By Rob Garver WASHINGTON – Less than one week into the administration of President Joe Biden, much of the talk in Washington is focused on the dysfunction on Capitol Hill, a spate of executive orders from the new president, and the looming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. None of the three bodes well for […]Read More
By VOA News The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Antony Blinken to be the country’s next secretary of state. At a confirmation hearing last week, Blinken said he is ready to confront the challenges posed by China, Iran, Russia and North Korea. He said China “poses the most significant challenge” to U.S. national interests, while […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Incoming Governor Daniel McKee today announced the first round of his transition team members with the following statement: “I will bring a grassroots, community-oriented philosophy to the Governor’s office because I believe state policies and programs should have the active input of our community leaders and citizens. I believe Rhode Islanders deserve a […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Two key U.S. Republican senators — Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney — disagreed sharply Sunday about the merits of the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of former Republican President Donald Trump, who is accused of inciting insurrection in the storming of the U.S. Capitol by hundreds of his supporters on January 6. […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI– Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner issued the following statement regarding the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden: “With today’s inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris, our nation took another step towards healing while honoring the democratic processes that Americans hold dear. I have faith that in the near future, we can […]Read More
By Rob Garver WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is promoting a $1.9 trillion economic relief package to a country battered by a year-long pandemic that will have killed over 400,000 Americans and sickened tens of millions more before he takes office this week. The proposal announced Thursday evening is an aggressive start for an administration that […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives is voting Wednesday on the unprecedented second impeachment of President Donald Trump. Democrats hold a majority in the chamber and have enough votes to approve impeachment on their own, but they are being joined by a growing number of Republicans. Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced late […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Gubernatorial Transition Office of Daniel J. McKee released the following readout on recent transition activity. Readouts will be issued periodically throughout the transition. Appointment of Joseph Rodio Jr. as Chairman of the Transition Team Incoming Governor McKee today announced the selection of Joseph Rodio Jr. as Chairman of the Transition Team. Rodio […]Read More
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Karen Alzate (D-Dist. 60, Pawtucket) is urging Lt. Governor Daniel McKee to appoint former Central Falls Mayor James Diossa as the state’s new lieutenant governor once McKee assumes the governorship after Governor Gina Raimondo leaves Rhode Island to serve as Commerce Secretary in the Biden administration. “Once Lt. Governor McKee assumes […]Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement that he will nominate Governor Gina M. Raimondo to be the next Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Rhode Island’s senior senator and a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), which oversees the department’s federal spending, offered a […]Read More
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