Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

June 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Looking for your thoughts on Trump’s second term

The American people are paying attention, friend.  They see the chaos. They see the corruption. They see an administration more focused on personal power, political revenge, and helping wealthy insiders than lowering costs or protecting working families. And increasingly, Americans are speaking o…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

June 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM

Fire Pete Hegseth: Please add your name now to demand accountability for Trump’s administration

Friend, when lives are on the line, competence matters. The Secretary of Defense is entrusted with some of the most serious responsibilities in government: protecting our troops, safeguarding our national security, and ensuring that military force is used responsibly and lawfully.  Pete Hegset…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

May 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM

Do you approve of Trump and Hegseth's war in Iran?

Friend,  This week, a reporter asked Donald Trump a simple question: “To what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal?” His answer? “Not even a little bit.” Gas prices are up 50% since the Iran conflict began, at a national average of over $4.50 a gallon. In…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

May 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM

I’m asking you to weigh in – here’s why:

Friend, We are over a year into Donald Trump's second term, and he continues to cause untold harm to our federal government and national security. I'm asking you to weigh in on a strategy to fight back, and here's why: 66 days ago, Trump launched an unauthorized war against Iran -- without a v…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

April 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM

This isn't just betting; it's something worse.

Friend, there's a new industry exploding across America. It looks like harmless betting – a few dollars here, a few dollars there. But underneath? It's something far more dangerous: A fast-growing, barely regulated system where insiders, corporations, and politically connected individuals profit,…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

April 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Big Tech is hiding something

Friend, Big Tech just lost in court, and now they’re trying to hide something even bigger. On March 25, a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for deliberately designing their platforms to addict children. I’m calling it what it is: proof that the Kids Online Safety Act must pass. Any…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

April 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM

What happened in the early morning

Friend, excuse me if I looked tired. It’s because between two and three in the morning last week, the Senate did something we could’ve done weeks ago. The Senate has done its job to get TSA workers paid. FEMA and the Coast Guard paid. Other essential parts of the DHS paid. Now the House and Presi…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

March 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM

While you pay more at the pump, Trump's friends are cashing in

Friend, what would you think if I told you that $580 million in oil futures were traded in a single minute, just before a major announcement from Donald Trump on foreign policy? Well, that's exactly what happened. On March 24, roughly 15 minutes before Donald Trump posted that the United State…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

March 20, 2026 at 10:46 PM

I won’t support Markwayne Mullin’s nomination

Dear friend, This week, I sat across from Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s new nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security after Kristi Noem was fired, and asked him simple questions about requiring judicial warrants, body cameras, badges, and identification. He wouldn’t answer. He deflect…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

March 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM

We’re on the precipice of boots on the ground

Dear friend, Last week, I stood on the Senate floor and said what I believe to be true: We are on the precipice of American troops on the ground in Iran. As I’m sure you are aware, Donald Trump launched strikes on Tehran without a vote of Congress, without authorization, and clearly without an…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM

Today, it’s snowing in Connecticut

Dear friend, As I’m writing to you, snow is falling heavily and steadily in Connecticut. It instantly brought me back to my trip this past week, where I traveled to Ukraine as part of a delegation of U.S. Senators. We visited Odesa, a Black Sea port city that has been under constant threat during…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 21, 2026 at 5:05 PM

Our future shouldn't be shaped by monopolies

Friend, a small group of powerful corporations is quietly tightening its grip on the future of artificial intelligence – and on the rules that will govern our economy, our jobs, and our daily lives. Companies like Google, Meta, and Nvidia already dominate the digital economy. But now, they are us…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM

ICE's secret policy to invade your home

Friend, whistleblowers inside ICE have revealed something that should alarm every American. Under a secret internal policy, federal immigration agents are being instructed outright ignore to the Fourth Amendment: The bedrock protection that prevents the government from entering your home without a …

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

January 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM

Our allies are watching, friend

Friend, foreign policy demands judgment, discipline, and a clear plan. But Donald Trump recently described his approach this way: "My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me." That isn't leadership. It's recklessness.  The President of the United States commands extraor…

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  Mary Peltola · [email protected]

January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM

Fish, family, freedom and fighting corruption

Mary Peltola [link removed] Friend -  My name is Mary Peltola, and I want to share with you why I've made the decision to run for the United States Senate in Alaska — and to ask for your support as we begin this journey together. But if you already understand how important this race and …

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM

This should have never happened

Hello friend, Last week, a U.S. citizen – and mother of 3 – was brutally murdered by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.  It is a horrifying tragedy – one that was both predictable and preventable. My heart breaks for her family, her loved ones, and a community now grieving a loss that never should h…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Trump’s Fundraising Foxtrot

Hello friend, You’ve probably already heard that Trump has torn down a wing of the White House for his selfish aims. And what will go in its place? A ballroom funded by private donors. A project where the cost has ballooned from $200 million to $300 million, and now $400 million – all from indivi…

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  Mark Kelly · [email protected]

November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM

President Trump is calling for me to be hanged.

