Tag: Sexual Assault

What Francis Knew

Mark Hemingway · September 8, 2018 9:02 am

Al Franken criticized the Republican Party and the behavior of the attendees, saying that the rhetoric of speakers at the convention has —œjust been startlingly ugly." (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Al Franken’s return to politics seems more and more likely

Emily Jashinsky · September 7, 2018 9:32 pm

Acting New York state Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood speaks in Albany, N.Y.

New York attorney general subpoenas state’s Roman Catholic dioceses as part of child sex abuse probe

Naomi Lim · September 6, 2018 7:29 pm

Innocence Presumed

K.C. Johnson, Stuart Taylor Jr. · September 6, 2018 9:06 am

Harvey Weinstein appears in court in New York, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Weinstein pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sex act charges in a brief hearing Tuesday before a judge and his lawyer vowed afterward to try and beat the case even before it goes to trial.

Sex trafficking lawsuits against Harvey Weinstein bring attention to modern slavery

Diana Mao · September 6, 2018 4:00 am

President Trump arrived in Rome on Tuesday ahead of his first-ever meeting with Pope Francis. (AP Photos)

Trump defends Pope Francis’ handling of sex abuse crisis

Caitlin Yilek · September 5, 2018 4:00 pm

President Donald Trump arrives at the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018.

Trump questions whether NBC should lose license over Harvey Weinstein controversy

Caitlin Yilek · September 4, 2018 3:31 pm

Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio, in New York, Thursday, March 2, 2017.

Tucker Carlson predicts ‘extremely ugly’ week for NBC

Caitlin Yilek · September 4, 2018 1:59 pm

NBC's news chairman has sent an exhaustive defense of the network's handling of Ronan Farrow's investigation of Harvey Weinstein to his staff members, saying any speculation that the disgraced Hollywood mogul had any role in the network's rejection of the story was baseless.

Ronan Farrow: NBC tried to stop me from reporting Weinstein story

Caitlin Yilek · September 4, 2018 12:19 pm

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks with the media after a series of listening sessions about campus sexual violence, Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Washington.

Send campus sexual assault to court

Washington Examiner · August 31, 2018 4:00 am

Red Alert Politics

Kangaroo courts for campus sexual assault can’t end soon enough

Inez Feltscher Stepman · August 30, 2018 8:28 pm

Pope Francis talks to journalists onboard a plane.

Beltway Confidential

Pope Francis normally won’t stop talking. He’s picked a funny time to go silent

Becket Adams · August 30, 2018 5:08 pm