Cranston – Ken Block, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate and advocate for Rhode Island government reform has enthusiastically endorsed Steven Frias in his race for State Representative against Speaker Nicholas Mattiello. Block stated: «Rhode Island needs legislators who actively embrace the fact that we need to substantially change the way our government works. As someone […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, is traveling to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, and other nations in the Middle East this week to get a firsthand look at security and political developments in the region and their impact on counter-terrorism operations and America’s national security. During […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Today’s report reinforces the need to remain tirelessly focused on building a strong and innovative 21st century economy by investing in the skills of our people and the competitiveness of our employers. Just yesterday, we […]Load more...
Carolyn Presutti CLEVELAND AND COLOMBUS — Snap. Snap. The lanyard hooks grab onto the thick nylon straps that wrap around two trees. Seth Burt is ready to settle into his hammock to study. The Ohio State University (OSU) senior is a registered independent. He voted for the Republican presidential candidate four years ago and supported Republican […]Load more...
VOA News Ken Bredemeier The Anti-Defamation League in the U.S. said Wednesday that thousands of anti-Semitic hate messages targeted Jewish journalists in the last year after many of them wrote articles that were perceived as even mildly critical of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The group, which monitors ethnic slurs and bigotry against Jews, said […]Load more...
Washington, DC – The Social Security Administration announced that monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will rise by 0.3 percent in 2017. The small increase follows no cost of living adjustment (COLA) at all in 2016. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse responded to the announcement with the following statement: «This is an insult to […]Load more...
VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama rebuked Donald Trump Tuesday for claiming that the presidential election is rigged against him, saying the Republican contender ought to “stop whining” and instead persuade voters to choose him on November 8. “I have never seen in my lifetime or in modern political history any presidential candidate trying to […]Load more...
Keida Kostreci WASHINGTON — The 2016 election campaign is unusual on many fronts, but one aspect of it is truly historic. For the first time, a major U.S. party nominated a woman – Democrat Hillary Clinton – as its presidential candidate. Since the U.S. is at the forefront of efforts to promote women’s empowerment and advancement […]Load more...
WASHINGTON — Concerned about the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, the world has been watching closely as Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump tout their plans for handling terrorism and other global issues. A former secretary of state known as a hawk on foreign policy, Clinton says she wants to use “all the tools […]Load more...
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