retiring who obviously still have a vote say why would we support restrictive border policies right now after we just got our butts handed to us at the election at the ballot box. it is a curious strategy, and i think that house republicans are not particularly eager for a government shutdown. frankly, neither are senate republicans. the only person who is eager and who has taken blame for a shutdown at this point is the president. again, tough to see how we get out of this mess on capitol hill. we are a week away tomorrow, and the house is out of session monday and tuesday. it s really befuddling tiping a point. anna, the upper chamber about 25 minutes ago, maybe 30 minutes ago, they just passed the sexual harassment legislation. it would now go to the house. under this legislation members of congress would be held personally liable for any harassment settlements preventing them from using taxpayer dollars. it passed by unanimous consent
speaking out about uber s culture. the new york times uncovered bill o reilly s secret history of harassment settlements. while he denied wrongdoing, advertisers shunned him within a few weeks, fox news forced him out. a month later, roger ailes passed away, the end of an era for fox news but that going on, reporters were working on blockbuster investigations. nbc said he didn t think the reporting was solid enough to air, they took it to the new york kw yorker. it caused a reckoning in hollywood and around the world. allegations by powerful men, charlie rose, kevin spacey and
trump s media bashing has sent a chill through newsrooms across the country, but the press and other champions of the first amendment are not backing down. and the number one story in media this year, the sexual harassment reckoning. it was a moment foreshadowed by the april ouster of fox news star bill o reilly, following secret harassment settlements. it exploded with the publication of two stories about movie producer, harvey weinstein. exposes by the new york times and the new yorker sparked a me too movement that reverberated through every corner of industry and politics. as the floodgates opened, titans of media tumbled. veteran journalist and political analyst, mark halperin, is leaving nbc news after cnn uncovered accusations of sexual harassment by five women. breaking news, charlie rose fired and now three more women are coming forward with sexual harassment allegations against the veteran journalist. shocking new details about
and people should look into it. trump s media bashing has sent a chill through newsrooms across the country. but the press and other champions of the first amendment are not backing down. and the number 1 story in media this year, the sexual harassment reckoning. it was a moment foreshadowed by the april ouster of fox news star bill o reilly, following secret harassment settlements. it exploded with the publication of two stories about movie producer harvey weinstein. exposes by the new york times and the new yorker sparked a #metoo movement that reverberated throughout industry and politics. as the floodgates opened, titans of media tumbled. mark halperin is leaving nbc news after cnn uncovered accusations of sexual harassment by five women. breaking news. charlie rose fired. now three more women are coming forward with sexual harassment
house e-mail and used a house computer to do campaign work and on at least one occasion his chief of staff yelled at her to help with campaign efforts and she tried to express her discomfort but felt pressure from farenthold s chief of staff. there are strict rules prohibiting the use of congressional equipment for campaigns. we have learned this morning the senate has paid out in the last 20 odd years some $600,000 in money for settlements. what kind of cases were they settling? this kind of new information about harassment settlements on capitol hill, it s slowly starting to trickle in. yesterday we saw new data from the office of compliance, the