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Face the Facts: Rep. Joe Courtney talks about future of Congress
Congressman Joe Courtney (D-2nd District) is heading back to D.C. for his tenth term. He and the other members of CT’s Congressional delegation were in office during President Trump’s first term. Rep. Courtney gives us his take on why Republicans had such success across the country, and his concerns moving forward.
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Face the Facts: How increasing tariffs can impact what you pay at the store
Since Tuesday’s election, tariff has become a new buzzword. Heath Grossman discusses President-elect Trump’s tariff plan and what it means for our bank accounts.
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Trump wins Arizona, flipping a swing state Biden won in 2020
President-elect Donald Trump has won Arizona, NBC News projects, putting its 11 electoral votes in his column after he narrowly lost the state to President Joe Biden in 2020.
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Some Democrats blame party's position on transgender rights in part for Harris' loss
Desperate for answers on what went wrong on Election Day, finger-pointing among Democrats and media pundits has been swift. Many — in private — are holding President Joe Biden responsible.
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Trump has promised lower interest rates. That will be largely out of his control
While Trump has sought to pressure the Fed to cut rates, consumer rates on mortgages and other loans are determined by a range of factors largely outside of the president’s control.
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Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen wins re-election in Nevada
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has won re-election in Nevada, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Sam Brown and holding on to an important seat for her party in a swing state.
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ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates prior to Election Day
OpenAI estimates that ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 requests to generate images of the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates in the lead up to Election Day.
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Questions about marriages performed by woman at heart of Bridgeport absentee ballot case
Former Bridgeport employee Wanda Geter-Pataky is in the news once again. But this time, it’s for something she’s doing in New Haven. Geter-Pataky is also a justice of the peace, and there are questions about weddings she officiated. Specifically, weddings allegedly involving non-citizens and whether they were meant to get around immigration law. Video from the New Haven Independent...
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CT voters approve constitutional change to allow no-fault absentee ballots
Voters have decided to approve a constitutional amendment which allows no-fault absentee ballots in Connecticut. Connecticut’s Constitution allows absentee voting only for voters who are active-duty military, sick or out of town on Election Day, for those who work at polls and people who have religious conflicts with the election. A referendum question to change that was on this...
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Former Bridgeport employee under fire for questionable wedding officiations
Former Bridgeport employee Wanda Geter Pataky is at the center of a statewide absentee ballot scandal. She’s also a justice of the peace, and questions are being raised about weddings she officiated.
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LGBTQ candidates saw big election wins, with several historic victories
More than 1,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender candidates ran for elected office this year, vying for seats in Congress, state legislatures and various local races across nearly every state. While a number of these races have yet to be called, hundreds of queer candidates have already emerged victorious as of Friday, including many who made history.
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Democratic governors vow to protect their states from Trump and his policies
A growing list of blue-state governors, including several potential 2028 contenders, are already planning legislative sessions, legal actions and other moves to fight Trump.
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Walz addresses supporters: ‘It's hard to reckon what that path looks like over the next four years'
Gov. Tim Walz addressed supporters in Minnesota on Friday.
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What does White House Chief of Staff do, and who is Susie Wiles? A look at Trump's pick
Susie Wiles, the defacto manager of Donald Trump’s victorious campaign, will be the first woman to hold the role of White House chief of staff.
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Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff reacts to Donald Trump's win
Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter Ella Emhoff is breaking her silence after Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election.
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Trump will name more conservative judges. He may even pick a majority of the Supreme Court.
Republicans are gearing up to lock in their remake of the judiciary under President-elect Donald Trump and a new Senate majority, including potentially installing several more conservative Supreme Court justices.
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Trump wins Nevada, capturing a state he lost in both 2016 and 2020
NBC News projects Trump will carry the state’s six electoral votes. It’s the first time since 2004 that a Republican has won Nevada.
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‘Everybody's worried': CT immigrant group prepares for potential mass deportations
President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News one of his first priorities upon taking office in January will be working on the border situation. His idea of mass deportations has some immigrants on edge, and there are unknowns when it comes to the president-elect’s promises turning into potential actions.
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Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff breaks silence on Donald Trump's win
After Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, her stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, reacted to the results on social media.
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How well did local polling predict the 2024 presidential election?
Donald Trump is the 2024 president-elect, and he was declared the winner earlier than some expected. Many polls leading into Election Day rated the race too close to call, including Quinnipiac University. Their final election poll showed Trump receiving 48% of support, and Kamala Harris receiving 47%. It’s hard for anyone to predict the outcome of the presidential election. “We’re in...