Should Washington, D.C., become the 51st state? WA’s 2 senators say it’s ‘long past time’
Washington state’s U.S. senators have cosponsored legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia.
Vermont legislators speak out against White House pause on federal grants
The Vermont senators and representative gave a joint statement expressing their concern of this "authoritarian" decision to ...
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Judge temporarily halts Trump’s federal funding freeze as Vermont officials scramble to respond
Attorney General Charity Clark announced Tuesday afternoon that Vermont has joined a separate multi-state suit against the Trump administration. She called the freeze a “brazen violation of the ...
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Suspension of federal funding hits Vermont refugee resettlement agencies and dozens of new arrivals
We remain hopeful because, while this is a stoppage of work, the order does say it will review these programs,” said Sonali ...
Washington state woman arrested in killing of border agent in Vermont
The FBI says the woman and a German man who died in the firefight had been under surveillance for several days.
Temperatures Run High as Senators Hammer R.F.K. Jr. on Vaccines
Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician and key G.O.P. vote, joined Democrats in aggressively questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick for health secretary. He did not say how he would vote ...
Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed and an injured suspect was taken into ...
FBI identifies border patrol agent killed in Vermont
David "Chris" Maland was a U.S. Border Patrol agent and a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during ...
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These notable inaugurations weren’t held at the US Capitol. Here’s why
For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.
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U.S. presidents who weren't inaugurated outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The first inauguration in Washington, D.C. John Adams was also sworn in as ... sworn in at the Coolidge family home in Plymouth Notch, Vermont. President Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in aboard ...
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Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
The sector encompasses Vermont, parts of New York and New Hampshire ... “While working in Washington, D.C., he was active security in the Pentagon during 9/11,” their statement said.