Trump adviser defends proposed SALT cut

Kevin Hassett, senior fellow and director of Economic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, is President Donald Trump's chief economist. Kevin Hassett, senior fellow and director of Economic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, is President Donald Trump's chief economist.

Debate time

Board of Education candidates, from left, Republican Jason Auerbach, Democrat Meghan Olsson, Republican Peter Sherr, Democrat Kathleen Stowe and Republican Peter Bernstein are introduced prior to their first debate at Greenwich High School's Performing Arts Center in Greenwich, Connecticut on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017.

Bigelow Teas To Two Roads: CT’s Best Brands In The Spotlight At Capitol

A number of familiar - and delicious - brands were in the spotlight this week for the "Discover CT" event in D.C., where local Connecticut businesses showcased their products in the Capitol. Some of the brands in attendance were from Fairfield County, dishing up tastes or spreading their wares for a welcoming crowd.

Arpaio pardon draws opposition in Connecticut

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy likened the decision to former President Richard Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre," when he fired two U.S. attorneys general before a third agreed to fire the special prosecutor investigating Watergate. "Nixon had his 'Saturday Night Massacre,' and tonight should go down in history as President Trump's 'Friday Night Massacre,'" Malloy said.

Murphy Walks Across Connecticut to Packed Town Halls

Connecticut Sen. Christopher S. Murphy greets a crowd at the finish line in Danbury, Ct. Connecticut Sen. Christopher S. Murphy completed his 110-mile August recess walk across his home state Thursday. It's the same summer trek the Democratic lawmaker did last year though some of the topics he discussed this time around with constituents along the way were different.

Trump coming to Connecticut to keynote Coast Guard graduation

President Donald Trump talks about the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act before signing it, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump talks about the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act before signing it, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

The GE-Alstom Block Island Wind Farm off Block Island, Rhode Island,…

The GE-Alstom Block Island Wind Farm off Block Island, Rhode Island, is the kind of energy production Connecticut could pursue. The GE-Alstom Block Island Wind Farm off Block Island, Rhode Island, is the kind of energy production Connecticut could pursue.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy attends an opioid abuse conference in Boston, MA on June 7, 2016.

Neil Vigdor, political reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media, asks White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer about immigration policy during the daily press briefing. Vigdor was selected as part of an initiative allows reporters outside Washington, D.C., to participate via Skype.

Blumenthal announces Wi-Fi upgrades at Connecticut VA locations

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal announced Monday morning that contracts have been requested from vendors to provide every room at VA hospitals in Connecticut with Wi-Fi access, after a News 8 exclusive report in 2016. At a news conference Monday, Blumenthal said that every veteran staying at a VA facility should feel connected to the world around them.

Monroe women continue the march

Clockwise from left; Hear Our Voice Connecticut members Kelley Hangos-Cerrano, of Monroe, Myrna Mills Albino, of Monroe, Nancy Gardiner, of Trumbull, Lori Charlton, of Monroe, Harriette Trevino, of Monroe, Jessie Ward, of Monroe, Sue Smelzer, of Monroe, and Cathy Lindstrom, of Monroe, meet at Albino's home in Monroe, Conn. on Wednesday, February 1, 2017.

How to Pick a Better Ed. Secretary Than Betsy DeVos

Eight years ago, in this very newspaper, I warned against the appointment of Arne Duncan as President Barack Obama's first education secretary . He sailed through a Democratic-controlled Senate confirmation despite a track record in Chicago's public schools of advancing a corporate-driven agenda to marketize public schools, alongside test-and-punish policies that fractured the most struggling of communities-a harbinger of things to come.

Connecticut Caravan Arrives for Women’s March on Washington

Hundreds of charter buses filled the parking lots at RFK Stadium by 8:30 a.m. Saturday as thousands of people from across the country descended on the city for the Women's March on Washington. On the morning after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, a procession of women and men made their way to a nearby Metro station to take the train to the start of the march.