Esty Apologizes For Mishandling Of Harassment In Her Office
Connecticut Democratic Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty says she regrets her handling of a sexual harassment case within her own office.
View ArticleEsty Will Not Seek Re-Election To Congress
Connecticut’s Fifth District representative, Elizabeth Esty has announced she will not stand for re-election in November. The decision follows days of intense pressure on Esty, over her handling of a...
View ArticleEsty Used Personal Email In Severance Agreement, Threatened News Outlet For...
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty used her personal email address in a confidential severance agreement with former Chief of Staff Tony Baker.
View ArticleFacebook In Congress: What To Expect When Zuckerberg Goes To Capitol Hill
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will face Congress in two separate hearings this week, as his company grapples with intense scrutiny over privacy and security on the social media site. It will be...
View Article'No Regrets': House Speaker Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-Election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpn8iKsLo2Q Updated at 3:00 p.m. ET House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election and will retire in January. "You all know I did not...
View ArticleLawmakers Push Zuckerberg On Security, Diversity, Drug Sales On Facebook
Updated at 3:08 p.m. ET After five hours of testimony before a joint session of two Senate committees on Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg returned to the Capitol for a second straight day of...
View Article'This Is Going To Be A Challenging Year': Ryan Retirement Adds To GOP Worries
As House Republicans poured out of the closed-door meeting where Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told them he won't run for re-election this year, there was a constant theme: Things are on track. All is...
View ArticleRep. Richard Neal Says House Speaker Paul Ryan's Departure Is No Surprise
Republican Speaker of the U.S. House Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he would not be running for re-election this year. And Democratic Congressman Richard Neal of Springfield says he's been hearing...
View ArticleFace-Off: Elizabeth Warren Vs. Trump's Consumer Watchdog, Mick Mulvaney
An epic throw-down happened Thursday on Capitol Hill over the role of the federal government. The topic: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created in the wake of the 2007-08...
View ArticleBlumenthal Slams Eversource For Proposed Rate Hike
Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is asking Eversource to reconsider a rate increase on natural gas customers.
View ArticleMurphy: U.S. An 'Embarrassing Outlier' When It Comes To Gun Policies
Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut was the keynote speaker at a forum on the global arms trade in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Murphy said the country’s domestic attitude towards guns is having a...
View ArticleBlumenthal On "Tragic Truth": Trump Could Have Done More To Prevent Death in...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants the Trump administration to take responsibility for the death toll in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria, which a new study has now pegged at almost 5,000.
View ArticleImmigration Debate Shines Spotlight On Divided House GOP
Updated at 12:23 p.m. ET House Republicans huddled for hours Thursday morning in another attempt to find party unity on an issue that divides the GOP like no other: immigration. The meeting concluded...
View ArticleFed Marijuana Bill Unveiled By Sen. Elizabeth Warren And Colorado Republican
Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined a Colorado Republican on Thursday to roll out federal legislation that would resolve much of the tension between the federal prohibition on marijuana and...
View ArticleTrump Signals Possible Support For Bipartisan Marijuana Legislation
Updated at 1:25 p.m. ET. President Trump is signaling he's willing to support a move toward the legalization of marijuana, which would be a departure from the position of his attorney general, Jeff...
View ArticleWhile Immigration Policies Are Defined, Many Families Along The Southern...
Its a hot day in Brownsville, Texas. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine sits shotgun in a silver Mercedes SUV, talking to her driver, a Brownsville city official. She turns around, leaning over her...
View ArticleCongressman Neal Calls Trump's Jab At Warren 'Beyond the Pale'
Springfield Congressman Richard Neal is responding to President Trump's jab Thursday at Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Trump brought up Warren's claim of Native American ancestry and...
View ArticleLocal Members Of Congress Aren't Happy With The Trump-Putin Summit
U.S. Senators from Massachusetts and Connecticut reacted negatively Monday to President Trump’s one-on-one meeting and joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
View ArticleTrump Plans To Invite Putin For Autumn Visit, Top Spy Boss Coats Caught Off...
Updated at 5:20 p.m. ET President Trump wants to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin for a visit to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday. Press secretary Sarah Sanders said that...
View ArticleAmatul-Wadud Hits Neal Over Campaign Contributions
Updated at 7:14 a.m. on July 21, 2018. The underdog in a Democratic primary for a western Massachusetts congressional seat is accusing U.S. Representative Richard Neal of taking too much money from...
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