CT lawmakers and advocates say Trump’s tariffs and the ‘big beautiful bill’ will hurt students and teachers as they return to school.
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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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.
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Committee approves Linda McMahon to lead Education Department
McMahon, who lives in Greenwich, was advanced out of the Senate committee along party lines. CT Sen. Chris Murphy voted no.
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Linda McMahon asked if she’d dismantle Department of Education
Greenwich’s Linda McMahon, the nominee for secretary of education, said she would ‘reorient the department’ at her confirmation hearing.
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CT delegation reflects on Jan. 6 riot as Congress certifies Trump win
Connecticut lawmakers who were at the U.S. Capitol when rioters broke in four years ago say it serves as a reminder about the ‘fragility of our democracy.’
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Chris Murphy to join Senate leadership ranks in next Congress
Murphy was added to the leadership roster to help Democrats with policy and messaging as they enter the minority party next year.
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CT’s Sarah Russell confirmed by Senate to U.S. District Court
Russell’s nomination is part of Democrats’ final push to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees before year’s end.
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CT Sen. Chris Murphy and wife Cathy Holahan announce separation
The news comes less than two weeks after Murphy won a third U.S. Senate term. His office said it was a ‘joint decision to separate amicably.’
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CT delegation charts uncertain path amid national GOP wins
Democrats won every federal race in CT, but their roles are likely to shift as Republicans took back the Senate and may keep the House.
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In DNC speech, Chris Murphy focuses on borders, not guns
Sen. Chris Murphy’s primetime speech at the DNC focused on border negotiations. Talks about the gun safety bill happened off the main stage.
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Matthew Corey wins GOP primary, faces uphill fight against Murphy
In low-turnout primaries in Connecticut, Republicans chose nominees for the U.S. Senate and the 4th Congressional District.