committee, which has wide jurisdiction over U.S. law enforcement, from civil rights and impeachment of federal officials to sexual harassment protections.
Argentina's navy says it's not giving up hope that crew members could be alive 11 days after a submarine vanished off the Atlantic coast with 44 people aboard. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told a news conference Sunday that the passage of time doesn't rule out "a situation of extreme survival."
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.
'Everybody around me was screaming and crawling': Survivors reunite 75 years on from the deadliest blaze in American history which claimed 492 lives at Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub John Conyers steps down as top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee - as Pelosi calls him an 'icon in our country' who deserves 'due process' against sexual harassment allegations Fury after Indiana nurse says white women raise 'terrorist, rapist, racist, killer sons' and says 'every one should be sacrificed to the wolves' CNN fires latest shot in war with Trump by revealing the president could TRIPLE Obama's time on the golf course in his first year Susan Sarandon says she is glad 'dangerous' Hillary didn't win because 'we would be at war' and says EVERYONE in Hollywood aware of Weinstein's abuse was complicit FBI 'failed to notify scores of US officials that Russian hackers were trying to break ... (more)
President Donald Trump said Sunday that electing a Democrat as Alabama's next senator "would be a disaster," making clear the success of his legislative agenda outweighs widespread GOP repulsion at the prospect of seating Republican Roy Moore, who is dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct. The allegations, including claims that the 70-year-old Moore sexually assaulted or molested two teenage girls while he was in his 30s, have made the Dec. 12 election a referendum on "the character of the country" that transcends partisan politics, said GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, as the party establishment cringed at Trump's latest intervention in the closely contested race.
'Everybody around me was screaming and crawling': Survivors reunite 75 years on from the deadliest blaze in American history which claimed 492 lives at Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub John Conyers steps down as top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee - as Pelosi calls him an 'icon in our country' who deserves 'due process' against sexual harassment allegations Fury after Indiana nurse says white women raise 'terrorist, rapist, racist, killer sons' and says 'every one should be sacrificed to the wolves' CNN fires latest shot in war with Trump by revealing the president could TRIPLE Obama's time on the golf course in his first year Susan Sarandon says she is glad 'dangerous' Hillary didn't win because 'we would be at war' and says EVERYONE in Hollywood aware of Weinstein's abuse was complicit FBI 'failed to notify scores of US officials that Russian hackers were trying to break ... (more)
By a 2-1 margin, Americans oppose the Republican tax plan and say it favors the rich over the middle-class. Just wait until the massive spending cuts arrive, and programs like Medicare are squeezed dry to cover the costs of this misadventure.
Shoppers hunting for Black Friday deals seemed to include a record number of those in the market for firearms; the FBI says it fielded 203,086 background check requests for gun purchases on the day after Thanksgiving - the highest daily total ever, reports USA Today . "Background checks are considered the best available proxy for gun purchases since overall sales numbers are not made public," reports NPR's Uri Berliner .
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Rep. John Conyers , D-Mich., who faces allegations of sexual harassment , said he is stepping aside as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee while an ethics investigation is pending. Conyers, the longest-serving current member in the House of Representatives , continues to deny the allegations and said in a statement, "I very much look forward to vindicating myself and my family before the House Committee on Ethics."
In this Sept. 13, 2017 file photo, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney departs after a television interview at the White House in Washington.
In this Nov. 1, 2014, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks at Wayne State University in Detroit. Democrats have been quick to support the "me too" chorus of women _ and some men _ who have stepped up to allege sexual misconduct and name names.
In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is defending Conyers as an "icon" for women's rights and declining to say whether the longtime lawmaker should resign over allegations that he sexually harassed female staff members.
WASHINGTON House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi insisted Sunday that Rep. John Conyers deserves due process as the House Ethics Committee probes sexual harassment allegations against the congressman and his use of office funds to settle one case. "John Conyers is an icon in our country," said Pelosi, D-Calif., on NBC's Meet the Press .