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Connecticut will not comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order that calls on states to criminalize homelessness and institutionalize unhoused people with mental health disabilities and substance abuse disorders.

Attorneys General William Tong (D) and Letitia James (D) claim the administration is imposing a de facto national ban on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 by threatening lawsuits against providers in states like Connecticut and New York, where the care for minors is legal.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are invoking the “Rule of Five,” a century-old law that allows five senators on the Homeland Security Committee to compel the executive branch to release the Epstein files.

The Trump administration recently released $10.8 million in funding for Connecticut’s after-school programs, which is only a small part of the over $50 million in federal education funding that was withheld.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is suing the Trump administration for attempting to cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

President Trump signed an executive order banning “woke” AI models in federal agencies. Connecticut Senator James Maroney says the move could increase bias in algorithms, not reduce it.

The U.S. Senate may approve Emil Bove, a former Donald Trump defense lawyer and current top Justice Department official, to the U.S. Appeals Court, despite having no support from senators in Connecticut and New York.

The attorneys general of Connecticut and New York joined 20 others in suing the Trump administration over federal cuts to social services.

Connecticut lawmakers and residents will better understand how the new Republican federal budget bill will impact the state early next month. House Speaker Matt Ritter said the update will come from the Office of Policy and Management.

Connecticut has joined 25 other states in suing the Trump administration for freezing more than $6 billion for after-school and summer programs.