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Elizabeth Warren, Gina Raimondo spar over indian casino bill

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has boosted her standing with the Mashpee Wampanoag for her bill clearing the way for a tribal casino, but not with Rhode Island Democrats.

September 26, 2018

Keith Ellison calls for House Ethics Committee probe into Karen Monahan abuse allegations

Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat, announced Wednesday that he would ask the House Ethics Committee to investigate domestic-abuse allegations made last month by his ex-girlfriend Karen Monahan.

September 26, 2018

Keith Ellison becomes campaign issue in key Minnesota Senate races

Domestic abuse allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison are creating headaches not only for his campaign but also for the candidacies of two fellow Democrats, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith.

September 26, 2018

HHS severs fetal-tissue contract, launches audit after uproar from pro-life groups

The Health and Human Services Department has undertaken its most aggressive action on fetal-tissue sales to date, terminating a contract with a supplier and launching an audit after an outcry from the pro-life movement.

September 25, 2018

Lindsey Graham: FBI said ‘We don’t know how to help you’ with Brett Kavanaugh accusations

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said Tuesday that the FBI has told him their agents can't help with the murky allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

September 25, 2018

Believe women? Only 5 percent of Minnesota Democrats believe Keith Ellison’s accuser

Democrats have made "believe women" their rallying cry when it comes to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, but not when it comes to the woman accusing Rep. Keith Ellison of domestic abuse.

September 25, 2018

Chris Coons: Burden of proof lies with Brett Kavanaugh to prove his innocence

Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Democrat, drew double-takes on the right Monday after insisting that the burden of proof lies with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to prove his innocence.

September 25, 2018

Activist federal staffer who said she ‘can’t really get fired’ no longer working at DOJ

Resistance leader Allison Hrabar said in an undercover video that as a federal employee, she couldn't be fired, but she may have overstated her case.

September 24, 2018

Keith Ellison abuse allegations harm Democrats’ argument against Brett Kavanaugh

The domestic-abuse allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison have muddled the Democratic Party's "believe women" message at a crucial juncture in the party's bid to sink the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

September 23, 2018

Mazie Hirono breaks Democrats’ silence on Ellison, says abuse charges ‘need to be investigated’

Sen. Mazie Hirono broke Sunday the Democratic Party's silence on domestic-abuse allegations leveled a month ago against Rep. Keith Ellison, saying that they "need to be investigated."

September 23, 2018

Juanita Broaddrick: Democrats were okay with putting ‘sexual predator/rapist’ in White House

Juanita Broaddrick had a comeback for Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff after he warned that Republicans should not put "someone who may have committed attempted rape" on the Supreme Court.

September 22, 2018

Keith Ellison grilled over abuse allegations in Minnesota AG campaign debate

Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison was grilled Friday during a televised debate over allegations of domestic abuse, an issue that has dogged his run for Minnesota attorney general despite drawing scant national coverage.

September 22, 2018

Democrats accused of trying to bury Keith Ellison abuse allegations

Democrats taking to the airwaves to denounce Judge Brett Kavanaugh have been considerably less focused on their own abuse investigation into Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison.

September 21, 2018

Democrats embrace man-bashing to defeat Kavanaugh

Vilifying half the population may sound like a risky campaign strategy, but Democratic man-bashing has soared as the party fights to beat back the Kavanaugh nomination and whip up support for the midterms.

September 20, 2018

Project Veritas reveals communist GAO auditor as part of Trump resistance

In a Project Veritas undercover video, Natarajan Subramanian, a self-identified communist and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, said he works on DSA projects during work hours as part of the anti-Trump resistance.

September 20, 2018

Communist GAO auditor says federal bureaucracy abuzz with socialists

The federal government has been infiltrated by socialists and communists, but don't take Joseph McCarthy's word for it -- ask Government Accountability Office auditor Natarajan Subramanian.

September 20, 2018

Juanita Broaddrick: Feinstein had no interest rape allegation against Bill Clinton

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, has championed Brett Kavanaugh's #MeToo accuser, but Juanita Broaddrick says the senator never showed any interest in her 1999 rape allegation against President Bill Clinton.

September 19, 2018

Karen Monahan feared retribution from ex-boyfriend Keith Ellison

A 2017 medical document released Wednesday by Karen Monahan said she feared "retribution" if she revealed her allegations of abuse against her former boyfriend, Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison.

September 19, 2018

DOJ investigating after staffer brags about using job for resistance in Project Veritas sting

The Department of Justice said Wednesday it would investigate an employee was caught in a Project Veritas sting bragging about using her job to help advance the political agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America.

September 19, 2018

Keith Ellison accuser releases 2017 medical document saying she feared ‘retribution’

A 2017 medical document released Wednesday by Karen Monahan said she feared "retribution" if she revealed her allegations of abuse against her former boyfriend, Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison.

September 19, 2018