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Courtesy of J. Scott Applewhite/APSen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaking at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2023. People around the world welcomed news that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire agreement after months of negotiations. While technical…

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, has long been known for his bipartisan approach to legislating, dating back to his time as the first Democratic Senate President Pro Tem, when he appointed then-Sen. Phil Scott, a Republican, to chair an important committee. That said, bipartisanship is in…

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., guides a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on nominees for the federal bench at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press How can artists know if their creations are being used to train artificial intelligence?…

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Peter Welch were both chosen to serve on the committee that oversees taxation, tariffs, and trade WASHINGTON — Both of Vermont's senators, Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, have been chosen to join the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in the 119th…

Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., have introduced the Trustworthy by Design Artificial Intelligence Act, which seeks to establish best practice guidelines for federal agencies’s efforts to develop AI systems. Under the Senate bill, the National Institute of Security and Technology would be required…

Sanders said that — like the rest of the state’s delegation — he supported major disaster relief funding included in the deal, but he was opposed to how lawmakers cut out other policy proposals that had drawn the ire of billionaire Elon Musk. From left:…