Category Archives: Politics
Trump, business organization sue Democratic House chairman
(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and his business organization sued the Democratic chairman of the House oversight committee on Monday to block a subpoena that seeks yea...
Apr 22, 2019
Former counsel may have saved Trump from himself
By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Don McGahn was barely on speaking terms with President Donald Trump when he left the White House last fall. But special counsel R...
Apr 19, 2019
Biden expected to launch presidential campaign next week
Photo via CNN Newsource. By JULIE PACE, THOMAS BEAUMONT and MEG KINNARD, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce he's running for president next ...
Apr 19, 2019
RI lawmakers back bill to get their photos on state websites
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Some Rhode Island lawmakers are backing legislation that would allow them to post their photos on official state websites and social media accounts duri...
Apr 19, 2019
Commerce official wants RI businesses to get Trump tax break
Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's commerce secretary said Th...
Apr 18, 2019
McConnell proposes national minimum age of 21 for tobacco
By BRUCE SCHREINER, The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 t...
Apr 18, 2019
Trump tried to seize control of Mueller probe, report says
AP pool photo By CHAD DAY, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that Pr...
Apr 18, 2019
Bill Weld officially announces he is challenging Trump for GOP nomination in 2020
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld announced on April 15, 2019, that he is officially entering the race for president, becoming the first Republican to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 ra...
Apr 16, 2019
Judge upholds $400 fee to access public records
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island Superior Court Judge has sided with the state Board of Elections' decision to charge a nonprofit good-government group more than $400 for a public records reques...
Apr 15, 2019
Mueller’s redacted Trump-Russia report now expected Thursday
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JONATHAN LEMIRE, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department expects to make a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia invest...
Apr 15, 2019
