We told you last week about Vermont lawmakers working to increase the penalties for murders involving the abuse of a corpse. The bill comes in response to the July 2024 murder of Roberta Martin, 82, in Enosburgh. A police presence in Fairlee on Friday morning prompted a nearby school to take safety precautions.

Candidates are lining up in hopes of replacing North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, including a political newcomer.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as his nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on November 11, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the United Nations Ambassador, testifies during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing for her pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

During her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Jan 21, to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) affirmed her belief in Israel’s biblical right to Judea and Samaria,

President Donald Trump nominated Elise Stefanik to be the ambassador to the United Nations on Nov. 11, 2024. Stefanik,

Elise Stefanik will defend Trump pulling out of the World Health Organization and Paris climate agreement at the United Nations if the Senate confirms her.

UN Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik Rep. Elise Stefanik is Trump's nominee to be US Ambassador to the United Nations. The New York Republican has served in the House since 2014 and has a relatively modest set of personal finances. Her assets include a ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as ambassador to the United Nations went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week. New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik told the committee she will implement the president’s America First strategy while reviewing U.

“No. Elon Musk did not do those salutes,” Stefanik replied. She said that while she was not at the inaugural rally where Musk made the move, she had been to “many” rallies with him and knows he likes to make cheerful gestures. She said it was “simply not the case” that Musk did a Nazi salute.

During her Senate confirmation hearing, President Trump’s pick for ambassador to the United Nations said she was willing to leverage U.S. contributions to force changes in pursuit of his “America First” agenda.