al franken
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Cuomo Doesn't Seem to Be Going Anywhere Soon and Here's Why
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing non-stop pressure to resign, with seven women now accusing him of sexual harassment—so far. Most of his fellow party members at the state and national levels are abandoning him almost daily. Both of the state’s U.S. senators have called for him to step down and 16 of the…
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Why the Democratic Party Hasn’t Canceled Keith Ellison—For Now
Less than a month after Al Franken was accused of groping a woman, the U.S. senator from Minnesota resigned from his seat under pressure from his Democratic colleagues. Two months have passed since Rep. Keith Ellison, also a Democrat from Minnesota, was accused of assaulting a woman. He is still deputy chairman of the Democratic…
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After Another Woman Says Al Franken Forcibly Kissed Her, Democrats Are Finally Calling for His Resignation
Looks like Sen. Al Franken’s days are numbered after another woman came out saying that she was sexually assaulted by the onetime-comedian-turned-lawmaker. According to a report by Politico, an aide alleges that during a taping of his radio show in 2006, then-comedian Franken forcibly tried to kiss her. The aide said that as she left…
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Essence Won’t Be Part of Time Inc. Sale
Speculation Centers on Value of Successful Festival ‘Washington Week’ Says It Follows Ifill on Diversity Black Woman Promoted at Wall Street Journal N.Y. Times Defends Profile of American Neo-Nazi Tabloids Aside, British Take Markle’s Race in Stride No Escaping Devastation for Puerto Rico’s Reporters Reporter Spoke to Progressives Without Paper’s OK Star Tribune Says Franken’s…
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Former Female Saturday Night Live Staffers Issue Letter of Support for Sen. Al Franken
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is just the latest high-powered man to be accused of sexual harassment, and on Tuesday the former female staffers of Saturday Night Live issued a statement showing support for the senator. Over the weekend, SNL didn’t hold back when it came to roasting the senator, who is also an alum of…
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I’m Tired of Hearing About White Men’s Penises
A Los Angeles woman accused Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of sexual misconduct while the two were on a USO tour to entertain American troops nearly 11 years ago. The woman, Leeann Tweeden, a Los Angeles radio news anchor and occasional Fox News contributor, says that she kept quiet about the incident for so long because…
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Report: 2 Democratic Senators Asked Comey to Investigate Jeff Sessions’ Meetings With Russian Ambassador
Two Democratic senators made three separate requests asking the FBI to investigate U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in response to concerns that he may have had an additional meeting with Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak that was not disclosed. CNN obtained copies of the letters Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.),…
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All the Weird Shit Going On at Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
Admittedly, I watch congressional hearings even when I’m not covering them. I also watch Supreme Court confirmation hearings, but not because I believe anything will change because of them. It’s like watching professional wrestling: We all know the fights are scripted, but it doesn’t stop us from cheering for a winner. Neil Gorsuch’s Senate confirmation…