Tag: John Conyers

Blake Farenthold visiting the Galveston Beach renourishment project (image courtesy U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, available under a Creative Commons-BY license)

Woman Punished For Accusing Congressman Of Harassing Her (VIDEO)

Last weekend, as the hot lights turned on the secretive and degrading manner in which sexual harassment is handled on Capitol Hill, we learned...
Blake Farenthold visiting the Galveston Beach renourishment project (image courtesy U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, available under a Creative Commons-BY license)

Republican Congressman Settled Harassment Claim On Our Dime (VIDEO)

Earlier this month, we learned about the secretive and degrading way in which sexual harassment is handled on Capitol Hill. Staffers who claim to...
John Conyers at the 2017 National Action Network Legislative and Policy Conference (image courtesy Conyers' Facebook)

House Dems Show Trump How To Deal With Pervs In Their...

In a sane world, Donald Trump's presidency should have ended on Wednesday afternoon, when he declared that he would rather have a suspected sexual...

Capitol Hill Is The Safest Space In The Nation For Sexual...

On Tuesday, Buzzfeed revealed that in 2015, Congressman John Conyers, the ranking Democrat and former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, reached a settlement...
Jeff Sessions taking the oath at his confirmation hearing (image courtesy the Office of President-Elect Trump, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Dems Question Deal Made By Sessions’ DOJ and Russian Lawyer (TWEETS)

Earlier this spring, the government was poised to take a Russian real estate firm to court for using Manhattan real estate to launder money stolen from...

Congress Actually Passes Law To Protect U.S. Citizens, Cops Must Report...

House Resolution 1447, also known as the Death in Custody Reporting Act, passed through its final hurdle in Congress and will soon head to...
Policeman pulling over black toddler boy in toy car

Democratic Senators Ben Cardin And John Conyers Push For Ban On...

Ending racial profiling in law enforcement is not only the right thing to do, it would also save money ... so why do Republicans oppose it?