Category Archives: Politics
GOP calls for ethics investigation into state official
In this May, 2020 file photo, RI Director of Administration Brett Smiley is onstage with Gov. Gina Raimondo (not shown) in a coronavirus briefing. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I...
Feb 11, 2021
GOP members seek to censure gov for supporting impeachment
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News BOSTON (AP) - Some Massachusetts Republicans are seeking to censure Gov. Charlie Baker for supporting a second impeachment o...
Jan 27, 2021
Biden sworn in as 46th President of the United States
Photo via CNN Newsource. By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring th...
Jan 20, 2021
Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others
photo by Greg Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Banno...
Jan 20, 2021
Sen. Reed to back waiver for Defense nominee
Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III at the time of his retirement from the Army in 2016. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Defense By WPRO News Senator Jack Reed signals a move clearing the way for President-ele...
Jan 20, 2021
McKee promises seamless transition during virus fight
RI Lt. Gov. Dan McKee talks with reporters January 14, 2021 at Chelo’s Bar & Grill in Warwick about issues surrounding his transition, should Gov. Gina Raimondo be confirmed as President-ele...
Jan 14, 2021
Expecting trouble, DC locks down a week before inauguration
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By ASHRAF KHALIL and LOLITA C. BALDOR, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - All through downtown Washington, the prima...
Jan 14, 2021
US unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes toll
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and evidence that the resurgent vir...
Jan 14, 2021
Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with "incitement of insurrection" over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a s...
Jan 13, 2021
Transition underway for governor in RI
Lt. Gov. Dan McKee and Gov. Gina Raimondo appear on stage together at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium January 13, 2021 as she announced their transition is underway, following President-elect Joe Bid...
Jan 13, 2021
