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Nearly 60 Democratic female lawmakers are calling on the House Oversight Committee to open an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against MORE.  In a letter, 56 members of the Democratic Women's Working Group (DWWG) ask Oversight Chairman united to tell their stories at a joint news conference. The White House did not immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment on the new letter, but in the past has vehemently denied the allegations. Their call comes at a time when women are coming forward with their "Me Too" accounts and shining a lig

In today's Hillcast PM View, your daily evening update on what went down in Washington: Terrorism returns to New York City; all eyes are on Alabama ahead of tomorrow’s Senate special election; and a controversial vote to end net neutrality draws near. In today's podcast, host Niv Elis talks to terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman, as well as The Hill’s Ben Kamisar and Ali Breland about what happened today.    Subscribe now: Apple Podcasts | 

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparred heatedly with reporters Monday over errors made by media outlets in recent stories on MORE. In a fiery exchange with CNN’s Jim Acosta, a frequent critic of the White House, Sanders disputed the notion that news outlets had made “honest mistakes” in their reporting.

Sexual harassment allegations against MORE were thrust back into the spotlight Monday after three of his accusers banded together for a media tour. Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks recounted alleged harassment by Trump, stories they first shared during the 2016 presidential campaign, and demanded that Congress open an investigation. “I ask that Congress put aside their party affiliations and investigate Mr.

The possible election of Doug Jones, a Democrat, in deep-red Alabama would alter the balance of power in the Senate and could dramatically change the GOP’s agenda in 2018. A Jones win would put more pressure on Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Wis.) in 2018. If the Senate Republican majority shrinks by one seat — giving them a razor thin 51-49 majority — it will give more leverage to GOP moderates such as Sens. MORE (Tenn.). But it will also empower maverick conservatives such as Sens.

MOSCOW — Ask Russian analysts to describe the coming campaign for the March 2018 presidential election and their answers contain a uniform theme: a circus, a carnival, a sideshow. With the victory of President Vladimir V. Putin assured, the real contest, they say, is the bare-knuckled, no-holds-barred fight to determine who or what comes after him by the end of his next six years in office, in 2024. What might be called the Court of Putin — the top 40 to 50 people in the Kremlin and their oligarch allies — will spend the next presidential term brawling over that future. When Mr.

The three stories are nearly identical. A young woman arrives at Columbia University for her doctoral studies, eager to prove herself as a scholar. A star professor’s attentions seem to indicate she has succeeded. The attentions soon turn sexual, and the student grows uncomfortable. But she feels powerless to speak out. The difference in the stories is the decade in which they took place. Jennifer Sheridan Moss said she was harassed by William V. Harris, a renowned Greco-Roman historian, in the 1980s. Jennifer Knust said he harassed her in the 1990s.

The New Yorker said Monday that it had fired Ryan Lizza, the magazine’s Washington correspondent, after it said he had engaged in what it called “improper sexual conduct,” a charge that Mr. Lizza denied. “The New Yorker recently learned that Ryan Lizza engaged in what we believe was improper sexual conduct,” a spokeswoman said in a statement. “We have reviewed the matter and, as a result, have severed ties with Lizza. Due to a request for privacy, we are not commenting further.” Mr. Lizza rejected The New Yorker’s characterization of events, but both the magazine and Douglas H.

The celebrity chef Mario Batali, one of the country’s most high-profile restaurateurs, is stepping away from the daily operations of his businesses and the daytime program he co-hosts on ABC, “The Chew,” amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Mr. Batali released a statement after a report was published Monday on Eater, the food website, that said four women had alleged that Mr.

The celebrity chef Mario Batali, one of the country’s most high-profile restaurateurs, is stepping away from the daily operations of his businesses and the daytime program he co-hosts on ABC, “The Chew,” amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Mr. Batali released a statement after a report was published Monday on Eater, the food website, that said four women had alleged that Mr.