WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to tackle national priorities and help young Americans strengthen their communities and our nation while reducing the burden of student debt, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative John B. Larson (D-CT) are leading the charge to expand and promote national service opportunities and help make college more affordable. […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Following a Senate confirmation hearing today for David Bernhardt, a former big oil lobbyist who President Donald Trump nominated to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, a coalitionof 15 U.S. Senators, including Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, announced their intent to vote “no” on Bernhardt’s nomination due, at least in part, to […]readmore
Photo: A general view shows migrants from Central America and Cuba waiting to be registered for humanitarian visas to cross the country on their way to the United States, in Acacoyagua, in Chiapas state, Mexico, March 27, 2019. VOA NEWS- Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump is renewing his threat to close the country’s […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Ken Bredemeier U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s still secret report about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is more than 300 pages long, officials said Thursday, as Democrats made new demands that Attorney General William Barr release the full document after only writing a four-page summary last weekend. «Show us […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Dora Mekouar Sixty-three percent of American workers are stressed and ready to quit, and poor communication is a leading cause of their frustration, according to a surveycommissioned by Dynamic Signal, a California-based company that sells employee communication and engagement platforms to companies. Eighty percent of U.S. employees report feeling stressed because of ineffective […]readmore
VOA NEWS- Reuters A New York suburb has banned children not vaccinated against measles from public spaces, such as schools and shopping malls, as it fights the state’s worst outbreak in decades of the potentially deadly disease. Rockland County declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and said the ban would remain in place for […]readmore
VOA News CAPITOL HILL — U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at the U.S. mainstream news media Tuesday, saying it was being condemned throughout the world for its wide coverage of what he called the «Russia Collusion Delusion.» Trump retweeted a supporter’s claim that the 22-month investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller should never have been […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of the recent crashes involving the Boeing 737-MAX, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are calling on the Inspector General (IG) of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to audit the certification process for this aircraft. In a letter sent to Inspector General Calvin L. Scovel III today, […]readmore
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after it was reported that the Justice Department issued a new filing in lawsuit challenging the individual mandate that calls on courts to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act: “Donald Trump and Republicans are obsessed with taking health care away from millions of Americans. For nearly […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) led a group of 15 senators in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to follow the law and protect the confidentiality of responses collected through the 2020 census. The letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr follows reports about Trump Administration […]readmore