Joe Biden Talks Family — and a Bit of Politics — in Visit to Burlington

by Katie Jickling on December 9, 2018 at 7:26PM

and I had started," he acknowledged. Beau Biden forbade his father from publicly revealing the severity of his condition, even when he had just months to live.

Bernie Sanders Raises Nearly $1 Million in Under Six Weeks

by Alicia Freese on December 7, 2018 at 1:56PM

On Monday, Sanders supporters formally launched a federal political action committee called Organizing for Bernie. Cofounder Rich Pelletier, who served as Sanders’ deputy presidential campaign manager in 2016, told Rolling Stone that the group has two goals: “One, we want to show the support is there.

Oil Baron Seeks Sanders Aide's Testimony in Price-Fixing Suit

by Paul Heintz on December 5, 2018 at 3:20PM

Sanders Institute Brings Star Power to Burlington

by Taylor Dobbs on November 29, 2018 at 11:21PM

voted no," Sanders said. While he didn’t address his own plans for 2020, Sanders said Democrats needed to reconnect with voters in middle America.

Walters: Welch Ends Holdout, Backs Pelosi for Speaker

by John Walters on November 28, 2018 at 9:09PM

Welch is a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group that seeks common ground on key issues. Nine Democrats in that caucus signed a letter indicating they would withhold their support for Pelosi without specific changes in House rules.

Sanders, Leahy and Welch Object to Border Patrol's Checkpoint Plans

by Mark Davis on November 27, 2018 at 5:06PM

Carle said it was unclear when exactly Border Patrol agents would resume the checkpoints or where they would be located. Officials at the Border Patrol's Swanton Sector did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Feds Drop Burlington College Probe, According to Sanders Aide

by Paul Heintz on November 13, 2018 at 2:18PM

As Seven Days and other news outlets have reported, federal authorities have investigated whether Burlington College fraudulently obtained a $6.5 million bank loan in 2010 to purchase a new, $10 million lakeside campus. According to former donors, O’Meara Sanders — then the president of the college — inflated the size of pledged donations in order to secure the loan. The college closed in 2016, citing the “crushing weight of debt” incurred by O’Meara Sanders when she oversaw the purchase of the 32-acre campus.

Hundreds Rally in Burlington to Protect Mueller From Trump

by Taylor Dobbs on November 8, 2018 at 8:19PM

Appel urged the protesters to stay engaged and keep paying attention to what’s happening in Washington, D.C. “We gotta be active, we gotta be aware,” he said, “because this is a slippery slope and we’re sliding down it.”

Welch Won't Commit to Backing Pelosi for U.S. House Speaker

by Paul Heintz on November 8, 2018 at 6:01PM

Though no challengers have yet emerged, roughly 20 Democrats — including at least eight newly elected reps — have indicated they would oppose Pelosi. The Democratic caucus is scheduled to take a secret vote the week after Thanksgiving on who to nominate for speaker, and the full House will formally elect a speaker by majority vote in January.

Leahy, Welch Say Acting AG Should Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe

by Paul Heintz on November 7, 2018 at 7:43PM

somebody who has publicly stated that he's totally against the Mueller investigation." Leahy said that if that's the case, it would constitute obstruction of justice.