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The Story: Mark Kelly (D) and Martha McSally (R) are competing candidates in a special election for one of that state's seats in the US...

The Story: Many important figures in the Republican Party, including many with 'moderate' reputations and who are up for re-election on the November ballot, were...

In the wake of Sen. Martha McSally’s (R-AZ) brave testimony of her sexual assault during her tenure in the military, the left is using ideology to invalidate McSally’s heartbreaking deposition. "So, like you, I also am a military sexual assault survivor, but unlike so many brave survivors, I didn’t report being sexually assaulted," she said. This is a sign of progress. — Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) March 6, 2019 This abhorrent rhetoric from the left toward Conservative women is not the first of its kind, and certainly will not be the last. Democrats and Progressives alike claim to champion allwomen, with the #metoo movement, and consistently push the narrative that each and every woman who comes forward should be believed no matter what; the left only applies this standard to their own. These harsh mischaracterizations of Conservatives and propping up of the narrative that due process is anti-woman dually de-incentivizes women from coming forward. Disagree as Republicans and Democrats may on how best to handle allegations, especially surrounding due process, the use of ideology as a factor must stop. Regardless of political affiliation, coming forward after a traumatic sexual experience is a difficult, painful thing to do. Filipovic and other left-wing pundits are well aware of this, but still take no issue with invalidating and belittling Republican women who so bravely come forward, on a purely ideological basis. If Democrats want to have a concrete, candid discussion on policy that might help alleviate the growing issue of sexual assault and misconduct, Republican women, and men, would undoubtedly come to the table.

During a Senate hearing this afternoon, Republican senator Martha McSally (Ariz.) revealed publicly for the first time that she had been “preyed upon and then raped” by a superior officer when she was serving in the Air Force. Jill Filipovic, a progressive attorney and feminist writer, decided that McSally’s heartrending story would make a good launching pad for reminding her Twitter followers that conservatives don’t care about preventing violence against women: This is complicated by the fact that McSally is a member of the exact movement that is hostile to sincere and holistic efforts to combat violence against women, and that folds misogyny into much of its politics. But feminists do want all women to benefit from our gains. — Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) March 6, 2019 Filipovic went on to note that McSally supported the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, as if this is sufficient evidence that she doesn’t care about eliminating assault, and the entire thread implied that the senator is complicit in a culture of violence against women merely because she’s a conservative. This moment shouldn’t be “complicated” at all, nor should it be about left-wing politics, the conservative movement, or third-wave feminism. Had a conservative commentator attempted to use a Democratic politician’s account of sexual assault to make a political argument, surely feminist pundits would have been outraged. Filipovic pointed out, after I criticized her commentary, that she had called McSally “brave” and said that this is “an important moment.” But those qualifications in no way negate or alleviate the fact that she used someone else’s vulnerability to hammer home a political point, and an inaccurate one at that. “I think McSally is incredibly brave for speaking out,” she reiterated. McSally said that she observed “weaknesses in the processes involving sexual assault prevention, investigation, and adjudication” while in the military and that her experience led her to “make recommendations to Air Force leaders, shaped my approach as a commander, and informed my advocacy for change while I remained in the military and since I have been in Congress.” Debate over how particular policies and broader political optics affect the incidence of sexual assault is all well and good, though I’m highly wary of the third-wave feminist tendency to blame the conservative movement for violence against women without any effort to substantiate those claims. McSally’s story of having been raped is not an appropriate vehicle for the airing of those grievances.

PHOENIX (FOX 10) -- Monday marks 31st day of the partial government shutdown, and some politicians are weighing in, as some government employees are running so short of money that they are seeking help from St. Mary's Food Bank. The Phoenix food bank is seeing 25% more business than usual for this time of the year, and believe that's because of the government shutdown. "When people hear that there are 800,000 government employees that are impacted by this government shutdown, that's a huge number," said Rep. Greg Stanton (D). GOP's Martha McSally, appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey as Senator, insisted on a border wall during her ultimately unsuccessful campaign against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. On Monday, McSally allied herself, in a way, with President Trump today, pushing for, if not a wall exactly, more of a barrier. "I'm not for shutdowns. We've gotta open the government back up," said Sen. McSally. "I'll be working with our senators on both sides of the aisle to see if we can get some movement forward, and get something on the President's desk that opens up the government, secures the border." As for McSally, who, during her campaign against Sen. Sinema, said Sinema "suggested it is OK to commit treason", ducked questions as to whether she still believes the statement.

Doug Ducey on Tuesday to fill the state’s other U.S. Senate seat. McSally will serve for at least the next two years in the seat that was held by longtime Arizona Sen. John McCain until his death in August. “With her experience and long record of service, Martha is uniquely qualified to step up and fight for Arizona’s interests in the U.S. Senate,” Ducey said in a statement. Ducey had appointed former Sen. Jon Kyl to the seat in September, but Kyl, after serving for several months, announced plans to resign at the end of the year. “I thank her for taking on this significant responsibility and look forward to working with her and Senator-Elect Sinema to get positive things done,” Ducey said. McSally will serve until the 2020 election, when voters will elect someone to serve the final two years of McCain's term. The intense interest in the seat was a factor in Ducey's convoluted decisions. McSally is a two-term congresswoman who was long considered for the Senate by the state's GOP establishment. The first female combat pilot, McSally rose to the rank of colonel in the Air Force before entering politics. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Expected live at 12:30 pm ET. Governor Ducey appointed Republican Rep. Martha McSally to replace outgoing Sen. Jon Kyl, who was filling the seat of Sen. John McCain. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to…

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey appoints Republican Rep. Martha McSally to replace outgoing Sen. Jon Kyl, who was filling the seat of late Sen. John McCain. #AmericasNewsroom #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering…

Doug Ducey sets aside his reservations and names Rep. Martha McSally to the Senate seat long held by the late John McCain. A big piece of the establishment effort to sway Ducey played out Friday: a détente meeting between McSally and Cindy McCain, the late senator's widow. Mrs. McCain long has been disappointed in McSally, believing she was too quiet when President Donald Trump criticized Sen. McCain and then too willing to distance herself from McCain and his positions when she was a candidate this year for Arizona's other Senate seat. Several sources familiar with the GOP conversations in Arizona and Washington say the effort to broker peace, or at least détente, resumed after the election when interim Sen. Jon Kyl made clear he would serve only until the end of the year -- meaning Ducey again needs to make an appointment. Ducey was among those who encouraged McSally to meet with Mrs. McCain. Unless Trump strikes a deal with congressional Democrats, we're just a few days away from a partial government shutdown. Making things even harder for the GOP: Dozens of Republican House members who are leaving Congress may be in no mood to help the President. "One of the big uncertainties is will they have enough people here to vote. Democrats won women by 19 points this year, according to exit polls. And it really infuriated the Republican women in the conference," Bade said.

This is the final part of our four-part series about the results of the 2018 election in the US. Today we look specifically at...