Vermont independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders hugs labor union leader Ron Kaminski before he addresses an overflow crowd at an Omaha hotel. (Courtesy of Jamie Reiff, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...

The vote ends a period of limbo for Saunders, who served on an interim basis after the Senate voted her down last April. The ...

Vermont Senator Peter Welch Thursday spoke out against the Trump administration’s chaotic tariffs and also reaffirmed Democrats’ support for a lasting peace in Ukraine. New York State Sen. Dan Stec ...

The Vermont Senate has confirmed Zoie Saunders’ appointment as Education Secretary. Last year the Senate voted down Saunders’ ...

The Senate pushed through Saunders' confirmation with a 22-8 vote, following her earlier approval by the Senate Education ...

A year after the Senate failed to confirm Zoie Saunders as Secretary of Education, she was confirmed with s 22-8 vote. Here's ...

Saunders was approved by a 22-8 vote, a near-total reversal of the 19-9 Senate vote that appeared to doom the nomination in ...

The Vermont Senate voted Thursday 22-8 to confirm Zoie Saunders as education secretary, ending a yearlong saga over her appointment. “What she’s trying to do is provide the be ...

The Vermont Senate on Thursday confirmed Zoie Saunders as the state’s education secretary.Last year, Saunders failed to ...

The appointment of Agency of Education Secretary Zoie Saunders will once again appear before the Vermont Senate following a favorable 5-1 committee vote on Tuesday.