Richard Blumenthal

Gas prices have sharply increased over the past month increasing the pressure on Washington to do something about it.  “Now that it’s at $3.50 I’m driving less and less. It kinda sucks, but it is what it is,” said Brandon Phai of West Hartford. It cost Phai $50 to fill up his Subaru on Friday.  “I wish it was...

Connecticut will receive nearly $6 billion in federal funds to improve its infrastructure. What projects will they decide to fund?

The state has plans for several road and highway projects from an expected $6 billion from the federal infrastructure bill.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is on his annual walk through Connecticut trying to stay in touch with constituents. It’s a much different approach than Connecticut’s senior Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal have different styles and strategies when it comes to how they want to meet with constituents.

Forty-three people from Connecticut remain stuck in Afghanistan, according to local and federal officials.

More than three dozen Connecticut residents are still trying to leave Afghanistan after American forces withdrew. Elected officials, relief organizations, and veterans groups are trying to get them out.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., questioned Facebook’s Global head of Safety Antigone Davis on Thursday about the harm Instagram does to children.

A destructive social media challenge is quickly growing in popularity with more than 94,000 videos posted in Connecticut in the last few months, Sen. Richard Blumenthal said.

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Maggie Nichols testified on Wednesday about the sexual assault they endured under Larry Nassar and the investigation that ensued.

A number of small, minority-owned, Connecticut businesses are still feeling the effects of the pandemic and are seeking help. Friday in Hartford, a round table discussion was held with Sen. Richard Blumenthal to discuss what can be done moving forward.

Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy both got their COVID vaccines this weekend, they said on Twitter. Both senators say they trust the effectiveness of the vaccine. “Since this pandemic began, I’ve looked to public health officials to inform my decisions. That’s why, when the capitol attending physician made the vaccine available and my doctor recommended I get it,...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Puerto Rican leaders are pushing for federal relief funds for Puerto Rico in the wake of a series of damaging earthquakes.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal reacts after the Senate’s vote to acquit President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial.

Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal voiced concerns about American security after the killing of an Iranian general by a US airstrike in Iraq.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is pushing legislation aimed at what he describes as “cyber Grinches.”

With the holiday season kicking off this week, one local hospital is warning shoppers to think of safety first when shopping for little ones.

A top official giving greatly anticipated impeachment testimony against the Trump Administration spoke with the House Intelligence Committee for a large chunk of the day Wednesday and Connecticut leaders are sounding off.

A Connecticut family is pushing for stricter national domestic violence laws following their own personal tragedy.

The family of a Connecticut woman killed by her estranged husband in 2014, are pushing for a national law to keep guns out of the hands of people with temporary restraining orders against them.