Category : Política

WASHINGTON—Some Republicans gleefully scripted Donald Trump’s political obituary in the wake of his scathing comments about Sen. John McCain’s military service earlier this month, hoping that his freewheeling presidential campaign had finally imploded. Predictions of his demise were apparently premature. Instead, Trump is gaining momentum ahead of next week’s first Republican debate, a new Reuters/Ipsos […]Load more...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) today announced the introduction of the Equality Act – legislation to extend anti-discrimination protections in public accommodations, housing, employment, federal funding, education, credit, and jury service. Cicilline, who is one of seven openly gay members of Congress, announced the Equality Act today during a press conference with Senator […]Load more...

U.S. real estate mogul Donald Trump, among the top contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, refused Sunday to back off his attack on the Vietnam War record of Senator John McCain, the party’s 2008 presidential candidate who was tortured during his five years as a prisoner of war in Hanoi in the 1960s. Trump […]Load more...

President Barack Obama staunchly defended the historic deal that aims to restrain Tehran’s nuclear development program Wednesday, saying it represents the world’s best «means of ensuring Iran does not get a nuclear weapon.» Seeking to sell the Iran nuclear deal to skeptical U.S. lawmakers and the American public, Obama insisted the landmark agreement is also the […]Load more...

WASHINGTON—Candidates in the 2016 U.S. presidential race are sounding off on the Iranian nuclear deal, and their reactions primarily are split along party lines. Republican contenders have been critical and blunt in their assessment of the agreement. Their skepticism contrasts with much warmer reactions from the Democratic side. Here is a list (in alphabetical order) […]Load more...

WASHINGTON—U.S. lawmakers gave sharply diverging reactions to the landmark nuclear accord announced with Iran, with Republicans far more hostile than most Democrats. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted President Barack Obama would have a “real challenge” getting the pact through a skeptical, Republican-led Congress, and criticized it as “the best deal acceptable to Iran, […]Load more...

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Iran nuclear agreement: “This agreement demonstrates the power of American-led diplomacy and establishes a strict and robust monitoring and verification system.  If fully implemented, this deal will help control Iran’s pathways to a […]Load more...

WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today approved the Small Business Investment Company Capital Act, H.R. 1023, legislation that expands the amount of outstanding leverage available to commonly-controlled Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) through the Small Business Administration (SBA) by $125 million, at no additional cost to taxpayers. Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and […]Load more...

WASHINGTON—Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton laid out an ambitious economic plan Monday, aimed at boosting economic growth and middle-class wages. In a speech at the New School in New York City, Clinton said as president she would be committed to both economic growth and fairness with a focus on raising incomes for middle-class Americans. “The […]Load more...

PROVIDENCE, RI – The process to fill the upcoming federal court vacancy in Rhode Island took a step forward today as United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced they have recommended that President Barack Obama nominate Rhode Island Public Defender Mary McElroy, of Coventry, to the U.S. District Court in Providence. “After a months-long, […]Load more...