Trump bad-mouths Dems ahead of White House talks with them

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to bad-mouth Capitol Hill's top Democrats in advance of an afternoon meeting at the White House, casting doubt on the prospects for a quick agreement to avert a government shutdown at the end of next week. "I don't see a deal!" Trump tweeted just hours before a meeting with Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.

Former top staffer accuses Conyers of inappropriate touching

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Pelosi says she believes Conyers accuser Melanie Sloan

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday she believes the story of Melanie Sloan, a former employee of Rep. John Conyers, just a day after she refused to criticize the Michigan Democrat amid sexual harassment accusations. "Ms. Sloan told me that she had publicly discussed distressing experiences while on his staff," Pelosi said in a statement issued Monday.

Trump doubles down on Roy Moore in Alabama Senate race

President Donald Trump said electing a Democrat as Alabama's next senator "would be a disaster," as the president tried to steer the Alabama race toward partisan legislative concerns and away from allegations of sexual misconduct against Republican Roy Moore. While Republican Senate leaders have criticized their party's nominee, Trump plunged into the Alabama Senate race with a pair of tweets Sunday bashing Democrat Doug Jones.

On Moore, Trump chooses agenda over GOP repulsion

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.

Trump chooses agenda over Moore outcry

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.

Tom Steyer defends $20M ad campaign calling to impeach Trump

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."

Conyers steps aside from Judiciary post amid sex 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.

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.

Trump: Electing a Democrat in Alabama “would be a disaster”

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.

Conyers steps aside as ranking member of Judiciary Committee amid sexual harassment allegations

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."

Lawmakers want swift sexual harassment consequences, but split over calls for resignation

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.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: John Conyers ‘will do the right thing’

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 .

Trump Sticks With Moore as Republican Senators Want Him Gone

President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for Alabama voters to defeat Democrat Doug Jones, even as Republican senators want Roy Moore, their party's nominee in the state's U.S. Senate race, to drop out amid allegations of sexual misconduct. The president avoided endorsing Moore by name in two fiery Twitter postings on Sunday before a final Thanksgiving holiday morning at one of his golf courses in South Florida.