Judiciary Courts Subcommittee Chairman hails historic Biden pick as ‘thoroughly qualified,’ calls for good-faith consideration by Senate Republicans Washington, DC – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, released the following statement on the nomination of D.C. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to […]Read More
Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. “Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s demonstrated commitment to justice, dedication to the Constitution, and knowledge of the rule of law make her highly qualified […]Read More
President Joe Biden is making the nomination for the seat to be vacated by Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, who will retire at the end of his term this summer. US President Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday, according to two people familiar with the […]Read More
Citizens and NBC 10 provide $35,000 in funding, communications and volunteer support Rhode Island (February 24, 2022) – Progreso Latino, Inc., a nonprofit organization that develops and provides transformational programs to assist Rhode Island’s Latino and immigrant communities so they can achieve their civic goals, reach greater self-sufficiency and socio-economic progress and advance personal growth and social […]Read More
PULLY, Switzerland — The World Games 2022 Organising Committee, the International World Games Association (IWGA) and the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the official schedule of The World Games 2022 softball competition. The softball event will commence on Saturday, 9 July 2022, at Hoover Met Stadium. The eight qualified teams have been drawn […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee announced that applications are open for $7.5 million in funding to assist pediatricians that were impacted by COVID-19. This program is part of Governor McKee’s Rhode Island Rebounds initiative – a 10 percent investment of the State’s $1.13 billion American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Funds as a down […]Read More
Today, my Office has filed a motion in Rhode Island Superior Court to appeal and stay yesterday’s decision by the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers to approve the sale of Narragansett Electric to Pennsylvania-based PPL. This proposed transaction would have enormous consequences for all Rhode Islanders, and we will continue to advocate to ensure an electric and gas […]Read More
Lt. Governor Sabina Matos and municipal leaders from around Rhode Island Endorse Governor McKee EAST PROVIDENCE – Governor Dan McKee today announced his campaign for re-election as governor, pledging to build on his progress leading the state through the COVID-19 pandemic and deliver economic growth for Rhode Island families. McKee will spend the next few […]Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans says it discontinued the search for a woman who reportedly jumped from a cruise ship into the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday. In statement late Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans said rescue crews searched a large area for 14 hours before halting the operation. The statement […]Read More
Washington, D.C. – Against a backdrop of rising tensions in Eastern Europe, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) this evening set off for Munich, Germany to join hundreds of world leaders and international security decisionmakers at the annual Munich Security Conference. Whitehouse and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are leading a delegation of more than two dozen […]Read More
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