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United Sates Senator Richard Blumenthal D-Ct , speaks to the Hearst Connecticut Media Group Editorial Board on Thursday February 22, 2018 in Norwalk Conn. United Sates Senator Richard Blumenthal D-Ct , speaks to the Hearst Connecticut Media Group Editorial Board on Thursday February 22, 2018 in Norwalk Conn.
Craigslist appears to have surrendered to heavy pressure over the erotic ads posted on its website by shutting down its adult services section. But authorities are not convinced the move by the country's leading classified advertising service will curb the availability of prostitution and child exploitation on the Internet.
Wendy Vitter, testifying Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee with her husband, former Sen. David Vitter, R-La., at right, said 'separate but equal' public education was immoral policy, but she would not say whether the Supreme Court was right to outlaw it. President Donald Trump has nominated her to be a U.S. District Court judge in New Orleans.
Rep. Elizabeth Esty's meteoric rise in Congress flamed out after Hearst Connecticut Media and other outlets broke the story of her self-described errors in handing the 2016 exit of her abusive former chief of staff. But between the story bombshell and her decision not to seek a fourth term in Congress came the self-imposed weekend from hell at her home in Cheshire.
Zuckerberg is trying to restore public confidence after information from up to 87 million Facebook users was shared with Cambridge Analytica. As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes his first appearances before Congress Tuesday and Wednesday, lawmakers want more information about how the social network allowed the possible misuse of data belonging to 87 million Facebook users - and what steps are being taken to prevent it in the future.
White House lawyers are trying to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from seeking to get rid of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, as Trump weighs options after the FBI raided his personal attorney's office and home, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday. White House lawyers Ty Cobb and Donald McGahn have been telling Trump that firing Mueller would leave the president vulnerable to charges of obstruction of justice and have said that he must have "good cause" to order Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to oust Mueller, the officials said.
Despite facing bipartisan criticism for allowing data from up to 87 million people to be improperly shared without their knowledge, the Facebook CEO had mostly glided through questioning during his highly anticipated appearance Tuesday afternoon before the Senate. However, Zuckerberg got into a contentious back-and-forth with Markey after the Massachusetts senator and longtime privacy advocate repeatedly tried to get the 33-year-old billionaire to commit to supporting specific legislation to regulate how Facebook treats user data.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TWEET terminating David Shulkin as Secretary of Veterans Affairs hadn't even had a chance to cool before the deposed Cabinet member started dishing out some heat of his own. Within hours of his removal, Shulkin had taken to The New York Times with a column portraying himself as a martyr crucified in "a brutal power struggle."
A notice on Backpage's website said the site had been seized by the FBI and other agencies. Nicole Navas Oxman, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice, said the agency would issue a press release after charges are unsealed.
To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sits in the driver seat of a semi-autonomous Cadillac CT 6 in the garage at the Consumer Reports Auto Test Center in East Haddam before being given a ride to experience the Cadillac Super Cruise system on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who took a firsthand look at self-driving vehicle technology on Tuesday, said it was frightening to see "no hands on the wheel" as his car approached a parked car and called for more safeguards to be added to federal legislation following two recent fatal crashes. The bill awaiting action in the Senate should ensure people can manually override highly automated vehicles, the Democrat said.
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, in a 2014 file photo in the State Capitol. U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, in a 2014 file photo in the State Capitol.
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, an outspoken advocate for the #MeToo movement, has found herself in the awkward position of apologizing for not protecting female staffers in her Washington office from alleged violence, death threats and sexual harassment by her former chief of staff. The Democrat has issued press releases calling for tougher harassment protections for congressional staff and was among those demanding that then-U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Michigan resign amid allegations of misconduct with staff.
Students who survived the Parkland shooting last month joined with teachers, lawmakers and other stakeholders for a press conference on Capitol Hill today as part of their buildup to this weekend's March for Our Lives on the National Mall. Parkland student Aalayah Eastmond, who attended with her mother Stacey-Ann, urged lawmakers to take action, noting it's been more than a month since the shooting.
Ilan Alhadeff, joined at left by his wife Lori Alhadeff, holds a photograph of their daughter, Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, who was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., during a rally by lawmakers an... . Lexi Offstein, 17, center, and Jade Tywang, 17, right, both students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., meet with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, Friday March 23, 2018, on Capitol Hill in W... WASHINGTON - Thousands are gathering in Washington Saturday for a protest that organizers claim will be a defining moment in the long-simmering national debate over gun-control legislation.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao ratcheted up the rhetoric over the Gateway Tunnel project , accusing proponents of waging a campaign to "bully the department" to approve funding. Chao made her comments at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday in response to a question from U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who asked if she would support Gateway, which he called a project of "the upmost urgency."
Democrats criticised the US president after he failed to act despite repeated promises to support a higher age limit on buying firearms. US president Donald Trump said he is "watching court cases and rulings" before taking action on raising age limits for purchasing some firearms, arguing that there is "not much political support ".
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is "watching court cases and rulings" before taking action on raising age limits for purchasing some firearms, arguing that there is "not much political support ." Trump's tweet came after his White House put out a plan to combat school shootings that doesn't increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21 - an idea Trump publicly favored just last month - and leaves the question of arming teachers to states and local communities.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, visited FuelCell Energy in Torrington Wednesday to discuss a fresh tax credit for the industry and tour the recently-expanded factory. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, visited FuelCell Energy in Torrington Wednesday to discuss a fresh tax credit for the industry and tour the recently-expanded factory.