By Lisa Hagen, CT Mirror January 22, 2026 After weeks of warning about the Trump administration’s escalating immigration crackdown, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy flew to
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Category: National Politics
Senator Gaston: Threats Against Venezuela Undermine International Law And Caribbean Sovereignty
From State Senator Herron Gaston: When powerful nations treat international law as optional, smaller states feel the consequences first. The Trump administration’s posture toward Venezuela—marked
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OIB 20-Year Anniversary Story – Channeling The Donald At His Manhattan Home
Who knew – not me – when OIB launched what it would become, a staying-power news site focused on government and politics. We tapped into
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Senator Gaston: Gilded Walls For The Powerful, Empty Cupboards For The Poor
From State Senator Herron Gaston: At a time when children in one of the wealthiest nations on Earth go to bed hungry, our leaders are
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Senator Gaston: The People Are Rising And We Refuse To Bow To Caesar Under God
By State Senator Herron Keyon Gaston: In America, we do not crown kings. And the only way anyone becomes a king is if we bow.
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Watch: School Board Incumbent Sokolovic Captures Bridgeport’s No Kings Day Protest
Board of Education incumbent Joe Sokolovic, who seeks another four-year term on November 4, shares video on his Facebook page of the No Kings Protest
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Bridgeport Location For No Kings Day Protest
Bridgeport is participating in Saturday’s national No Kings Day protest along the Ash Creek Bridge, 3500 Fairfield Avenue, in Black Rock that connects Bridgeport and
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Columnist: CT Dems Get Hysterical As Trump Proclaims The Obvious About Crime And Mental Illness
From Veteran columnist Chris Powell: How easily President Trump can send Connecticut’s Democratic elected officials and its social-service industry into sanctimonious indignation and hysteria just
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