Patrick Leahy

The nation’s longest-serving current U.S. senator received a series of standing ovations Wednesday, in a tri-partisan show of gratitude for his nearly half-century in Washington serving Vermonters. Democrats, Republicans, and Progressives from the Vermont Legislature, along with the governor and lieutenant governor, said thank you to Sen. Patrick Leahy in a special ceremony at the Vermont State House. The...

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, visited a small business in Vergennes Wednesday to spotlight the work of a regional development center he pushed to establish in Vermont, with a goal of modernizing and supporting businesses related to dairy farming. At Lu Lu in downtown Vergennes, ice cream is an experience — with some bold flavors like curried peanut butter. Other small-batch...

The longtime senator pushed for the establishment of the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, based in Montpelier

A high-profile Republican has entered the race for U.S. Senate in Vermont — a contest the major parties at both the state and national levels consider a top goal to win in November. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, who has served for nearly 50 years, is not seeking re-election this fall. “I believe I’m a unifier,” Christina Nolan said in an…

After Democrat Patrick Leahy – the longest-serving current member of the Senate, decided not to run again, both major parties now consider the seat a top goal in November. Republican Christina Nolan, the state’s former top federal prosecutor, just joined the race.

A farmworker in northern New England, who is a member of two marginalized communities, is sharing a rarely heard story with NECN, aiming to open eyes to what drives some LGBTQ+ people to seek political asylum in the United States. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve known that I’ve been a man,” said Christian, through an interpreter....

NECN spoke exclusively with a man who said he faced threats and violence in Mexico because of his transgender identity, which led him to make a risky journey – without authorization.

Democrat Patrick Leahy’s announcement that he will retire after eight terms in the Senate has set off a scramble in Vermont over the rare opening in the state’s tiny congressional delegation. While political observers expect Democratic Rep. Peter Welch to be a leading candidate if he decides to run for the seat in 2022, there is also pressure for...

After the nation’s longest-serving current U.S. senator announced he would not seek reelection in 2022, one of the very first well-wishers to greet him was one of his former teachers. “I was so happy to be there when he came out,” said Maxine Leary, who hugged Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, moments after his highly-anticipated announcement about his political future....

After serving eight terms in the U.S Senate in Vermont, Patrick Leahy is calling it a career.

Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the longest-serving member of the Senate, said Monday he will not seek reelection in 2022 to the seat he has held for eight terms.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday morning due to complications from COVID-19, his family announced in a statement. He was 84. His family said in a statement the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was fully vaccinated and had been receiving treatment at Walter Reed National Medical Center. Several members of New England’s mostly Democratic Congressional…

As part of the massive infrastructure bill now making its way through Congress, five ports of entry along Vermont’s border with Canada are expected to see significant upgrades. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, and General Services Administrator Robin Carnahan announced Wednesday that ports of entry in Highgate, Alburgh, Richford, Beebe Plain and Norton are slated for $285 million in improvements under…

Plans are taking shape for how people will cross the U.S.-Canadian border, which is important for many in Vermont

The longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate said Monday the nation needs to invest in semiconductor manufacturing, calling those factories and their output key to the operations of the economy and security. GlobalFoundries, a major Vermont employer and manufacturer of semiconductors, then said such investments would help it expand and update its U.S. plants. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, added...

With the microchips that are the brains of modern vehicles in short supply, the impact is being felt by car dealers.

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy was taken to a hospital Tuesday evening after not feeling well and later sent home after tests, a spokesman said, hours after the 80-year-old Democrat began presiding over the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, will preside over former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. Leahy is the president pro tempore of the Senate, the position that presides over the chamber when the vice president is not present. The president pro tem, as it’s also called, is also the third in line for presidential succession. “When I preside over...

Wins this week in Georgia by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff gave their party an edge in the U.S. Senate, which means Vermont’s senior senator will gain a powerful leadership role. “I want to start a new chapter for America,” vowed Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont. The longest-serving member of the incoming majority party in the U.S. Senate...

Vermont will gain some big power in Washington, D.C., this month when Democrat Sen. Patrick Leahy will take over a leadership role in the U.S. Senate.