News about Chris Murphy

The View hosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farrah Griffin get into fiery clash over Georgia school shooting

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 5, 2024
Sunny, 55, and Alyssa, 35, butted heads during Thursday's episode of the ABC daytime show as they discussed the tragic mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Wednesday. The two women clashed when Sunny accused people of immediately jumping to the topic of 'mental health' when it comes to such tragedies as a defensive Alyssa argued: 'Oh I wasn't, I was talking about guns first.'

Democrats fume as Joe Biden plans to sign executive order which will uproot the asylum system and shut the border

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 4, 2024
Congressional Democrats are triggered by Joe Biden 's planned executive order to alter asylum claims for migrants who enter U.S. illegally, with some saying it won't work. Around 2 p.m. on Tuesday President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new executive action to limit the number of illegal migrants who can claim asylum once a threshold of unlawful crossers has been reached. The White House and some lawmakers have said it would help him 'shutdown the border,' but that is far from true, it really just enables the president to revoke illegal immigrants' ability to claim asylum, which generally kicks-off a years-long process where the validity of their asylum claim is hash out in immigration courts. Now, even Democrats are admitting that the expected plan to crack down on illegal immigration, months before an election, has major flaws. 'So it's not terribly likely that anything Biden is talking about doing can work without additional resources,' Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., one of the architects of this year's failed bipartisan border bill said on the president's planned action before casting blame on the GOP.

Senator Chris Murphy of Democrat denies tweeting that he was "bumped off" CNN as a result of the Kate Middleton cancer diagnosis

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 22, 2024
Sen. Chris Murphy of Delaware stuck his foot in his mouth ahead of Kate Middleton's cancer announcement on Friday. 'Can confirm! I was supposed to be on @CNN at 2 p.m. to discuss the Affordable Care Act and the millions of lives it has saved, but this much more important subject has pushed back to X.'

House passes $460BILLION package to fund six government agencies just three days before another shutdown: Democrats help Republicans advance six bills in the face of conservative uprising

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 6, 2024
On Wednesday, the House passed a $460 billion spending bill that would finance six departments of government, with the majority of Republicans opposed to it.

Republicans at war over $118 BILLION border bill: Mitch McConnell faces fury over new law that would shut down border if crossings reach 5,000 a day and ends 'catch and release' as GOP colleagues say it's even WORSE than expected

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 5, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson joined other Republicans who have already deemed the bipartisan Senate border agreement 'dead on arrival' and called the plan 'worse than expected.' Sens. Theresa Sens, three leading negotiators for the border security package. The text of the sprawling agreement was revealed by James Lankford (R-Okla.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday that the first procedural vote would be held on Wednesday.

Senate Republicans who are dissatisfied with Mitch McConnell's leadership over a lack of transparency in border security and Ukraine's aid supply have jumped'red flags' as Donald Trump begged them to REJECT the agreement

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2024
Senate Republicans are dissatisfied with their leadership for a lack of clarity on what will be contained in a critical border security and humanitarian agreement that no one outside of a select group of senators has seen. Sen. James Lankford, R-Ky., and Independent Senator Krysten Sinema, Arizona, were assigned by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. For the past four months, talks have been going on for the longest time. However, to many senators' apprehensions, no words has been given about what will be in the future package. 'What's holding this up is that there isn't a bill,' Utah Sen. Mike Lee told DailyMail.com, 'what's holding it up is that there isn't one.' We haven't seen text.' They've been discussing it for about four months, but they won't tell us. 'Even if we sparked those questions, they won't divulge text with us.' 'It's just enough to raise some serious red flags.'

When it comes to the border and Ukraine funding bill, Senate Republicans are chastising Mitch McConnell for his "lack of negotiation skills."

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 24, 2024
At a briefing on Wednesday, a group of Republican senators sluggishly got them in the dark on a critical border security and Ukraine assistance bill, which would include support for domestic border protection objectives and the Ukrainian war. However, to the chagrin of several GOP senators, no one has seen the text of the agreement, and only bullet points have been published. Sen. Rick Scott, who arranged the briefing, told reporters, 'We don't have text.' We should all have the opportunity to participate,' he says. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin chastised McConnell for discouraging members of his conference in the dark. Our leader, McConnell, is the issue,' he said, adding that the Kentuckian 'doesn't consult with the conference.'

After the latest strikes in Yemen on Houthis, Biden and Democrat senators have been warned not to escalate tensions, lawmakers are split on whether the US is technically at war in the Middle East, with lawmakers who are firmly divided on whether the US is actually at war in the Middle East

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 24, 2024
Senator Biden told Biden that they are worried about rising tensions in the Middle East as the administration unilaterally approved military action in the region without congressional permission. The United States deployed cruise missiles in Yemen on January 11 in response to Houthi attacks on civilian and military ships in the Red Sea, working with UK military forces. On Jan. 22, the United States and the United Kingdom launched eight new strikes against the terrorist group. The letter, signed by two Republicans and two Democrats, challenged the president's constitutional legitimacy and tactical logic behind the attacks. "As tensions in the Middle East rise, we're concerned that participation in another war in the Middle East in the absence of authorization by Congress would not take place unless Congress gives the American public a clear debate about the benefits, dangers, and consequences of such conflict.' Although the Houthis and their allies, including Iran, are to blame for the increase, unless there is a need to avoid a sudden attack, the Constitution requires that the US not engage in military action until Congress approves it.'

