Election News

After a GOP wipeout in elections across the country, Democrats in Connecticut outlined a vision of how they’d like to use their new majorities in Congress and specifically their newfound authority across several congressional committees.

As Democrats were well on their way to securing majorities in Congress, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal took the stage at Tuesday night’s election party in Hartford to strongly suggest, if not commit to, what he’s signaled for months: he plans to be on the ballot again in two years.

New England voters helped shift the balance of power in Washington and made changes at home.

Connecticut Democrats project majorities of at least 30-6 in the Senate and 111-40 in the House.

The victories in the House and Senate return Democrats to full control of Congress for the first time since 2023 and deepens the level of expected friction between them and President Trump.

Democratic candidates in Connecticut’s U.S. House races were declaring victory on Tuesday night as the party made widespread gains nationally, likely retaking control of the House, in an election cycle dominated by an unpopular president.

Nicole Sousa from the Old Statehouse in Hartford, CT, discusses the history of election cakes, a sweet civic tradition dating back to 1771.

Federal election monitors were spotted outside polling stations in New Haven Tuesday. Four monitors were sent by the Trump administration to observe compliance with federal voting rights laws, asking people if materials were available in English and Spanish.