Seven female and two male Democratic senators on Wednesday called for Sen. Al Franken to resign in the wake of multiple sexual misconduct complaints made against the Minnesota lawmaker.
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Resign! Female Democratic Senators Trigger Movement to Remove Al Franken
“We have to rise to the occasion, and not shrink away from it, even when it’s hard, especially when it’s hard. That is what this larger moment is about,” Gillibrand wrote in an over 600-word statement on Facebook.
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Congressional Russia investigators to interview Briton who set up Trump Tower meeting
Rob Goldstone, the British publicist who arranged and attended the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer, will testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees as early as next week, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Mueller attorney praised Yates as DOJ official, email shows
A lawyer on the special counsel team investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US election lavished praise on Sally Yates after her decision in January to defy President Donald Trump and not enforce his travel ban executive order, according to government emails published Tuesday by the conservative activist group Judicial Watch.
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Female Democratic senators to Al Franken: Resign
At least four female Democratic senators called on Sen. Al Franken to resign Wednesday, marking the first time any senator has called on the Minnesota Democrat to leave office as allegations of sexual harassment continue to mount.
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Six female Democratic senators call for Al Franken to resign after a sixth woman accuses him of unwanted advances
Six female Democratic senators called for Al Franken to resign after a sixth woman accused him of unwanted advances.
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Trump, Romney have ‘wonderful’ phone conversation, amid tensions
President Trump and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke by phone late Tuesday night, a senior White House official confirmed to Fox News.
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Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 12.6.17
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
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Paul Ryan wasn’t part of Susan Collins’ tax deal
In order to secure her vote on the Republican tax plan, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) struck a deal with party leaders. She may end up, however, with nothing.
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Conyers mentioned Chandra Levy case when intern rebuffed sexual advance: report
A former congressional intern reportedly says she too was a victim of inappropriate sexual contact by now-retired Rep. John Conyers, claiming Conyers even claimed at the time to have “inside information” on then-missing federal intern Chandra Levy.
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