Sanders tests positive for COVID-19 during Senate break as infections rise nationally

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19, amid a nationwide spike in infections. The 82-year-old Sanders, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he was experiencing “minimal” symptoms and will continue to isolate while working from his home in Vermont. “I am glad to be fully up to date with the vaccine,” Sanders wrote. The Senate finished its legislative business for the year last week and won’t be returning for votes until Jan. 8. The U.S. is seeing elevated levels of respiratory illness...