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Misconduct in Congress: Democratic Representative John Conyers of Michigan announced his immediate retirement after allegations that he sexually harassed former staffers surfaced, prompting calls for him to resign. Republican leaders are gradually restoring their support for Roy Moore, the senatorial candidate from Alabama, as the mounting accusations that he pursued and harassed teenage girls failed to prevent him from regaining his lead in Alabama polls. And the systemic problems that foster sexual misconduct in Congress run deeper than a few individuals’ bad behavior: Michelle Cottle maps out a taxonomy of creepiness on Capitol Hill.

President Trump is reportedly planning to and eventually to move the U.S. embassy there

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