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Andrew Cuomo destroys Mitch McConnell at his press conference

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Donald Trump, Credibly Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 26 Different Women, Says It’s About Time “Loser” Andrew Cuomo Resigned

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Trump seethed over the positive press Andrew Cuomo was getting. While Trump’s briefings were a daily embarrassment, many Americans looked to Cuomo’s briefings as a comfortable display of leadership. At the same time, Cuomo has acted horrifically towards staff and colleagues as an investigation recently found. Democratic leadership all the…

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WATCH: Tucker Carlson Bristles After Matt Gaetz Brings Up Sexual Assault Allegations Levied Against the Fox Host

When people are accused of a serious crime, lawyers typically encourage them to stay silent about the matter. On Tuesday night, it was revealed that Matt Gaetz is being investigated for serious sex trafficking charges. Rather than staying silent about the matter, though, Gaetz came out swinging and making wild accusations. The Florida Rep. attempted…

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Stop Using Women’s Sexual Assault and Harassment Trauma For Political Hit Jobs

It’s happening again.

The media is paving the way for Donald Trump to win 2020 with lazy, or perhaps purposeful, false equivalencies aimed at the top Democratic possible for 2020.

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Trump Just ‘Liked’ A Tweet About His Rich Friend Sexually Assaulting Women

The fact that Trump would give a thumbs up to this tweet – or Wynn’s behavior –may seem stunning, but it shouldn’t be all that surprising.

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Democrats Pushing Al Franken To Resign Over Sexual Misconduct Should Urge Trump To Do The Same

It’s time for Democrats to remember that the sitting President of the United States still has paid no political or legal price for his own behavior.

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Roy Moore Implodes After The Washington Post Busts Him For Lying About His Accuser

The meltdown came after the Post asked Moore’s campaign to back up a new smear on Leigh Corfman – and they couldn’t.

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Right-Wing Christians Place Party Before Faith Forsaking Compassion For Their Neighbor

It doesn’t matter what the issue is. Right-wing Christians have been placing the priorities of the party before the tenants of the faith for decades. However, now they are reaching ever new extremes, emboldened by Donald Trump’s presidency and Republican control of Congress.

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Trump Completely Loses It After Hillary Clinton Reminds America That He’s A Sexual Predator

“Look at the contrast between Al Franken, accepting responsibility, apologizing, and Roy Moore and Donald Trump who have done neither,” Clinton said.

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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Shouldn’t Be Anywhere Near The Bench After Minimizing Sexual Assault

Ohio Democrat Bill O’Neill wants you ladies to stop with the sexual assault complaints, or as he calls them, “sexual indiscretions.” He is “sooooo disappointed by this national feeding frenzy about sexual indiscretions decades ago.”

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Roy Moore In Free Fall As GOP Senator Endorses Democrat Doug Jones In Alabama Senate Race

Roy Moore’s days in politics are numbered, even if he does eke out a victory in Alabama.

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Panicking GOP Might Postpone Alabama Senate Election As Roy Moore Crumbles

If you can’t handle the scrutiny of a political campaign – if you need to postpone it until the smoke of a teenage sex scandal blows over – then you shouldn’t be running in the first place.

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Roy Moore Announces Trump-Like ‘Investigations’ Into All Of His Sexual Accusers

“There are investigations going on,” Moore said. “In the next few days, there will be revelations about the motivations and the content of this article.”

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Trump, Who Once Bragged About His Own Sexual Assault, Tries To Distance Himself From Roy Moore

Donald Trump can distance himself from Roy Moore’s past abuse of women all he wants, but he’ll never be able to escape his own.

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Bernie Sanders Demands Congress Fight Betsy DeVos’ Attack On Sexual Assault Victims

“This decision does a disservice to those who have worked hard to address sexual violence. Congress must now act to undo it.”

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Silence on San Bernardino School Shooting Speaks Shuddering the Soul

That this this school shooting went by without any substantive cries to address our nation’s gun culture and safety laws, especially regarding domestic abusers, is another indictment against this impervious predicament.

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The O’Reilly Factor Going Up In Smoke As 40+ Advertisers Have Now Abandoned The Show

It’s up to Fox News to choose what’s more important to them – making money while fostering an environment of sexual assault, or doing the right thing.

