Chris Murphy

The Department of Homeland Security is headed for a shutdown. U.S. senators from Connecticut and New York voted against funding for the department on Thursday afternoon.

Members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation are pushing legislation that would reinstate the 2024 federal minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes. The Trump administration repealed the rule last December.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said ICE blocked his visit to detention centers in Dilley and Pearsall, Texas, as he investigated conditions and deaths in custody, calling the denial illegal and accusing officials of hiding the truth.

President Donald Trump defended the military action, blaming the country’s leaders for drug trafficking and migration, while U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) rejected that claim, accusing Trump of intervening for oil.

CBS is facing criticism for pulling a segment about an El Salvadorian holding center for migrants off 60 Minutes this weekend. Some of the heat is coming from Connecticut lawmakers.

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Thursday on two bills aimed at lowering health care costs.

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said he’s worried that Congress will fail to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies before the end of the year.

Some Connecticut lawmakers want Congress to reject a potential provision in a national defense bill that would prohibit state laws from regulating Artificial Intelligence.

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut is part of a small group of Democrats joining forces to challenge their party’s leadership. They call themselves the “Fight Club,” according to The New York Times.

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has reintroduced legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases.