Lisa Hagen

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy will fan out across the country in the final weeks before the midterm elections in an effort to boost Democrats’ chances. But he says he’ll spend the bulk of his time in Connecticut — for both campaigning and grassroots organizing.

They first need to win their own reelection races — and their party needs to gain control nationwide — but members of Connecticut’s delegation are starting to sketch out what Democrats’ possible return to power could look like from some of the highest echelons in Congress.

The settlement will pay out millions of dollars to most states, including Connecticut, to address social media harms and push Meta-owned platforms to implement certain guardrails. A mother hopes it continues to spur action at the federal level.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill to regulate college sports that secured the support of the coach of the University of Connecticut’s men’s basketball team but sparked opposition from both of Connecticut’s U.S. senators.

In the wake of a four-day immigration enforcement operation that rocked Danbury last month, Sen. Chris Murphy is seeking answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about what happened and the aftermath of dozens of arrests.

U.S. Rep. John Larson won’t seek a third-party run in the November general election after his loss in August's Democratic primary, formally marking the end of his 28-year congressional tenure that winds down early next year.

After a years-long effort to exert pressure on Russia for its war in Ukraine, Congress took the final step in passing a sanctions bill before lawmakers departed for campaign season.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy introduced legislation on Thursday to bar immigration enforcement operations from being carried out on playgrounds, child care facilities and school bus stops, a move in response to recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Danbury.

The U.S. Senate is zeroing in on a bipartisan bill that would set national standards for college sports. Sen. Chris Murphy has been leading the charge against the legislation within Congress, arguing it would prioritize coaches and executives over student athletes and give them more latitude in an industry worth billions of dollars.

Eligible farmers in Connecticut can start applying for funds from a nearly $53 million federal disaster relief program that officials finalized over the summer after a series of delays.