An important message from my friend and colleague, Senator Mark Kelly -- President Trump is calling for me to be hanged. I put out a video, alongside veterans of the military and former members of the intelligence community. It had a simple message: If you are serving in the military, you have an…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM

It's cruel, and it's stupid

Hello friend, I wish I were exaggerating, but I’m not. Today, SNAP benefits lapsed for the nearly 42 million Americans who rely on the program to put adequate food on the table. It’s not because these funds don’t exist, but because the administration has announced its intentions NOT to tap int…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM

We showed up, but the work doesn’t end

Hello friend,  This weekend, thousands in Hartford, New London, Willimantic, Granby, Westport, Windsor, and across our great state and nation stood together under one message: We are Americans. We want no thrones, no crowns, no kings. From veterans, to young families, to first-generation Ameri…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM

This is what a government run by ego looks like

Hello friend, As we all know, this month the federal government came to a screeching halt. But let me make one thing clear: This is not a failure of the Democrats or government workers. This is a deliberate gambit on behalf of radical Republicans who are choosing to use the shutdown as a wrecking…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM

We will not bow

“We must declare that the only way a wannabe king can be king is if we bow, but bowing down is not an option.” – Rev. William Barber II Just two days ago, the federal government ground to a halt. This shutdown is not procedural – the White House intends to use it as leverage by threatening “irrev…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM

The FCC is now Trump's speech police

Friend, what we're seeing right now should alarm every American. The other day, a Fox News host suggested on live television that homeless people should be executed. We didn't hear a peep from Donald Trump. In stark contrast, Trump openly celebrated that Jimmy Kimmel was forced off the air – a…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM

RFK Jr. is sabotaging public health

Friend, being Secretary of Health and Human Services is one of the most solemn responsibilities in our government. Entrusted with protecting the health of every American, the Secretary is meant to prevent disease, strengthen communities, and safeguard the next generation. Especially now – as fami…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM

This has no place in our country

Friend, last week's tragedy at Utah Valley has shaken us all. My heart is with Charlie Kirk's family, the students, and everyone who knew Kirk personally. Political violence of any kind is absolutely unacceptable. No matter the ideology, it has no place in our nation – none. These actions are a b…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

September 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Shoved. Detained. Threatened.

Friend, these reports of ICE’s activities are shocking:  A pregnant U.S. citizen shoved, detained, and falsely charged with assaulting an officer.  A Latino citizen detained because he “looked like” a suspect.  And countless protesters and onlookers subjected to tear gas and beatings.  P…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Trump's claims vs. reality

Friend, Donald Trump lies – plain and simple. Sometimes he bends the truth beyond recognition. Sometimes he bulldozes right over it. But the effect is always the same: a deliberate erosion of trust in the institutions that hold our democracy together. And now, he's doing it again.  Firing the head…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM

While Republicans cut your healthcare, Musk did this → with Trump’s permission and blessing.

Friend, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on us all.  Donald Trump promised that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency – or better known as DOGE – would root out waste and save money for essential services like healthcare, food assistance, and disaster relief. But that …

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

August 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM

What matters most to you right now

Friend, During a chapter in our nation's history that is filled with so much uncertainty and chaos, you have my word that I am fighting each and every day in the Senate for you and your family. That's why it's so important for me to hear about your biggest priorities and concerns. As Donald T…

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  Roy Cooper · [email protected]

July 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM

My decision: I’m running for U.S. Senate

With great humility and endless hope for the future of America, I have an announcement to make: I am running for U.S. Senate, friend. I’m Roy Cooper. I had the honor of serving North Carolina as Attorney General and Governor.  Now, I am asking for your support to serve our nation as the next D…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Unfit, unqualified, and dangerous

Friend, Selection and confirmation for a President's Cabinet – or nomination to a lifetime position on the federal bench – should never come down to political loyalty. These positions require competence, experience, and a deep commitment to the Constitution and the rule of law. And historically de…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM

This conservative Supreme Court majority is feckless

Friend, After a weekend dedicated to celebrating our nation’s founding, it is the natural moment to reflect upon the special gifts being an American citizen confers. Just days ago, the Supreme Court ruled to remove power from judges nationwide to block Donald Trump's unconstitutional executiv…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

July 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Trump and the GOP's dangerous budget bill

Friend, Trump and his minions have done it. They threatened, cajoled, promised, and made special “sweetheart deals” to force the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”. They believe that if they promote it incessantly with the most flattering and flowery language, you won’t actually comprehend w…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

