Tag: Sexual Harassment

"I think a whole lot of people know I'm probably packing, so I don't think there's a whole lot of people who would necessarily mess with me," former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said while speaking to MSNBC's Kasie Hunt on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Sarah Palin on sexual harassment: A lot of people ‘know I’m packing’ so they don’t ‘mess with me’

Mandy Mayfield · November 16, 2017 10:29 pm

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour and of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

USO: Allegations against Al Franken ‘deeply disturbing’

Melissa Quinn · November 16, 2017 10:25 pm

Franken's sudden unavailability to attend the Nelson event suggests Democrats expect any future associations with Franken would be toxic. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Beltway Confidential

Al Franken suddenly unavailable to headline weekend fundraiser for Bill Nelson

Emily Jashinsky · November 16, 2017 10:21 pm

Former President George H.W. Bush faces allegations from roughly half a dozen women now who claim he groped them, both in and out of office. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Woman accuses George H.W. Bush of groping her while he was still president

Naomi Lim · November 16, 2017 10:20 pm

The mention of the former Fox News chairman and CEO happened on Smith's afternoon show on Fox News. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fox News host Shepard Smith name-drops Roger Ailes during sexual misconduct discussion

Daniel Chaitin · November 16, 2017 9:57 pm

Between Harvey Weinstein and Franken, Democrats have faced calls to return money from two different alleged sexual harassers this fall. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Al Franken’s PAC contributions puts dozens of midterm candidates in a tough spot

Emily Jashinsky · November 16, 2017 9:54 pm

Franken won re-election in 2014. His current term ends in 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Liberal group: Al Franken can stay in the Senate, help with ‘culture shift’

Joel Gehrke · November 16, 2017 9:41 pm

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday that President Trump agrees with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., that an ethics investigation is necessary to look into allegations that Franken sexually harassed a radio host in 2006. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sarah Sanders: Ethics investigation into allegations about Al Franken ‘appropriate action’

Melissa Quinn · November 16, 2017 9:11 pm

Almost all of them allege the former state judge sought intimate encounters with them when they were in their teens and he was in his early- to mid-30s. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Beltway Confidential

A rundown of all the women who’ve accused Roy Moore of sexual misconduct

Becket Adams · November 16, 2017 9:10 pm

Trump has dispatched his press secretary and daughter to make public statements about the GOP candidate's actions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House refuses to call on Moore to step aside: ‘People of Alabama should make a decision’

Gabby Morrongiello · November 16, 2017 9:03 pm

Roy Moore: ‘Mitch McConnell and his cronies’ are trying to steal the Alabama election

Sarah Bedford · November 16, 2017 9:02 pm

Franken, who was elected to the Senate as a Democrat in 2008, issued a statement apologizing for his behavior. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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Keith Ellison ‘deeply disturbed’ by Al Franken allegations

Siraj Hashmi · November 16, 2017 8:46 pm