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Reed Denounces Intelligence Leaks & Calls for Strengthened Security Protocols

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the FBI apprehended an individual suspected of leaking classified intelligence, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: “This was a major security breach that cannot be allowed to happen again.  Leaking this trove of classified information endangered our military and intelligence professionals […]Read More

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Whitehouse Urges Judicial Conference to Refer Justice Thomas to Attorney

Whitehouse also reups call for Chief Justice to investigate Justice Thomas’s financial relationship with politically active republican billionaire Whitehouse’s SCERT Act would require SCOTUS to adopt stricter disclosure rules and enact a process for investigating a justice’s misconduct Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today called on the Judicial Conference to refer Supreme Court […]Read More

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East Providence police establish Graffiti Eradication Task Force

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The City of East Providence is taking a proactive stance against graffiti vandalism by establishing a Graffiti Eradication Task Force. This task force, composed of representatives from the East Providence Police, Public Works, Parks and Buildings Departments, will work together to combat graffiti vandalism and encourage residents to report incidents for […]Read More

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Governor McKee, Congressional Delegation, RIDOT Break Ground on I-95 Resurfacing

RICHMOND, RI – Governor Dan McKee, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Congressmen David Cicilline and Seth Magaziner, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. and state and local leaders gathered today at the I-95 North Welcome Center in Richmond to break ground for the I-95 Resurfacing Project, kicking off the […]Read More

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Biden Voices Hope for Government Renewal in Northern Ireland

Patsy Widakuswara/VOA News WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden told people in Belfast on Wednesday that he hoped Northern Ireland’s devolved power-sharing government could soon be restored, promising that American corporations were ready to invest in the region. “Many have already made homes in Northern Ireland, employing over 30,000 people,” he said, adding that in the […]Read More