June 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM

One of these things is not like the other

USDA Building with banners of Donald Trump and Abraham Lincoln in front [link removed] Dear friend, This week, the streets of Washington, D.C., have been transformed, not in celebration but in service of one man’s ego. Barricades block entire sections of the city, troops have been deployed,…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

May 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM

For Donald Trump, America's national security is for sale

Friend,  Donald Trump has long masqueraded as some expert businessman with a talent for making deals. On his recent tour through the Middle East, he boldly proclaimed and took credit for "$2 trillion" worth of investments in the United States from the likes of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM

The tyrant that is Donald Trump

Friend, I just know that our nation's Founding Fathers are turning in their graves.  Nearly 250 years after American independence from tyrannical rule, the sitting president of the United States, Donald Trump, is acting every bit the tyrant. Issuing blizzards of executive decrees, even as the che…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Trump, Musk and Republicans are coming after Social Security

Friend, there's no way around it: Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE are coming after Social Security.  This administration simply does not understand or appreciate the importance of this critical program. Elon Musk recently called Social Security "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time."  How…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM

A Historic Day in America

Friend, Two days ago, Sen. Cory Booker made a record-breaking 25-hour speech – where he held the Senate floor to not only block Trump’s agenda in Congress but also expose Trump and his allies for the sheer destruction they are inflicting on the American people. Sen. Booker’s action was emblematic o…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Ukraine's fight is our fight

Friend, to see the appalling extent of this administration’s callous disregard for humanity, look no further than its despicable treatment of Ukraine. In the years since Vladimir Putin began his murderous invasion of Ukraine, America has stood firm as an enduring and reliable ally – supporting Pr…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

March 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM

Donald Trump is attacking free speech at every opportunity

The overt and brazen way that Donald Trump is attacking free speech and the First Amendment rights of all Americans is absolutely unlike anything our nation has ever seen, friend. He has been retaliating against news organizations that don't conform to his political narratives – revoking the Asso…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

March 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM

The chaos of Elon Musk is raining down upon us. Literally.

Another Elon Musk Starship rocket just exploded mid-flight – the second such failure this year.  As debris fell from the sky and onto people's homes, and the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights into Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Orlando airports, I could not fail to see the…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Trump and Musk's attacks on our military and veterans are disgraceful

Friend,  We knew this was coming with the election of Donald Trump. Mass firings have swept through nearly the entire federal government. Not even our military, which has a history of being apolitical, has been spared. The very top of our military leadership is being purged for perceived insuf…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM

We are witnessing a takeover of our government by an unelected billionaire

Friend – the poster you see here has popped up all over our nation's capital. It's outside the Treasury Department, where Musk and his band of acolytes have attempted to gain control over the federal government's payment system. It's outside USAID, a government agency that Musk has unlawfully trie…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Meeting with President Zelenskyy

In 1935, a young Jewish man – still 18 years old and with little more than the shirt on his back – sailed to the United States. He spoke almost no English. He knew virtually no one. But Adolf Hitler had risen to power in his home country of Germany, and he fled to escape persecution.  That man wa…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM

Please let me know where you stand

Friend, We are barely a month into Donald Trump's second term, and he – along with unelected co-president Elon Musk – is causing untold harm to our federal government and national security. I'm asking you to weigh in on a strategy to fight back, and here's why: Just the other day, the world contin…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM

This new image says it all

Friend – last week, I wrote to you about fighting back against the unlawful takeover of our government by Elon Musk. Now, Time Magazine has depicted what we all know to be true: Elon Musk is calling the shots from inside the White House, acting with slash and burn recklessness to reward the rich…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

February 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Fighting back against the unlawful takeover of our government

Friend,  A corrupt, chaotic, self-serving billionaire is once again in the White House – wreaking havoc on our domestic and foreign policy.  It's not just Donald Trump this time around. The person in charge right now is someone who never even appeared on the ballot: Elon Musk.  At the heart…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

January 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM

My thoughts on Trump’s inauguration and what lies ahead

Friend, As we witnessed democracy in action – the peaceful transition of power that is so foundational to our nation – I truly hoped the 47th president would give remarks that brought the country together and healed our differences.  Trump claimed he wanted to be a "peacemaker." He said he wan…

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  Richard Blumenthal · [email protected]

November 22, 2024 at 8:01 PM

What lies ahead

I want to express my most heartfelt gratitude to you, Friend. Over the course of this election, you fought with everything you had – voting, donating, volunteering, speaking with your neighbors and friends – to elect truly qualified leaders up and down the ballot – including to the presidency, o…

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  Angus King · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Long days and long nights

Team, I’d like to share a message (below) from Angus King, with whom I have the honor of serving in the United States Senate. Angus is a critical partner of mine in the U.S. Senate, and we can’t afford to lose his thoughtful approach to policy making. He’s running for reelection in Maine, and I’d…

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