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Inauguration Day Also Is Move In/Out Day at the White House
Inauguration Day is also moving day at the White House. It’s typically a precision operation carried out in about five hours as the residence staff labors to move out one leader and settle in another. The clock normally starts ticking when the outgoing and incoming presidents leave the White House together to head to the Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony....
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Trump Trial Pending, McConnell Calls It ‘Vote of Conscience'
President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is likely to begin after Joe Biden’s inauguration next week
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Authorities Say Man in ‘Camp Auschwitz' Shirt at Riot Arrested
Authorities say a man who was photographed wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt during the U.S. Capitol riot last week has been arrested in Virginia.
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Hawley, Facing Fallout, Blames Media, DC ‘Establishment'
Facing waning support from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the attack at the U_S_ Capitol last week, Republican Missouri Sen_ Josh Hawley has defended himself in a newspaper column, accusing the media and the “Washington establishment” of deceiving Americans into calling him an “insurrectionist.”
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Trump Impeachment: What Happens Next?
While President Trump will likely be out of office before the Senate tackles an impeachment trial, it could still have major implications for his political future.
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Belichick Won't Accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom From Trump
Amid mounting speculation, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick announced that he would not accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom this week in the aftermath of the deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol. White House officials said Sunday Trump was set to award Belichick with the medal this week in the waning days of his administration. The two have had…
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Prosecutors Fight Sentence Reduction for Murder Convict Adrian Peeler
Prosecutors believed justice was served nearly two decades ago when Adrian Peeler was sentenced to a combined 60 years in state and federal prisons for his roles in Bridgeport’s cocaine trade and the 1999 killings of an 8-year-old murder trial witness and the boy’s mother. Peeler, however, could be a free man next year, if his pending request for a…
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Trump to Award Bill Belichick the Medal of Freedom
With just days left in his presidency, Donald Trump will award New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the Medal of Freedom later this week, according to a White House official. The award, established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, is America’s highest civilian honor. It is awarded to people “who have made exceptional contributions to the security or…
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Senators Murphy and Blumenthal Respond to Rioting After Washington
Rioters supporting President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol this week as Congress was certifying the Electoral College votes for the presidential election. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal discussed what they saw and give their reactions.
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Rep. Jahana Hayes Speaks on Capitol Riots
NBC Connecticut’s Matt Austin spoke with Rep. Jahana Hayes about her experience during the Capitol riot on Wednesday and what she feels needs to be done in light of the day’s events.
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Rep. Jim Himes Describes Storming of the Capitol
Rep. Jim Himes was in the Capitol when violent pro-Trump protesters stormed the building and disrupted the counting of Electoral College votes.
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Pardons in Killings of Iraqi Civilians Stir Angry Response
The pardons of four Blackwater contractors convicted in the shooting deaths of more than a dozen Iraqi civilians has prompted outrage from some human rights activists and Iraqis.
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FBI Says White Supremacists Plotted Attack on US Power Grid
The FBI alleges in an affidavit that white supremacists schemed to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S. and one Ohio teenager wanted the group to be “operational” on a faster timeline if President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid
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Defense Bill in Danger Over Confederate-Named Military Bases
A defense bill that has passed every year since the Kennedy administration is in danger of failing
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Trump Attacks Latest Quinnipiac Poll
During remarks Thursday, President Donald Trump attacked national polls, calling out the Quinnipiac poll specifically.
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Communities in Connecticut Split Over Who They Want to Win Presidency
Some Connecticut communities are split over who they want to win the presidency
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Personality Expert Who Predicted Trump In 2016 Says Biden Could Win This Year
Very few people predicted that President Donald Trump would win the 2016 election, with the exception one Connecticut personality expert. “People who have not decided yet are going on the Trump train, a lot more than the Biden train,” Paul Tieger said. Tieger, an internationally recognized expert in personality type, predicted that Trump would win in 2016 when so many…
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Connecticut Doctor Weighs in on Trump's COVID-19 Treatment
President Trump received experimental treatments that are still not widely available to the public.
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Local Medical Experts Weigh In On The President's Hospital Departure
Local doctors weighed in on President Trump’s plans to leave Walter Reed Medical Center.
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QU Professor on What President Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis Means for the Race
With the election just a month away, the president’s COVID-19 has thrown the race into disarray.