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The head of the Family Research Council said Tuesday evening that a call by 40 Congressional Democrats for a Treasury Department/IRS investigation of the group's "association of churches" tax-exempt status was "factually challenged" and asserted the organization isn't "trying to hide anything" from the public.

The state treasurer primary is a battle for the second most powerful position in state government.

Bradley International Airport is getting a $20 million boost from the massive federal infrastructure package for upgrades to its terminal.

Supreme Court has ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, the longtime legal precedent guaranteeing the right of legal abortion in the U.S.

Improving Social Security is a matter of political will, not affordability.

Improving Social Security is a matter of political will, not affordability.

U.S. Sen. Blumenthal is battling sagging approval ratings in a tough election year.

A Quinnipiac University poll last week showed Blumenthal barely above water in his...

The script Wednesday was familiar, one that Sen. Richard Blumenthal has reliably followed over his long career on the political stage. Standing with AARP allies, he skewered pharmaceutical companies and demanded that Congress act to lower Medicare drug costs. “There’s nothing more important to seniors, there’s nothing more important to American consumers, than lowering prescription drug prices and stopping the astronomical rise in costs of health care,” said Blumenthal, standing outside ...

Some of the people were fined more than the amount of money they had received from Social Security.