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Washington — In the hours between President Trump threatening to eradicate a "whole civilization" unless Iran agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz and the announcement of a two-week ceasefire,

Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) on Tuesday said he filed impeachment articles against President Trump for the war in Iran, citing his recent social media post promising to erase a “whole civilization” if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened immediately. 

Trump paused the strikes for two weeks Tuesday evening after Pakistan intervened and asked for an extended deadline. 

The Hartford Public Library will receive $500,000 in new federal funding to support renovations.

According to a statement by U.S. Rep. John Larson, the funds were approved ahead of the anticipated full reopening of the Downtown Library on Main Street later this year.

Connecticut’s Pratt & Whitney got a significant contract boost this week when parent company RTX was awarded a $3.8 billion modification from the Department of Defense to build F135 engines.

Nearly every member of the House Republican caucus voted Wednesday in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment that experts say would result in massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, nutrition assistance, and other key federal programs.

Democrats are warning that Social Security and other federal benefit programs could face "drastic cuts" amid renewed efforts by Republicans to impose sweeping budget constraints.

After the defeat of the Balanced Budget Amendment, Representative John B. Larson (CT-01) said it would have forced automatic reductions to key programs.

The roof leaks over Lt. Cliff Barliss's cot, water trickles from the shower onto the tiny kitchen area, and the narrow stairs to the second floor feature a big outline of a body painted on the wall marking the spot where a firefighter fell as he raced down the twisting wood stairs to respond to a call, one of some 1,700 last year. 

An internal government watchdog and members of Congress are separately investigating new allegations that a Department of Government Efficiency staffer potentially misused sensitive Social Security data.

The Social Security Administration's inspector general notified the leaders of several House and Senate committees on March 6 that it is reviewing an anonymous complaint "on matters relating to the potential misuse of SSA data by a former DOGE employee, among other allegations," according to a copy of the letter obtained by NPR.