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  • October 31, 2023 — by John Henry Smith
    Chris Murphy, a Democratic Senator from Connecticut, has advocated against gun violence at the federal level since the 2012 Newtown school shooting, which left 20 children and six educators dead. In light of Wednesday's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Murphy said on Thursday he's been in touch with his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to offer... Read More
  • October 31, 2023 — by Jacob Magid
    Twenty-five Democratic senators sign on to a statement calling for Israel to allow fuel deliveries to power hospitals and water treatment centers in Gaza. Israel has thus far resisted such calls, saying that Hamas diverts fuel for its own use in terror activities. “We condemn Hamas’s horrific terrorist attacks against Israel, for which Israel must... Read More
  • October 31, 2023 — by Matt Viser
    President Biden’s steadfast support for Israel is facing increasing pressure as some of his staunch supporters from within his party are warning about the ways in which the Israeli response is being carried out. Biden has resisted calls to join other Democrats who are seeking a cease-fire, and has largely avoided commenting on how Israel is... Read More
  • October 31, 2023 — by Marc Rod
    As Israel escalates its targeting of Hamas infrastructure in Gaza, there is growing concern in Washington about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the enclave. Calls from both the White House and congressional Democrats for humanitarian pauses in fighting to deliver aid and allow for the evacuation of hostages have been mounting since late... Read More
  • October 31, 2023 — by Jeff Stein and Jacob Bogage
    House Republicans on Monday unveiled a proposal to pay for emergency aid for Israel’s war against Hamas by cutting IRS funds aimed at cracking down on rich tax cheats and improving taxpayer service. The legislation, released by the House Rules Committee, calls for approving roughly $14 billion primarily in military aid to Israel and cutting about... Read More
  • October 25, 2023
    Several Democrats expressed concern that the United States does not have a sitting ambassador for Israel amid the escalating conflict and attacks. Democratic lawmakers on Saturday aggressively pushed for a quick confirmation of Jacob J. Lew, who was nominated by President Biden last month, after the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel... Read More
  • October 25, 2023 — by Alex Putterman
    Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn, led more than 30 fellow senators in urging the Biden Administration to send humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and West Bank amid Israeli attacks, his office announced Wednesday. In the letter, addressed to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the senators expressed support for "Israel's right to defend its people" against... Read More
  • October 25, 2023 — by Jesse Leavenworth
    Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is leading a call to boost federal funding for security at synagogues, mosques, and other places of worship as hate crimes increase and tensions rise over the war in Israel. Murphy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, joined other senators Friday in seeking $500 million for a... Read More
  • October 25, 2023 — by Ian Bremme
    Israel is America’s closest ally in the Middle East, but its ongoing war with Gaza is testing the limits of that relationship. On the show this week, the view from Capitol Hill with Democratic senator Chris Murphy and a Republican congressman Mike Waltz. Then, a dispatch from Beirut as Hezbollah threatens to widen the Israeli war. Read More
  • October 25, 2023 — by Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim
    Declaring that U.S. leadership “holds the world together,” President Joe Biden told Americans on Thursday night the country must deepen its support of Ukraine and Israel in the middle of two vastly different, unpredictable and bloody wars. Acknowledging that “these conflicts can seem far away,” Biden insisted in a rare Oval Office address that they... Read More
  • October 25, 2023 — by Seth D Kaplan
    Awareness of the risks stemming from our fraying social relationships is growing. In May, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory calling “our epidemic of loneliness and isolation” an “underappreciated public health crisis that has harmed individual and societal health.”  Worsening social ties have also hurt early childhood... Read More
  • October 25, 2023 — by Burgess Everett and Sarah Ferris
    With the House effectively shut down, the Senate has the upper hand on Washington’s two biggest issues this fall — aiding Ukraine and Israel and keeping the government open. Even if the House GOP selects a speaker or a caretaker leader to claw out of the current chaos, its Republicans will already be in a weakened state as the White House prepares... Read More
  • October 25, 2023 — by Ursula Perano
    Senators say their understanding of what assistance Israel actually needs in its war against Hamas is becoming clearer as the chamber rushes to provide aid to the embattled American ally. But details — at least publicly — on those needs remain scant. “After this briefing, we have a good understanding of what they need and whether they're getting... Read More
  • October 13, 2023 — by Jessica Fontaine
    NEWINGTON — After beginning in Stafford, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy continued his annual Walk Across Connecticut by visiting local businesses in Newington on Tuesday. Murphy said that throughout the day, he stopped at businesses such as Anna’s Restaurant in East Hartford, ABC Pizza in Hartford and fire stations. As he entered Newington, he was... Read More
  • October 13, 2023 — by Lindsay Wise
    WASHINGTON -- Pro-Ukraine senators from both parties, unnerved by the upheaval in the House, say they want to move quickly to pass a yearlong aid package for the war-torn country that far exceeds the amount of aid requested by President Biden in August and would last through the 2024 election.Biden requested $24 billion in additional aid in August,... Read More
  • October 13, 2023 — by Stephen Underwood
    As U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy wraps up his annual Walk Across Connecticut this week, the two-term senator said this year feels a little different than last as war rages between Israel and Hamas after a surprise attack left nearly 1,200 dead over the weekend."This has been a busy two days, I'm committed to do this walk, but obviously I have... Read More
  • October 13, 2023 — by Joe Gould and Connor O'Brien
    As war breaks out in the Middle East, key ambassadorships in the region and top military promotions are languishing in the Senate.And some lawmakers say they've had enough.Senate Democrats are making a renewed push to force through hundreds of military nominations and a handful of ambassadorships, noting that the war in Israel has added new urgency... Read More
  • October 13, 2023 — by Marc Rod
    Legislators in Washington introduced a number of resolutions and issued statements in support of aid to Israel and support for both the Israeli and American Jewish communities in response to Hamas' large-scale terror attack in Israel that began on Saturday.More than 93% of the House - 409 members - signed onto a resolution, led by Reps. Michael... Read More
  • October 13, 2023 — by Laura Glesby
    As 85-year-old Raisa pulled up a photograph of her daughter on her iPhone, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy took a break from walking across Fair Haven Heights to ask her a question.  "Is she safe?" Murphy met Raisa along a mile-long stretch of the east side of New Haven on Thursday morning as he traversed the last leg of his seventh annual ?"Walk... Read More
  • October 13, 2023 — by Hugh McQuaid
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy stepped off on his annual "Walk Across Connecticut" listening tour Monday amid a tumultuous moment in international relations due to an emergent war in Israel brought on by a deadly Hamas attack over the weekend. Murphy's trip, which began in the north central town of Stafford and is expected to conclude four days and more... Read More

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