Sen. Richard Blumenthal is renewing a push for the Kids Online Safety Act, which would implement stricter settings on sites used by minors.
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CT’s Maria Kahn sails through Senate hearing for 2nd Circuit
Kahn, a justice on the CT Supreme Court, largely avoided tough questioning from Republicans, who focused their attention on another nominee.
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Blumenthal, other Dems boycott Barrett vote, but nomination moves forward
Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination will move to the full Senate on Monday.
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Barrett dodges Blumenthal on birth control, gay marriage and climate change
“Whether a question is easy or hard, I can’t take a position on it,’ Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett said.
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Blumenthal joins Dems in portraying Barrett as a threat to Affordable Care Act
Democrats believe attacking Barrett on how she would rule on the ACA at the Supreme Court is their best weapon.
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As Trump picks Barrett to replace Ginsburg, Blumenthal, Murphy unleash their opposition
The CT senators have already rejected Barrett for her legal views. Now they say her nomination is ‘illegitimate’ too.
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Blumenthal, a key figure in looming Supreme Court confirmation battle, says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ against Trump nominee
Blumenthal and other Democrats hope to win the war on messaging about the folly of replacing Ginsburg with a conservative.
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Horowitz tells Blumenthal there was no FBI ‘spying’ on Trump campaign
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz also said he was “surprised” that U.S. Attorney General John Durham disagreed with him about the Russia probe.
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Jongbloed breezes through confirmation hearing for federal bench
Unlike controversial Trump nominees to the federal bench, Superior Court Judge Barbara Jongbloed has the support of her home state Democratic senators and is virtually assured confirmation.
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Nardini on way to Senate confirmation to appeals court
Federal prosecutor William Nardini on Thursday moved closer to filling a Connecticut seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as the Senate Judiciary Committee cast a lopsided, bipartisan vote in favor of his nomination.
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Himes: Mueller hearings may be ‘letdown’ to many
Rep. Jim Himes, who will question Robert Mueller Wednesday, says the former special counsel is ‘”a very careful person.”
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Blumenthal finds special niche on Judiciary Committee
His experience as a prosecutor and litigator gives him great experience for the job, while Donald Trump gave the senator a focus.
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Blumenthal presses Barr to recuse himself from investigations into White House
Attorney General William Barr deflected criticism from Blumenthal and other Democrats about his characterization of Robert Mueller’s report.
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CT lawmakers have roles in ongoing Trump investigations
Several Connecticut lawmakers are heavily involved in the Democrat’s Plan B” to continue investigations into the Trump administration.
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Blumenthal to vote against Barr’s confirmation as U.S. attorney general
WASHINGTON — At issue is William Barr’s failure to commit to making Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report public.