Melissa Pierce

Teen Shares Account of Being Inside Home Besieged by ICE sevendaysvt.com/news/teen-shar… via @sevendaysvt #NoICE #ICEout #AbolishICE

The Inside Story of the South Burlington ICE Raid sevendaysvt.com/news/immigrati… via @sevendaysvt #ICEout #AbolishICE #NoICE

Pete Hegseth is destroying our military values and punishing those who call out his war crimes. This isn't who we are.

Five days before Trump raided Venezuela, Sen. Markwayne Mullin bought shares in Chevron, the only major US oil company in Venezuela. Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee and reportedly talks to Trump "all the time." nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/…

Days after his family arrived at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas last summer, 13-year-old Carlos began experiencing nightmares that would leave him screaming for his mother, Ingrid, as many as five times a night. After a week in custody, the teenager began wetting the bed — something he had never done before. Ingrid was concerned that Carlos went from an active and happy child who would go out and play to one who was “stressed, anxious, and desperate” and sleeping much more than what seemed healthy. “My son has changed a lot. I just want my son to be okay,” she said. “I don’t want him to be overmedicated or to be suffering from insomnia. I want him to be a normal child.” As Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents apprehend more children like Carlos every day, it raises a simple question that’s also one of grave moral concern: What does immigration detention do to a child’s mind and body? “They are literally gambling with these children’s lives, and it’s just a matter of time before there’s a catastrophe,” says Dr. Lara Jones, a California provider who co-authored a letter demanding that the Trump administration release all children from immigration custody. Andrea González-Ramírez reports on what ICE detainment does to a child: nymag.visitlink.me/LAwahY

Jerome Powell: The Fed is concerned about the very, very low level of job creation. Over the past 6 months, if you adjust for overcounting, there is effectively zero net job creation in the private sector.

Senate Republicans just blocked my bill that would have paid TSA workers. My Republican colleagues are saying that if you don't give the President's overgrown paramilitary force of masked agents more money, they're going to leave TSA workers and others unpaid. I think that's patently unfair.

In 1996, Rutland Town launched the first municipal website in Vermont, making community information more accessible. Darren Perron visits in 2026 learn more 💻 Check out our Vermont's Own series: wcax.com/news/vermonts-…

I'll be in Cambridge, MA on 3/25 at @Harvard for a conversation about the American Revolution. Hope you can join us. Info below.

I served on active duty for 4 years and 21 years in the reserves. My military ID let me go to sensitive locations, like a military base. Under the SAVE Act’s insane requirements, a military ID does not allow an American to vote.

This isn't true. Democrats have put bills on the floor to fully fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, & CISA. Republicans, including Collins, have pushed them aside so they can score cheap political points. She thinks Maine voters aren't smart enough to figure out the truth.

Special Report: The Inside Story of the South Burlington ICE Raid Here’s a detailed look at how it all went down last when federal immigration agents tried — and failed — to arrest a man on Dorset Street. sevendaysvt.com/news/immigrati…

Rand Paul used Markwayne Mullin's DHS hearing to air out their decade-long beef, and Mullin did his part by making it worse

“The House, Republicans will privately admit, seems lost, and the Senate could follow. But it’s unclear how much Trump cares. He has made remarkably little effort to sell the war, or explain why it had to happen now” theatlantic.com/national-secur…

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The University of Vermont’s Women’s Basketball Team made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament on March 18, 1992. #VT #UVM wcax.com/2026/03/18/thi…

“I Wargamed Iran for Obama. This Is the Worst-Case Scenario” Absolute must-read on the 5 lessons from wargaming that former US official ⁦@ilangoldenberg⁩ learned that Trump hasn’t. zeteo.com/p/i-wargamed-i…

“The window for declaring victory is closing. Unless he gets lucky, his real choice may be whether to keep fighting or try to negotiate a messy compromise. Either way, the war Trump chose to start is no longer entirely his to control” theatlantic.com/international/…

This has been a long time coming. He had a house on the property, and recruited at least one girl that we know of...why wasn't this done a long time ago?

🚨🚨🚨 You'll need these documents to vote if the SAVE Act passes usatoday.com/story/graphics…