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Andrew Kerr Julie Swetnick, the third woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in high school, faced allegations from her former employer that she engaged in “unwelcome, sexually offensive conduct” in 2000. WebTrends alleged in a lawsuit that, after the company determined she had engaged in “innapropriate conduct,” Swetnick made “false and retaliatory allegations” of sexual…
Vandana Rambaran Capitol Hill police arrested dozens of protesters who oppose the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Dirksen Senate Building on Friday. Protesters shouted “We believe survivors” and “We believe Christine” to show support for Christine Blasey Ford, who testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday saying that she is…
Hanna Bogorowski on September 28, 2018 GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who delivered one of the more fiery speeches in defense of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at a Thursday hearing, told “Fox & Friends” Friday that after being doxxed, he had multiple people come to his house and calling his personal number….
Nick Givas on September 28, 2018 Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich shamed Senate Democrats for using Christine Blasey Ford as a pawn, on “Fox & Friends” Friday, and predicted more than one Democrat will vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. “I think he will be [confirmed]. In fact, I think…
Nick Givas Democratic Sen. Dick Blumenthal of Connecticut tried to focus on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s past drinking habits and called other parts of his personal past “fair game” while speaking with reporters at the Capitol Thursday. “We are elected to do this job, regardless of who the witnesses are, what this topic is,…
Hanna Bogorowski The GoFundMe page for the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school nearly 35 years ago has raised over $132,552 in less than 48 hours. “Due to death threats, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford […] and her family have had to leave their residence and arrange for…
Neetu Chandak on September 14, 2018 An illegal immigrant mother in North Carolina feared Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would separate her from her child if she evacuated to avoid Hurricane Florence, but ICE said otherwise. “My concern is that we’ve heard rumors that they were not accepting undocumented persons and that if you went there…
Molly Prince on September 12, 2018 Continuing an upward trend, middle class income reached its highest level ever despite New York Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claiming there is no such class in America. The median income for a household in the U.S. reached $61,732 in 2017, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released…
Molly Prince Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont called for the end of corruption Tuesday, saying it gives rise to terrorism, however, he failed to mention the corruption investigation involving Burlington College, where his wife was president. “We must not only work to end terrorist violence. We must fight the conditions that give rise to…
Nick Givas on September 11, 2018 MSNBC host Joe Scarborough called President Donald Trump’s actions a “far graver threat to the idea of America” than the 9/11 attackers, Tuesday on “Morning Joe.” Scarborough claimed tragedies like 9/11 bring people closer together, while the president continues to tear them apart. “If you strip America of its ideas,…