Ken Bredemeier U.S. billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump at first said he was honored to finish second in this week’s Republican presidential nomination caucuses in Iowa, but Wednesday he claimed the winner, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, «stole» the election. Trump, a flamboyant political novice, wrote a Twitter message alleging that Cruz, a conservative firebrand, […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a libertarian who often opposed American military intervention in overseas conflicts, dropped his bid Wednesday for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, as did another low-polling candidate, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. Paul, a practicing ophthalmologist, won little support in the crowded Republican campaign, which currently is […]readmore
Chris Hannas With U.S. presidential candidates now focusing their attention on the northeastern state of New Hampshire, they will once again turn to a round of debates to make their cases before voters make their choice on Tuesday. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, fresh off her narrow win in Iowa, is taking part in […]readmore
Proposal Invests in Growth to Build a New Rhode Island Economy PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today submitted her Fiscal Year 2017 budget. Rhode Island created more than 8,000 jobs last year, the most created in a single year since 2000, and our unemployment rate fell more than any other state in the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — General Treasurer Seth Magaziner has been selected to serve as the 2016 Chairman of the Financial Literacy Committee for the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST). «As Treasurer, supporting the financial well-being of all Rhode Islanders is among my top priorities. So I’m honored to take a leadership role in the effort […]readmore
DES MOINES, IOWA – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucus Monday, dealing a big upset to the national front-runner in the race to be their party’s White House nominee in this year’s election.Cruz, a conservative lawmaker from Texas, won with 28 percent of the vote, compared to 24 percent […]readmore
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate approved overwhelmingly legislation, introduced by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) that would increase collaboration among private industry, universities, and national laboratories to facilitate the development of advanced nuclear technologies. The vote of 87 to 4 to approve the amendment makes it a part of a […]readmore
VOA News The U.S. State Department said Friday that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s unsecured home server contained several email chains with top-secret information and that those emails would be withheld from public release. Spokesman John Kirby said the material includes seven email chains totaling 37 pages. He said those and other emails from […]readmore
Steve Baragona WASHINGTON—As the U.S. presidential election cycle goes into high gear, and polls become a constant staple of media coverage, experts say it has become harder to gauge who will win the race. They point to past pre-election surveys that did not accurately predict the outcome. They note that Mitt Romney beat Barack Obama […]readmore
Reuters WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders had a rare Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Barack Obama, days after Obama praised Hillary Clinton, Sanders’ rival and front-runner in the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate in the Nov. 8 election.Emerging from the White House after an hour, Sanders said the meeting was «constructive» and […]readmore