Sentences with phrase «into franken»

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has said Moore should step aside, quickly said the Senate should look into Franken.

On Thursday, the Senate Ethics Committee confirmed that it has launched a preliminary inquiry into Franken's behavior, and a handful of House Democrats - including Democratic Caucus Chairman Joseph Crowley, N.Y., - called for him to resign, along with Conyers.

Not exact matches

Franken resigned after a Senate ethics panel looked into accusations from eight women who said he had groped and forcibly kissed them.

Gillibrand last week declined to call for Franken's resignation, saying in a WCNY interview that the ethics investigation into the allegations should be played out and that whether he stays in office is up to him.

Long Island Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice became the first member of the House or Senate to call on Franken to step down, and tore into House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for not taking a tougher stance on sexual harassment.

As Democratic and Republican senators alike condemn Franken and call for an ethics committee investigation into his behavior, several women who have worked for the Minnesota Democrat are defending him.

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The Story Behind Jared Kushner's Curious Acceptance into Harvard ProPublica editor Daniel Golden wrote a book a decade ago about how the rich buy their In her post, Tweeden says the harassment occurred as the two rehearsed for a USO skit written by Franken in which he was supposed to kiss her.

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As of yet at least (we've all learned to hedge our bets at this point), Franken hasn't been accused by 19 women (and counting) of everything from sexual assault to repeatedly barging into to beauty pageant dressing rooms and bragging about sexually assaulting women.

«While we didn't go into math and science careers, I felt that there's actually a lot in my career that has to do with logic, like writing a joke,» Franken said.

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Just a week into his tenure, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken finds himself one of only five non-lawyers on the committee, in his role as the «people's proxy,» according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

US Senator Al Franken has waded into controversy over Apple's Touch ID biometric system on the iPhone 5s, challenging the Cupertino firm to address his security concerns about stolen fingerprints and data privacy.