Chris Murphy

Gun control backers turn up heat on selected senators

2013-05-13 03:00:00

WASHINGTON — First came the letter-writing campaigns, then the protests at town hall meetings and now the television ads. The last several weeks in New Hampshire have had the feel of a heated electoral season — but the target of this siege,...

Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat

2013-04-18 20:11:00

WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — fury. What they don't have is a clear path to changing the political arithmetic of the...

Senate poised to debate gun control measure

2013-04-10 17:58:00

WASHINGTON — Gun control efforts in Congress cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday as the Senate prepared to open what could be a weeks-long debate, even as opponents plotted a shift in strategy aimed at undermining a comprehensive package of...

Senators report deal on gun control legislation

2013-04-09 21:01:00

WASHINGTON — The Senate moved Tuesday to begin long-anticipated deliberations this week over new gun laws as Republicans appeared to lack the strength to block the debate and bipartisan talks over expanding background checks on gun buyers appeared...

Facebook asked to take down pages abusing Sandy Hook victims

2013-02-26 06:30:00

Numerous Facebook "tribute" pages that emerged after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in December have turned into a convenient venting vehicle for those who contend the shooting never happened. So U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy...

House Democrats push on gun control

2012-12-19 13:10:00

WASHINGTON — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), joined by members of her caucus personally touched by gun violence, launched a drive Wednesday to build support for new gun restrictions. "All too often, we see these mass...

Theft of veterans' plaques (sad but true) could be federal crime

2011-12-14 16:36:50

Hello, Connecticut! Obama stumps for troubled pal Sen. Chris Dodd after the same for Deval Patrick

2009-10-24 04:34:23

Company A Comes Home

2005-08-07 00:00:00

This article is part of an ongoing project by the Los Angeles Times and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism under the supervision of Times California correspondent Rone Tempest. Durrell Dawson, Felicia Mello, Jeff Nachtigal, Melissa Nix, Rebecca...

Returning Guardsmen Plan to Stay Put

2005-02-25 00:00:00

PETALUMA, Calif. — Sgt. Nate Gorin served tours with the Army in Afghanistan and then with the California National Guard in Iraq. Returning home Thursday to a boisterous, patriotic welcome at the Petaluma National Guard Armory, Gorin, 23, said he...

Death of a Citizen Soldier

2005-01-30 00:00:00

Some months after the Americans took over the sprawling Balad Air Base, about 50 miles north of Baghdad, someone posted an enigmatic sign on the main gate asking: "Is Today the Day?" Soldiers at the base, which the U.S. military renamed Logistics...

Murphy: Cuts threaten senior meal programs

2013-05-11 01:44:02

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy delivered mixed news to a small crowd of senior citizens on Friday, saying that the impact of sequestration could result in federal budget cuts of $500,000 to senior nutrition programs. The good news, he said during lunch at the...

McMahon is a professional wrestling businessperson and a candidate for the Republican Party, as stated by the Hartford Courant. She developed World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., with her husband Vince. In 2009 she ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S.

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chris Murphy arrives with his family to vote in Cheshire, Conn.

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon square off for Connecticut's U.S. Senate seat.

2012-08-20 00:00:00