Category Archives: Politics

2 state lawmakers push for bill to protect abortion rights
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Two state lawmakers say they’ll once again try to pass legislation codifying the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade’s abortio...
Cumulus Media Dec 26, 2018

Not very merry: US stocks plunge before Christmas
By ALEX VEIGA, The Associated Press President Donald Trump's attack on the Federal Reserve spooked financial markets on Christmas Eve, raising fears about an uncertain future should the White House tr...
Cumulus Media Dec 24, 2018

Raimondo’s re-election and PawSox move topped news in 2018
photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The re-election of Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo, an announcement by the Pawtucket Red...
Cumulus Media Dec 24, 2018

White House: Trump would accept less money for border wall
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is meeting with the Homeland Security secretary on Monday as the partial government shutdown over his U.S.-Mexico border entered Christmas without a clear reso...
Cumulus Media Dec 24, 2018

Mattis quits, says his views aren’t ‘aligned’ with Trump’s
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will step down from his position early next year, President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images By ZEKE MILLER and ...
Cumulus Media Dec 20, 2018

‘Are you ruining my life?’: Republican senators in disbelief over Trump shutdown threat
Photo via CNN By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins almost dropped her handbag Thursday as she gestured disbelief at word, delivered to her by reporters in the Capitol, that ...
Cumulus Media Dec 20, 2018

Mayor in Massachusetts given 5 days to quit or face recall
Mayor Jasiel Correia is greeted by supporters as he tells Fall River residents he will not resign in the face of federal wire and tax fraud charges. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News FALL RIVER, M...
Cumulus Media Dec 19, 2018

Trump says he’s eager to sign sweeping criminal justice bill
By KEVIN FREKING, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nation's war on drugs had led to the imprisonment o...
Cumulus Media Dec 19, 2018

As sentencing looms, Flynn is upbeat, has adoring fans
Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By MICHELLE R. SMITH and JENNIFER McDERMOTT, The Associated Press P...
Cumulus Media Dec 14, 2018

Judge gives former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen 3 years in prison
Photo via CNN By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Cohen, who as President Donald Trump's personal lawyer and fixer once vowed he would "take a bullet"...
Cumulus Media Dec 12, 2018





