In the final push toward the Senate gun control vote on April 17, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) admitted Democrats were flying Newtown families into DC to break a Republican filibuster–he also admitted that those families did not know they were
During a June 13 press conference with Newtown, Connecticut families, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said he and gun control advocates were never going to give up on passing more gun control. “We are never going to give up,” said Murphy.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT): “I mean, let’s look at the context of nullification. Nullification was last used by southern states to try to eviscerate Civil Rights legislation, to try to prevent states from basically enforcing desegregation — and I think
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) wrote a letter to Rupert Murdoch to “urge” him to not broadcast this Saturday’s NRA 500 NASCAR race at the Texas Motor Speedway because the winner of the race will, following tradition, shoot blanks from six-shooters
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) accused NASCAR of siding against the families of Newtown, Connecticut by allowing the National Rifle Association (NRA) to sponsor a NASCAR race at the Texas Motor Speedway in April. The race will be called the NRA
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) launched into a rant on Twitter Wednesday morning about a so-called “Enemies List” on the NRA website. In his rant, Murphy defended celebrities and even religious organizations from what he dubbed the NRA’s “Enemies List,” which
(AP) Many share Newtown’s mourning during holidaysBy BROCK VERGAKIS and KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated PressNEWTOWN, Conn.As residents prepared to observe Christmas less than two weeks after a gunman killed 20 children and six educators at an elementary school, people sharing in the
CNN has projected with less than 4% of the vote counted in Connecticut that Chris Murphy has defeated Republican candidate Linda McMahon. That seat was vacated by a Republican, which means that Republicans drop another Senate seat.
Sun Sentinal: WASHINGTON – Rep. Chris Murphy was elected to an open Connecticut Senate seat, delivering Linda McMahon her second defeat in three years. Murphy, who was projected to win by the Associated Press, will replace retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman,
With thousands of customers still without power in Connecticut in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, residents are angry with utility companies and their elected officials for the slow return to normal life. Frustrations are particularly high in a state that
Joelle Fishman, who chairs the Connecticut chapter of Communist Party USA, has endorsed Democrat Chris Murphy for the U.S. Senate. Writing in People’s World, Fishman praised Murphy’s votes in favor of ObamaCare, Planned Parenthood funding, and pro-union issues. Referring to Murphy’s
Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), who traveled to Connecticut on Monday to campaign with GOP U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, described McMahon’s opponent, Congressman Chris Murphy (D), as “Nancy Pelosi’s butler.” “Linda’s whole life’s been about doing things, about creating wealth
Republican Connecticut Senate candidate Linda McMahon is now essentially tied with Democrat Chris Murphy in a race Democrats felt would be a shoo-in for Murphy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. Murphy leads McMahon by one point in the
During the fourth and final debate between Connecticut’s U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy (D) and Linda McMahon (R), Murphy said he believes life begins at birth, a position notably out of sync with most Americans. In May of this year,
A new Rasmussen poll has found that Connecticut Senate Democratic candidate Chris Murphy has a five-point lead over Republican candidate Linda McMahon, 51%-46%. The survey of 500 likely voters was conducted following a rather contentious debate between the candidates on
It was not supposed to be difficult for Congressman Chris Murphy (D-CT) to beat former WWE executive Linda McMahon in the race for retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman’s seat. After all, Connecticut is a deep blue state with a congressional delegation
The U.S. Senate campaign of Linda McMahon, a Republican from Connecticut, has filed an ethics complaint against McMahon’s opponent, Congressman Chris Murphy (D-CT), with the Office of Congressional Ethics. The complaint charges that Murphy received preferential treatment in 2008 from
A Wednesday Rasmussen survey of 500 likely voters in deep blue Connecticut found that former WWE executive Linda McMahon (R) is three points ahead of Chris Murphy (D) in the state’s race to fill the Senate seat of retiring Sen.
A state correction officer and labor union official has been identified as a primary figure in the federal investigation leading up to the arrest, on Wednesday, of Connecticut state House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign finance director. According to the
The contest for Connecticut’s US Senate seat got ugly Thursday when one candidate called another a “whore” during a debate on live television. Lee Whitnum ripped Congressman Chris Murphy over his pro-Israel stance.
As most are aware, one of the largest US retailers, Lowe’s Home Improvement, decided to pull its advertising from a reality TV show about Muslim Americans. TLC’s All-American Muslim takes a look at life in the heavily Muslim city of