Many Democrats had already questioned Platner's fitness for office before Politico reported on Monday that a woman accused him of forcing her to have sex with him nearly five years ago.
US President Donald Trump revealed details about his six-story bunker-like subterranean ballroom, arguing that it is necessary due to a recent assassination attempt at a Washington hotel.
The decision by the Senate's parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, deals a blow to Trump and his administration, which has sought the money for security purposes related to the ballroom.
Sources familiar with the matter told ABC that US President Donald Trump is pushing for the creation of the fund in exchange for dropping his ongoing lawsuit against the US Internal Revenue Service.
Rep. Steve Cohen, whose Memphis-area district is being splintered into three different districts, is one of a handful of Jewish Democratic casualties of the mid-decade redistricting sprint.
The House voted 212 to 212 on the war powers resolution, meaning it failed because it needed a majority to pass, despite more Republicans backing the effort.
Sen. Rand Paul’s son, William Paul, allegedly went on a roughly 10-minute diatribe about Israel, about Jews, and about Paul Singer.
