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“This is fundamentally wrong,” the Massachusetts Democrat said.  President Trump weighed in Thursday evening with two tweets disparaging Senator Al Franken for his boorish behavior.  The claims range from sexual harassment complaints, allegations of religious and racial discrimination, and overtime pay disputes.  “This is fundamentally wrong,” the Massachusetts Democrat said.  Despite the hard sell, Republicans haven’t persuaded the American people they want this plan, or even need it.  Democrat William O’Neill said the post grew out of frustration over Democrats’ calls to remove Al Fr

The Senate Finance Committee late Thursday approved the chamber’s GOP tax bill, after the House passed its measure earlier in the day. The panel voted to send the tax plan to the full Senate on a party-line vote of 14-12. "For the millions of hard-working Americans who need more money in their pockets and the chance of a better future, help is on the way," Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) said in a statement. “When the Senate returns after Thanksgiving, I will bring this must-pass legislation to the floor for further debate and open consideration," he said. The bil

Democrats scrambled to contain the fallout on Thursday after sexual assault allegations against Sen. MORE (D-Del.), who later released a statement condemning Franken’s behavior, noted that he couldn’t talk because he needed to vote and “I don’t like to miss votes.”  Democratic Sens. MORE (Del.) said they couldn't comment because they are members of the Ethics Committee.  Sen. MORE (D-W.Va.) appeared flabbergasted as he spoke to a swarm of reporters, repeatedly saying that he wanted to speak with Franken.

The House on Thursday passed legislation to overhaul the tax code, moving Republicans one step closer to achieving the top item on their legislative agenda.  The measure was approved by a vote of 227-205. No Democrats voted for the bill, while 13 Republicans broke ranks to oppose it.

President Trump slammed Sen. MORE (D-Minn.) late Thursday after a TV host and sports broadcaster accused Franken of kissing and groping her without her consent in 2006. Trump tweeted that the picture posted by Leeann Tweeden "speaks a thousand words," and questioned what Franken was doing in other pictures. "The Al Frankenstien [sic] picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words.

The Alabama Republican Party is shrugging off pressure from Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) to disqualify Roy Moore as its nominee for Senate. McConnell and other Senate Republicans had pressured the state party to ditch Moore by arguing that he has no chance of winning the race, and even if he does, he faces a Senate Ethics Committee investigation and expulsion vote. “The Alabama Republican Party has to come to grips with the fact that they’re going to lose that seat.

NEWARK — The federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey ended in a mistrial on Thursday after jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict, leaving Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, free to return to Congress but injecting uncertainty as he faces re-election next year and his party faces a difficult battle to retake the Senate. After interviewing jurors individually in his chambers, Judge William H.

NEWARK — The federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey ended in a mistrial on Thursday after jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict, leaving Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, free to return to Congress but injecting uncertainty as he faces re-election next year and his party faces a difficult battle to retake the Senate. After interviewing jurors individually in his chambers, Judge William H.

That Roy S. Moore, the Republican candidate for Senate in Alabama, would cruise to victory seemed almost a foregone conclusion. Now, after a series of women have come forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct, very little is certain in a race that could have major implications for the party’s ability to govern in Washington. Senate Republicans have distanced themselves from Mr. Moore, a former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, and are openly discussing expelling him from the chamber if he wins.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama Republican Party on Thursday offered unqualified support to the embattled candidacy of Roy S. Moore, ignoring the condemnation of national Republican leaders and brushing aside worries that he could lose a Senate race in a solidly conservative state — or be expelled from Congress if he wins.