Washington – The federal government is trying to blunt the impact of the coronavirus, but Connecticut lawmakers remain critical of the Trump administration’s response to the epidemic as state officials wait for more help and guidance. “For years, many of us have warned that Trump’s attacks on global health programs, and... Read More about CT lawmakers pan Trump administration response to coronavirus

Hartford — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is a Watergate baby. Not one of the young Democrats elected to Congress in 1974, but an actual child of the 70s, born to Republican parents three weeks after America learned of the White House taping system that would fuel a bipartisan groundswell leading to the resignation of Richard Nixon. Murphy, 46,... Read More about Murphy offers a wistful take on Trump’s acquittal

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is requesting the Government Accountability Office review whether the Trump administration is improperly classifying documents that it provided to Congress. In an interview, Murphy, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said that the Trump administration’s classification of a letter from Vice President... Read More about Sen. Murphy requests GAO to check Trump administration's classification of documents

Washington — The U.S. Senate today acquitted President Donald Trump of two articles of impeachment in a partisan vote that, while expected, prompted Connecticut lawmakers to warn that the failure to remove the president from office will have dire consequences. The Senate voted 52-48 to acquit Trump of the first article, which found the... Read More about Trump Acquitted, Connecticut Dems Warn of Dire Consequences

The mother of a gun violence victim. An advocate for reduced insulin costs. The uncle of a Marine Corps sniper who committed suicide. Those are some of the guests Connecticut lawmakers are bringing to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday. Sen. Chris Murphy invited Deborah Davis, an organizer with the... Read More about The mother of a gun violence victim. The uncle of a Marine Corps sniper who committed suicide. Here are the Connecticut residents invited to the State of the Union.

Last week, Sen. Chris Murphy said this about the 2020 election: “Make no mistake, this is going to be a national security election, and our nominee needs to be ready to confront this president on his foreign policy malpractice that is making America, and the world, less safe.” I don’t think so. While I agree that the Trump... Read More about Murphy emerges as major voice on foreign policy

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told regulators Thursday he doesn’t believe Connecticut’s power companies are complying with an order to insulate thousands of low-income families from utility disconnections during the annual, six-month-long winter protection period — an established program that prohibits disconnections from November to... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy demands utilities ‘take responsibility’ for protecting eligible low-income families from utility shut-offs

WASHINGTON — Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy was squeezing in his weekly grocery shopping Sunday night on his only day off from the impeachment trial when he saw his phone light up. It was a text from Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz, a fellow Democrat, about former national security adviser John Bolton’s explosive account linking President... Read More about To pull back the impeachment curtain, Conn. Senator Chris Murphy takes to Twitter

For months, Egypt ignored paperwork that could have allowed an American to be released from prison outside Cairo and instead the 54-year-old man from New York died behind bars earlier this month, according to his lawyer and a Democratic senator. Moustafa Kassem, 54, who was arrested in 2013 and charged with terrorism-related offenses that both... Read More about American died in Egyptian prison this month after Egypt ignored paperwork to secure release, lawyer says

Washington – President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial entered a new phase on Wednesday as senators submitted questions to Democratic House managers prosecuting the case and the legal team in charge of the president’s defense. “Did anyone in the White House or outside the White House tell anyone in the counsel’s... Read More about CT Senators participate in Q & A phase of Trump impeachment trial

Connecticut's congressional delegation on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, urging him to change rules on hemp production. Hemp comes from the cannabis plant but has lower levels of THC, a psychoactive chemical, than marijuana, and it can be used in the food, plastics and textile... Read More about Connecticut delegation urges changes to federal hemp rules

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday asked the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to probe recent reports that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s phone was hacked by Saudi Arabian officials.  Murphy, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to FBI Director... Read More about Democratic senator asks intelligence agencies to open probe into Bezos phone hack

Washington –  With Connecticut one of 23 states where federal health officials have tested travelers from China for the coronavirus, the state’s U.S. senators on Tuesday asked the Trump administration to provide updates and detailed information on its response to the outbreak. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, along... Read More about Blumenthal, Murphy press CDC on coronavirus outbreak

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy was the only Democratic senator Tuesday to receive a White House briefing on new Israeli-Palestinian ‘peace plan,’ before President Donald Trump announced it Tuesday afternoon. Murphy, D-Conn., was invited to meet with Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and White House assistant to the... Read More about White House taps Murphy for briefing on Israel-Palestine plan

WATERBURY — Crosby High School junior Jayvon Eason was appointed as a U.S. Senate Page for the Spring 2020 program. “Jayvon is an honor roll student and promising young leader who has a passion for using technology to make government work better for people,” said U.S. Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., who appointed... Read More about Crosby High junior appointed U.S. Senate page by Murphy

As President Donald Trump’s lawyers continued their defense Monday, Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy joined other Democratic colleagues in saying new revelations from John Bolton bolsters their case for summoning witnesses in the Senate’s impeachment trial. “We need to hear from (Bolton) and see his... Read More about CT senators hope Bolton’s allegations will sway GOP in Trump impeachment trial

Coming up on today's show: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D CT), member of the Foreign Relations committee, talks about the impeachment trial in the Senate: Fred Mogul, WNYC state government and politics reporter, and Josefa Velasquez, senior reporter for The City, recap Governor Cuomo's 2020 budget proposal, including his plan to... Read More about Impeachment Juror: Senator Chris Murphy; Cuomo's 2020 Budget; Can 2020 Democrats Play Nice?; Lost AirPods? Dial 511.

BRISTOL - A Northeast Middle School sixth grader’s essay is among the winners in U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s fourth annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day essay challenge.  This year, Murphy received close to 1,500 entries from elementary, middle, and high school students from across Connecticut reflecting on King’s dream and... Read More about Bristol student's essay recognized by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy excoriated schools’ treatment of college athletes ahead of the NCAA’s annual convention, and said he favors federal legislation allowing them to earn money from endorsements. “Federal legislation must make sure the athletes who are drawing all the fans, viewers, and endorsements receive a portion of the... Read More about CT Sen. Murphy turns up heat on college athletes’ pay debate

Washington — Unable to change the rules of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to allow for interviewing new witnesses and the introduction of new evidence, Senate Democrats, including Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, resorted to a new strategy Wednesday. They are appealing directly to American voters... Read More about House managers start case to remove Trump, CT senators continue to press for witnesses