Bernie Sanders

Eighty-two-year-old liberal U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday that he is running for re-election, saying American democracy is in question during difficult times for the country and the world. Sanders, seeking a fourth Senate term, is an independent. He was a Democratic congressman for 16 years and still caucuses with the Democrats. In an announcement video, he said…

The man charged with setting a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders had been staying at an area hotel for nearly two months and was spotted outside Sanders’ office the day before and the day of the fire, according to court paperwork filed by a federal agent. Shant Michael Soghomonian, 35, who was previously from Northridge,…

35-year-old Shant Soghomonian (also known as Michael Soghomonian), was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with using fire to damage the building at One Church Street in Burlington, Vermont, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont.

Authorities are searching for a man accused of setting fire to the door of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office in Burlington, Vermont, police said Friday.

Democratic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation Thursday that would establish a four-day work week for employees across the country without any loss in pay. The 32-Hour Workweek Act, which is backed by California Sen. Laphonza Butler and California Rep. Mark Takano, would reduce the standard work week from 40 hours to 32 hours. In 1938, President Franklin D….

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Audiobook Narration and Storytelling Recording category.

Federal funding for child care is approaching a critical deadline — Sept. 30 will mark the expiration of American Rescue Plan funding that has assisted day care facilities, workers and parents that use their services. Originally passed in 2021, the pandemic-era legislation had $24 billion dollars set aside for child care, $314 million of which was distributed in Massachusetts. Data…

Crews from across New England have been assisting Vermont following severe flooding this week.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott was joined by the FEMA administrator and other officials to give an update on the historic flooding that caused widespread damage in the state this week.

No one has died in one of Vermont’s worst natural disasters in a century, officials said Wednesday, but while the sun was out, the flood danger was not over. Cleanup is expected to take months after heavy rainfall brought severe flooding, washing out roads and damaging thousands of homes. First responders and organizations from across New England have entered...