Connecticut's Murphy, Himes offer college affordability bill
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut are proposing federal legislation aimed at making college more affordable.
View ArticleMurphy seeks change in trade bill to boost manufacturing
HARTFORD, Connecticut - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, an opponent of trade legislation now before the Senate, is seeking to change it to include a provision supporting U.S. manufacturing.
View ArticleHealth law court case winner could be political loser
WASHINGTON - The party that wins the impending Supreme Court decision on President Barack Obama's health care law could be the political loser.
View ArticleConnecticut gun permit law prompts federal legislation
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation announced Thursday they have introduced new federal legislation to encourage other states to develop handgun permitting...
View ArticleGun rights still trumping gun controls in politics
WASHINGTON - They offered prayers and moments of silence. They sought to comfort. Some flashed with anger and frustration that, once again, America was forced to confront another mass shooting.
View ArticleAfter Charleston shootings, gun curbs dormant in Congress
WASHINGTON - This week's slaughter of nine people in a South Carolina church left prospects that Congress will curb guns right where they've been for years - remote for now, according to lawmakers and...
View ArticleAfter Charleston shootings, gun curbs dormant in Congress
WASHINGTON - This week's slaughter of nine people in a South Carolina church left prospects that Congress will curb guns right where they've been for years - remote for now, according to lawmakers and...
View ArticleConnecticut officials praise changes on tribal recognition
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut's top elected leaders are declaring victory in their efforts to see that it does not become easier for local American Indian tribes to obtain federal recognition.
View ArticleObama presses Senate Democrats to withhold judgment on Iran
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama downplayed chances for an Iran nuclear deal in a closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats, participants said Wednesday, while asking them to withhold judgment until...
View ArticleSenate to vote on revision to No Child education law
WASHINGTON - The nation's main education law, long overdue for an overhaul, is headed for a major revision in the Senate.
View ArticleSenate OKs revised No Child education law, compromise needed
WASHINGTON - More than a decade after No Child Left Behind established a stronger federal role in public education, the Senate on Thursday approved a rewrite of the much-criticized education law that...
View Article5 Things to know about the House-Senate No Child rewrites
WASHINGTON - No one thinks it'll be easy, but the House and Senate are embarking on negotiations to merge two differing education bills that would rewrite the nation's much-criticized No Child Left...
View ArticleNext up for No Child Left Behind: Senate-House negotiations
WASHINGTON - No one thinks it'll be easy, but the House and Senate are embarking on negotiations to merge two differing education bills that would rewrite the nation's much-criticized No Child Left...
View ArticleObama's unlikely Iran deal MVP: Energy Secretary Moniz
WASHINGTON - As negotiators were grasping for a landmark nuclear deal, they hit a roadblock over Iran's once-secret enrichment site at Fordo, a fortified bunker buried deep in a mountainside -...
View ArticleKerry calls talk of better Iran deal a 'fantasy'
WASHINGTON - Countering Republican criticism, Secretary of State John Kerry declared Thursday it is "fantasy plain and simple" to claim that President Barack Obama failed to insist on enough restraints...
View ArticleTransportation Chief: 5 Airlines probed for price-gouging
WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving five airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast after a...
View ArticleTransportation Chief: 5 Airlines probed for price-gouging
WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving five airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast after a...
View ArticleLieberman, in retirement, lobbies against Iran nuclear deal
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, who staked his Senate career on a tough U.S. response to terrorism following the 9/11 attacks, has emerged from retirement to again jump into the fray.
View ArticleNew England senators want a National Lobster Day this year
PORTLAND, Maine - A group of U.S. senators from New England say the lobster's role in the region's heritage and economy are important enough to justify a national day of celebration.
View ArticleSenate OKs Lobster Day resolution pushed by Maine senators
PORTLAND, Maine - The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King granting the lobster a national day of celebration.
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