Category Archives: Politics
Dems to Facebook: Get serious about misinformation, hate
RI First District Congressman David Cicilline. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News The Associated Press Two of Facebook’s toughest critics on Capitol Hill have urged the social media platform ...
Sep 29, 2020
Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crises
Donald Trump and Joe Biden. (photo via pool CNN/ABC) By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN, The Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) - In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Don...
Sep 29, 2020
Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead by JILL COLVIN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The bombshell revelations that President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the ...
Sep 28, 2020
Senate GOP lines up with Trump to quickly fill court seat
Utah Senator and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans have ...
Sep 22, 2020
Kennedy falls short in Senate bid; tight race to succeed him
Sen. Ed Markey campaigned in Fall River July 17, 2020. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III has become the first in his storied political family to lose a run ...
Sep 02, 2020
Pelosi endorses Kennedy over Markey in US Senate primary
Congressman Joe Kennedy III campaigned at a Fall River waterfront restaurant August 9, 2020 in his challenge to Sen. Edward Markey ahead of the September 1 primary election. File photo by Steve Klamki...
Aug 20, 2020
‘Calamari comeback’: Tiniest state’s DNC video gets big buzz
In a still frame from Democratic National Convention video, Rhode Island Democratic Party chairman Joseph McNamara praises calamari, the state’s official appetizer, while announcing the delegate...
Aug 19, 2020
High court: Rhode Island mail-in voters don’t need witness
Common Cause RI Executive Director John Marion. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving in place an agreement that allows Rhode Island residents to vote by...
Aug 13, 2020
Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden during the second night of democratic debates. By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and WILL WEISSERT, The Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Ha...
Aug 11, 2020
RI visitors face quarantine order in Massachusetts
By STEVE LeBLANC and MARK PRATT, The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - The number of new COVID-19 cases has ticked up in Massachusetts. On Tuesday, the state reported 438 newly confirmed cases and 108 ne...
Aug 05, 2020
