ASHINGTON — The White House, major U.S. media outlets and fact checkers are debunking President-elect Donald Trump’s claim that «millions of people» voted illegally in the November 8 election he won. In Twitter posts Sunday, the Republican Trump claimed that he would have defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the nationwide popular vote «if you deduct the […]readmore
VOA News Since becoming the president-elect this month, Donald Trump appears to be softening his stance on several firmly held campaign themes, from building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to shifting on the cause of climate change to putting his Democratic presidential rival, Hillary Clinton, in jail. Political experts have said candidates often have […]readmore
VOA NEWS As a candidate, President-elect Donald Trump expressed interest in turning away refugees, specifically those from Syria. He said he would ban Muslim immigrants in general (a talking point that remains on his campaign website). And in November, he advocated limiting immigration from «terror-prone regions.” But could President Trump immediately stop refugees from coming […]readmore
Joshua Fatzick VOA NEWS President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, played a large behind-the-scenes role in propelling the candidate through the primaries and into the White House, and now it appears Kushner could fill an important spot in a Trump administration. According to news reports, the Trump transition team has requested a security clearance for […]readmore
VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — A major decision for a newly elected president is who will fill key Cabinet positions. With Donald Trump a week into his planning for taking over the White House January 20, here is a look at when his predecessors announced their picks for the most high profile posts. Barack Obama Election held […]readmore
Delegation & Gov. Raimondo Announce $6M Grant to Accelerate Job Training Federal funds will help train up to 1,000 Rhode Islanders over the next four years in Real Jobs RI partnerships that focus on advance manufacturing skills and contribute to the defense sector WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. […]readmore
RI STATE HOUSE — The House Republican Caucus has unanimously elected Representative Patricia Morgan (R-District 26; Coventry, Warwick, West Warwick) as the first female House Minority Leader. The House Republican Caucus has also unanimously elected Representative Blake A. Filippi (R-District 36; Block Island, Charlestown, South Kingstown, Westerly) as the first millennial House Minority Whip. Leader […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Representative Robert A. Nardolillo III (R-District 28 Coventry) has penned a letter to Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo calling upon her to reverse former Governor Lincoln Chafee’s 2014 executive order on immigration, which permits Rhode Island to harbor illegal immigrants, making it a virtual sanctuary state. In 2014, Governor Lincoln Chafee […]readmore
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence met Tuesday in New York to discuss key appointments in their new government. The two have more than 4,000 jobs to fill in the U.S. government as they prepare to assume power January 20, but their immediate focus is on filling the top diplomatic post and […]readmore
Jim Malone VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — In a little more than two months, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. One of Trump’s key challenges will be balancing the demands from his supporters that he deliver on his numerous campaign promises, while at the same time taking steps to heal […]readmore