Lisa Hagen
Federal policy reporterLisa Hagen is CT Public and CT Mirror’s shared Federal Policy Reporter. Based in Washington, D.C., she focuses on the impact of federal policy in Connecticut and covers the state’s congressional delegation. Lisa previously covered national politics and campaigns for U.S. News & World Report, The Hill and National Journal’s Hotline.
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U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-5th District, and her Republican challenger George Logan clashed in a number of testy exchanges during a debate that challenged each other’s records as legislators and offered contrasting views on the current state of the district and the nation. -
Republican congressional candidate Mike France raised eyebrows with a since-deleted social media post about breast cancer awareness that some Connecticut Democrats called “deeply disturbing.” -
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $1.3 billion contract to Pratt & Whitney, giving a major boost to a program that will modernize the engines used in military fighter jets and help protect jobs in Connecticut as well as around the country. -
With a majority having an unfavorable view of the U.S. Supreme Court, Connecticut voters across parties favor reforms including ending lifetime appointments and establishing a binding ethics code for justices, according to a poll conducted for The Connecticut Mirror. -
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said the multiple security lapses at Donald Trump’s July rally in Pennsylvania were a “perfect storm of stunning failure” and that fixing them could have prevented the shooting that injured the former president and killed an attendee. -
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In the midst of the ongoing debate over how to reform Social Security, Congress could take a rare step on the issue by removing provisions that reduce benefits for tens of thousands of people in Connecticut who worked in public service like teachers, police officers, firefighters and government employees. -
Under the law, an agency has six months to initiate an investigation into the claims and can decide whether to settle or deny them.
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Hayes and Logan will face off in a high-stakes rematch in November with control of the U.S. House on the line again. -
Throughout the week of the convention, Connecticut delegates have voiced their confidence that Harris can be the one to break the ultimate glass ceiling, while still acknowledging the competitive race with former President Donald Trump and noting the challenges that women still face in running for office.
