Under three minutes of questioning from Senator Peter Welch, a Vermont Democrat, Kash Patel conceded only that Joe Biden was “certified” as the president.

Welch: “Well, the other way to say it is he won.” Watch the exchange between Senator Welch and Kash Patel during Mr. Patel’s confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the next Director of the FBI: Senator Peter Welch: Let me tell you the source of my ongoing concern,

WASHINGTON, (WCAX) - A controversial cabinet nominee is in the hot seat in Washington to lead the FBI. Vermont Senator Peter Welch who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Kash Patel. The at-times heated conversation focused on Patel’s willingness, or lack thereof, to say President Trump lost the 2020 election.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who was just sworn in for his fourth six-year term, appears to be gearing up for a 2030 reelection bid. Sanders, an independent, filed candidacy papers for the 2030 election with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, according to the agency's website.

President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to pardon defendants charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Kash Patel repeatedly deflected Vermont Senator Peter Welch's questions and refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

Sanders then said that the three wealthiest men in the United States, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg had sat behind the president at his inauguration, adding that their wealth has increased by $233 billion since Trump won the 2024 presidential election. "They couldn't be happier," Sanders said.

Nearly every other state’s lower chamber conducts roll calls with an electronic voting system, said the sponsors of a new House bill.

Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) questioned Kash Patel on Thursday in his confirmation hearing for FBI director and insisted on acknowledging that former President Joe Biden was the victor in the 2020 presidential election.

The Vermont senators and representative gave a joint statement expressing their concern of this "authoritarian" decision to freeze federal grants.

After leading the nonprofit digital news organization through floods and transformational elections over the past four years, Heintz plans to return to reporting and writing.

A woman from Washington state has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.