Bernie Sanders

The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Wednesday intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel.

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.

The cost of child care is a pressing issue for parents across the country.

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…

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...

Crews are working to dig out and rebuild communities in Vermont impacted by severe flooding.