Category Archives: Politics
CNN sues President Trump and top White House aides for barring Jim Acosta
CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Trump and several of his aides, seeking the immediate restoration of chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s access to the White House. Photo via C...
Nov 13, 2018
State Senate to prioritize bill to address sexual harassment
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Senate plans to prioritize passing sexual harassment legislation in the new legislative session. Senate spokesman Greg Pare said ...
Nov 13, 2018
Senator calls out Trump for canceled cemetery visit
WPRO File photo PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed has criticized President Donald Trump’s canceled visit to a World War I American military cemetery in France, saying it showed a...
Nov 13, 2018
Lawmaker urges prioritization of sexual harassment bills
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By WPRO News As sexual harassment becomes a bigger subject for the General Assembly, another lawmaker has stepped forward to urge priorit...
Nov 13, 2018
Report: Injured sheriffs on payroll costing state millions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A new report finds that a significant number of Rhode Island sheriffs are injured and collecting untaxed salaries, costing taxpayers more than $2 million annually. WPRI-TV repo...
Nov 13, 2018
Democrats back Mattiello for Speaker despite opposition
Representative Deborah Ruggiero, Representative Moira Walsh, Representative Elect Justine Caldwell, and Representative Susan Donovan voted against Nick Mattiello getting a second term as Speaker. Phot...
Nov 09, 2018
13 dead including gunman in shooting at California bar
An FBI agent talks to a potential witness as they stand near the scene Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. where a gunman opened fire Wednesday inside a country dance bar crowded with hun...
Nov 08, 2018
US Sen. Warren avoids 2020 talk in post-midterm speech
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA) speaks at Brown University and answers questions from students during a Governor Frank Licht lecture series sponsored by Brown. Pool photo by The Providence Journal/...
Nov 07, 2018
Rhode Island mayors rally to keep toy maker Hasbro in area
Visitors to the Hasbro, Inc. corporate headquarters in Pawtucket pose for pictures with Mr. Potato Head on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. City officials called for urgent action by the state to retain the t...
Nov 07, 2018
Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general at Trump’s request
(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) By ERIC TUCKER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday as the country's chief law enforcement officer after enduring more th...
Nov 07, 2018
