Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) detailed the need for new legislation he has introduced regarding presidential pardons, stressing that “guardrails” need to be placed on these going forward. Blumenthal introduced the Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act after President Donald Trump issued pardons to defendants of the Jan.

The U.S. senator from Connecticut said presidents' "pardon and clemency power has operated in the shadows," and the time for reform had come.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said he will introduce a Constitutional amendment curbing the president’s ability to issue clemency.

Adrian Peeler, whose drug sentence was commuted by President Biden before he left office, killed a Bridgeport woman and her 8-year-old son in 1999.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he believes a sale of TikTok is "likely" following the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday.

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CT Sen. Richard Blumenthal plans to raise a bill to boost transparency and require notifications during the pardons and clemency processes.

Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal urged Delta Air Lines and DraftKings on Friday to halt a partnership to offer in-flight gaming to passengers.

Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including those from Connecticut.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Kristi Noem, got into a tense exchange with Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal (D) during her Senate confirmation hearing on Friday.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) detailed the need for new legislation he has introduced regarding presidential pardons, stressing that “guardrails” need to be placed on these going forward.