In the News
Although rain poured from the sky early Monday morning causing the cancellation of the annual parade, the West Hartford community still came together in solidarity and remembrance at the Memorial Day Ceremony, held inside the Town Hall Auditorium. No matter rain or shine, residents of the town still intended on paying their respects to the brave souls who fought for American freedom as the country celebrates its 250th birthday.
Connecticut’s federal delegation, all Democrats, welcomed the news that the Trump Administration was close to a ceasefire deal with Iran.
Some said the deal ends a war they never wanted, while others said an end to the war doesn’t change their view that President Donald Trump still owes the nation an explanation.
Col. Rose Forrest remembers her father telling her to always volunteer for things.
It was her father’s decision to volunteer that led Frank W. Forrest Sr., an East Hartford native, in 1968 to serve in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a chaplain’s assistant from 1969 to 1970, where he received the Bronze Star for bravery in action.
Forrest said her late father’s time in Vietnam “really informed who he was as an adult.
“He takes care of everybody,” she said.
The News
A vote to designate a location for the years-long, bipartisan effort in Congress to build a women’s history Smithsonian museum failed on Thursday.
Top congressional Democrats are demanding CMS explain how the agency accidentally revealed sensitive information about providers, including Social Security numbers, through a public release of National Provider Directory data. The Democrats also want to know what steps CMS is taking to protect providers whose identities could be stolen because of the leak and prevent future directory errors.
Democrats are moving quickly to force congressional votes on President Donald Trump’s ridiculously corrupt slush fund.
After Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS resulted in the creation of a $1.8 billion pool of taxpayer money for him to essentially dole out to his allies at a whim, Democrats want to force Republicans to go on the record about whether they support such blatant fraud.
A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s sweeping 10% tariffs on most imports are unlawful, another major legal blow to the centerpiece of the Republican president’s economic agenda—which has failed to produce the manufacturing boom he repeatedly promised on the campaign trail.
Connecticut’s members of Congress are calling for an investigation into the alleged misuse of federal funds intended to make Puerto Rico’s energy grid more resilient.
A newly reported failure of the Trump administration’s ability to handle sensitive private information in the social programs it is tasked with operating triggered a fresh wave of anger over the weekend after it was revealed that healthcare providers’ Social Security numbers were made public as part of a faulty Medicare po
The Social Security numbers of numerous healthcare providers were accidentally published in a publicly accessible Medicare portal database, sparking immediate concerns about identity theft and the compromise of frontline workers' personal data. This oversight has raised immediate alarms about the potential for fraudulent activity after the breach was first detailed in a Washington Post investigation.