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Huma Abedin writes in her forthcoming book that a U.S. senator sexually assaulted her in her 20s, kissing her unprompted and forcing his tongue in her mouth as the two conversed in his apartment. The longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, now 45, detailed the incident in her memoir Both/And, set to be published next week, according to an except obtained by the Guardian. Abedin withheld details of the senator’s identity like his party, whether he is still in Congress, and which state he represented.

The White House offered Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper’s erroneous tweet alleging the vaccine causes impotence went viral. The White House said that they’ve offered such calls with others concerned about the vaccine, part of an aggressive public relations campaign to beat back rampant disinformation about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. Minaj tweeted Wednesday that “the White House has invited me” and “yes, I’m going,” but a White House official said the rapper was simply offered a call. Minaj made headlines...

Tommy V, Washington DC, United States, 11 hours ago Creepy Joe is pretty Handsy with the mayor Stitchnbitch, Oz, United States, 10 hours ago Keep your damn hands off of people creepy Joe! open enclosure, central avenue, United States, 11 hours ago Does she look terrified or what? RevenBVH, Des Moines, United States, 11 hours ago Of course the first thing Biden does is put his hands all over the Mayor. Is he going to smell her too? TheMrCommonSense, London, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago Creepy Joe at it again, no idea where he is but can always find a...

Presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden acknowledged his belief that there is systemic racism embedded in law enforcement and other aspects of the country's institutionalized way of life. The former vice president affirmatively stated, "Absolutely," after he was asked by CBS Evening News's Norah O'Donnell if he believes there is "systemic racism in law enforcement," on Tuesday.

It appears that America is in for another long night of Election Day results pouring in to declare a presidential winner in what is a tight race. The latest Zogby Poll said that President Trump is tied with Democrat Joe Biden at 46% each. Some 8% remain unsure of who to vote for.--- Election polls have so far been all over the map with some giving Biden a big advantage. Zogby’s surveys have shown the race to be closer, and he has Trump at a 48% approval rating in his survey of 1,007 likely voters. While many pollsters overweigh Democrats,...

President Donald Trump vowed on Monday there will not be any defunding or dismantling of police as he met with law enforcement officials at the White House and tried to turn the protests that rose up in the wake of George Floyd's death into an election year issue. His Democratic rival Joe Biden, meanwhile, traveled to Houston, where he spent over an hour meeting with Floyd's family ahead of George Floyd's funeral on Tuesday. Biden also met with Floyd’s six-year-old daughter Gianna and her mother Roxie Washington. He expressed his sympathies to Gianna and 'promised to push for changes in...

Asked by @AnandWrites about Tara Reade's allegations, @staceyabrams said: "What he is accused of doing, that he has flatly and clearly denied, and I believe his denial, speaks not only to who he is but who I am."

One name has been noticeably absent from Joe Biden’s string of endorsements in recent weeks: former President Clinton. . . . Some Democrats say that’s likely not unintentional, arguing that a high-profile endorsement of Biden by Bill Clinton would be off-key as the former vice president deals with a 1993 charge of sexual assault from a former staffer. “Talk about a man who doesn't fit the moment,” said one longtime Democratic fundraiser.

No person should ever have to endure the anguish and indignity of sexual assault.  This horrific crime affects Americans of every age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.  During National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, we reaffirm our commitment to supporting survivors of sexual assault, encouraging strong criminal justice responses to these crimes, and ending the scourge of sexual violence in our homes and communities.Sexual assault is a particularly egregious and dehumanizing form of violence.  Even after physical injuries of a sexual assault have healed, emotional and mental trauma can persist.  Survivors often struggle with lingering anxiety, fear, anger, shame,...

The candidate argued that no Democratic nominee has succeeded without significant support from African Americans, the core of his base in a fractured primary field. The electorate in South Carolina´s February 29 primary, the first in the South, is expected to be more than 60% black and could approach 70%, according to state party leaders.

NASHUA, New Hampshire — A pair of protesters disrupted Joseph R. Biden’s rally at a Girls Inc. center by yelling accusations that he “touches little children.” From the crowd of about 300 people, a man called out, “You can’t touch little children.” After security escorted him out, a second man began yelling accusations such as “you can’t touch them.”

Get ready for the undercard debates. Democrats are completely out of power in Washington D.C. - for now, at least - but that hasn’t stopped a record number of them from eyeing the White House. Up to 30 Democrats are considering a 2020 presidential campaign, a figure underlining the true level of ambition within the party amid a burning desire to defeat President Trump and one of the widest-open fields in recent memory. Sixteen Democrats were tested in a CNN poll this month, ranging from old-timers like former Vice President Joe Biden and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry to...

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday said that "everything" is at stake for Democrats in the upcoming midterms. “Everything. It’s simple: everything," Biden said in response to a question from a Politico reporter on the importance of November's general election. Biden made the comments as he prepared to march in the Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh. His statement comes just a couple months before a midterm election that Democrats view as a chance to retake control of the House and maybe the Senate. Democrats hold a 6-point edge over Republicans on a generic congressional ballot, according to a poll...

Former Vice President Joe Biden, mulling a possible 2020 presidential run, ripped into the Trump administration’s immigration policies on Friday -- calling them “one of the darkest moments in our history” at a rally held by a Latino civil rights organization. Biden made his fiery remarks in Phoenix, Arizona, at an event for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). He specifically targeted the Justice Department’s “zero tolerance” policy on prosecuting all illegal border crossers. “Grotesque lies, lies about immigrants, about crime, about costs to the community,” said Biden. “This administration’s policies that literally rip babies from the arms...

The rapid influx of immigrants – both legal and illegal – has added to a growing demographic shift in the United States, and progressive Democrats like former Vice President Joe Biden encourage this mass migration, insisting that it’s a good thing for the nation despite the fact that we already have our own citizens in many communities that are underfed and jobless. In an old clip of Biden speaking from the White House, the former VP gushes about his love of immigration and goes on to explain that white people will be an “absolute minority” in the U.S. and that...