In his victory speech, President-elect Joe Biden urged an end to political acrimony and divisiveness.

Ana Radelat
Ana has written about politics and policy in Washington, D.C.. for Gannett, Thompson Reuters and UPI. She was a special correspondent for the Miami Herald, and a regular contributor to The New York TImes, Advertising Age and several other publications. She has also worked in broadcast journalism, for CNN and several local NPR stations. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
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Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy still hold out hope
All five of CT’s congressional incumbents are reelected
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Margaret Streicker pours $1.15 million into her campaign in the final days of a bitter race against Rosa DeLauro
Streicker’s ability to self-fund her campaign has prompted DeLauro’s allies to come to the aid of the lawmaker.
In Connecticut, COVID-related worker complaints are many, but feds punish few employers
Hundreds of Connecticut workers filed COVID-related workplace safety complaints. But only two facilities have been fined.
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court; Sen. Blumenthal says day was ‘sad, surreal’
A bitterly divided Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a vote Sen. Richard Blumenthal called ‘surreal.’
CT donations to Biden campaign have surged
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Blumenthal, other Dems boycott Barrett vote, but nomination moves forward
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AG William Tong: $8.3b Purdue Pharma settlement is ‘unacceptable’
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Larson-Fay debate Zoombombed with racial slurs, obscene and homophobic comments
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