Tag: Sexual Assault

Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee (pictured center-right), leaves the Senate Judiciary Committee room for a short break on the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

GOP lawmaker: Second Kavanaugh accuser refusing to talk to Congress

Susan Ferrechio · September 25, 2018 7:55 pm

People walk past comedian/actor Bill Cosby's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles Thursday, July 9, 2015. A coalition of black civil rights activists is calling on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to remove Cosby's star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce released a statement saying it has never removed a star from the walk and will not do so in Cosby's case.

Hollywood group refuses to remove Bill Cosby’s Walk of Fame star

Anna Giaritelli · September 25, 2018 7:36 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

McConnell: Being male doesn’t mean we can’t judge Kavanaugh accusations

Pete Kasperowicz · September 25, 2018 7:22 pm

Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.

Bill Cosby gets to 3 to 10 years for 2004 sex assault

Associated Press · September 25, 2018 6:17 pm

A demonstrator holds a "Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Stopped" sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. President Donald Trump said he backs Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh "all the way" and dismissed as "unsubstantiated statements" new sexual misconduct allegations as the nomination is at risk of unraveling.

Group to project ‘Kavanaugh is a sexual predator’ onto Supreme Court

Steven Nelson · September 25, 2018 5:57 pm

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, to begin his testimony in his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

GOP hires woman to question Kavanaugh accuser, Dems demand her name

Susan Ferrechio · September 25, 2018 5:55 pm

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says President Trump's steel tariffs could add $500 million to the cost of a planned export terminal. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Lisa Murkowski: Kavanaugh confirmation hinges on accuser, not judge’s qualifications

Naomi Lim · September 25, 2018 5:34 pm

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Here’s what Brett Kavanaugh should say directly to Sen. Mazie Hirono when he testifies Thursday

David Freddoso · September 25, 2018 5:17 pm

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, of Tennessee speaks with reporters after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in Washington. President Trump says the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, which he called "defective at its core."

Bob Corker: ‘Very positive thoughts’ about Kavanaugh

Susan Ferrechio, Robert King · September 25, 2018 4:57 pm

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Beltway Confidential

Republicans: Stop declaring Brett Kavanaugh innocent before talking to Christine Blasey Ford under oath

Erin Dunne · September 25, 2018 4:54 pm

President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, is pictured at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Kavanaugh became ‘aggressive,’ ‘belligerent’ when drinking, says Yale freshman roommate

Naomi Lim · September 25, 2018 4:33 pm

President Trump listens as Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee, speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018, in Washington.

Trump: Allegations against Brett Kavanaugh a ‘con game’ played by Democrats

Melissa Quinn · September 25, 2018 4:16 pm