There were plenty of reactions to President Trump’s speech Tuesday from political leaders in Connecticut. A lot of the reaction is about what was not said in the president’s speech. Gov. Ned Lamont said that includes anything about rising prices and cuts to Medicaid.
HARTFORD — President Donald Trump's sudden terminations of thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees is a blatant attempt to benefit the wealthy at the expense of the vast majority of nation's working families, U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy charged on Friday.
The Senate request is one of the first signs of scrutiny on Visa after a late January announcement that it had agreed to provide services to X.
Connecticut’s congressional delegation and veterans advocates are criticizing a leaked internal memo revealing the federal government's plans to cut more than 80,000 Department of Veterans Affairs workers.
It would amount to a 15% cut across the department. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, slammed the plan on Thursday morning.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has written a letter to President Donald Trump, demanding the administration pause mass layoffs — especially among military veterans.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington today for a series of high-stakes meetings, including what ended up being a contentious Oval Office encounter with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
Connecticut lawmakers will be in Washington, D.C. Tuesday in hopes of reintroducing Ethan’s Law. Named in honor of Guilford teen Ethan Song, the bill would create federal requirements for safe gun storage and strong penalties for violations.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s Hartford office is hosting what they are calling “Passport Day,” designed to make future travel plans a little easier by offering
Monday marks three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. The two countries have been at war since 2014. Vigils and calls for peace happened across Connecticut. “The time to speak out is now,” U.S. Army Veteran Myron Melnyk said.