Trump Administration Pulls Back Deployment of National Guard in LA
About 2,000 National Guard troops will be released from duty because 'the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding,' Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Tuesday. Roughly 700 Marines remain deployed in the city.
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CT's congressional incumbents facing challengers. Bronin considering House run
U.S. Rep. John B. Larson is facing a possible re-election challenge next year from former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin that would represent Larson's toughest race since winning the seat in 1998. Bronin told Democratic colleagues gathered at the Women's Leadership Annual Lunch in Southington that he is considering challenging Larson, according to Hartford Courant columnist Kevin F. Rennie. Bronin had previously been considering running for governor, particularly if Gov. Ned Lamont decided not to run for a third term. While Lamont has not officially announced his intentions, Bronin's consideration of avoiding the governor's race 'is another sign that Lamont is likely to run again,' Rennie said in his political blog. Bronin would be the highest profile challenger in years for Larson, who has won 14 consecutive elections. As a graduate of Yale Law School and a Rhodes Scholar, Bronin has a wide range of contacts and has shown his fundraising prowess when he won the Democratic primary for mayor in Hartford by unseating incumbent Pedro Segarra. Bronin declined to comment Wednesday on his future plans, but those familiar with his thinking say he has been making phone calls to fellow Democrats and is 'seriously considering' running against Larson. Larson's spokesman said flatly that Larson, who turns 77 years old next week, is definitely seeking re-election. 'Congressman Larson spoke directly with Luke Bronin and said that he was running,' said Charles Perosino, a spokesman for Larson's campaign. 'We don't typically make a formal announcement until after the municipal elections, but he has made it clear to everyone, including Luke, that he will be running for re-election.' Larson's health became an issue in February when he suddenly froze during a televised speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as he suffered a 'complex partial seizure' that raised concerns. Larson underwent tests and said later that the event was related to a heart valve replacement he had years earlier. 'Fifteen years ago, I had a heart valve replacement due to a variation in the shape of my aortic valve that I was born with. Sometimes, people with this condition can later develop symptoms such as the momentary change in speech or movement that was apparent yesterday,' Larson said in a statement at the time. 'The doctors have prescribed medication that, according to them, will greatly reduce the chance of this happening again.' He suffered a second incident in April during a press conference at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, where he paused again during an answer before recovering and soon after having his picture taken with other attendees. Larson issued another statement on that incident: 'As I shared in February, I recently received a diagnosis, and have been prescribed medication to treat it. I appreciate you reaching out with your concerns,' the statement said. 'I spoke to my doctors out of precaution and have been assured by my medical providers that I am on the appropriate therapy and while I understand your concern, I assure you that I am fine and am continuing to follow medical advice.' Larson and Bronin did not discuss the issue of Larson's health during their meeting, officials said. Recently, Larson has delivered his brand of fiery speeches and pointed remarks, including recently on Medicaid cuts at the Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford. He blasted President Donald Trump for signing an executive order to cut federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, saying it followed a long-running pattern of attempting to silence criticism. 'They didn't want a voice or voices that are critical of the king,' Larson said. 'That was the King of England. Today, it's King Trump.' Larson added, 'What's the truth? Who will tell the truth? We will. But the media will fact-check and follow through and help the public understand exactly what's going on here. … Rise up, America! Rise up and speak up!' Another candidate, Hartford school board member and attorney Ruth R. Fortune, has filed official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run against Larson as a Democrat. After emigrating to the United States at age 12 from Haiti, Fortune grew up in the Nassau County town of Westbury on Long Island. She graduated from Baruch College in Manhattan and later received a law degree from the University of Connecticut. A Hartford resident since 2012, she has two children attending the Hartford public schools and a younger sibling starting pre-K this year. 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'A military veteran, Kyle enlisted in 2010, serving as a specialist with the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, Ky,' he says on his campaign website. 