Senate rejects attempt to end Trump’s blockade of Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats on Tuesday that would have required President Donald Trump…
US senator demands urgent ceasefire in Gaza, criticizes Washington’s stance after Rubio-Netanyahu meeting
WASHINGTON US Sen. Peter Welch on Thursday voiced concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip,…
Vermont’s congressional delegation, for the first time, calls Israel’s war in Gaza a ‘genocide’
From left: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Becca Balint and Sen. Peter Welch. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The three…
US senators urge Secretary of State Rubio to facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza
ISTANBUL Five US senators urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to use American influence to facilitate massive humanitarian…
Sen. Welch and EAN talk climate energy funding cuts
In response to funding freezing by the Trump Administration, Efficiency Vermont and the Energy Action Network (EAN) are…
Palestinian activist expecting US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was…
Canadian and Vermont business leaders commiserate at Newport roundtable
Denis Larue, whose company makes industrial snowblowers in Canada, speaks during a roundtable discussion on the possible effects…
Senate Democrats confront limits of their minority power
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that…
Austria’s Foreign Minister Schallenberg Awarded “Arms Control Person of the Year” – Vindobona.org
The Vienna conference, which took place in the Hofburg at the end of April 2024, attracted more than…
Senate Rejects Sanders’ Bid to Halt Arms to Israel Over Gaza Atrocities
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday refused to pass joint resolutions of disapproval proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders that…