U.S. Senate

The government could shut down next week without a budget deal. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) says Democrats won’t back the bill unless it restores Medicaid funding and makes ACA subsidies permanent.

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy (D-CT) blame the Trump administration’s tariffs for the high cost of school supplies as parents prepare to send their children back to school this year.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is pushing for tougher sanctions against Russia ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A coalition of Connecticut AI experts supports a bill that would regulate the industry that has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.

The United States Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was scheduled to hold its second hearing on vaccines on Tuesday. Committee member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) expressed skepticism about the hearing's purpose.

The U.S. Senate passed a major budget bill Tuesday without Democratic support. The bill slashes food aid and Medicaid while boosting deportation and border security funding.

Summer can be hard for kids who rely on school meals, but officials in the New Haven area are promoting SUN Meals, a federal program offering free food at libraries, parks and community centers.

The U.S. Senate is close to a final vote on the budget reconciliation bill. It’s unlikely to gain support from Connecticut and New York’s four Democratic senators.

On Monday, the U.S. Senate advanced a bill via cloture vote to create the country’s first regulatory framework for stablecoins, digital currencies pegged to the value of a stable currency, like the U.S. dollar.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) plans to force the Senate to vote on arms sales to any country that does personal business with President Donald Trump’s (R) family. This comes as Trump plans to accept a luxury private plane from the Qatari royal family.