The Vermont senators and representative gave a joint statement expressing their concern of this "authoritarian" decision to freeze federal grants.

Agent David “Chris” Maland died in a shooting following a traffic stop, the FBI said. A second person killed in the incident was a German national in the country on a current visa, authorities said.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in northern Vermont Monday afternoon, the FBI said in a statement later that evening. The shooting took place on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vt., roughly 20 miles south of the U.

Though a directive from President Donald Trump to temporarily halt federal payments has been blocked for the time being, Vermont lawmakers and leaders have begun to respond to

FBI Albany said they are investigating "an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with a fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol Agent."

Local law enforcement, state officials and the Border Patrol itself issued statements in the wake of the tragic incident.

The fatal encounter occurred around 3:15 p.m. EST Monday on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 13 miles south of the Canadian border.

Officials said the agent was shot on Interstate 91, which was closed for several hours near the border with Canada.

Interstate 91 between exits 27 (Newport) and 26 (Orleans) is closed in both directions after Vermont State Police said a U.S. border patrol agent was shot.VSP said the shooting, which involved a U.S.

The freeze will not include “Social Security benefits, Medicare benefits, food stamps, welfare benefits, assistance that is going directly to individuals,” according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

The Science and Technology Research Initiative for the southern Vermont Economy, a new partnership between Landmark College, Bennington College and the Community College of Vermont, is on hold after Pres.

President Donald Trump plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion on Tuesday by pausing federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot pro