STATE HOUSE — A civil litigator nominated for a seat on the Superior Court faced questions Wednesday about how he would determine criminal sentences, his understanding of addiction and whether representing clients on behalf of insurance firms would prepare him for the position.
"I don't know if you know enough about drugs," suggested Marilyn Devaney, a Watertown Democrat and member of the eight-person elected Governor's Council that vets and votes on judicial nominees.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Hillary Clinton is doing what Republican rivals now say they took far too long to do: Taking Donald Trump seriously.
In interviews and foreign policy addresses this week, the Democratic front-runner has worked to undercut Trump's credentials in the wake of deadly bombings in Brussels. Her goal is to transform the voters' vision of the bombastic reality TV star into a potential commander in chief with his finger on a nuclear trigger — an image her team believes will repel voters in November.
