Daniel Davis

Illustration: Natalie Peeples / Axios Sens. Peter Welch and Josh Hawley are teaming up to introduce a bill this week seeking to lower drug prices by cracking down on "patent thickets." Why it matters: The unusual pairing of lawmakers shows there's bipartisan support for overhauling the…

President Donald Trump visited Texas Friday to assess the damage of last week’s floods that have killed more than 120 people and left around 160 more missing. The visit comes as local officials are expressing concern that cost controls are slowing down the Federal Emergency…

Vermont Sen. Peter Welch held a listening session about flood recovery at the Barre Social Club on Monday, July 7. Photo by Terry J. Allen. Marking the anniversary of the catastrophic floods of 2023 and 2024, Sen. Peter Welch has been barnstorming across Vermont to…

Vermont’s senators are sounding the alarm as a veterans outreach program serving service members and families across the Green Mountain State faces imminent shutdown due to lack of federal funding. “I have begun to sunset the program; we will only take on veteran issues if…

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s U.S. senators are backing legislation meant to prohibit President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without first getting approval from Congress to do so — a possibility he has floated as fighting between Iran and…