Startup figures nearly match prerecession numbers

Workers prep offerings in March 2015 at Chop't Salad's Riverside location in Greenwich, Conn. Fairfield County saw a surge in new business formation in 2015 compared to 2007, but a comparison of the larger economic cycles predating those two years showed entrepreneurship to be flat.

The Way Out

It's fair to say that Donald Trump has made things difficult for the Republican Party. He has taunted its leaders, turned its debates into rap sessions about his anatomy, sabotaged its efforts to appeal to Latinos and to women, and, as he has shouted out bigoted invective, made many of its members feel shame.

The Latest: Pence suggests he may release tax forms

Donald Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, is suggesting he may release his tax returns before the election in November. That would put him at odds with Trump, who has refused to make public any information about the taxes he and his companies have paid.

Trump turns up the heat at Fairfield rally

Carol O'Brien of Darien and Liam Motzing, 9, of New York City wait in line for the Donald Trump Rally at Sacred Heart University Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Fairfield, Conn. Carol O'Brien of Darien and Liam Motzing, 9, of New York City wait in line for the Donald Trump Rally at Sacred Heart University Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Fairfield, Conn.

U.S. Democrat Pelosi gets ‘obscene and sick’ calls after hack

U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday she has been flooded with "obscene and sick" calls and text messages after a hacker linked to Russia posted personal contact information online for her and hundreds of other Democratic lawmakers and aides. Pelosi sent a letter to colleagues warning them to take precautions and said she was changing her phone number after a hacker identified as "Guccifer 2.0" posted the personal cellphone numbers and email addresses on Friday.

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Gunman shoots dead Queens religious leader and his assistant as they leave mosque: Angry crowd gathers at scene to blame Trump Three dead and 1,000 evacuated by army helicopters as three months of rain OVERNIGHT drowns Louisiana - leaving caskets unearthed and snake-filled floodwater - and worse is yet to come Anthony Weiner talks about stripping and calls himself a 'mongoose' in flirty exchange with a man who 'catfished' him pretending to be a female student Fox News host says Hillary Clinton had a SEIZURE on camera in latest claim about her 'secret' health issues - but reporter in the clip says head twitch was 'innocuous' 'The biggest load of bull I've ever heard': Bill Clinton slams FBI director over his testimony about Hillary Clinton's classified emails The Democrats are hacked AGAIN: Private phone number of EVERY House Democrat is posted online by 'Russian' hacker after leak of DNC ... (more)

Hacker posts personal info of House Democrats and staff

In this Aug. 11, 2016, photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi is advising fellow Democrats to change their cellphone numbers and not let family members read their text messages after personal and official information of Democratic House members and congressional staff was posted online.

Kaine Questions Trump’s Charity Giving in Salvo Over Tax Returns

Tim Kaine, Democratic nominee for vice president, said Saturday that Donald Trump won't make public his tax returns because they may show the Republican presidential candidate hasn't been the generous charitable giver he claims to be. "What doesn't he want to show?" the Virginia senator said at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, the only public event by the Clinton campaign this weekend.

The Russian cyberattack on the Democratic Party is getting ugly

Less than a day after a hacker, or group of hackers who go by the name, Guccifer 2.0 published personal information belonging to high-ranking members of the party, some lawmakers are getting bombarded with ugly messages. Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader, said in a message to colleagues on Saturday that's she has received "scores of mostly obscene and sick calls, voicemails and text messages."

Senate race looking lopsided despite matchup

With less than three months until Election Day, Loretta Sanchez is running out of time to narrow the gap with front-runner Kamala Harris in California's U.S. Senate race. Both women are Democrats, but President Barack Obama's decision last month to endorse Harris - the state attorney general - was a capstone in her ascent.

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Gunman shoots dead Queens religious leader and his assistant as they leave mosque: Angry crowd gathers at scene to blame Trump Three dead and 1,000 evacuated by army helicopters as three months of rain OVERNIGHT drowns Louisiana - leaving caskets unearthed and snake-filled floodwater - and worse is yet to come Anthony Weiner talks about stripping and calls himself a 'mongoose' in flirty exchange with a man who 'catfished' him pretending to be a female student Fox News host says Hillary Clinton had a SEIZURE on camera in latest claim about her 'secret' health issues - but reporter in the clip says head twitch was 'innocuous' 'The biggest load of bull I've ever heard': Bill Clinton slams FBI director over his testimony about Hillary Clinton's classified emails The Democrats are hacked AGAIN: Private phone number of EVERY House Democrat is posted online by 'Russian' hacker after leak of DNC ... (more)

Gop Us Rep. Rokita back on Indianaa s November ballot

Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita got back on Indiana's November ballot Saturday after he withdrew his congressional candidacy last month in a bid to run for governor to replace Mike Pence, who joined Donald Trump's ticket. Rokita was selected for the ballot during a caucus to fill the vacancy his withdrawal created in the 4th Congressional District.

Trump a factor in surprisingly close Missouri Senate race

Ask Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri about his party's presidential nominee and you'll likely get a polite but weary response. It's tough enough for the political veteran seeking re-election against up-and-coming Democrat Jason Kander, Missouri's secretary of state who is showing surprising strength in the polls and in raising money.

Challenger goes after McClintock on tree mortality

Democrat Bob Derlet, of Sonora, will challenge Republican incumbent Rep. Tom McClintock, of Elk Grove, in California's GOP-leaning 4th Congressional District, which covers Tuolumne, Calaveras and five other Sierra foothill counties. The Democratic candidate who is challenging the Mother Lode's incumbent Republican congressman, Rep. Tom McClintock of Roseville, issued a statement Friday questioning whether McClintock is "dodging" constituent concerns about the tree mortality crisis that has killed 66 million trees in the Sierra Nevada.

Rubio defends opposition to gay marriage but urges a lovea for LGBT community

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio stressed his opposition to same-sex marriage while also calling on fellow Christians to "love" and understand LGBT people in a speech before a gathering of conservative pastors in Orlando on Friday. The two-day event, titled "Rediscovering God in America Renewal Project" and sponsored by the Florida Renewal Project, was described as "an anti-LGBT rally" by Florida Democrats who criticized Rubio for speaking there two months after the Pulse shootings at a gay nightclub.