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House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz and state Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr. are backing state Rep. William Tong for Connecticut attorney general. "As Judiciary Committee Chair, William Tong has been a critical leader in the major fights for justice, equality and fairness in the Connecticut House,'' Aresimowicz said.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other lawmakers stop by an event on Capitol Hill during the debut a documentary film about Sen. John McCain, in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2018. McCain, currently away from the Senate, was diagnosed in last July with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
The long-expected report by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice has moved into its final phase. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz has found, according to the Wall Street Journal, "reasonable grounds" to believe that federal laws were broken by the FBI and DOJ it their probes of Hillary Clinton.
The US Senate has confirmed Gina Haspel as the CIA's first female director despite her role in one of the darkest chapters in the spy agency's history. Ms Haspel was a controversial choice because of her role in a former CIA programme to brutally detain and interrogate terror suspects at covert sites abroad following the 9/11 attacks.
On the anniversary of Robert Mueller taking over the investigation into possible Russian collusion in the 2016 election, AP Reporter Eric Tucker reflects on the case: who has been questioned, who has been charged and what is yet to come. WASHINGTON - It was one year ago Thursday when Robert Mueller, the former FBI director, was appointed as special counsel to take over the Justice Department's investigation into possible coordination between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told the Washington Post that control of the Senate is "absolutely" in play in the midterm elections, identifying the nine battleground states he believes will decide the outcome in November. Said McConnell: "I always think it's better to be candid and not try to spin people into thinking this isn't going to be a challenging election.
The Senate has rejected an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul to force a debate on sweeping budget cuts and on federal deficits that are growing despite a strong economy. After last year's tax cuts and a two-year agreement on agency budget levels, Republicans controlling Congress aren't trying to pass a budget blueprint this year.
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has falsely claimed that a man who was listed as the landlord of a bargain-priced condo Pruitt rented in Washington last year was not a lobbyist at the time.
"The White House communications office has canceled a large daily morning meeting in response to the leak of a joke about Sen. John McCain being close to death that a staff member made at one of those meetings," the New York Times reports. "The meeting, which brought together roughly 30 communications staff members from the West Wing, did not take place Thursday or the two days prior.
Human rights groups are lamenting the Senate confirmation of Gina Haspel to be CIA director because of her direct involvement in the spy agency's harsh detention and interrogation program. Raha Wala at Human Rights First says the Senate's decision on Thursday to confirm her was unwise.
The Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday as the first female director of the CIA following a difficult nomination process that reopened an emotional debate about brutal interrogation techniques in one of the darkest chapters in the spy agency's history. The 54-45 vote split both parties, with six Democrats joining most Republicans in support.
Sen. John McCain, who continues his brave battle with brain cancer, wished his wife Cindy a happy 37th wedding anniversary on Thursday. In a heartwarming note posted on Twitter, the 81-year-old Arizona Republican gushed: "Happy 37th anniversary to my love @cindymccain - time flies when you're having fun!" And Cindy posted her own salute to the anniversary, saying on Twitter: "What a great life we've had.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday to be director of the CIA, ending a bruising confirmation fight centered on her ties to the spy agency's past use of waterboarding and other brutal interrogation techniques. Haspel, who will be the first woman director of the CIA, is a 33-year veteran at the agency currently serving as its acting director.
Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren reportedly stole the show at the Center for American Progress' annual Ideas Conference in Washington on Tuesday as she laid out an aggressive liberal agenda and attacked President Donald Trump for undermining American democracy. The Hill reported that this year's CAP conference was an occasion for 2020 presidential contenders to demonstrate why they should be the next Democrat nominee for president.
After more than a year of negotiation, committees in both chambers of Congress are set to advance versions of a major bill aimed at blocking sensitive Chinese deals, heightening the chances the proposed legislation will become law this year. The bill-which has prompted debate among lawmakers and businesses with interests in China-would affect both foreign firms seeking deals in the U.S. and American companies doing business abroad by tightening the processes for vetting inbound and outbound investment.
While railing against California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the border illegally as "animals" - drawing a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders for the harsh rhetoric. "We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in -- and we're stopping a lot of them," Trump said during the immigration round table after a sheriff commented about gangs.
The political schism in the Democratic Party is playing out in the confirmation vote for Gina Haspel as CIA director, as support from red-state senators facing re-election bumps up against a more liberal flank eyeing potential 2020 presidential bids and rejecting the nominee over the agency's clouded history of torture. Haspel's confirmation became all but certain with a favorable 10-5 vote Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Baldwin, 56, is also gearing up for a reelection campaign that some are calling "Going into the 2018 cycle, I think for many, many reasons there's more interest [in the midterms]...[And] so many issues impacting young people are getting really strong public view," Baldwin tells "[When I was starting out] so many people were sayinga 'young people don't vote.' " Well, I couldn't get elected to office if young people didn't vote."