VOA/Jim Randle The U.S. economy expanded at a 4.2 percent annual rate in April, May and June, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The second-quarter growth figure for gross domestic product was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than initial estimates. «The economy is in good shape,» said PNC Bank Chief Economist Gus Faucher. He wrote […]readmore
VOA/Ken Bredemeier Days of tribute to the late U.S. Senator John McCain began Wednesday, his body lying in state under a flag-draped coffin in Phoenix, the capitol of his home state of Arizona. His widow, Cindy McCain, gently touched his casket and knelt silently to rest her cheek against the U.S. flag before other family […]readmore
VOA/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that departing White House counsel Don McGahn was an «excellent guy» for whom he had «a lot of affection,» and he predicted that the experienced lawyer would return «probably to the private sector.» Trump’s allies have criticized McGahn for his extensive cooperation with special counsel […]readmore
Warwick, RI – Giovanni Feroce, Republican candidate for Governor says “Gina Raimondo’s extreme positions do nothing to protect children and actually put them further in danger,” referring to her executive order to ban guns from all public school buildings and grounds other than visibly identified active law enforcement officers.” “Governor Raimondo continues to set aside […]readmore
(Warwick, RI) – Rhode Island independent candidate for governor Joe Trillo says Governor Gina Raimondo is potentially putting children’s lives at risk with today’s immediate and binding directive regarding limiting guns on Rhode Island school grounds. “Governor Raimondo and RIDE Commissioner Ken Wagner’s directive to only permit active and visibly identifiable law enforcement personnel to […]readmore
Rhode Islanders are ready for change and new leadership. Judge Flanders will advocate for the issues that matter to Rhode Islanders: affordable health care, jobs, immigration, education, and fixing our roads and bridges. Sen. Whitehouse has failed hard-working Rhode Island families for twelve years. The ad is running on network and cable TV through September, […]readmore
The death of Senator John McCain after a year-long battle with brain cancer has drawn an outpouring of condolences from every corner of the globe, some of the most poignant and diverse of which came from southeastern Europe, where the Arizona Republican’s unique brand of personal diplomacy forged bonds with democratic leaders and irritated illiberal […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday criticized the integrity and legal skills of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, saying on Twitter that anyone looking for a good lawyer should not retain the services of Cohen. Trump was making his first public statements about his former personal attorney, who a day earlier implicated Trump in […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump says he, not his campaign, paid hush money through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, in 2016 just days prior to his election — but asserts he did not know it at the time. «Later on, I knew,» Trump has told Fox News Channel. Part of the […]readmore
WEST GREENWICH, RI – This week, the Trump administration announced new plans to roll back and replace Obama-era regulations on emissions from coal-fired power plants – via the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule – which would give states broad authority to determine how to restrict carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to […]readmore