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  • November 02, 2022 — by Faiz Siddiqui, Jeff Stein and Joseph Menn
    U.S. officials are weighing whether to open a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter as new details emerge about the privileges granted to large foreign investors under the terms of the deal, people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post.A person familiar with the developments said Wednesday that the Treasury... Read More
  • November 01, 2022 — by Marita Vlachou
    Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday raised concerns about the “potential influence” the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would have on Twitter’s operations after the Saudis and Qatar contributed financing to help Elon Musk complete his purchase of the social media company.Prince Alwaleed bin Talal agreed to roll over $1.9 billion worth of Twitter shares... Read More
  • November 01, 2022 — by Jake Sherman
    Musk, Twitter meet Chris MurphySen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), one of the most respected foreign policy voices on the Hill, is calling for federal agencies – specifically the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States – to investigate Twitter’s new ownership structure.Twitter, of course, was recently purchased by mega-billionaire Elon... Read More
  • October 31, 2022 — by Scott Wong
    WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy on Monday called for an immediate investigation into the national security implications of Saudi Arabia's stake in Twitter after Elon Musk took over the social media company.Murphy, D-Conn., who leads a key Foreign Relations subcommittee, sent a letter to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known... Read More
  • October 25, 2022 — by Chris Murphy
    For millions of Americans—especially those who don’t live in the high-income urban mega-economies—it feels like life itself is unspooling.This sense of dislocation is what Donald Trump’s politics of grievance seized upon when he launched his campaign for the presidency in 2015. He offered easy scapegoats—immigrants, Muslims, and economic elites—to... Read More
  • October 23, 2022 — by Will Martino
    Innovative solutions are not necessary to combat gun violence, according to U.S. Senator Chris Murphy.“Here’s my plea to you: don’t search too hard for innovative solutions,” Murphy said. “We really don’t need to make up new solutions. We actually know what works.” Boston College Law School’s Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy welcomed... Read More
  • October 23, 2022 — by Ben Samuels
    WASHINGTON – Prominent U.S. lawmakers from both parties have expressed their displeasure at Israel for refusing Ukraine’s request for defensive military equipment to combat Russia’s invasion.Despite their vocal criticism, along with similar complaints from security pundits, the Biden administration has indicated it will not publicly press Israel to... Read More
  • October 14, 2022 — by Stephanie Kirchgaessner
    Democrats on Capitol Hill have suggested transferring US weapons systems in Saudi Arabia to Ukraine and suspending a planned transfer of Patriot missiles to Riyadh in the wake of what they call a “turning point” in Washington’s relationship with the kingdom.Ro Khanna, a Democratic congressman from California who is a leading supporter of a weapons... Read More
  • October 11, 2022 — by David Collins
    It’s hard not to think of Sen. Chris Murphy when in New London these days, as construction gets under way on the National Coast Guard Museum on the city’s downtown waterfront.After all, it was Murphy, waving his magic chairman’s gavel and wielding a lot of the influence that comes from Democrats’ hold, for the moment anyway, on Congress and it... Read More
  • October 11, 2022 — by Andrew Millman and Devan Cole
    CNN — A Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday that “there’s got to be consequences” after Saudi Arabia and a cartel of major oil producers moved to slash oil production last week in a move the White House said was “shortsighted” and hurtful to low and middle-income countries.“There’s... Read More
  • October 04, 2022 — by Karen Gilchrist
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy on Tuesday criticized Europe’s overreliance on Russian energy, saying it had come at a heavy cost and called on the region to start investing heavily in alternative supplies.“What a mistake for Europe to have been welded to Russia when it comes to energy,” Democratic Party member Murphy told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the... Read More
  • October 04, 2022 — by Michael Lyle Jr.
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim for a roundtable discussion on efforts to stop illegal gun trafficking.Murphy introduced federal legislation that Congress passed over the summer to impose tougher background checks on young buyers.“Guns are just way too readily available," said Murphy. "Illegal guns are way too... Read More
  • October 03, 2022 — by Andy Tsubasa Field
    BRIDGEPORT — Ghost guns, straw purchases, social media and more took center stage Monday at a roundtable discussion on gun violence featuring U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, state and local officials and prevention advocates.Murphy cited the new federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, saying the new law would combat gun trafficking from states with less... Read More
  • September 30, 2022 — by Sujata Srinivasan
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy held a roundtable Friday with kids at Alfred E. Burr Middle School in Hartford, inviting them to ask questions. The kids asked if he drove around in a limousine. And would he give them a job in government?But there was more.“What if that was me one day? What if I got shot?” asked Khyreem Williams. “What if my parents got... Read More
  • September 29, 2022 — by Lisa Hagen
    Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is introducing legislation on Wednesday that would make it illegal to possess a firearm within 100 yards of any federal election site as instances of intimidation against voters and poll workers grow.The proposal by Murphy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and six other Democratic senators seeks to protect those casting... Read More
  • September 29, 2022 — by Crystal Elescano
    HARTFORD — Statewide representatives joined a press conference late last week to discuss the situation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona battered the island, affecting hundreds of thousands and resulting in estimated damages of over $10 billion dollars, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.The Connecticut senator was joined Friday by State Rep.... Read More
  • September 29, 2022 — by Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
    Connecticut’s U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has been named to Time’s “100 Next” list, which “recognizes 100 rising stars from across industries and around the world.”Time’s write-up on Murphy was written by Gabrielle Giffords, a former Arizona congresswoman, a gun safety advocate and herself a victim of gun violence.In her short piece on Murphy,... Read More
  • September 29, 2022 — by Gabrielle Giffords
    Senator Chris Murphy doesn’t back down from a challenge. When his state of Connecticut experienced the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary 10 years ago, he took up the mantle of gun safety. This spring, when schoolchildren were once again senselessly murdered—this time in Uvalde, Texas—he refused to listen to those who said progress... Read More
  • September 22, 2022 — by Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent
    Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. government and many Americans have treated it as a given that we are deeply invested in this conflict, in practical and moral terms. But there are some dissenters, many aligned with Donald Trump’s right wing nationalist project, who for numerous reasons have been deeply skeptical of the Ukrainian cause and our... Read More

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