Joe Lieberman

Former Vice President Al Gore offers his condolences to Hadassah Lieberman during the funeral for her husband, former Sen. Joe Lieberman in Stamford, Conn., Friday, March. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as ‘mensch’ who bridged political divides

Vice President Al Gore remembers the late Joe Lieberman as a “mensch” who both bridged partisan political divides and wasn’t afraid to go against mainstream political currents.
 
FILE - No Labels Founding Chairman and former Senator Joe Lieberman, speaks about the 2024 election at National Press Club, in Washington, Jan. 18, 2024. Lieberman served as No Labels' chief public defender when the critics got the loudest. The centrist group he helped create ignited a political firestorm over the last year by working to recruit a third-party presidential campaign that some feared might tilt the 2024 election in Donald Trump’s favor. Now, Lieberman is gone. His death marks an irreplaceable loss for No Labels. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Joe Lieberman’s death leaves a hole at No Labels as it tries to recruit a 2024 third-party candidate

 
FILE - No Labels Founding Chairman and former Sen. Joe Lieberman speaks in Washington on Jan. 18, 2024. Lieberman, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died Wednesday, March 27, according to a statement issued by his family. He was 82. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82

 
No Labels Founding Chairman and former Senator Joe Lieberman, speaks about the 2024 election at National Press Club, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ,

Haley deserves serious consideration for No Labels presidential ticket if interested, co-chair says

 
FILE - Computer hacker turned author Kevin Mitnick poses for a portrait Thursday, June 27, 2002, in Las Vegas. Mitnick, whose pioneering antics tricking employees in the 1980s and 1990s into helping him steal software and services from big phone and tech companies made him the most celebrated U.S. hacker, has died at age 59. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, File)

Pioneering hacker Kevin Mitnick, FBI-wanted felon turned security guru, dead at 59

 

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FILE - Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman gives a 'thumbs-up' as he leaves the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Lieberman details in a new book how aid from top Republicans helped him win reelection against a more left-leaning Democrat and a Republican. The Hartford Courant reported Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 that Lieberman provides new details in the book about help from Karl Rove, a top advisor to then-President George Bush. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Lieberman book details help he received from GOP in 2006

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut details in a new book how aid from top Republicans — including strategist Karl Rove — helped him win reelection against a more left-leaning Democrat and a Republican.
 
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Conn., right, speaks with a reporter as the Senate prepares for a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The bill is a top priority for Democrats seeking to ensure access to the polls and mail in ballots, but it is opposed by Republicans as a federal overreach. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

One building, two worlds: Bridging stubborn gap in Congress

The debate over bipartisanship is coming to a head as a summer legislative flurry intensifies in Congress.
 
FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2019, file photo, outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry is interviewed at the White House in Washington. The “three amigos” used to mean just one thing in Washington -- the trio of globe-trotting senators led by John McCain who brought American idealism to the trouble spots of the world. Now, it refers to another trio, the Trump envoys pushing Ukraine to pursue investigations of Democrats and Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The new ‘three amigos’ riding into Trump impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — The “three amigos” used to stand for one thing in Washington — the pack of globe-trotting senators led by John McCain who brought American idealism to the world’s trouble spots.
 
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019 photo, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., leads a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. The son of former U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is the first Democrat to enter the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia. Matt Lieberman said in a statement Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 that he’s running because he’s “fed up with the do-nothing politicians who care more about getting re-elected than governing.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Lieberman’s son first Democrat vying for Isakson Senate seat

ATLANTA (AP) — The son of former U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is the first Democrat to enter the race to replace retiring Republican Sen.
 

Cybersecurity ‘Paul Revere’ touts adversarial model

BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Chris Wysopal and his Boston hacker collective pals from the L0pht sounded the alarm on the sad state of software vulnerability in a now-legendary 1998 appearance before Congress.
 

Griebel, Lamont, Stefanowski debate the issues; few policy details emerge

MANSFIELD — Unaffiliated candidate Oz Griebel finally got his chance to change the conversation around the governors race.
 

McCain gets visits from friends, family after surgery

WASHINGTON (AP) — A frail Sen. John McCain has been receiving a stream of visitors and good wishes at his Arizona ranch as he confronts the aftermath of brain cancer treatment and surgery.
 

Lamont reprises his candidacy for governor

Ned Lamont, the progressive crusader who gave Joe Lieberman a re-election scare and fell to Dannel P.
 

Trump hiring Lieberman associate to represent him in FBI Russia probe

President Donald Trump reportedly is hiring his longtime lawyer — who heads the Manhattan firm where former Sen.
 

Editorial: In search of thereal Joe Lieberman

The real Joe Lieberman may get another chance to stand up.

But who is that exactly?

As Lieberman re-emerged from political exile last week as a credible candidate for FBI director, characterizations of him in media both social and professional were divided.
 

Editorial: Say it ain’t so, Joe

So the latest trial balloon from the White House is that former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman tops the list of contenders to be the new director of the FBI.
 

10 Things to Know for Today

1. WHO TRUMP COULD NAME AS FBI CHIEF
 

Trump says he’s ‘very close’ to naming a new FBI director

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is “very close” to naming a new FBI director to replace the one he fired more than a week ago and that former Connecticut Sen.
 

Trump interviews 4 candidates to post of FBI director

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday interviewed four potential candidates to lead the FBI, including former Connecticut Sen.
 

D.C. Buzz: Lieberman under consideration for FBI chief

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman was among four candidates interviewed by President Trump for the front-office vacancy over at the FBI.