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
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
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
Council passed a pension obligation bond resolution to help mitigate the city’s struggling pension system Councilors gave approval to renaming the Windmill School to “The Narducci Learning Center” Councilors passed a resolution donating a 1968 firetruck to the Rhode Island Antique Fire Apparatus Society Three individuals recognized for their contributions to the […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI- General Treasurer and congressional candidate Seth Magaziner was today endorsed by Unite Here Local 26, representing 1,200 Rhode Island workers across school cafeterias, hotels, the Rhode Island T.F. Green Airport, and Bally’s. “Over the last two years, we all counted on Unite Here members to show up and put themselves at risk […]Read More
Pawtucket, RI, — Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien, North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi, and East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva have announced their endorsement of James A. Diossa for Rhode Island General Treasurer. Diossa, the only announced candidate for General Treasurer, was recently endorsed by former General Treasurer Paul Tavares and former Mayor of Providence Angel Taveras. “As […]Read More
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Senate Republican Whip John Thune, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Jack Reed and Jim Inhofe, Senate Banking Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown and Pat Toomey, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman and Ranking Member […]Read More
VOA NEWS – Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday of Washington’s commitment to “Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” even as the United States says the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine looms as a “distinct possibility” in the coming days. Biden conferred by phone with the […]Read More
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded the passage by unanimous consent of a bipartisan resolution to recognize the significant scientific, educational, and economic contributions made by the Arecibo Observatory telescope […]Read More
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