Sentences with phrase «franken faced»

Franken faced a cascade of calls Wednesday from fellow Democrats and other political allies to leave office in response to multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

After Harvey Weinstein and Al Franken faced sexual misconduct allegations, the RNC and NRSC both insisted that Democrats return donations from them, which many ultimately did.

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In his resignation speech, Franken alluded to wanting a woman to replace him, telling the Senate, «Minnesotans deserve a senator who can focus with all her energy on addressing the challenges they face every day.»

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a radio interview Thursday said it's up to Sen. Al Franken as to whether he should resign as he faces allegations of groping and unwanted sexual contact from a half - dozen women.

«He has been back in the news with the senator from New York, Kirsten Gillibrand, suggesting he would have had to resign in the current climate and, of course, Democrats facing questions about Senator Al Franken's conduct.»

Franken already faced a Senate ethics investigation over Tweeden's allegation, but the Menz allegation is potentially more damaging for Franken because it would be behavior that occurred while he was in office.

The announcement from Gillibrand, a Senate leader on confronting sexual harassment in the military and on college campuses, dramatically ratchet up the pressure on Franken, a Democrat who faces accusations of unwanted advances or improper touching from six different women.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Minnesota Sen. Al Franken apologized Thursday and faced a likely Senate ethics investigation after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.

That's consistent with what Gillibrand has been saying for years about sexual harassment in the military and on college campuses, and she maintained that consistency earlier this month when she called on a friend, Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, to resign in light of the accusations of sexual misbehavior that he faces.

Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota faces a Senate ethics investigation but plans to stay on.

Later, Franken, a faux scowl on his face, challenged Moniz's math and got the MIT professor to admit that the number did contain «a rounding error.»

Some have mild tweaks, such as Bison with his long coat, or Vega with his puffy shirt, and others are more extreme, like Ken's half - pony / wetsuit shirt, or Nash's Franken - face.

And in related news, corporate control of internet traffic in the US faces an encouraging initiative from Senators Maria Cantwell and Al Franken: A Bill To preserve the free and open nature of the Internet, expand the benefits of broadband, and promote universally available and affordable broadband service.

And in related news, corporate control of internet traffic in the US faces an encouraging initiative from Senators Maria Cantwell and Al Franken: A... [more]

Perhaps more importantly, Al Franken and the world should know the probability that a «random person in the population could look at your iPhone X and unlock it using Face ID is approximately 1 in 1,000,000.»

If that's still not enough to convince you of Apple's profound commitment to encrypting and protecting sensitive Face ID data, the Cupertino - based company has also issued a formal response to Al Franken's public September 13 query.

Late last year, for instance, then Senator Al Franken pressed the company over Face ID — a subject to which Apple quickly responded.

After the iPhone X was revealed, Sen. Al Franken, D - Minn., wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook asking him to tell him about privacy and security concerns regarding the Face ID.

Soon after Apple unveiled the iPhone X in September, U.S. Senator Al Franken sent the Cupertino company a letter containing several questions surrounding security and privacy while using Face ID.