Nearly a week after a New York Times story reported he had lied about serving in Vietnam, Connecticut Democratic Senate candidat Richard Blumenthal formally apologized over the weekend for his misstatements. In an email to the Hartford Courant late Sunday, Blumenthal admitted he had not been as clear or precise as he should have been. I have made mistakes, and I am sorry, Blumenthal said. I ...

Senate Republican leaders on Tuesday unleashed a barrage of criticism at the far-reaching financial regulatory legislation being debated on the Senate floor, indicating that many of the partys leaders were prepared to vote against the bill, David M. Herszenhorn reports in The New York Times.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate seat currently held by the retiring Christopher Dodd, is expected to answer questions about his Vietnam service record that came from a New York Times story on Monday.

The New York Times reported Monday night that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has claimed on numerous occasions that he served in Vietnam, even though he obtained at least five military deferments and avoided ever going to war. Vietnam War - Connecticut - Military - United States Senate - Veteran

In a defeat for major Wall Street banks, the Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican effort to ease some of the tight new rules included in the bill for trading derivatives, the complex financial instruments that were at the center of the 2008 financial collapse, David M. Herszenhorn writes in The New York Times.