Lisa Hagen

The Connecticut congressman, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, faced Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, FBI Director Kash Patel and others just a few days after The Atlantic published an account of a text chat among top officials who were discussing an imminent attack on Houthi targets in Yemen.

Thousands of retirees in Connecticut should start seeing an increase in their monthly Social Security checks next month, with the implementation of a new law to address the way payments were calculated for certain public service workers.

While Connecticut does not get as much federal funding as some others, towns and cities with higher concentrations of low-income students rely more heavily on those grants. Cities like Waterbury, Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport would be disproportionately affected by a slowdown or reduction to Title I funds.

Connecticut lawmakers invited guests and are using their stories to make a larger point about what President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency means for Connecticut.

Linda McMahon, a former Senate candidate from Connecticut and GOP megadonor, will take the helm of the U.S. Department of Education at a pivotal time for the agency following her confirmation on Monday night.

Connecticut's congressional delegation, all of whom are Democrats, have found themselves out of power as a Republican House and Senate do the White House's bidding. But they're looking for ways to fight back. Constituents and activists want them to do more to fight back the onslaught of executive orders and sudden policy shifts coming out of the White House.

Connecticut Democrats are warning that Medicaid, nutrition benefits and other social programs could be on the chopping block after House Republicans passed a budget resolution that calls for spending cuts to offset the implementation of President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Linda McMahon, the nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, faced a flurry of questions at her Thursday confirmation hearing about President Donald Trump’s impending order seeking to dismantle the agency she has been tapped to lead.

CEOs and medical providers from half a dozen clinics across Connecticut said some staff are wondering if they should consider finding other jobs and some patients are choosing not to come in due to fear stemming from various executive orders. They said there are week-long delays for some funding requests that normally have a 24-hour turnaround.

U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District in Connecticut, suffered a “complex partial seizure” that caused him to freeze and abruptly stop speaking while delivering a floor speech on Monday, according to a statement from his office.