After service 'buried' Fouled Anchor's study on sexual harassments of cadets, coast Guard admiral vows reform, but senators condemn the lack of responsibility for the cover-up as "unacceptable."

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 10, 2023
The Coast Guard's Adm. Linda Fagan ordered the wide-ranging investigation, which calls for an end to a'perpetrable environment' that encourages sexual harassment and assault. The survey revealed that "too many" Coast Guard members don't feel secure, and that the investigation entitled for a crackdown on "inappropriate or unhealthy conduct" at the beginning of the war, which included lewd jokes and remarks. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut who is leading an investigation into sexual assaults at the Coast Guard Academy, slammed the report as "unacceptable" for failing to fix a long-running, high-level coverup of the problem.

Vietnam tried to HACK top US officials and CNN's Jim Sciutto using 'Predator' software in public X posts - as Joe Biden signed agreement to counter growing Chinese influence in Hanoi

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 9, 2023
The assassination attempts came as the US and Vietnam were negotiating an agreement that President Biden signed in Hanoi last month. Senator Chris Murphy and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul were both among the brazen campaign's victims. Jim Sciutto of CNN, as the chief national security analyst and two Asia-based reporters were both sent the spyware plant links. According to the Washington Post, Asia experts believe tanks were also put in the crosshairs. According to the report, the assassination occurred as both Vietnamese and American diplomats were negotiating the agreement that Biden signed in September.

Danny Lim allegedly assaulted at Strathfield train station

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 22, 2023
Danny Lim has sustained bruised to his face after being reportedly assaulted at a train station in Sydney's inner west.

"God save the queen, man," Babbling Biden tells the Connecticut crowd

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 16, 2023
President Joe Biden, a tween, joked about being 110, told the audience, 'God save the queen,' and performed some of his best hits, including the phrase 'don't make me a dog-faced lying pony soldier.' Biden made a trip to West Hartford, Connecticut, to headline the National Safety Communities Summit, a gun control symposium where he was introduced by Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, who has long been involved in the cause.

LIV's story explains how LIV survived golf's bitter civil war

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 6, 2023
The money has come out on top in the bitter civil war between the traditions-steeped PGA Tour and its filthy-backed competitor LIV Golf over the future of golf. Whether the players, followers, and sponsors approve it or not, the two companies' leaders announced on Tuesday that they would merge through a deal that will bring global golf into a new era. The news, which blindsided players and executives on both circuits, follows years of bitter debates that have pitted the sport's top figures against each other over money, influence, and ethics in the gentleman's game.

If the Supreme Court stands in the way of gun control, a Democratic senator warns of a 'popular revolt.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 14, 2023
Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat, said Sunday that Supreme Court attempts to prohibit gun control could lead to a'popular rebellion.' In a speech to Congress, he accused Republicans of more concerned about guns than their constituents. On the day that Buffalo, New York, was commemorating a racial gun violence that killed ten people, Democrats stepped up their arguments that a majority of Americans favor stricter firearms law.

The aftermath of Adam Lanza's murder are discussed by CSIs who investigated the Sandy Hook shooting

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 20, 2023
Art Walkley and Karoline Keith and Sgt. In a New York Times feature on Sandy Hook written by author Jay Kirk on Thursday, Jeff Covello of the Connecticut State Police was interviewed. Adam Lanza, 20, went to the elementary school in Newtown on December 14, 2012, killing 26 students. 20 of the victims were children aged six to seven. The others were adult employees. Lanza shot his mother dead at their house earlier in the day. He later committed suicide. It was another member of their staff charged with emptying the lunch boxes left behind by the deceased children's siblings. Ray Insalaco, who had been dubbed 'an old-timer,' told the team not to read the notes that parents had written to their children. He mistakenly saw one. 'Thank God it's Friday,' it read. Mama, I love you.'

Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat, wants to know more about the top-secret Pentagon leak

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 11, 2023
Sen. Chris Murphy of Democrat doubt wondered why Congress was unaware of US ally Egypt's plans to hand weapons to Russia, as shown in leaked Pentagon documents on Tuesday. Egypt, one of the United States' closest allies in the Middle East and a recipient of over $100 billion in US aid over the past 50 years, has ordered around 40,000 rockets to be secretly delivered to Russia. 'Why wasn't Congress -- why weren't leaders of the Foreign Relations Committee given that information?' Murphy, D-Conn., himself a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, called CNN.

