WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Amidst Ceasefire Negotiations, Blumenthal Calls on Trump Administration to Fully Restore VOA Persian & Radio Farda Broadcast to Iran * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote the Acting CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Michael Rigas seeking additional information about what actions are being taken to restore and expand its reporting and broadcasting capa  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law": * * * Thank you, Chairman Schmitt, for the opportunity to testify. Today there are 13 states and about 100 localities that have adopted sanctuary policies. We estimate th  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Demand Progress issued the following news release: * * * New Ad Calls Out Himes For Siding With Trump & Miller on Surveillance * Himes is Leading the Charge to Whip Support for Trump & Stephen Miller's 'Clean' Reauthorization of Government Spying Powers, Vote Expected Wednesday BRIDGEPORT, CT - On Sunday morning, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) woke up to an ad in his local newspaper calling him out for trying to deliver Democratic votes  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/3/2026-4/10/2026 * Urging Investigation of Sale of Connecticut Sun [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to the Department of Justice demanding it open an antitrust investigation into the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s interference with Connecticut's efforts to keep the Connecticut Sun based in the state. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Call on Trump Administration to End Putin's Oil Profit Windfall Ahead of Tomorrow's Sanctions Waiver Deadline * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) wrote Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent today calling on the Trump Administration to allow its waive  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- A group of undergraduate physics majors from the University of Hartford visited research laboratories at the University of Connecticut to observe graduate-level projects and experimental environments. Organized by Hashini Mohottala, professor of physics, the trip provided students with exposure to active research in both experimental and theoretical physics. The delegation included four undergraduate physics majors and one graduate student who previously studied mathemat  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 8 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Genetic Risk for Type 1 Diabetes Extends to Brain Cells, Study Finds By Mahima Samraik, MS Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Some individuals with type 1 diabetes experience cognitive differences, sometimes described as "brain fog," as well as memory lapses, which have often been attributed to fluctuations in blood s  more