Lisa Hagen
Federal policy reporterLisa Hagen is CT Public and CT Mirror鈥檚 shared Federal Policy Reporter. Based in Washington, D.C., she focuses on the impact of federal policy in 黑料吃瓜网 and covers the state鈥檚 congressional delegation. Lisa previously covered national politics and campaigns for U.S. News & World Report, The Hill and National Journal鈥檚 Hotline.
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President Donald Trump called for an investigation into Blumenthal Tuesday night, re-litigating a 2008 comment in which the senator said he 鈥渟erved in Vietnam.鈥� -
The Trump administration is cutting $8 billion that supports climate-related projects across 16 states, including 黑料吃瓜网. -
Larson is the only member of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 delegation who ended up on a list compiled earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. -
黑料吃瓜网 officials say they feel prepared to weather the early days of a federal government shutdown, which would begin early Wednesday, unless there鈥檚 an 11th-hour funding deal. -
Community health centers and hospitals across 黑料吃瓜网 are cautiously optimistic about the federal funding, which is overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That funding stream comes at an uncertain time for many of these clinics and hospitals as they brace for major health care shakeups in the coming years. -
黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 senators and representatives are among the Democrats who aren鈥檛 backing off their insistence that any short-term government funding bill must address health care priorities such as extending subsidies that would prevent sharp increases in insurance premiums. -
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy believes President Trump is turning the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk into an opportunity to go after political opponents 鈥� a message he has fiercely and repeatedly made over the past week. -
Congressional Democrats, including 黑料吃瓜网 lawmakers directly involved in the appropriations process, are assessing the best way to influence government funding legislation with a quickly approaching deadline. -
黑料吃瓜网 U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is among various Democrats calling for the firing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, arguing that he has 鈥渟et us back decades鈥� by firing scientific experts working on infectious disease prevention. -
Democratic State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest of West Hartford formally launched a campaign for 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 1st Congressional District, joining a field of Democratic candidates who are looking to unseat 14-term incumbent John Larson.
