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"Just because I'm having fun. I love what I do," Creighton said, adding that she's had a good working relationship with the other two commissioners, Richard Regula and Bill Smith, both Republicans "I think we do a good job as a team."
Barton reportedly warned a woman that he would contact the police if she didn't stop communicating with other women he was previously romantically involved with. Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas reportedly warned a woman who received "inappropriate photographs and videos" of him that he would report the matter to Capitol Hill police, according to a transcript of a 2015 phone call obtained by The Washington Post .
The scandal behind the discredited Russia-Trump dossier deepened this week as it was discovered that Fusion GPS received money from the Russians and DNC to write their slanderous report on Donald Trump. And then it was discovered that Fusion GPS paid at least three journalists during and after the election to push the phony dossier.
In this Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 photo released by the Argentine Navy on Nov. 22, members of the Argentine Air Force search for a missing submarine in the South Atlantic near Argentina's coast. Argentine families of 44 crew members aboard a submarine that has been lost in the South Atlantic for seven days are growing increasingly distressed as experts say the crew might be reaching a critical period of low oxygen on Wednesday.
Two more women have accused Sen. Al Franken of touching them inappropriately, according to a Wednesday evening report in HuffPost . One woman who spoke to HuffPost said Franken groped her when they posed for a picture after a June 25, 2007 event hosted by the Women's Political Caucus in Minneapolis.
Tryptophan, an amino acid in turkey, is unjustly blamed for what mere gluttony does, making Americans comatose every fourth Thursday in November. But before nodding off, give thanks for another year of American hilarity, including: A company curried favor with advanced thinkers by commissioning for Manhattan's financial district the "Fearless Girl" bronze statue, which exalts female intrepidity in the face of a rampant bull .
If you pay or receive child support, you may see the monthly amounts change now that the Department of Justice has updated the federal child support tables. The child support adjustments took effect Wednesday, and reflect new personal income tax rules, which lowered the tax rate for Canadians earning between $45,282 and $90,563 per year and raised the tax rate for those earning over $200,000 annually.
The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner is at a five-year low according to a new report from the American Farm Bureau Federation. They're saying a turkey and all the fixings will cost around $49.12 for a group of 10, but Lufkin native Janet Edwards said that's not enough to feed a whole family during this holiday.
FLOTUS gets festive! Melania Trump begins decking the halls at the White House in preparation for the holidays - maintaining her winter chic in a COAT, despite being indoors EXCLUSIVE: 'American mercenaries are torturing' Saudi elite rounded up by new crown prince - and billionaire Prince Alwaleed was hung upside down 'just to send a message' MS-13 member illegally in US 'helped lure man to a park where he was stabbed over 100 times, decapitated, and had his heart pulled out of his chest and thrown into a grave' 'I have come to despise so many of you:' Incredible resignation letter written by Beverly Hills soccer referee to 'entitled' parents American and United Airlines pay out $95 MILLION in compensation to Twin Tower developers over 'security lapses' that led to 9/11 Texas Congressman Joe Barton apologizes for leaked nude photo and graphic texts circulating online but has no plans to ... (more)
United States Senator Al Franken is facing further accusations of groping women after two additional women came forward and told their stories to the Huffington Post . The misconduct allegations described by both women allegedly occurred during Franken's successful 2008 campaign, which was the former comedian's first foray into electoral politics.
Fox News host Sean Hannity has become a reliable ally for powerful men accused of sexual assault and harassment, regularly using his platform to discredit women who report sexual misconduct and cast doubt on their complaints. Here is a look back on the ways Hannity has attempted to undermine these women and defend the men who have been reported.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday ordered a review of a government database used for background checks on gun buyers, after a man who killed 26 people in a Texas church was left off the system despite having a criminal record. Sessions said the Nov. 5 shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, by Devin Kelley, a former Air Force serviceman who had a 2012 conviction for domestic assault, showed that not all the necessary information was being added to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS.
FBI Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso field office Emmerson Buie Jr. speaks during a press conference at the FBI field office, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in El Paso, Texas, about the death of a border patrol agent and the severe injuries of a second agent. FBI officials said Tuesday that officers are investigating the incident as a "potential physical assault" on federal officers, but said there are several scenarios that might have led to the agents' injuries.
FLOTUS gets festive! Melania Trump begins decking the halls at the White House in preparation for the holidays - maintaining her winter chic in a COAT, despite being indoors EXCLUSIVE: 'American mercenaries are torturing' Saudi elite rounded up by new crown prince - and billionaire Prince Alwaleed was hung upside down 'just to send a message' MS-13 member illegally in US 'helped lure man to a park where he was stabbed over 100 times, decapitated, and had his heart pulled out of his chest and thrown into a grave' 'I have come to despise so many of you:' Incredible resignation letter written by Beverly Hills soccer referee to 'entitled' parents American and United Airlines pay out $95 MILLION in compensation to Twin Tower developers over 'security lapses' that led to 9/11 Texas Congressman Joe Barton apologizes for leaked nude photo and graphic texts circulating online but has no plans to ... (more)
Vox has published another piece today stating rather matter-of-factly that Democrats were wrong to support Bill Clinton in the late 90s and adding that they shouldn't repeat that mistake with Al Franken . Reports of harassment and assault by Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men have prompted a reevaluation of several other powerful figures who should have been evaluated harshly in the first place.
Two Minnesota lawmakers are resigning amid allegations of sexual harassment, and on Wednesday Gov. Mark Dayton said it shouldn't take long to replace them. Dayton said he'll call for special elections soon once he receives formal notices from state Sen. Dan Schoen, a Democrat from St. Paul Park, and Rep. Tony Cornish, a Republican from Vernon Center.
When radio anchor Leeann Tweeden told the story of Al Franken sticking his tongue down her throat while rehearsing for a USO show, she said she did so because "because there may be others." Welp, two days ago a second woman claimed Franken grabbed her butt during a photograph in 2010, when he was a sitting senator.