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Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) exhibited mounting frustration Wednesday with the inaction on Capitol Hill in light of the recent sexual allegations. She has called for the resignation of both Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and even walked out of the House Democrats’ morning conference meeting saying harassment wasn’t being addressed seriously. “I don’t have time for meetings that aren’t real,” she told reporters. Rep. Kathleen Rice leaves House Dem meeting early, saying harassment wasn’t being addressed seriously. “I don’t have time for meetings that aren’t real.” pic.twitter.com/hoB6lAmBqX— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 29, 2017 Rice asked House...

Another former staff member for Rep. John Conyers alleged Tuesday the Michigan Democrat made unwanted sexual advances toward her multiple times. Serving as a deputy chief of staff at the time, Deanna Maher, 77, said Conyers stripped in front of her in a Washington hotel room in 1997. "I was absolutely shaking, and he took off his clothes," Maher told CNN. "Then I figured out, 'Oh my god, what did I do? How stupid at my age that I walked in and got myself into a situation like that.'" Maher, who was in her 50s at the time, told the...

A former staffer in a state office of Rep. John Conyers is accusing the Michigan Democrat of sexual misconduct in a story published early Tuesday by The Detroit News. Deanna Maher, who worked for Conyers from 1997 to 2005, told the newspaper that Conyers made unwanted sexual passes on three occasions. “I didn’t report the harassment because it was clear nobody wanted to take it seriously,” Maher said. “John Conyers is a powerful man in Washington, and nobody wanted to cross him.” Maher said Conyers propositioned her to stay in his hotel room on one occasion and on two others...

A former aide to Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) has renewed a complaint to the House's ethics committee alleging that the congressman compelled his staff to work in election campaigns and to do personal errands for him. Deanna Maher, a former deputy chief of staff in one of Conyers's Michigan offices, reminded the committee of her allegations, originally filed two years ago, in a January letter and asserted the lawmaker's actions had violated House rules. She said that she and other employees were required to work on local and state campaigns and baby-sit for Conyers's children, among other chores. The...