At the heart of the resistance to President Donald Trump’s border wall is the idea that the votes of millions of Americans in 2016 who chose Trump over Hillary Clinton and his Republican rivals simply should not count.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is pushing a ban on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and “high capacity” magazines.
Senate Democrats are considering blocking any and all legislation that does not include reopening the government, in a move they hope will pressure Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to permit a vote to reopen the government.
Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will be introducing legislation Tuesday to expand background checks.
Populist Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) wrote an op-ed on Saturday for the Washington Post charging that Democrats should applaud, not chastise, President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan. Khanna then urged to end America’s involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that the continuing resolution passed by the House that contains $5 billion in wall funding will not pass the Senate and placed the odds of a government
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered a fiery speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, contending that the “deep state needs more oversight.”
The Senate passed a resolution on Thursday which calls for the end of American assistance to Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
The Senate advanced a resolution on Wednesday that called for the end of American assistance in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) likened President Donald Trump’s situation to the “same territory” that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Partial transcript as follows: MURPHY: I’m not going to give the House advice on whether
Thursday on CNN, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) reacted to President Donald Trump picking former Fox News host and state department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the new United Nations ambassador. Murphy said, “Our foreign policy is a mess, and the
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert is “clearly not qualified” to serve as ambassador to the United Nations. Murphy said, “[O]ur foreign policy is a mess, and the president
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that “a functioning democracy requires” Democrats and Republicans unite “to protect Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation.” He added that failure to do so means that “our nation starts to devolve into
Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean says the Thousand Oaks gunman used a legally purchased .45 caliber handgun in his attack.
Sen. Chris Murphy began tweeting for more gun control before the facts were even known in the dance bar shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.
“Because Connecticut doesn’t have enough money to pay its bills, it has a $69.8 billion financial hole,” says Truth in Accounting. “To fill it, each Connecticut taxpayer would have to send $53,400 to the state.”
“These are people who are trying to protect their children from potential death and abuse and terror,” Murphy said. “We should give them the chance to stay in this country if indeed they will be killed if they go back.”
Former President Barack Obama reacted to the Pittsburgh synagogue attack by lamenting anti-Semitism and “hateful rhetoric” as well as calling for more gun control.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) mocked President Donald Trump for speaking in favor of armed security in places of worship following the October 27 attack on the Pittsburgh synagogue.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Matthew Corey – who is facing incumbent Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut – says “Medicare for All will destroy over 68,000 jobs” in the state.
The mystery of Washington Post contributor Jama Khashoggi’s disappearance took a grim turn over the weekend as Turkish investigators claimed that an execution squad dispatched from Saudi Arabia murdered Khashoggi within the walls of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
A new ad by the campaign to re-elect Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy touts gun control and universal health care as central issues for the people of his state and the nation.
A gunman opened fire Sunday at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) retweeted skewed numbers to claim it was the 234th mass shooting of 2018.
Matthew Corey says when it comes to the Second Amendment, there is a stark contrast between himself and his opponent, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is urging gun controllers to flock to the polls in November and defeat the NRA.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is calling on social media monopolies to “do more than take down one website,” meaning take down more websites on top of InfoWars.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) questioned as to whether President Donald Trump would “actually stand up for NATO’s Article 5.” The treaty organization’s Article 5 calls for the collective defense, meaning an attack against one ally
According to a report in the Telegraph, Murphy received an “earful” from Connecticut citizens about the Democrats’ stance on open borders for illegal immigrants and the recent call for the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by some.
Pres. Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday night and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) responded by calling him a “Second Amendment radical.”
During an interview with the UK’s iNews former FBI director James Comey called for more controls on the types of guns and sizes of ammunition magazines sold the US and suggested the NRA propagates “lies.”
Democrats proposed a new bill Monday — on the eve of talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un — that would prevent the president from launching a pre-emptive strike on North Korea.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted Saturday there is a “real” Second Amendment and an “imaginary” one and he believes the real one is “not absolute.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that he is “very worried” that a summit between Kim Jong-un and President Trump will “go very badly,” and the president will be convinced that a military option
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) reacted to John Bolton being named the new National Security Adviser by stating he “can’t imagine a more reckless, more dangerous pick.” Murphy said, “I can’t imagine a more
The Republican omnibus bill includes Sen. Chris Murphy’s (D-CT) “Fix NICS” legislation but turns a blind eye to the national reciprocity legislation that was introduced in the Senate over a year ago.
President Trump will buck the NRA with a Sunday night announcement in which he call for raising the minimum purchase age for long guns to 21.
37 leading foreign policy academics, public intellectuals, and activists from across the traditional political spectrum delivered an open letter to senators Thursday, urging support for a resolution to rein in U.S. involvement in Yemen’s civil war.
A bipartisan populist coalition is energizing an effort by Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) to invoke the war powers resolution to stop an illegal U.S. war for which there is no congressional authorization.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News Tuesday that he supports “in principle” a bipartisan, anti-establishment effort in the Senate to invoke the War Powers Act to end U.S. military participation in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
President Trump made clear Wednesday that he is moving forward with certain gun controls despite NRA opposition.
