Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) likened President Trump’s onslaught of executive action to a “blitzkrieg” whose ultimate goal is to “collapse our democracy.” “The freezing of federal grants, the

Having leaned so hard on defending democracy during the campaign only to see voters narrowly choose the autocrats, Democrats were left without a unifying message, let alone a consensus messenger, to describe the new president and his allies.

US Senators Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer, Amy Klobuchar, Chris Murphy, and Andy Kim held a press conference in Washington, DC, to discuss the Trump administration’s memo to freeze federal funding on Tuesday.

N.Y., said he supports Democrat efforts to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's Cabinet, including for key national security roles.

N.Y., told Fox News Digital's Aishah Hasnie that he supports action by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., to delay confirmation of some of President Trump's more controversial Cabinet nominees. (edited)

Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's nominees as Democrats push back on their speedy approval.

Democrats were left dumbfounded Thursday after President Donald Trump twisted a deadly plane crash catastrophe into an opportunity to attack diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Trump’s haphazard attempt to impose a sweeping freeze on federal aid across the government awakened Democrats into furious opposition.

But it’s important to not overlook just how incompetent a brand-new administration can be—and that applies doubly when Trump is in charge. The attempt to freeze federal funds to key government programs—and subsequent flip-flopping,

Wednesday’s reversal created both temporary relief and additional confusion. CT Democrats characterized it as a small, incremental victory.

President Trump says the the 30,000-person facility for undocumented migrants will house "the worst criminal illegal aliens".

President Trump says the the 30,000-person facility for undocumented migrants would house "the worst criminal illegal aliens".