The Latest Breaking News from Bernie Sanders

Silicon Valley Bank failure unites Democrats and Republicans in fundraising

WASHINGTON — The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has united deeply divided lawmakers toward a singular goal: raising money off the news.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2023

Sen. Bernie Sanders shows fire, but seeks modest goals, in his debut drug hearing as health chair

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who rose to national prominence criticizing big business in general and the pharmaceutical industry in particular, claimed the spotlight Wednesday on what might at first seem a powerful new stage from which to advance his agenda: chairmanship of the Senate health committee.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023

Progressive icon Bernie Sanders to hold preelection rally for Brandon Johnson

The rally is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the UIC Forum. It has potential to help Johnson energize his base and boost turnout, particularly among young voters who supported Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price hike

Moderna’s CEO is defending a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Moderna CEO grilled by Senate panel over planned price hike - Roll Call

In a Senate hearing, Moderna's CEO tried to soothe lawmakers angry about plans to increase the cost of COVID-19 vaccines.

Roll Call · Mar 22, 2023

‘My name is cleared’: the US workers fighting back against union busting

Organizers say an increased unionizing drive has been met with threats and retaliation – and now the Senate wants answers

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2023

Schultz resigns ahead of Senate grilling

Schultz is slated to testify before Bernie Sanders’s Senate HELP Committee next week

Salon · Mar 21, 2023

Sanders urges banning bank CEOs on Fed boards in wake of SVB

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he plans to introduce a measure that would prevent big bank executives from serving on the boards of the regional Federal Reserve banks that oversee them.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023

Will Bunch: Biden's right turns on oil, crime, border 'a slap' to young voters. Will he pay in '24?

If you've never heard of the Willow project — the massive, up-to-600-million-barrels oil-drilling venture on federal lands in the Alaska wilderness that was greenlighted this week by the Biden administration — then you're probably also not a teen or 20-something who spends a good chunk of your day on TikTok.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 17, 2023

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses Johnson in April 4 mayoral runoff

Paul Vallas touted endorsements from the Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2, former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. and five City Council members.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2023