Tag: Gender Issues

"Women who accuse anyone should be heard," she said. "They should be heard, they should be dealt with. I think we heard from them prior to the election and I think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Nikki Haley: All women who have experienced sexual misconduct should be heard — even Trump’s accusers

Kyle Feldscher · December 10, 2017 4:15 pm

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., holds hands with his wife Franni Bryson as he leaves the Capitol after speaking on the Senate floor. Franken said he will resign from the Senate in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Salena Zito: For once, the joke is on Al Franken

Salena Zito · December 10, 2017 5:01 am

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said in a statement that his wife was admitted to a hospital Thursday night due to a recurring health issue and that Friday would be his last day as a sitting member of Congress. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trent Franks resigns immediately from Congress, cites wife’s hospitalization after surrogacy revelations

Al Weaver · December 8, 2017 8:38 pm

The mobile billboard, paid for by Democratic group American Bridge, will display statements Ivanka made when news first broke claiming that Moore molested a 14-year-old girl and preyed on teenage girls. (Photos courtesy: American Bridge)

Democratic group to blast Ivanka’s ‘special place in hell’ Roy Moore comments outside Trump’s rally

Laura Barrón-López · December 8, 2017 7:07 pm

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore said he looks forward to passing the "America First" agenda with President Trump. "You're right Mr. President! We can't Make America Great Again with another radical liberal in the US Senate." (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Roy Moore looking forward to passing the ‘American First Agenda’ with Trump

Katie Leach · December 8, 2017 4:24 pm

Beltway Confidential

Al Franken’s refusal to resign from progressive advocacy will test Democrats

Emily Jashinsky · December 8, 2017 3:56 pm

Until recently, the national media was largely hesitant to treat former President Bill Clinton's accusers, including Juanita Broaddrick (left), who has maintained for years that Clinton raped her, as legitimate. (AP Photos)

New York Times fully evolves on Bill Clinton’s ‘sexual misconduct’

Eddie Scarry · December 8, 2017 2:21 pm

While Sen. Al Franken was right about one thing: "I, of all people, am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office, and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the Senate with the full support of his party." It could be called a Senate floor subtweet to both President Trump and Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Al Franken is resigning. It’s now your turn, GOP

Siraj Hashmi · December 8, 2017 2:07 pm

Harold Ford Jr. worked at Morgan Stanley when a female reporter accused him of groping and stalking her. As a result, Ford's employer, Morgan Stanley, fired him. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Harold Ford Jr. suspended from ‘Morning Joe’ until harassment case settled

Pete Kasperowicz · December 8, 2017 1:01 pm

In his resignation speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., did not admit wrongdoing and said some of the allegations made against him aren't true, while others involve incidents he remembers differently. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Al Franken accuser: ‘I definitely wanted more answers’ from his resignation speech

Melissa Quinn · December 8, 2017 12:51 pm

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., was forced to resign over charges of repeated sexual harassment and assault that occurred over many years.

So long, Al Franken: War on women isn’t partisan

Washington Examiner · December 7, 2017 9:26 pm

Red Alert Politics

Feminism is too Western, according to a University of Michigan panel

Isaiah Denby · December 7, 2017 5:44 pm