STATE HOUSE — Rep. Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (D-Dist. 5, Providence) has released a statement on the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy outside the Providence Career and Technical Academy Wednesday afternoon. “It is with deep sadness that I write about yet another senseless killing of a bright 15-year-old boy,” said Representative Ranglin-Vassell. “Schools are sacred places […]readmore
Calls Out Sen. Whitehouse to ‘Tear Down This Wall of Hypocrisy’ «I first came to Burrillville in late July to tour the site of the proposed power plant, and then attend a community forum. It was important for me to do this because this is an important issue to this community. Until I visited here […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — The United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 9A and Office and Professional Employees Union (OPEIU) Local 25 today endorsed Governor Gina Raimondo for re-election. The Governor also received the endorsements of the Rhode Island Latino Political Action Committee (RILPAC), Latino Construction Workers Association (LCWA) and the Portuguese Americans Citizens Committee (PACC) and the […]readmore
(Providence, Rhode Island) Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee and candidate for re-election has strongly criticized his opponent, Aaron Regunberg, for not disavowing an attack ad on McKee issued by the Washington D.C. AFT Solidarity PAC. As reported in the Providence Journal on April 20, McKee stepped forward to condemn attack mailings targeting Regunberg issued by a […]readmore
Brown’s record of financial mismanagement would be a disaster for Rhode Island PROVIDENCE, RI — Matt Brown is so deep in debt that he owes three times what his campaign has in the bank. According to his latest fundraising report, Brown only has about $80,000 cash on hand and owes nearly $300,000 to campaign staff, consultants and […]readmore
VOA/Fatiha Belfakir The Trump administration is justifying the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in additional military aid to Egypt, citing the country’s progress over the last year in counterterrorism efforts and some improvements in its human rights record. A State Department official told VOA the United States has worked closely with the Egyptian […]readmore
VOA News The retrial of a Blackwater security guard alleged to have participated in a 2007 massacre of unarmed Iraqi civilians ended Wednesday in a hung jury. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth declared a mistrial after the jury said it remained deadlocked after more than two weeks of deliberations in the case of Nicholas […]readmore
VOA/Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — After spending 12 hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh returns Thursday for another round of questioning as senators decide whether to support his bid to become the ninth member on the nation’s highest court. President Donald Trump, who nominated Kavanaugh in July, says he is pleased […]readmore
VOA/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he is not the source of an anonymous New York Times opinion piece that said any of the Trump administration’s accomplishments have come despite President Donald Trump’s «petty and ineffective» leadership style. Speaking during a visit to India, Pompeo called the article «sad» and said […]readmore
VOA/Nike Ching STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States is rallying India to tackle pressing security issues, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo soon to embark on his first trip to New Delhi as the top U.S. diplomat. Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will hold high-level talks with India’s foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, and defense […]readmore