'During his service, he deployed to the Kuwait/Iraq border in 2013 and completed 87 jumps between helicopters and planes. His military service shaped his strong sense of duty, leadership, and resilience — qualities he now brings to his campaign.' Gauck continued, 'Now a local business-minded Democrat working on his MBA from UCONN, Kyle is focused on real-world solutions for working families. … Whether it's improving healthcare, supporting local businesses, or ensuring a safer, stronger future for the next generation, Kyle is ready to serve with the same passion that has defined every chapter of his life. He's not interested in partisanship — he's running to serve, not to score political points.' In the 5th District, U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes of Wolcott is seeking reelection after two tough races in 2022 and 2024 against Republican George Logan. Republicans believed that they had their best chance in years to recapture the seat but Hayes won both races against Logan, and is facing new challengers in 2026. A newcomer named Jackson Taddeo-Waite has filed federal paperwork as a Democrat in the race, while Jonathan DeBarros of the Terryville section of Plymouth is seeking the Republican nomination as a conservative supporter of the Second Amendment. After the hotly contested races against Logan, two well-respected political analysts in Washington, D.C. say that the Hayes seat is currently 'likely Democratic' in the 2026 election. As of this month, the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter rated the 5th District as 'likely Democratic,' as did Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball. 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Rosa DeLauro of New Haven, is running again for her long-held seat. DeLauro, 82, will be battling against Democrat Damjan DeNoble, a New Haven attorney who lives in Guilford with his family. Based on DeLauro's popularity, her series of blowout victories by wide margins, and the overwhelming Democratic registration in the district, the ratings agencies say she is a prohibitive favorite. The seat is rated by the Cook report as 'solid Democratic' and by Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball as 'safe Democratic.' Christopher Keating can be reached at ckeating@
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Editorial: Suburban mayoral campaigns shouldn't cost this much
Inflation was perhaps the most pivotal issue on the ballot in November 2024, as we all know. But it wasn't just the cost of everyday goods that was rising. Local politics got awfully expensive in our most recent campaign cycle, culminating with April 1 general municipal elections. Wanna run for mayor of a Chicago suburb? If this year's consolidated election is our guide for the future, the tab in many cases will run well into the six figures for the most high-profile suburban races. And that's striking when you consider what the top elected official in a suburb actually does. Mayors — or village presidents, as they're called in many suburbs — oversee local services, manage the budget, and serve as a community representative at ribbon cuttings, among other duties. Local mayoral races aren't traditionally supposed to resemble high-stakes congressional battles — but judging by the last election cycle, they increasingly do. We knew the village president race in Orland Park was hotly contested, but we were still stunned to see what those campaigns spent in the first quarter of 2024: over $580,000. For a village president race. In a town of 57,000. Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge ran as part of a slate of candidates called 'Orland Park for All.' Dodge and his associated committees spent about $190,000 in the months leading up to the April 1, 2024, election, according to State Board of Elections data. Dodge's opponent, former Mayor Keith Pekau, had a slate of his own called People Over Politics. Pekau and his associated committees filed reports showing nearly $400,000 in spending in the first quarter of the year, and pulled in donations from many local individuals. Notably, People Over Politics also recorded a nearly $15,000 donation from conservative megadonor Richard Uihlein of Lake Forest. But what did all of this money get the people of Orland Park? A bitter, ugly local election that saw former neighbors become bitter political enemies. And that's the problem we fear is taking shape: Municipal races aren't supposed to be referendums on the hot-button issues animating Washington. Local politics should be different. These candidates are running to serve their neighbors. That closeness, both to one another and to the people they hope to represent, has traditionally encouraged a higher level of civility and respect. Additionally, when it's expensive to run for office, fewer people do it even if they may be a good candidate. That's bad for local democracy. The need for so much cash also heightens the risk of business interests like developers gaining more influence over local officials. Orland Park's wasn't the only big-bucks local race. Skokie's mayoral election was costly, too, with candidates spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a Tribune analysis of election filings. And in Evanston, Mayor Daniel Biss — who now is running for Congress — and his opponent, Jeff Boarini, spent nearly $200,000 in the months leading up to the April 1 election, according to reporting from the Evanston Roundtable. As people close to state and local politics have told us, one of the drivers behind the growing cost of running for local office is that increasingly politics — even practiced at the local level — is a business. Twenty years ago, say, a friend might have volunteered as an unpaid campaign manager and handled every aspect of a race. Good old-fashioned door-knocking is free. Today, it's more common, even in small campaigns, to hire paid staff and invest in media buys, mailings or other professional services. 'The nature of campaigns nowadays is you are competing with everything, and there is a lot of competition for people's attention,' Dodge said. 'You have to have enough communication to get through all of that.' That's fair. But it's still a shame that it's led to the kind of polarized and high-cost local politics we're seeing more and more today. The cottage industry developing around local politics doesn't seem to be doing much to improve the quality of community discourse, even if it does help candidates get the word out — and it could be deterring good candidates from running for office. Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@ Solve the daily Crossword
