source Zach Gibson/Getty Images Democratic Rep. Elizabeth Esty will not run for reelection in 2018 after a report detailed her failure to act after her chief of staff threatened and harassed another female staffer. Esty had staved off calls to resign for days following the report. Connecticut Rep. Elizabeth Esty will not seek reelection to Congress in 2018, after pressure mounted for her to step down in the wake of a report detailing her lack of action in a harassment scandal in her Capitol Hill office. “From being a room parent in a first grade classroom to serving on the library board, town council, state house and U.S. Congress, I went into public service to fight for equality, justice, and fairness. It is one of the greatest honors of my life that the people of Connecticut’s Fifth District elected me to represent them in Congress,” Esty said in a statement on Monday. “However, … [Read more...] about Embattled Democrat Elizabeth Esty won’t run for reelection after staffer’s harassment scandal
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Trump slams Democrats, calls for ‘nuclear option’ to stop caravan of Central American immigrants
President Donald Trump continued his days-long Twitter tirade against illegal immigration on Monday with tweets calling for Congress to use the “nuclear option” to pass tougher border laws. The “nuclear option” means lowering the threshold for legislation from 60 out of 100 votes in the senate, to just a simple majority at 51, which happens to be the exact number of Republicans in the senate right now. Trump addressed a Buzzfeed report that more than 1,000 Central Americans, mostly from Honduras, were attempting to ride a train to enter the US with no resistance from Mexico. President Donald Trump continued his days-long Twitter tirade against illegal immigration on Monday with tweets calling for Congress to fundamentally blow up the way they pass legislation by employing the “nuclear option.” The “nuclear option” means lowering the threshold for legislation from 60 out of 100 votes in the senate, to just a simple majority at 51, … [Read more...] about Trump slams Democrats, calls for ‘nuclear option’ to stop caravan of Central American immigrants
A Democratic congresswoman kept her chief of staff on for months after learning he’d allegedly abused and threatened to kill a fellow female staffer
Connecticut Rep. Elizabeth Esty kept a top staffer in her office for months after learning he had threatened and harassed another female staffer. Esty apologised on Thursday in response to a Washington Post report detailing the ordeal from 2016. A Democratic congresswoman apologised on Thursday after a Washington Post report revealed she kept an employee on staff for several months after learning he had threatened and harassed another female staffer. Tony Baker, who served as Connecticut Rep. Elizabeth Esty chief of staff from 2014 to 2016, left a threatening voicemail for Anna Kain, a staffer who Baker had once dated, according to The Post. “You better f—–g reply to me or I will f—–g kill you,” Baker said on the voicemail. Esty learned of the threat within days, but did not immediately fire Baker, even after Kain provided evidence that he had physically and verbally abused her in Esty’s office, according to The Post. Esty kept Baker on … [Read more...] about A Democratic congresswoman kept her chief of staff on for months after learning he’d allegedly abused and threatened to kill a fellow female staffer
Republicans want to use a second round of tax cuts to put Democrats between a rock and a hard place
caption President Donald Trump and Rep. Kevin Brady source Drew Angerer/Getty Images Republicans want to roll out a second tax cut bill this year. The new bill could force Democrats to make a hard choice right before the 2018 midterm elections. The bill could also help correct some of the errors in the original tax bill. Even after passing the largest federal tax code overhaul in 30 years, Republicans are making more noise about trying to pass a second tax cut in an attempt to put pressure on Democrats in an election year. Top Republicans including President Donald Trump and Rep. Kevin Brady, the author of the newly implemented tax law, recently talked up the chances of introducing a second tax bill in Congress. “We’re actually going for a phase two, which will help – in addition to the middle class – will help companies,” Trump said at a White House event on March 12. … [Read more...] about Republicans want to use a second round of tax cuts to put Democrats between a rock and a hard place
Republicans and Democrats raise serious questions about Trump’s national security adviser pick John Bolton
caption John Kasich source Screenshot via CNN President Donald Trump’s appointment of former UN ambassador John Bolton to national security adviser has led people from both parties to raise concerns about his views. Former President George W. Bush’s national security adviser said he is concerned about Bolton’s views, as did Gov. John Kasich and others. Sen. Time Kaine raised doubts about Bolton’s ability to gain a security clearance in the White House. Bolton has been decried as a hawk with anti-Muslim views by his opponents. Lawmakers, former advisers, and generals weighed in on President Donald Trump’s latest staff shakeup on Sunday. Trump named John Bolton to be his national security adviser on Thursday, replacing Army Gen. H.R. McMaster. Bolton, who served as former President George W. Bush’s US ambassador to the United … [Read more...] about Republicans and Democrats raise serious questions about Trump’s national security adviser pick John Bolton