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A fired-up Donald Trump speaks during a press appearance at Trump Tower in New York City on Friday. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

Campaigns

Trump lambastes women accusers in lead-up to Harris debate

GOP nominee ignores policy issues during grievance-fest

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 6, 2024 at 1:17pm

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has led the effort to prevent sexual assault in the military.

Policy

Senators hit Pentagon’s ‘lax’ response to sexual assault

By John M. Donnelly
Posted October 26, 2021 at 10:55am
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand touts her proposal to overhaul the way the military prosecutes serious crimes at an April press conference.

Congress

Senate panel adopts Gillibrand’s military justice proposal

By John M. Donnelly
Posted July 20, 2021 at 2:51pm
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says President Joe Biden backs her military justice bill.

Congress

Gillibrand confident her military justice bill will pass this year

By John M. Donnelly
Posted July 15, 2021 at 6:54pm
Speier, left, and Gillibrand at a November 2017 press conference.

NDAA envisions new military policies on sexual assaults

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 8, 2020 at 11:13am
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., shown at a press conference in 2018, criticized the Defense Department for lack of action to stop sexual harassment in the armed forces.

GAO faults Pentagon oversight of sexual offenses

By John M. Donnelly
Posted May 13, 2020 at 12:45pm
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has called for Tara Reade’s complaint to be released, but the secretary of the Senate has declined.

The opaqueness of Congress’ workplace rules hangs over the Tara Reade allegations about Biden

By Chris Cioffi and Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted May 7, 2020 at 5:00am
Then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is flanked by other members wearing all black to show solidarity with men and women speaking out against sexual harassment in 2018.

House anti-harassment training moved online amid coronavirus concerns

By Katherine Tully-McManus
Posted March 13, 2020 at 1:39pm
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said talks with Democrats over renewing the Violence Against Women Act broke down because Democratic leaders did not want senators who are up for reelection next year like her to get legislation passed. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Blame game in standoff over Violence Against Women Act

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 19, 2019 at 4:59pm
Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine, right, and former Chief Matthew Verderosa testified in the gender discrimination trial. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Fired Capitol Police officer loses sex discrimination lawsuit

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 19, 2019 at 3:01pm