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Diana DeGette on sexual harassment in Congress: ‘People need to name names’
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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette said she believes it’s important to identify members of Congress who have engaged in sexual misconduct so they can’t continue their behavior, adding that lawmakers should be expelled from Congress when there’s credible evidence of harassment. The Denver Democrat told MSNBC host Chris Hayes on Tuesday that Congress also needs…
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter wants courts to decide if Trump’s ongoing foreign business deals violate Constitution
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U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter said Friday he’s suing President Donald Trump because he believes it’s a violation of the Constitution if the president’s businesses keep receiving payments from foreign governments without an OK from Congress. Perlmutter is among the nearly 200 congressional Democrats – including all three fellow Democrats in Colorado’s delegation, U.S. Sen. Michael…
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All four Democratic members of Colorado’s delegation join emoluments lawsuit against Trump
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Every Democratic member of Congress from Colorado has signed on to a federal lawsuit charging President Donald Trump with accepting “emoluments,” or benefits, from foreign states without obtaining the approval of Congress, in violation of the U.S. Constitution. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter are among the…
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Jensen: Investigate the leaks, not Flynn
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Yes, there needs to be an investigation, but not necessarily of General Mike Flynn. Democratic Senator Chris Coons of Delaware and Chuckie Schumer of New York demand to know when President Trump knew what he knew and when did he know whatever he knew about General Mike Flynn’s conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Democratic…
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Koskinen to House Judiciary: I don’t deserve impeachment
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IRS Commissioner John Koskinen expressed regret to Congress Wednesday for his agency’s past mistreatment of tea party groups, but said he has cooperated with congressional investigators and does not deserve to be impeached. The IRS chief made the remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing during a continued push by some conservatives to oust Koskinen. Their impeachment…
