Chris Murphy tried to go inside two detention centers operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement but was denied entry on Tuesday.
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy, Connecticut’s junior U.S. senator, was first elected in 2012. Sen. Murphy has supported stricter gun legislation and affordable health care.
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Murphy, DeLauro seeking Homeland Security reforms in funding bill
More Democrats in Congress are looking to condition their support for a DHS funding bill on securing more guardrails for ICE.
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Chris Murphy used to be a lead negotiator. That changed in 2025.
Murphy, previously a key negotiator, said on striking deals: ‘I just don’t think that’s the job right now. The job is to save the democracy.’
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Murphy, Blumenthal reject shutdown deal over health care
CT’s senators opposed the deal because it doesn’t extend the policy at the heart of the shutdown fight: expiring health care subsidies.
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Congressional Dems say elections show support for holding firm on health care
Connecticut’s U.S. senators said the election results show voters want Democrats to keep pushing on health care amid the federal shutdown.
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Trump threatens Blumenthal with investigation after Bondi dustup
Clashes between CT’s U.S. senators and the Trump administration intensified as battle lines hardened with no movement on the federal shutdown.
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As government shutdown looms, CT Dems push for ACA subsidies
Despite a looming federal shutdown, Democrats are insisting that any short-term funding bill must address health care priorities.
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Murphy: Canceling Jimmy Kimmel is ‘censorship,’ ‘not America’
Sen. Chris Murphy said the Trump administration is using the Charlie Kirk shooting to justify going after those who don’t agree with Trump.
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As government funding deadline nears, CT Dems seek leverage
How would CT Democrats exert what leverage they have in a Republican Congress — and what would they accept in a spending deal?
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Murphy warns of ‘food crisis for kids’ caused by ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
CT lawmakers and advocates say Trump’s tariffs and the ‘big beautiful bill’ will hurt students and teachers as they return to school.
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CT senators cite a ‘catastrophe’ as Senate passes Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
The bill extends tax cuts and reforms Medicaid and SNAP to pay for them. Sen. Chris Murphy called it a ‘health care catastrophe’ for CT.
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Blumenthal, Murphy leave Iran briefing ‘without a lot of comfort’
Chris Murphy said U.S. strikes likely only set Iran’s nuclear program back a few months, while Blumenthal argued it was too early to tell.
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CT schools, food banks lose federal money to buy from local farms
The Trump administration said it won’t fund the two programs that allowed schools and food banks to supply healthier food to those in need.
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CT’s Linda McMahon confirmed as Trump education secretary
McMahon will take the helm at a pivotal time for the agency. Trump wants to gut it but would need congressional approval to shut it down.
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With Trump at the wheel, what are CT Democrats to do?
Activists and critics want Democrats to do more to resist Trump and congressional Republicans. Some say Sen. Chris Murphy is doing it right.