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The Senate proposal would require lawmakers to use their own money to pay settlements if they're found to have sexually harassed an employee. Senate negotiators reach deal to revamp sexual harassment policies after wave of scandals The Senate proposal would require lawmakers to use their own money to pay settlements if they're found to have sexually harassed an employee.
A deal has been struck among Senate negotiators on the long-stalled sexual harassment legislation that would overhaul how complaints are made and handled on Capitol Hill and would hold lawmakers personally responsible for paying sexual harassment settlements out of their own pocket, rather than taxpayers. The Senate negotiators, Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt and Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the chairman and top Democrat, respectively, of the Senate Rules committee, briefed members Tuesday about the contours of the deal behind-closed-doors at each of their party's policy luncheon.
If you know a young man or woman interested in a career in the military, now's the time to start preparing. Senator Roy Blunt is currently accepting applications from those interested in appointments to the service academies.
Hottie Lucy has been a leader the "body acceptance" movement across the globe and today she inspires just a bit more link searching on the trending topic. A couple of examples for Tuesday: Closer to home, we're sharing more than a handful of local news items for the midday.
As the White House plans for a meeting with Kim Jong Un, Republicans and Democrats on congressional intelligence committees warned Sunday that President Trump needs to be cautious about talks with the North Korean dictator. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in look at a rusted steel post of the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.
Then-U.S. Sen.-elect. Tammy Duckworth greets commuters outside the Millennium Park Metra Station in Chicago on Nov. 9, 2016, the day after she defeated Republican Mark Kirk.
Missouri's U.S. Senate contest could be tied to the fate of the state's Republican governor, Eric Greitens, who is facing calls to resign after a shocking report detailing an alleged nonconsensual sexual encounter with his former hairdresser. The highly competitive race, in which both parties are heavily invested in winning, could determine which side controls the upper chamber in Congress next year.
The most troubling takeaway from two days of congressional hearings on Facebook Inc. was this: Mark Zuckerberg didn't want to explain how the social network operates. The Facebook CEO ducked questions from lawmakers about what types of information the company collects and how it uses the data for advertising purposes.
Jason Kander's "Outside the Wire: Ten Lessons I've Learned in Everyday Courage" is coming out Aug. 7, the book publisher Twelve told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "Outside the Wire" will combine Kander's memories of serving overseas with his take on current politics.
Senate GOP leadership likely did not anticipate reserving chunks of time ahead of the midterms this year for Cabinet-level posts that were already filled. Pictured above, from left: Sens. Cory Gardner, John Barrasso and Roy Blunt, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn.
JEFFERSON CITY a After warning President Trump to back off his decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum over a month ago, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said his concerns were coming true Wednesday. Speaking with reporters during a stop at the Missouri Capitol, Blunt said his fears of retaliation had been borne out over the prior 48 hours after China announced it was imposing taxes on a variety of U.S. products in response to Trump's decision to ratchet up talk of more tariffs.
Loyola Marymount student Maria Carolina Gomez joins a rally in Los Angeles in September to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Loyola Marymount student Maria Carolina Gomez joins a rally in Los Angeles in September to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The grounds of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis will now be officially known as The Gateway Arch National Park. The name change was proposed by Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill of Missouri and U.S. Reps.
President Donald Trump's zeal for new a round of tariffs is running into cold, hard economic and political reality: lawmakers from his own party who think it's a bad idea. White House officials insist there's no plan in the works for such an action.
Missouri U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill today announced that their legislation passed the House yesterday and is headed to the president's desk. The legislation, S. 1438, which renames the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial as the Gateway Arch National Park.
House Republican leaders have the votes to pass a bill Tuesday to fund the government through March 23, with a full defense appropriations bill attached to the measure, as well as two years of funding for community health centers. WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders have the votes to pass a bill Tuesday to fund the government through March 23, with a full defense appropriations bill attached to the measure, as well as two years of funding for community health centers.
So far this year, more than 1,750 unskilled labor jobs have been advertised in Missouri that are pretty much guaranteed if applicants can pass a drug test. Most of the positions are in the St. Louis region and pay $13.81 an hour, plus $20.72 an hour for overtime.
Every day, 115 people die from an opioid overdose . It now surpasses motor vehicle accidents as the number one accidental cause of death in the nation.
Prominent Republicans warned President Donald Trump on Wednesday against taking further trade actions that could harm American workers, even as top administration officials meeting in Davos, Switzerland, rose to the defense of the president's "America First" rhetoric on the eve of his arrival. The blowback came as Trump moved this week to impose tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, incurring fierce criticism in the United States, where experts said such a move would cost jobs, and abroad, where at least one major maker of washing machines notified U.S. retailers that it would raise prices.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., comments on the government shutdown during a TV news interview at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at the Capitol at the start of the third day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018.