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Charles Johnson, Giants Owner, Asks QAnon-backing Rep. Lauren Boebert for Donor Refunds On 1/19/21 at 12:59 PM EST Charles B. Johnson, the billionaire owner of San Francisco Giants, said on Monday night that he asked for his and his wifes donations to a QAnon-backing lawmaker be returned, after being criticised for the move by fans of the baseball team. Lauren Boebert, a U.S. House Representative for Colorado, has voiced her support for the right-wing conspiracy group which believes a cabal of ...

While the FBI in Connecticut said it has received no direct threats toward the state Capitol or other government buildings, officials are taking no chances and have boosted security at the Capitol complex ahead of Inauguration Day in response to earlier warnings of potential armed protests at capitols across the country. Meanwhile, Connecticut’s all-Democratic congressional delegation voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump a second time, saying he helped incite the violent mob that ...

US stocks gained on Thursday as optimism about President-elect Joe Bidens stimulus plan offset a surge in weekly jobless claims. The jobless-claims reading

Two Democratic state senators introduced a bill this week that would install electronic highway tolling systems on I-84, I-91, I-95 and portions of Route 15, even as Gov. Ned Lamont has said he would seek other options to Connecticut’s transportation funding problems.

Pramila Jayapal and Bonnie Watson Coleman sheltered in place with fellow lawmakers during Capitol siege, including some Republicans who turned down masks.

Two Democratic members of Congress are blaming Republicans after each tested positive for coronavirus, believing they contracted the virus as a result of being in close proximity with GOP colleagues who refused to wear masks during the storming of the Capitol building last week by supporters of President Donald Trump. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-New Jersey), a 75-year-old lung cancer survivor, announced on Monday she had received a positive test result from a coronavirus rapid test she took. ...

Two Democratic congresswomen who tested positive this week for COVID-19 have each identified last Wednesday’s Capitol siege as the likely point of exposure. Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington announced her positive test early Tuesday morning, shortly after New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman confirmed Monday she had contracted the virus. Both congresswomen said they believed they contracted the virus while being forced to shelter in place with maskless Republican lawmakers as pr...

Changing tiers, cross-border vaccines, contingency plans: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: A state hotline for COVID-19 vaccination appointments has been overwhelmed with calls after Alabama announced Friday that the state will begin giving the shots to people 75 years old or older, as well as first responders, later this month. The Alabama Department of Public Health said Saturday that the telephone number rec...

Share: In a surprising turn of events, Democrats appear poised to take over control of the Senate, potentially setting up at least two years of full Democratic control in Washington. What Happened? On Tuesday, Georgia held two Senate runoff elections. As of Wednesday morning, Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock is the projected victor in one of the two Georgia Senate runoff races, while Democrat Jon Ossoff maintains a narrow lead in a second race that is still too close to call with an estimated 98%...

Democrats Flood Facebook With Georgia Senate Runoff Ads After Ban Lifted On 12/17/20 at 8:21 AM EST Facebook has lifted its political advertising ban for posts targeting voters in Georgia, just in time for final campaigning ahead of the Senate runoff elections on January 5. The two runoff races are set to be close and many factors, including the Republican administrations COVID management and the state of the economy, could sway voters. Georgia was the state decided by the slimmest margin in th...