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WASHINGTON —  As Vice President Kamala Harris toured a child-development center in West Haven, Conn., recently, she singled out a newly adopted program that has long been a goal of the area’s member of Congress, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, chair of the House Appropriations Committee. “This was the intentional purpose of the American Rescue Plan,” Harris said, “to look at our children, to bring them out of poverty, and to do what has long been overlooked, which is to understand that, you know, our children — we cannot, in public policy, subordinate them.” That claim comes with a catch, ...

Feinstein’s Future Could Swing on Husband’s Potential Posting Overseas Senator Dianne Feinstein’s husband, Richard Blum, is seeking an overseas posting, which could pave the way for her to leave the Senate. She said she would “absolutely’’ serve out her term. Senator Dianne Feinstein accompanied by her husband, Richard Blum, during a mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill in 2019.Credit...Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press March 16, 2021 WASHINGTON — Richard Blum, a wealthy investor and the husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, has indicate...

Commemorating International Human Rights Day UConn joins the world in marking International Human Rights Day. (Getty Images) Copy Link Today, we join the world in marking International Human Rights Day. Throughout this year, communities near and far have faced some of the most significant human rights challenges since the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The global COVID-19 pandemic has cost the lives of some 1.5 million people worldwide and had devastating impacts on much of our social fabric. This, along with the ongoing challenge...