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A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a 35-year-old man on a charge that he set fire to the door of Sen. Bernie Sanders� Burlington office. A judge also ordered the man to be held in prison while the case is pending

Shant Soghomonian, 35, is accused of setting fire to the door of Sen. Bernie Sanders� Burlington office on Friday. He faces a federal charge of using fire to damage a building used in interstate commerce.

Vermont will receive over $74 million from the federal government as part of the appropriations bill passed earlier this month. And there’s more on the way.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch, as well as Rep. Becca Balint, say Israel needs to do more to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch both cited Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza, which has killed more than 28,000 Palestinians, including civilians.

The resolution, which was rejected 72-11, would have forced the State Department to review whether Israel is using U.S. military aid to violate human rights in Gaza. Also this week: protestors blocked an aerospace and defense corporation subsidiary's Vergennes facility, and Ben & Jerry's has called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Sanders, who is 82 years old, posted on X, formerly Twitter, that he is experiencing "minimal" symptoms and is isolating at home in Vermont.

Vermont's two U.S. senators are expressing separate concerns about a supplemental aid package in Congress that includes funding for Israel and Ukraine.

Vermont’s congressional delegation is urging the Bureau of Prisons to build a residential reentry program in the state. Vermont is one of only two states without such a facility, which supports people transitioning out of the federal prison system.

On the Senate floor Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders said he will not support additional military aid for Israel unless the country dramatically changes its military strategy in Gaza. Sanders said Israel does not have a right to indiscriminately bomb civilians.