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By: Burgess Everett; Politico After three decades in Congress that earned him iconic status on the American left, Bernie Sanders is preparing for a different role in his next act. He ran twice for president, then pushed an all-Democratic government as far left as it could possibly go, and now the Vermont independent is set to take over the Senate’s

By: Daniel Boguslaw, Ryan Grim; The Intercept Backers of a war powers resolution say that a strong vote in the Senate will send a signal to Saudi Arabia that it does not have a free hand to restart hostilities. Sen. Bernie Sanders is moving toward a vote “hopefully next week” on a war powers resolution aimed at blocking U.S. support

By: Rachel Roubein; Washington Post Meet the new leaders of the Senate health panel: Bernie and Cassidy The Senate’s top health panel is entering a new era of leadership. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) are likely to take the reins, with both lawmakers announcing yesterday their intentions to pursue top spots on the Senate HELP Committee next year. Though not yet official, it’s

By: Lola Duffort; VT Digger Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is expected to take over as chair of one of the chamber’s most influential policy committees. The current chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is leaving her post to take over the powerful Senate Committee on Appropriations — a job currently

By: Fatima Khaled; Newsweek Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont called out Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos on Friday as he expressed solidarity with workers protesting worldwide against the retail giant for better working conditions. “On #BlackFriday, I stand in solidarity with Amazon workers who are on strikes & walkouts all over the world. If Amazon can afford to

By: Olafimihan Oshin; The Hill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the impact of money from billionaires on the midterms was “disgusting,” and is not getting enough attention.  In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine published Tuesday, Sanders noted how Summer Lee, a Progressive Democrat he campaigned for, faced massive spending from a super PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee