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

Campaign signs spread throughout Vermont cities and towns signal the approach of Town Meeting Day. Candidates are making their bids for municipal positions, the highest of which being the office for Mayor.

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.

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,

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

About one-third of Democrats want former Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s nominee again in 2028, according to a new poll. Smaller shares said they’d support California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Photo from Benjamin Ashton, UnSplash

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.

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.

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

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

Democratic Senator Peter Welch heard these concerns firsthand during a roundtable with his constituents on Monday in St. Albans, Vermont. His open dialogue included local business owners, farmers and state lawmakers who explained the impact that the 25% tariff threatened by Trump could have on their communities.

U.S Rep. Becca Balint and state leadership in Vermont committed to protecting VT residents from Trump's executive orders