All but one of the seven U.S. House and Senate Democrats from Connecticut, including the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, said Thursday they were the targets of bomb threats. Why it matters: The development comes after a spate of bomb and "swatting" threats against President-elect Trump's nominees earlier this week – none of which were found to be credible.

The FBI says it is working with state and local police following a rash of bomb threat hoaxes targeting several Democratic senators and a number of President-elect Trump’s top advisors and cabinet picks.

Richard Blumenthal also received a threat. The bomb threats against Democrats happened a day after a number of President-elect Donald Trump ‘s most prominent cabinet picks and appointees reported that they had received such threats, as well as ...