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Women’s March protesters are holding a “Cancel Kavanaugh” rally for survivors of sexual assault in DC Monday, with walkouts nationwide to say, “We believe survivors.”
We’re marching out of the Hart Senate Building and back to the Supreme Court for a rally to #BelieveWomen and #CancelKavanaugh. pic.twitter.com/trp0fghxgs
Jane Mayer pointed out on MSNBC’s Morning Joe that the second Kavanaugh accuser didn’t step forward, but rather they called her and Mark Judge’s former girlfriend told her that said he had sex when he was at Georgetown Prep with some of his friends, all with the same drunk woman at the same time.’”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” about reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was stepping down, saying his departure would put at risk the federal probe into Russian election activities.
Michael Avenatti is not playing. In an email Monday to Mr. Davis, Chief Counsel for Nominations for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Avenatti demanded a response to when members of the committee were aware of similar allegations and why they weren't investigated.
By David DeKok
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s downfall from “America’s Dad” to convicted felon reached its final chapter in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Monday, as a judge began deciding whether to sentence the 81-year-old comedian to prison for sexual assault.
On Friday another associate of Donald Trump’s friend Roger Stone, Jerome Corsi, met with a federal grand jury convened to hear testimony in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has resigned in anticipation of being fired by President Donald Trump, Axios news site reported.
Rosenstein verbally resigned to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, the report said, citing an unidentified source with knowledge of the matter. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
Democrat Andrew Gillum holds a four-point lead over Republican Ron DeSantis in November’s Florida gubernatorial election, according to a poll released Monday.
A University of North Florida (UNF) survey showed Gillum receiving support from 47 percent of likely voters, compared to 43 percent who back DeSantis. Another 10 percent of likely voters said they are currently undecided.
Nobody expected Donald Trump to give in easily. Despite new allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh the president remains defiant and combative and has no intentions of withdrawing Kavanaugh’s nomination.
Several days ago Republican Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted:
“It is imperative the Judiciary committee move forward on the Kavanaugh nomination and a committee vote be taken ASAP.”
It is imperative the Judiciary committee move forward on the Kavanaugh nomination and a committee vote be taken ASAP.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), both possible 2020 Democratic Party candidates for president, on Sunday night demanded that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh withdraw his nomination. They made their demands after a second sexual misconduct allegation emerged against the right-wing judge who Donald Trump chose for the high court.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee has called for a postponement of the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination after new sexual assault allegations surfaced.
Attorney Michael Avenatti has multiple witnesses willing to testify that Brett Kavanaugh and Mark Judge participated in the drugging and gang raping of women at DC house parties in the 1980s.
Trump responded to more sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court nominee by telling his staff that this is why they should have been fighting the Christine Blasey Ford allegations sooner.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is being investigated for sexual misconduct while he was an adult at Yale.
Attorney Michael Avenatti is demanding that the Kavanaugh nomination be withdrawn after he announced that he is representing a second woman who has information on Brett Kavanaugh and Mark Judge.
U.S. and Canadian officials trying to reach a deal on NAFTA are "very likely" to hold informal talks on the sidelines of a major U.N. meeting in the next few days, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday.
Donald Trump's politics of racism and division are backfiring as a new poll of Latino voters found that Trump has a 26% approval rating and that Latino voters want a Democratic Congress by a more than 3-1 margin.
Nikki Haley was asked about Trump's declining mental state and her answer was laughably lacking in strength.
In a vile answer on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) showed his real self by offering a defense of Kavanaugh that was both vile and an insult to victims of sexual assault.