Reed says Hegseth unqualified to be US defense secretary, calls allegations against him ‘extremely alarming’
Rhode Island’s senior senator took center stage Tuesday during the confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
Top Senate Armed Services Democrat tells Pete Hegseth he’s unqualified for Pentagon chief
The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee told Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth he’s unsuitable to lead a ...
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces fierce hearing, with Reed and Democratic women senators leading the opposition
None of the 13 Democrats on the Armed Services Committee appeared to believe Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News ...
RI gets $17M in federal grants to combat homelessness
With homelessness on the rise, Rhode Island leaders have announced more than $17 million in federal grants to address the ...
Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of Jan. 13
In a Jan. 15 Politics, Timothy Soseki Kudo misstated that the M1 Garand is a bolt-action rifle. It is a semiautomatic weapon. In a Jan. 15 Politics, Fred Kaplan misstated that Jack Reed is a senator ...
Hegseth Spars with Senator Over What He Meant by Slang Term
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary used a generally unflattering term to criticize legal officers in the military.
Two more new U.S. Coast Guard cutters coming to Naval Station Newport
The number of new U.S. Coast Guard cutters destined to call Naval Station Newport home has doubled, Rhode Island’s U.S. Sen.
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Reed says Hegseth unqualified to be US secretary, calls allegations against him ‘extremely alarming’
WASHINGTON (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s senior senator took center ... Pete Hegseth. Sen. Jack Reed, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, started off by thanking Hegseth ...
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Two Aquidneck Island Students Selected for Prestigious U.S. Senate Youth Program
Two Aquidneck Island high school students, Ashley Susan Murphy of Portsmouth and Landon Brentley Resendes of Middletown ...