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Trump Claims Female Accuser Wasn’t Hot Enough For Him To Sexually Assault

Just when you think the GOP nominee for president can’t sink any lower, Donald Trump defended himself from an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman on an airplane by claiming that the woman was not hot enough for him to sexually assault.

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Trump Goes Full Dumpster Fire By Insulting Sexual Assault Accuser’s Looks

Donald Trump made the situation much worse for himself by insulting the looks of a woman who accused him of sexual assault during a rally in Florida.

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Michelle Obama Speaks For The Nation As She Blisters Trump For Bragging About Sexual Assault

First Lady Michelle Obama delivered an emotional and passionate rejection of Donald Trump and his bragging about sexually assaulting women.

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Clinton Campaign Responds To ‘Disgusting’ Sexual Assault Allegations Against Trump

Hillary Clinton tweeted, simply: “We have to win this election.”

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Trump Advisor Says It’s Not Sexual Assault Unless The Victim Reports It Right Away

“If somebody actually did that … any reasonable woman would have come forward and said something at the time.”

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Trump Threatened To Sue The New York Times Before It Published Sexual Assault Story

Trump’s first response to the Times before publishing the story wasn’t denial – it was to take legal action to make sure the information wasn’t reported.

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Mike Pence Says He is ‘Proud to Stand With’ Admitted Sexual Assaulter Donald Trump

“Congrats to my running mate @realDonaldTrump on a big debate win! Proud to stand with you as we #MAGA.”

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Last Night, Donald Trump Claimed Grabbing a Woman’s Genitals is Not Sexual Assault

“That is sexual assault. You bragged that you have actually sexually assaulted women. Do you understand that?” And Trump answered, “No.”

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Sexual Assault Isn’t Locker Room Talk: It’s Time For Men To Join Women In Rejecting Trump

Donald Trump continues to defend his boasting about sexual assault. Women long ago saw who Trump really is. Men can not allow Trump to hide behind excuses like “locker room talk.” Men must stand with women in rejecting Donald Trump.

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Democratic Senator Proposes Law to End the Parental Rights of Rapists in Maryland

Currently, Maryland and 30 other states afford rapists full parental rights under the law.

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Media Matters Names George F. Will Misinformer of the Year

Will’s most egregious sin may have been his “attacking and dismissing rape victims” but climate denialism and ethical lapses also dogged him

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CNN Host Smacks Down Rape Apologist’s Attempt To Victim Blame Sexual Abuse Survivors

During a segment on CNN’s Newsroom Thursday, host Carol Costello pushed back against author Susan Patton’s attempts to both blame the victims of sexual abuse and frame the issue of rape and sexual violence as nothing more than failed hook ups.

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Conservative Pundit Smacked Down After Saying Forced Kissing Isn’t Sexual Assault

During an appearance on ABC’s This Week, National Review writer Rich Lowry tried to assert that “attempted forced kissing” by men on young women didn’t count as sexual assault.

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Hateful Misogynist Rush Limbaugh Tells Men That Women Mean Yes When They Say No

Another day, another new low reached by bottom-scraping conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. In this instance, Limbaugh justified rape culture by telling men that no really means yes.

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Republicans Seek to Decriminalize Rape and Other Crimes Against Women

Republicans seek to assuage the crime of rape by redefining it to prevent women from abortion services, claiming it is a blessing or legislating medical instrument rape to teach women their place.

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President of the ‘Conscience Of the Republican Party’ Says Pregnancy by Rape is Rare

President of the Calfiornia Republican Assembly, Celeste Greig, said pregnancies by rape are rare ‘because it’s an act of violence, because the body is traumatized.’

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Defenders of the Steubenville Rape Crew Embrace the GOP’s Protect the Rapist Mindset

The response and support the Steubenville rapists are receiving is typical given the recent attacks on all American women at the hands of Republicans.

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The Protesters of the Steubenville Rape Case Inspire Real Change

Because of the attention the Steubenville case has gotten, San Luis Obispo has launched a campaign to encourage the reporting of rape.

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A Mountain of Legislation Proves Legitimate Rape is a Republican Policy, Not a Gaffe

As Akin begs forgiveness for his words, not one Republican apologizes for the mountain of legislation that proves ‘legitimate rape’ is a GOP policy, not a gaffe.

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