VOA News October 08, 2015 4:48 AM Republican congressman Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race to succeed John Boehner as speaker of the House of Representatives. House Republicans have also posponed the election for a candidate for speaker. Details are still coming in. On Wednesday, the so-called House Freedom Caucus voted to support […]Load more...
VOA News The latest U.S. political survey shows billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump maintaining his lead in the crowded field of Republican Party candidates seeking the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ahead in the Democratic contest. The Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday showed the outspoken Trump with the […]Load more...
Senator urged changes to make applying for federal financial aid easier for students and families WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today commended the Obama Administration for making a series of needed changes that will simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application process and make applying for financial aid easier for college-bound […]Load more...
Billionaire real estate titan Donald Trump will be at center stage Wednesday during the second U.S. Republican presidential debate, with 10 opponents trying to cut into his lead for the party’s 2016 nomination. «I’ll be attacked,» the flamboyant Trump said this week, as he relished his front-runner standing. One of his opponents, Kentucky Senator Rand […]Load more...
Jim Malone Last updated on: September 15, 2015 8:48 AM WASHINGTON—Republican presidential contenders will gather Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California for their second nationally televised debate. A total of 11 candidates will be on stage this time, including the current frontrunner, real estate mogul Donald Trump.Trump once again will be the […]Load more...
VOA News As the 16-candidate Republican field gets set for another round of debates Wednesday night, the CBS/New York Times poll released Tuesday shows the flamboyant Trump with 27 percent support and the much more reserved Carson trailing with 23 percent. None of a large group of current and former governors and senators seeking the nomination […]Load more...
WARWICK – If you are a Rhode Island voter, registered (or registering) as a Democrat or Unaffiliated, looking to vote in the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary, and seeking election as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention next year, we can help. Chair Joseph M. McNamara announced today that starting Wednesday, September 9, the […]Load more...
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, announcing her support for the Iran nuclear agreement, said as president she would not hesitate to take military action should Tehran attempt to build a nuclear weapon. «The United States will never allow you to acquire a nuclear weapon,» she said, referring to Iran. The former secretary of state spoke […]Load more...
VOA News Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has conceded that her use of a private email server when she was U.S. secretary of state was “a mistake.” «Yes, I should have used two email addresses,» Clinton said In a statement posted late Tuesday night on her Facebook page. «One for personal matters, and one for […]Load more...
VOA News A former employee of the U.S. State Department who helped Hillary Clinton set up her personal email server has said he will not testify before a special congressional committee investigating the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Attorneys for Brian Pagliano sent a letter to the House committee Monday […]Load more...