Chris Murphy

What an open sewer of racism and bigotry the right has become.

@peggyflanagan.bsky.social is an organizer. She led the fight to increase Minnesota’s minimum wage and pass family and medical leave. So it’s no wonder her campaign has knocked on 2.2 million doors, and in her words “we’re just getting started.” Great to be on the trail with her.

Volunteers in Minnesota told me the smallest crowds this year are bigger than the largest crowds in 2024. People here love Peggy Flanagan - a mom, a community organizer, a fighter for working people getting crushed by corporate power. I was so excited to campaign with her!

I’ve done a lot of cable news interviews over the years, but I still get questions that shock me.

On the streets with the next U.S. Senator from Minnesota, my friend @peggyflanagan.bsky.social

Just landed in Minnesota to rally voters and volunteers for the only pro- worker candidate in this race: Peggy Flanagan.

I’ve spent time in Michigan campaigning and raising money for state house candidates. Dems need to pick up only 4 seats to win the majority back! Great to see House Dems Leader Puri. He’s doing a great job!

I went with @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and @maxwellfrost.bsky.social yesterday to the Trump-Epstein Reading Room in Detroit, a traveling exhibit which displays all 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files. I’m so grateful for the hard work to make this exhibit happen.

At a Michigan Senate debate watch party in Detroit with @AbdulElSayed supporters. Mike Rogers spent the debate defending the Iran war and Trump’s tariffs. And he closed by saying he opposes background checks on guns - a policy with 90% public support. Not a winning message!

A lot of energy in Michigan right now. All these people were here to door knock for Abdul at 11am on a Wednesday! So glad to be with him on the trail today

Wheels down Michigan.

I’m on my way to campaign for @abdulelsayed.bsky.social Waking up to news that GOP is doubling down on their disgusting attacks on @amyactonoh.bsky.social in Ohio. They have no answer for costs, the war, corruption. So they are going to run the most vile closing campaign in our history.

Why are Democratic Senate candidates winning in states that Trump won by 10+ points? Corruption and war. Two issues that transcend party divides.

Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.

Early voting has started in Connecticut and I voted today at my polling place in Hartford! It’s time for all of us to make our voice heard. To support our favorite candidates and to send a message about Donald Trump’s war and his corruption.

Toured some Glastonbury businesses today with State Senator MD Rahman and candidates Ellen Paul and Moise "Moses" Carelus. Early voting starts today!!

Read this article about the childrens' lives that have been forever changed by 3 minutes of terror. Then go down to your early voting site and vote out every politician who cares more about the gun industry than our kids. www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/u...

Did some door knocking on this gorgeous fall day with Sam Carmody and Brandi Mandato in Wallingford. Still the best way to win votes - door to door!

At thousands of No Kings events yesterday - including this one in Middletown, Connecticut - the people of this country made clear that in 16 days we are taking this country back from the would be autocrats and oligarchs. In America, the people still rule.

Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done. Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.

Great to be with hundreds of patriotic protesters for No Kings Day in Middletown!

Thanks to the Connecticut State Employees Union for having me come by the annual meeting in New Britain to talk about the vital economic and spiritual importance of labor solidarity.

I stopped into the @justinjpearson.bsky.social headquarters in Memphis to thank both Justin and his volunteers. He is one of our great modern civil rights leaders and he is going to win!

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Big turnout at the University of Central Florida for Angie Nixon! She and I did a town hall on how to take on concentrated corporate power and lower the cost of living for young people.

ICE is still conducting raids and targeting people who are here in Connecticut lawfully. It’s really important everyone knows their rights.

North Carolina Republicans closed the polling place on the NC State campus, so I went there today to talk to student leaders about the strategy to counteract this Trump-directed voter suppression effort.

Billionaires who want to rig the rules to screw you are trying to buy this election. Don’t let them. www.reuters.com/business/med...

Whenever I travel abroad to meet with foreign leaders, I write a behind the scenes account of the trip on my way home. Here are notes from my recent trip to the Middle East. It's not a comprehensive recitation of all the topics raised. Just a snapshot.

I just got back from the Middle East. What I saw made clear that Trump and Hegseth aren’t telling the American people the full story about the cost and damage of this war. Here are my four biggest takeaways.

Like my friend @rokhanna.bsky.social says here, Congress has a constitutional right to assess the damage of the Iran War. Denying a Member of Congress even a briefing with military officials is a full blown cover up.

This level of naked, open corruption is unprecedented in our history.

How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.

Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.

This is such a sick, evil thing to say. Especially because he’s not saying this as a joke. Just as sick that his supporters are laughing at it

I had dinner in Riyadh tonight with a variety of emerging economic and cultural leaders. We talked about how far things have come here under Vision 2030 - but also my belief that reform needs to continue.

I just finished a two hour meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Let me tell you about it.

The presence of American universities in Qatar is an important way for the United States to promote U.S. values in the Middle East and create more lasting people-to-people connections. I was glad to visit with Sheikha Hind Al Thani in Doha’s Education City

Something I’ve heard about during my trip to the Gulf? War profiteering. Often by U.S. companies. Let me tell you what I learned. And why a Democratic Congress should do something about it