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

The 83-year-old senator from Vermont has filed with the FEC to run for his seat again in 2030, after winning reelection in 2024.

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.

The two went back and forth in a near-shouting match, at which point Senator Markwayne Mullin complained Sanders was “battering the witness.”

Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today released the following statement after the Trump Administration ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs,

The image of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sitting at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021 is iconic and a favorite among the internet memesters.

Expect memes to take the over the internet following President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday. The spotlight could shine on anything from the “tech bros” sitting in prominent spots or the fashion choices of elected officials, like Sen. Bernie Sanders’ viral picture from 2021, where he was captured sporting oversized mittens.

Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont ripped into possible Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday after the man failed to answer as to whether or not healthcare was a basic human right.

Vermont Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, along with New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan, were among lawmakers Wednesday from both parties grilling Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick for health secretary.

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.