The Latest Breaking News from Richard Blumenthal

Boy Scouts sell land in assault payouts

Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the U.S as some properties sell to the highest bidder

Salon · Oct 18, 2022

First Thing: Russia hits Kyiv with ‘kamikaze’ drones

Drones seen swooping low across skies of Ukraine’s capital as people seek cover. Plus, why pet shelters are overrun with guinea pigs

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Senator raises alarm Saudis could share US defense technology with Russia

Richard Blumenthal to seek reassurances from Pentagon that ‘they are on top of’ risk of sharing information with Gulf state

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

Outraged Biden team vows consequences for Saudis over OPEC+ cut

WASHINGTON — Top aides to President Joe Biden voiced their fury with Saudi Arabia over OPEC+ oil production cuts Tuesday, saying the administration was undertaking a sweeping reevaluation of its relationship and planned to engage with lawmakers clamoring to punish the kingdom.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Biden reevaluating US-Saudi relationship amid Democrat anger

President Joe Biden is reevaluating the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Saudi Arabia will face ‘consequences’, says Biden, amid anger at cuts in oil output

Moves by Opec+ to reduce production seen as siding with Putin over the US just as midterms loom

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Democratic senator threatens to freeze weapons sales to Saudi Arabia over support of Russia

Strong remarks by chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee indicate possible sea change in US policy

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2022

U.S. lawmakers promise more money, weapons as Ukraine faces 'Hurricane Putin'

Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they wanted to continue the flow of money and weapons for Ukraine's battle against Russia's invasion, denouncing Moscow's plan to annex four Ukrainian regions.

Reuters · Sep 29, 2022

U.S. senators introduce bill to designate Russia state sponsor of terrorism

Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, a label pushed for by Ukraine but opposed by President Joe Biden's administration.

Reuters · Sep 14, 2022

Congress wants to hear what Twitter whistleblower has to say

U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022