North Dakota voters pass measure to impose age limits on congressional candidates
Voters in North Dakota on Tuesday backed a state constitutional amendment that would impose age restrictions on congressional candidates.
Political news from state Vermont
Police in Vermont Face Backlash For Staging A Mock Shooting Before High School Students
The Burlington Police Department in Vermont faced backlash over a controversial surprise mock shooting it staged Wednesday before Burlington High School students.
Vermont GOP rules bar it from promoting any candidate who is a 'convicted felon'
The Vermont Republican Party is prohibited from backing a candidate with a felony conviction, according to the party’s publicly posted rules.
Jamaal Bowman Lands Endorsement From Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts waded into one of the nation’s most contentious House primaries on Thursday, extending a lifeline to an endangered ally on the left, Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York.
Trump Is Now Telling Election Lies About The 2024 Republican Primaries
Donald Trump is again pretending he won races that he lost.
Vermont becomes first state to mandate that fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages
A new law in Vermont — the first of its kind in the U.S. — will require fossil fuel companies to pay for a share of the costs of weather disasters fueled by climate change.
Congressional Leaders, Divided Over War, Invite Netanyahu to Deliver Joint Address
The top four congressional leaders formally invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Friday to address a joint meeting of Congress, in a show of bipartisan unity that masked a fraught behind-the-scenes debate over receiving him.
Vermont Becomes 1st State To Force Oil Companies Pay For Climate Change Damage
Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather.