VOA News WASHINGTON — The wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is defending her husband from condemnation generated by his bragging to a television host about forcing himself on women without their consent. In an interview broadcast Monday night on CNN, Melania Trump alleged that her husband was “egged on” by the TV personality, then […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI- La Secretaria de Estado Nellie M. Gorbea le está recordando a los ciudadanos de Rhode que tienen hasta las 4 de la tarde el día martes,18 de octubre para solicitar una papeleta para votar por correo en las elecciones generales el 8 de noviembre. «Como una madre que trabaja, he tenido días de […]readmore
ROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea is reminding Rhode Islanders that they have until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, to apply for a mail ballot for the November 8 General Election. “As a working mom, I have had election days when I’ve had to run from work to be with the […]readmore
STATE HOUSE — Rhode Island House Minority Caucus members have announced the latest ratings from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Rhode Island’s largest small business association, which recently released its legislative rankings for the 2015-16 session of the General Assembly. According to the advocacy group, RI House Republicans rank among the highest for […]readmore
VOA News Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday he is probably better off without the support of «weak and ineffective» people within his party, including House Speaker Paul Ryan. He said in an interview on Fox News that Ryan and other members of Congress were «being nasty» to him and not supporting his candidacy. […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is vowing to finish the last weeks of his run for the White House on his own terms. Trump is undeterred by party leaders’ abandonment of his campaign after the widespread airing of a 2005 videotape in which Trump makes crude comments about women and boasts of […]readmore
Elizabeth Lee VOA News LOS ANGELES — Farid Khanlou owns Jordan Market in an area of Los Angeles called Persian Square. It’s packed with Persian businesses, many of which fly the country’s flag from before the 1979 Iranian revolution. In this heart of the Iranian-American community, the largest group of Iranians abroad, there are many who […]readmore
BOSTON, MA – Four new polls released today by Emerson College show a tightening of the presidential race, and for the first time, Hillary Clinton has taken the lead in Arizona, by a margin of 44% to 42%. Donald Trump leads 45% to 44% in the battleground state of Florida, and the two are even […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to protect military families and active duty military personnel whose consumer rights may have been violated by Wells Fargo, a group of eleven U.S. Senators led by Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Ranking Member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Sherrod […]readmore
For months in the U.S. presidential campaign, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has drawn a modest amount of support, but after a string of foreign policy blunders, even he admits that his chances of winning the White House are all but nil. In mid-August, Johnson, the former two-term governor of the southwestern state of New Mexico, […]readmore