WASHINGTON, DC — Today, after Attorney General William Barr issued a significantly redacted version of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s report, which, while incomplete, is still disturbing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) urged the Department of Justice to make the full report available to Congress and the American people without further delay. Senator Reed, the Ranking […]readmore
A photo illustration dated April 18, 2019 in Washington, D.C. shows an editor looking at a photograph of U.S. Attorney General William Barr (L) speaking about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report, juxtaposed with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed. VOA News – Michael Bowman WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican lawmakers […]readmore
VOA News – Steve Herman Although the special counsel’s 448-page report into Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign does not fully exonerate President Donald Trump he is certainly taking it that way. «I’m having a good day, too,» Trump declared in the White House East Room as the report was released. «It’s called no collusion, no […]readmore
Photo: Ivanka Trump’s final stop in Africa was in Abidjan, where she spoke at a summit of female entrepreneurs. (E. Sarai/VOA) VOA News – Esha Sarai ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST —Ivanka Trump, U.S. President Donald’s Trump’s daughter and senior White House adviser, spoke Wednesday to a summit of women entrepreneurs in the Ivory Coast. “Societies that […]readmore
First mayoral portrait commissioned by a Latino artist PROVIDENCE – Governor Gina Raimondo, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, elected officials, business, nonprofit and community leaders and Providence residents joined U.S. Congressman David Cicilline to unveil his official mayoral portrait on Sunday, April 14. Cicilline, the 36th Mayor of Providence, ushered in a new era of city government, […]readmore
VOA NEW – Associated Press Six months after hurricanes devastated the Southeast, infighting among Washington’s tribes has shelved a widely backed disaster aid package that’s desperately being sought by President Donald Trump’s allies in Florida and Georgia. Trump’s opposition to aid to Puerto Rico — slammed by back-to-back hurricanes in 2017 — has sparked a […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Lt. Governor Dan McKee will join a delegation of elected leaders and local business owners from the Blackstone Valley on an economic mission to Taiwan. The delegation includes Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien, Central Falls Mayor James Diossa, Representative Carlos Tobon (D-Pawtucket), Senator Sandra Cano (D-Pawtucket), Robert Billington, President of the Blackstone Valley Tourism […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Sen. Harold M. Metts (D-Dist. 6, Providence) and Rep. Scott A. Slater (D-Dist. 10, Providence) will be joined by advocates from the Coalition for Fair Chance Licensing today for an event highlighting their licensing reform legislation. Thursday, April 11, at 3 p.m, Senator Metts, Representative Slater and the Coalition for Fair Chance […]readmore
New federal funds will help Cranston, East Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, Woonsocket and other communities address pressing challenges – from housing and homelessness to increasing opportunities for economic development WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help revitalize local neighborhoods and support economic development and affordable housing programs throughout the state, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode […]readmore
PHOTO: President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, before boarding Marine One helicopter, April 10, 2019. VOA NEWS – Michael Bowman & Ken Bredemeier U.S. President Donald Trump contended Wednesday that investigators who started an initial probe into his 2016 campaign were attempting […]readmore