Clarence Thomas has been accepting private jet flights, yacht trips, resort stays for decades

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 6, 2023
Justice Clarence Thomas has travelled around Indonesia on a megayacht and holidayed at the Adirondacks estate owned by real estate magnate Harlan Crow. Thomas and his partner, Ginni, would have paid out of pocket for the 2019 trip, according to a ProPublica analysis, if Thomas paid out of pocket for it. The trips weren't announced as gifts. Justices on the Supreme Court aren't bound to the same code of conduct as lower court federal judges. Thomas has been a regular visitor to Crow's Adirondacks resort, Camp Topridge, which was once owned by the State of New York.

Danny Lim'just wants peace,' a recent photo of a rally calling for police pay and conditions

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 8, 2022
Danny Lim, 78, collapsed to the ground and was rushed to hospital after NSW Police officers arrested him at the city's Queen Victoria Building on November 22 (video on right). Mr Lim died to the ground during the arrest, triggering community outrage and an internal police probe. A new photograph of Mr Lim campaigning for improved working conditions has surfaced on Thursday, as Mr Lim recovers at home. (left)

Danny Lim's health: A beloved Sydney character needs medical assistance

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 5, 2022
An elderly Sydney icon's health is still in poor shape weeks after he was thrown headfirst to the ground during a detention that sparked widespread outrage. Danny Lim's counsel has given a health update almost two weeks after the detention, which resulted in the celebrity hospitalized with a brainbleed. On Twitter, Danny Lim needs two walking sticks to get around.' Chris Murphy wrote on Twitter, "Danny Lim needs two walking sticks to get around." He needs medical assistance that will persist in two areas of deteriorating health.'

Sen. Chris Murphy of Delaware says that DEFUNDING police officers who don't follow gun control regulations should be prosecuted

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 27, 2022
After 19 elementary school students and two teachers were killed in Uvalde, Texas, this past May, Murphy, who served in the House representing the district where the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting took place, was instrumental in a bipartisan gun control and school safety bill. In Virginia and Colorado, however, activists have reported that current red flag regulations, which were designed to discourage potentially dangerous individuals from purchasing guns, failed to prevent either of the two recent murders. According to AFP, sheriffs in El Paso County, where the Colorado Springs shooting took place, had previously dubbed their position a "Second Amendment Preservation County" and refused to enforce the state's red flag rules. On Sunday, Murphy suggested going one step farther to cracking down on police departments that refuse to follow the rules by withholding federal funds.

GoFundMe by Danny Lim is fake: Lawyer Chris Murphy said a Sydney activist was unaware of the donation

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 24, 2022
Danny Lim's medical bills were paid by GoFundMe, without the 78-year-old's knowledge. On Tuesday, Mr Lim (left) was walking towards Town Hall station from Sydney CBD's Queen Victoria Building when two police officers coerced him to the ground (right). He was hospitalized for two days with a'subdural haematoma' – a bruise between the forehead and the skull. The charity raised nearly 550 donations worth $18,000 (inset) by midday on Thursday. After initial mistrust regarding the organization's goals, Mr Lim's solicitor Chris Murphy got in touch with the fundraiser's chief on Thursday afternoon, where they decided Mr Lim's would be able to access the funds 'as he chooses.'

After being arrested in Sydney CBD, Danny Lim was released from hospital

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 23, 2022
Danny Lim, a Sydney activist, has been released from hospital after a violent detention left him with a serious brain injury. Mr Lim, 78, was forced to the ground and arrested in Sydney's Queen Victoria Building shortly before 11 a.m. on Tuesday. According to an expert, one of the officers intentionally deposed the 78-year-old man using a common leg lift. Mr Lim and his 17-year-old pup Smarty have been a point of light in Sydney's CBD for many years, being welcomed with high-fives and selfies whenever they go.

Protesters in Danny Lim's swarms of Sydney police station, demanding "justice."

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 23, 2022
Hundreds of angry demonstrators descended on a main police station to protest the bungled arrest of a beloved Sydneysider who sustained a fractured skull as he was handcuffed to the ground by officers. Danny Lim, 78, who is best known for making controversial sandwich board signs and yelling people to smile, is still in St Vincent's Hospital with bleeding on the brain after police slapped handcuffs on him on Tuesday. Demonstrators gathered on Day Street in the CBD on Wednesday evening, demanding revenge for the heavy-handed arrest, which has caused an internal injury by NSW Police. Protesters in favour of Mr Lim remained armed with placards and chanted anti-police slogans. One sign read 'Can't the police take a joke?' Danny is tops, despite another's comment, 'F*** the cops.'

After suffering a brain injury from the NSW Police detention, Danny Lim 'was unable to speak properly.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 23, 2022
As Danny Lim was coerced to the ground by two NSW Police officers in Sydney CBD's Queen Victoria Building shortly before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, he was adorned with his signature sandwich-style boards, causing people to'smile'. Mr Lim has established himself as a beloved symbol of Sydney's CBD, sporting signs pleading for peace, love, and happiness with the help of his 17-year-old pet chihua-pomeranian, Smarty. He's been a fixture in the area for many years and is often welcomed with high-fives and selfies wherever he goes.