The vote indicates there is bipartisan concern over Trump’s handling of Iran after the president order a strike that killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Ana has written about politics and policy in Washington, D.C.. for Gannett, Thompson Reuters and UPI. She was a special correspondent for the Miami Herald, and a regular contributor to The New York TImes, Advertising Age and several other publications. She has also worked in broadcast journalism, for CNN and several local NPR stations. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
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CT lawmakers slam Trump diversion of F-35, National Guard funds to border wall
The syphoning of more military funding means the Pentagon has given nearly $10 billion since last year to help pay for a wall between Mexico and the United States.
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Adding a sub back to 2021 budget a ‘heavy lift’ for CT lawmakers
President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to social and health programs are dead on arrival, but his plans to cut a submarine built by Electric Boat is very real.
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Murphy to travel again to Ukraine, meet with Zelensky
Sen. Chris Murphy, whose trip to Ukraine last summer was cited in the effort to impeach and remove President Donald Trump, is going to Kiev again.
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CT Democrats likely to be ‘players’ in party’s presidential primary contest
The sheer number of Democrats running to unseat Trump means Connecticut is likely to help define a front-runner in what is expected to be a long and hard-fought contest.
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Trump’s budget cuts funding for Virginia-class subs from two to one
Electric Boat has for more than a decade built two submarines a year, but the president’s budget only calls for one Virginia-class boat.
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CT lawmakers pan Trump administration response to coronavirus
The federal government has scrambled to keep the coronavirus at bay, but Connecticut’s Democratic lawmakers say that’s not enough.
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Appeals court determines Blumenthal, other Dems, lack standing to sue Trump
The court ruled that the Democrats had no standing to sue because they did not represent a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate.
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Trump acquitted, Connecticut Dems warn of dire consequences
Sen. Chris Murphy said the vote to acquit the president means “We have failed to protect the republic.”
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Trump doesn’t mention impeachment, but CT Dems still didn’t like SOTU
Immediately after the speech, Sen. Chris Murphy, tweeted that he regretted attending.
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Biden fundraising may lag across the nation, but not in Connecticut
In the last quarter of 2019, Biden raised $507,778 from Connecticut donors with the help of an October fundraiser hosted by Gov. Ned Lamont.
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Bloomberg announces Conn. campaign co-chairs
On Tuesday, the campaign of the former New York mayor and Democratic candidate for the White House announced that state Reps. Chris Rosario, D-Bridgeport and Kerry Wood, D-Newington, will co-chair Bloomberg’s Connecticut campaign.
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CT lawmakers bring guests to Trump’s SOTU to send a message
Guests at the State of the Union speech have one thing in common – they are involved in issues high on the Connecticut lawmakers’ political agendas.
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Lack of witnesses prompt Blumenthal, Murphy to call Trump impeachment trial a ‘cover-up’
The GOP defeated a Democratic attempt to call witnesses at the impeachment trial and Trump’s acquittal is expected — but not until next week.
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CT rejects Trump’s Medicaid block grant proposal
‘This is an ill-conceived and unnecessary change that could fundamentally degrade a critical public health program,’ said DSS Commissioner Deidre Gifford.