This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWASHINGTON — Early one morning in 2014, an Oxford man shot and killed his estranged wife at her parent’s home, a day before he was scheduled to appear in court.Lori Jackson, 32, had a temporary restraining order against her husband Scott Gellatly, that didn’t stop Gellatly from being able to buy the gun he killed her with. Federal law only blocks people subject to permanent restraining orders from buying weapons.Connecticut Democrats Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Rep. Jim Himes have been pushing for years for...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWASHINGTON — Early one morning in 2014, an Oxford man shot and killed his estranged wife at her parent’s home, a day before he was scheduled to appear in court.Lori Jackson, 32, had a temporary restraining order against her husband Scott Gellatly, that didn’t stop Gellatly from being able to buy the gun he killed her with. Federal law only blocks people subject to permanent restraining orders from buying weapons.Connecticut Democrats Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Rep. Jim Himes have been pushing for years for...WW…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik was one of a handful of Republicans to vote in favor of an gay, lesbian and transgender rights bill in 2019, and as recently as Tuesday she she was for the measure again.But on Thursday afternoon, when the Equality Act returned to the House floor, the Schuylerville Republican cast a vote against the legislation, although the text of the bill had not changed substantively from two years ago.Stefanik on Friday declined to comment to the Times Union on why she changed her vote. The one other Republican who switched his vote cited concern for religious...…WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik was one of a handful of Republicans to vote in favor of an gay, lesbian and transgender rights bill in 2019, and as recently as Tuesday she she was for the measure again.But on Thursday afternoon, when the Equality Act returned to the House floor, the Schuylerville Republican cast a vote against the legislation, although the text of the bill had not changed substantively from two years ago.Stefanik on Friday declined to comment to the Times Union on why she changed her vote. The one other Republican who switched his vote cited concern for religious...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWASHINGTON — First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Meriden, the hometown of U.S. Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona, on Wednesday, the White House announced Thursday night.No other details about the First Lady’s plans to visit were immediately available.It isn’t clear whether Cardona, who is still waiting to be confirmed by the Senate, will also be in Meriden for the visit. Jill Biden is a community college teacher who, like Cardona, holds a doctorate in education, so the visit could center on schools.“The White House...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWASHINGTON — First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Meriden, the hometown of U.S. Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona, on Wednesday, the White House announced Thursday night.No other details about the First Lady’s plans to visit were immediately available.It isn’t clear whether Cardona, who is still waiting to be confirmed by the Senate, will also be in Meriden for the visit. Jill Biden is a community college teacher who, like Cardona, holds a doctorate in education, so the visit could center on schools.“The White House...WW…

WASHINGTON — A new Republican congresswoman agreed in 2018 that the Sandy Hook school shooting was staged, according to Facebook posts that surfaced this week, drawing condemnation from Connecticut lawmakers and calls for her resignation from some gun-reform groups.U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote in 2018 “that is all true” on a that claimed the Sandy Hook and Parkland shootings were “stagged [sic],” along with the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The post was surfaced by Media Matters this week.In response, Nicole Hockley, another...…WASHINGTON — A new Republican congresswoman agreed in 2018 that the Sandy Hook school shooting was staged, according to Facebook posts that surfaced this week, drawing condemnation from Connecticut lawmakers and calls for her resignation from some gun-reform groups.U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote in 2018 “that is all true” on a that claimed the Sandy Hook and Parkland shootings were “stagged [sic],” along with the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The post was surfaced by Media Matters this week.In response, Nicole Hockley, another...WW…

WASHINGTON — A judge ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday to list "any and all inaccurate or misleading statements" the agency made as it attempted to justify banning New Yorkers from federal Trusted Travelers programs.The order comes after last week that it used false information as its rationale for excluding New York residents and agreed to allow New Yorkers back into those programs.Judge Jesse M. Furman noted that the court may conduct an independent investigation to determine whether it has been the victim of fraud.DHS had claimed in court no other state...…WASHINGTON — A judge ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday to list "any and all inaccurate or misleading statements" the agency made as it attempted to justify banning New Yorkers from federal Trusted Travelers programs.The order comes after last week that it used false information as its rationale for excluding New York residents and agreed to allow New Yorkers back into those programs.Judge Jesse M. Furman noted that the court may conduct an independent investigation to determine whether it has been the victim of fraud.DHS had claimed in court no other state...WW…