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Obama makes the case for el Sayed and a Democratic Party that can disagree
DETROIT — Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail Saturday evening with a message as much about the kind of Democrat Abdul el…
‘AK Guy’ Roasts Dem Congressman Over Ad Supporting Massachusetts Gun Ban
‘What he’s demonstrating here is already a federal crime’
Obama rips Trump for tariffs and White House renovations as he touts El-Sayed in Detroit
Former President Barack Obama ripped and ridiculed President Trump at a Detroit rally Saturday night where he vouched for Abdul El-Sayed and drew comparisons between…
Ukraine's Starlink restored as Elon Musk claims Kyiv violated terms of service 'to kill people'
Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink terms of service by using the civilian system for deadly drone strikes, saying the loophole was closed.
Trump says he’s ‘allowed’ to preemptively pardon junior administration staffers
PALM BEACH COUNTY — President Donald Trump voiced openness toward preemptively pardoning junior officials within his administration to shield them from potential Democratic-led congressional probes…
DOJ Charges Two Former FBI Officials With Lying To Congress About Hunter Biden Investigations
‘Time to bring the hammer of justice down on them’
Obama compares Trump's White House renovations to 'Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory' at Ohio rally
Barack Obama compared Trump's White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory run by Saddam Hussein at a Cleveland rally for Ohio Democrats.
PolitiFact Rates 2 Democrat-Backed Attack Ads Against Rep. Ashley Hinson 'Mostly False'
PolitiFact has rated two attack advertisements targeting Republican Iowa U.S. Senate nominee Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) as "Mostly False," finding that WinSenate, an operation of…
Democratic senator accused of 'political malpractice' after job ad ignites firestorm over DEI language
The Atlantic dissects Edward Markey's intern job posting encouraging BIPOC and LGBTQ+ applicants that sparked accusations of discrimination against White men.
EXCLUSIVE–Stephen Wagley Says Today’s Democrats Are Openly Socialist and Communist
Stephen Wagley, a Republican candidate for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, said Saturday that Democrats are now openly willing to call themselves socialists or communists.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation in Connecticut, 8 other states
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote.
‘You Will Suffer and Cry’: Ilhan Omar Taunts Trump With Venomous Somali Hip-Hop Diss Track
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) appeared to take a shot at President Donald Trump in the video she posted Friday that depicted her strolling along…
FBI Raided Home of El-Sayed's Mother, Senate Candidate's Sister Wrote in Unearthed Article
The FBI raided the home of the left-wing Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's mother in the early 2000s, likely in connection with a terror financing…
Surging Anxiety as GOP Seeks To Avert House Disaster
In the final sprint to the midterms, Speaker Mike Johnson went to President Donald Trump with a crucial ask, according to a person familiar with…
- Opinion
Gov. Lamont’s Dirty Backyard: The Drug Epidemic in Connecticut Prisons
Connecticut prisons are facing a growing drug epidemic that threatens prisoner safety, institutional stability, rehabilitation efforts, and public trust in the corrections system. Drugs such…
- Opinion
Former FBI Officials Charged With Lying To Congress About Hunter Biden Probes
'When senior officials entrusted with safeguarding our nation’s security choose deception over duty, they undermine the very institutions they swore to uphold.'
- Opinion
Connecticut’s Legal Cannabis Market Has a Trump Problem
A Connecticut cannabis consumer can walk into a dispensary, buy a product from a company that has never appeared in a political headline, and still…
- Opinion
10 Years Later, ‘Fact Checker’ Glenn Kessler Is Still In Denial About The Russia Collusion Hoax
Kessler said he's never made a mistake that needed retraction.
How to watch WTNH News 8’s Connecticut gubernatorial debate between Ned Lamont, Ryan Fazio
Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican challenger state Sen. Ryan Fazio will meet in a live televised debate hosted by News 8 and the Connecticut Conference…
🔒 Workers at West Hartford’s Triumph to vote on strike action
The United Auto Workers Local 405 says 175 employees will see their contract with the company expire on Oct. 31.
- Opinion
Opinion | CT Fought For These Voting Options. Now It’s Your Turn.
Guest columnist David McGuire says regardless of the noise from Washington, Connecticut voters can vote absentee, vote early through Nov. 1, or vote on Election…
- Senate Republican caucus
CT GOP Statement on Low-income Energy Assistance $$$
Sen. Minority Leader Stephen Harding and House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora issued the following statement regarding the state’s plan to increase low-income energy assistance this…
- Senate Republican caucus
Senate GOP Statement re: Gas Tax
Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding Gov. Lamont publicly blaming super minority legislative Republicans for his failed gas tax suspension. “Seven months ago…
- Senate Republican caucus
WFSB: CT Gas Tax Suspension Push Stalls as Lamont Presses for Funding Plan
Channel 3: State Sen. Paul Cicarella, R-North Haven, said suspending the 25-cent gas tax would save nearly $3 every fill-up. Republicans want the tax suspended…