Sanders Says Senate Should Probe DOGE and Subpoena Musk
By: Brett Wilkins; Common Dreams “My constituents in Vermont and constituents all over this country want to know what the hell is going on with the federal government right now,” the democratic socialist senator said. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)—the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions—on Thursday urged the panel to launch an investigation into the Department of Government
Sanders calls on Trump administration to reverse cuts to VA
By: WCAX News Team; WCAX WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling on the Trump administration to roll back cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. More than 1,000 employees with the Department of Veterans Affairs were laid off last week as part of the president’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce. In a letter to VA Secretary Doug
Bernie Sanders Says Elon Musk Is ‘Clearly Running The Show’ At DOGE
By: Marita Vlachou; HuffPost The Vermont senator warned the U.S. is moving “into an authoritarian form of society” under the Trump administration. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday said Elon Musk “is clearly running the show” at the nonofficial Department of Government Efficiency, warning that the U.S. is moving “into an authoritarian form of society” under the Trump administration. White House press secretary
Sanders calls on Trump administration to reverse cuts to VA
By: WCAX News Team; WCAX WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling on the Trump administration to roll back cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. More than 1,000 employees with the Department of Veterans Affairs were laid off last week as part of the president’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce. In a letter to VA Secretary Doug
Sanders rallies with teachers against Department of Education cuts
By: WCAX News Team; WCAX WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joined teachers on Wednesday outside the Capitol to call attention to President Trump’s promises to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The department, according to some reports, has already started to terminate its civil service workforce. It comes as Trump’s nominee to lead the department, Linda McMahon, is set
Sanders and Hawley introduce bill to cap credit card interest rates at 10%
By: Sudiksha Kochi; USA Today WASHINGTON – Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill on Tuesday that would cap credit card interest rates at 10% − an effort by two lawmakers who rarely see eye to eye. Credit card interest rates refer to the fee a card issuer charges if a consumer doesn’t pay off their credit
