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Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defense team
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has assembled a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate trial that includes household names like Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation two decades ago resulted in the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said he will...
Connecticut officials seek better federal housing oversight
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials on Friday called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to immediately improve its oversight of a federal voucher program for affordable housing, noting they found “grievous flaws” in the agency's inspection process while trying to...
AP-NORC poll: 66% favor endorsement money for NCAA athletes
As the NCAA grapples with how to provide athletes opportunities to be compensated for their fame, about two-thirds of Americans support college players being permitted to earn money for endorsements. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Support for the...
Legal basis for US killing of Iran general depends on threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Did President Donald Trump have the legal authority to order the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq? The answer depends largely on facts that aren’t publicly known yet. And experts are quick to point out that even if it was legally justified that doesn’t make it the...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC's “This Week" — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press" — Pompeo; Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Sen. Mark Warner,...
Blumenthal, Murphy fear fallout from killing of Iran general
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's two U.S. senators, both Democrats, voiced serious concerns Friday about the ramifications of killing Iran's top general, questioning whether President Donald Trump and his administration have a plan to protect Americans from reprisals. Sen. Chris Murphy, a member of the...
Security discussion planned at Jewish center in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are visiting a Jewish community center to talk about security, following the stabbing of five people celebrating Hanukkah at a rabbi's home north of New York City. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, and the Jewish Federation of Connecticut...
Senator: college athletes getting inadequate health care
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy released a report Monday calling on NCAA schools to do more to provide health care to their student athletes. The report is the last of three from the Connecticut Democrat dealing with issues surrounding players and the money generated by college athletics....
Spending deal would end two-decade freeze on gun research
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal on a government spending bill would for the first time in two decades provide money for federal research on gun safety. A law adopted in the 1990's has effectively blocked such research and prohibits federal agencies from engaging in advocacy on gun-related issues. The...
Trump administration quietly releases Lebanon military aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has quietly released more than $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after months of unexplained delay that led some lawmakers to compare it to the aid for Ukraine at the center of the impeachment inquiry. The $105 million in Foreign Military Financing...
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