The dismissals targeted non-union employees who had served less than a year in competitive jobs or fewer than two years in specialty positions that aren't subject to worker protections.

Immediately after Collins’ confirmation, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee ranking member Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. — who voted for Collins — sent a letter to the new secretary ...

Over 600 people turned out in West Hartford Saturday to hear U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal describe a ...

Democratic lawmakers, veterans and union leaders rally against staff cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

In a time of much uncertainty in the federal bureaucracy, many still reach the end of their paths to citizenship in a ...

Over two dozen Democratic senators sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins asking that he stop ...

WASHINGTON -- Republican skepticism in the Senate of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees has been worn down, putting his unconventional choices for some of the most powerful positions in the ...

Young, a former intelligence officer in the Marine Corps, questioned past statements ... debate time to slow the pace of votes. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said he hoped the tactic would ...