By Kristina Danilenko Critical Situation in Kharkiv While aiming to open an additional front in the war, Russian military forces have significantly intensified indiscriminate attacks and bombardments in the northeastern city of Kharkiv since May 10th. The impact has been devastating: on May 23rd, Russia launched an extensive aerial bombardment which targeted one of...
Editor’s note: The Easton Courier asked candidates running for state office representing Easton to submit a bio and platform statement. Christopher Peritore (R) is running for election to the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 135, which includes Easton, Weston and Redding. Profile Chris Peritore Christopher Peritore is a life-long Easton...
Editor’s note: The Easton Courier asked candidates running for state office representing Easton to submit a bio and platform statement. Anne Hughes (D) is running for re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 135, which includes Easton, Weston and Redding. Profile State Rep. Anne Hughes Anne Hughes is serving her third term in the...
Editor’s note: The Easton Courier asked candidates running for state office representing Easton to submit a bio and platform statement. Beth Cliff (D) is running for the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 112, which includes Monroe, Easton and Trumbull. Profile Beth Cliff Cliff is a graduate of Princeton University and has an MBA from the...
Editor’s note: The Easton Courier asked candidates running for state office representing Easton to submit a bio and platform statement. Tony Scott (R) is running for re-election to the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing District 112, which includes Monroe, Easton and Trumbull. Profile State Rep. Tony Scott Scott is a ranking member of the Housing...
A team of seven NASA Kennedy employees was recognized by the White House for charging ahead with the expansion of the agency’s sustainable electric vehicle (EV) fleet at Kennedy Space Center. They did so at minimal cost to taxpayers while also offering zero emission EV charging for any workers and visitors willing to pay out of their pocket for the service. The...
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Nadia joined U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, fellow survivors, and experts at the White House to call for more robust accountability mechanisms and survivor-centered approaches in the fight to end conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Referencing the UN Secretary-General’s recent...
Following their safe arrival at the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will participate in a pair of Earth to space calls Monday, June 10, regarding their historic mission aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft: Known as NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, the duo will speak first at 1 p.m. EDT with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson...
Good afternoon from Capitol Hill, where for the first time in 100 years, a Speaker of the House was not elected on the first vote. Or the second vote. This is because 19 conservatives voted for someone other than Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA). And then on a third vote, the opposition increased to 20 conservatives who all voted for Rep. Jim Jordan (OH). Who were these...
Good afternoon from Capitol Hill, As the Republican House majority settles into committee assignments, the investigations into the Biden administration are beginning in earnest. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced today that he will have the first hearing on Biden family “influence peddling” next week. House Judiciary led by Chairman Jim...