Trump gives the military more latitude to use offensive cyber tools against adversaries
The Trump administration has moved to give the military more latitude to conduct offensive cyber operations against American adversaries, continuing an effort begun last year to grant commanders more leeway to make battlefield decisions.
Democrats say they'll sue if they don't get Kavanaugh documents
Senate Democrats say they will initiate a federal lawsuit if their requests for documents from Brett Kavanaugh's days as an aide to President George W. Bush are denied
Pentagon delays Trump's veterans parade until at least 2019
The Defense Department says the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Donald Trump won't happen in 2018
Senate confirms more Trump judges
The Senate is confirming so many new judges that President Donald Trump has more put more nominees on the circuit court bench in his first two years than other administrations
Former U.S. security leaders blast Trump for yanking clearance
President Donald Trump's admission that he is going after security clearances to punish those involved in the Russia probe underscores the president's willingness to use his executive power to try to derail the investigation
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Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders wins Vermont Democratic nod
Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders won Vermont's Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday but was expected to turn down the nomination, as he did in his previous campaigns, and support other Democratic candidates
Favorites for Franken's Minnesota seat reflect #MeToo's rise
The sudden downfall of Sen. Al Franken amid the rise of the #MeToo movement could set up a two-woman race for his seat, part of an unusual primary featuring both of Minnesota's Senate seats on the same ballot
Transgender nominee Hallquist faces Vermont GOP Gov. Scott
Christine Hallquist, the first transgender candidate to win a major-party nomination for governor, will face Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who won his party's nomination to run for a second term
Walker is Wisconsin GOP choice as Midwest tests Trump appeal
'Blue wave' tested in Midwestern primaries across Wisconsin and Minnesota
FBI fires Peter Strzok in wake of anti-Trump text messages
The FBI has fired a longtime agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after he sent text messages criticizing President Donald Trump to a colleague
14-year-old boy uses legal quirk to run for Vermont governor
One of the four Vermont Democrats seeking the party nomination to run for governor in the fall election isn't old enough to vote, let alone drive, but that isn't stopping him from running
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh seen as regulatory foe
The White House did not mince words when it introduced Judge Brett Kavanaugh to business and industry leaders on the occasion of his nomination to the Supreme Court this summer.
Trump tweets about Harley-Davidson boycott
President Donald Trump is backing calls for a Harley-Davidson boycott amid an ongoing steel tariff dispute
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Ethics questions hang over RCDA
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Police investigating Norwich fire believed to be intentional
Police are conducting a criminal investigation into a fire at 20 Stanley Place on Wednesday afternoon that they believe was intentional.
Police: Woman's body found floating in river in New London
Emergency personnel found the body of a woman in her mid- to late 50s floating in the water underneath City Pier on Wednesday morning, police said.
Police: Niantic man charged with DUI after hitting cruiser on I-95
The man told police he had consumed three beers a few minutes before he drove through a set of flares a state trooper had arranged around a broken-down vehicle on the left side of I-95 northbound and hit the cruiser from behind.
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Salem Schools to destroy outdated special education records
All files are scheduled to be destroyed on Aug. 24. For more information, or to obtain a copy of the records, call (860) 859-3988 before Aug. 20.
Federal government will conduct new environmental study on Plum Island
The U.S. General Services Administration has been working to sell the 840-acre government-owned island off the north fork of Long Island since 2008, when Congress voted to close the animal disease research center there and move it to Kansas.
Recounts set for Waterford, Montville in 38th District Democratic primary
Waterford and Montville officials say they are preparing recounts next week after a tight Democratic primary for the 38th state House District seat.
"I Can Bike" camp
Volunteer Alex Jakubtzak, of East Lyme High School, helps James O'Toole, 20, get started peddling during the "I Can Bike" program on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at East Lyme Middle School. The week long camp, hosted by East Lyme Parks and Recreation...
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Can Twitter change its 'core' and remain Twitter?
After long resisting change, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wants to revamp the "core" of the service to fight rampant abuse and misinformation, but will it work?
