“I am taking this step now because I am innocent and eager to see this entire matter resolved,” Ellison told BuzzFeed News after Karen Monahan accused him of abuse.
Rep. Keith Ellison Is Asking The House To Investigate An Ex-Girlfriend’s Claims That He Abused Her
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The EPA Just Put A Top Official On Leave. She Says They’re Trying To “Disappear” A Children’s Health Program.
“I appear to be the ‘fall guy’ for their plan to ‘disappear’ the office of children’s health,” top EPA official Ruth Etzel wrote in an email after being put on leave.
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The TV Networks Are Going All In For The Brett Kavanaugh Hearing
The major networks are planning to give Thursday’s hearing the kind of attention they gave James Comey’s testimony.
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Republicans Are Aggressively Defending Brett Kavanaugh After A Third Woman Accused Him Of Sexual Misconduct
Several Republican senators and President Donald Trump said Wednesday they believe the latest allegations against Kavanaugh are not true.
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Trump’s Evidence Of Chinese Meddling In The Midterms Is An Ad In An Iowa Newspaper
China has tried to pressure Trump by raising tariffs on crops grown by farmers in red states. It also took out a multipage ad in an Iowa paper.
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The House Just Passed A Bill To Prevent Another Death Toll Disaster Like In Puerto Rico
There are currently no national standards on how to count deaths related to natural disasters. Miscounting can lead those left behind to lose out on federal assistance.
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Trump Says His “Preference Would Be To Keep” Rod Rosenstein At The Justice Department
Trump was asked if he plans to fire the number two at DOJ. He said he’d prefer not to — but didn’t rule it out, saying, “[W]e’ll see.”
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Do Senate Republicans Still Think Anita Hill Was Lying? They Won't Say.
The shadow of 1991 looms over the Senate. And conservative commentators still don't believe Hill.
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Two Men Told Senate Staffers They Had “The Encounter” With Christine Blasey Ford, Not Brett Kavanaugh
The Senate Judiciary Committee did not name the two men who told staff they believed they were involved in the "encounter" alleged by Christine Blasey Ford.
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Trump’s Allies Thought Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony Was “Horrible” For Brett Kavanaugh. Trump Is Standing By Him.
“He’s the Sixth Sense nominee: He’s dead but he’s the only one who doesn’t know it,” a former White House official said earlier Thursday. But at the end of the hearing, the president demanded a vote.
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Rod Rosenstein Still Has His Job After Trump Postponed Their Meeting
Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump and Rosenstein pushed back the meeting because they didn’t want to “interfere” with the Senate hearing on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination.
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Lindsey Graham Says Christine Blasey Ford Hasn’t Convinced Him To Oppose Kavanaugh
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Would You Be Believed?
Ford may have proven herself — to a handful of senators and millions of Americans watching — to be a credible witness to her own trauma. But through no fault of her own, she has also reinforced the incredibly high bar of believability.
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It’s Not Surprising That Beneath His Toxic Politics, Brett Kavanaugh Is A Toxic Man
He’s the night terror we wish we didn’t return to: a constant reminder of the belligerent drunk who feels entitled to our bodies.
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Senate Republicans Still Think Outside Counsel Was A Good Idea, Even If Her Five-Minute Segments Were Awkward
Republicans ceded their time to outside counsel to question Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh, rather than having 11 male senators do it.
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Here’s Why Republicans Kept Bringing Up Joe Biden During Brett Kavanaugh’s Hearing
A spokesperson for the former vice president said his 1991 comments were being taken out of context.
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Here Are The Big Questions Now Around Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination And What Happens Next
Senate Republicans met after a long hearing with Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of sexual assault to see if they have the votes to confirm him.
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Kamala Harris And Amy Klobuchar, Both Former Prosecutors, Stood Out In The Brett Kavanaugh Hearings
Harris and Klobuchar both struck rare blows against Kavanaugh in front of a riveted nationwide audience Thursday.
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Sen. Jeff Flake, A Swing Vote, Says He'll Vote For Kavanaugh Following Sexual Assault Allegations
With Flake's support, the Senate Judiciary Committee is likely to move Kavanaugh's nomination forward Friday morning.
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Meet The Black Republican Who’s Become Trump’s New Favorite Senate Candidate — And Has A Different Vision For The Party
John James faces tough odds in Michigan. But he’s become a feel-good, if complicated, story for a party struggling to diversify.
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