‘This Is the State of American Democracy’: Sanders Calls for Public Funding of Elections as Musk Buys Votes With $1 Million Checks
By: Eloise Goldsmith; Common Dreams Independent groups spending on most expensive judicial race in U.S. history favor the right-wing Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. On the eve of what the nonpartisan law group the Brennan Center for Justice has deemed the most expensive judicial race in American history, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is calling
‘National Disgrace’: Sanders and Senate Dems Call Out Trump Attack on Education Dept
By: Julia Conley; Common Dreams “Our nation’s public schools, colleges, and universities are preparing the next generation of America’s leaders—we must take steps to strengthen education in this country, not take a wrecking ball to the agency that exists to do so.” In a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders led more than three dozen
Bernie Sanders Sounds Alarm On Elon Musk’s Frightening ‘Prelude’ For Social Security
By: Ben Blanchet; HuffPost The Vermont senator ripped the billionaire after he spotted the “big one” among “waste” in the federal budget. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) dug into Elon Musk on Monday over the billionaire’s attempts to undermine benefit programs like Social Security with his talks of wasteful spending in the federal government. “Why do you make it look like it’s
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