Lisa Hagen
Federal policy reporterLisa Hagen is CT Public and CT Mirror’s shared Federal Policy Reporter. Based in Washington, D.C., she focuses on the impact of federal policy in Connecticut and covers the state’s congressional delegation. Lisa previously covered national politics and campaigns for U.S. News & World Report, The Hill and National Journal’s Hotline.
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The bipartisan legislation aims to boost the supply of housing and create more affordable options. But the bill, which seeks to address a pressing cost-of-living issue for Americans, faces challenges ahead. -
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is the latest federal lawmaker wading into the regulation of prediction markets, proposing legislation that aims to mitigate fraud, prevent underage usage and bar individuals from using nonpublic information in wagering. -
Connecticut’s federal lawmakers say they fear an “open-ended” war with the potential for U.S. ground troops in Iran after receiving briefings from officials. -
In a high-profile hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers about federal agents’ practice of arresting, detaining and injuring U.S. citizens. -
Connecticut’s federal lawmakers are warning of a prolonged war that could spread throughout the Middle East “without clear objectives” and economic consequences that could exacerbate cost-of-living issues in the U.S. in the long term. -
As President Donald Trump declared that America is in “a turnaround for the ages” during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, Connecticut Democrats offered a vastly different assessment of the country during his first year back in office. -
The Connecticut senator has made repeat trips to Ukraine since the start of the war. And as it marks four years since Russia’s invasion on Tuesday, Blumenthal and a small group of Democratic senators returned with a renewed sense of purpose. -
Gov. Ned Lamont asked President Donald Trump one of the only questions at a high-profile White House meeting on Friday with a group of bipartisan governors. The question happened behind closed doors after Trump asked reporters to leave the room, minutes into the start of the business meeting. -
When President Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term, not everyone in Connecticut’s congressional delegation will watch it from inside the House chamber. As an act of protest, more than half of the delegation will boycott the speech on Tuesday evening. -
For weeks, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy spelled out exactly where he stood on funding for the Department of Homeland Security: He wouldn’t vote to extend its budget without securing a deal to rein in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.
