Tag: Sexual Assault

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill.

Media convict Brett Kavanaugh and GOP on grounds of being white males

Eddie Scarry · September 22, 2018 4:00 am

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson addresses the media outside of The Village at Westerly Creek after touring the HUD funded property Monday, July 30, 2018, in Aurora, Colo.

Ben Carson floats ‘big picture’ conspiracy to explain Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegation

Daniel Chaitin · September 22, 2018 3:25 am

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with the Washington Examiner at his office on Thursday, Feb. 9th, 2017.

Lawyer for Kavanaugh accuser rips Grassley, requests extra day to make testimony decision

Caitlin Yilek · September 22, 2018 1:57 am

Former 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that advancing womenÃ¢â¬â¢s rights and opportunities is the "unfinished business of the 21st century" and she plans to stick around to help finish the job. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Hillary Clinton: It would be ‘very easy’ for FBI to investigate Kavanaugh allegation

Caitlin Yilek · September 22, 2018 12:50 am

Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., walks to a GOP meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Republicans and Democrats reached agreement on a legislative package extending dozens of tax breaks and financing 2016 government operations

GOP Senate nominee: Accusation against Kavanaugh ‘absurd’ because they were drunk teenagers

Caitlin Yilek · September 21, 2018 11:15 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the committee has finished interviewing witnesses about the Trump Tower meeting, which Donald Trump Jr. attended with a Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Grassley extends deadline for Kavanaugh accuser

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · September 21, 2018 11:04 pm

Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, right, listens as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks during a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Mitch McConnell bets it all: ‘Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court’

Philip Wegmann · September 21, 2018 7:27 pm

Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, takes questions from reporters on Capitol Hill.

Susan Collins ‘appalled’ after Trump questions Kavanaugh accuser

Diana Stancy Correll · September 21, 2018 5:58 pm

National Security

Military sex assault study released after pressure from Congress

Travis J. Tritten · September 21, 2018 5:46 pm

In this Friday, June 16, 2017, file photo President Trump speaks about Cuba policy in Miami. The Trump Organization dissolved subsidiaries created to pursue business opportunities in Qatar six days after Donald Trump was inaugurated as Americaâs 45th president.

Beltway Confidential

Trump demands police report for Kavanaugh allegations. He asked for no such thing from the Clinton accusers

Becket Adams · September 21, 2018 5:15 pm

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, arrives before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, for the second day of his confirmation to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Over 75 female colleagues, friends, and ex-girlfriends stage defense of Kavanaugh

Melissa Quinn · September 21, 2018 5:09 pm

President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Las Vegas.

Trump blasts Dems for ‘purposefully’ delaying Kavanaugh confirmation, urges swift vote

Gabby Morrongiello · September 21, 2018 4:05 pm