PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A $6.4 million federal grant has been awarded to finance affordable housing in Rhode Island.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, says the Capital Magnet Fund grant was awarded to Rhode Island Housing for the development and preservation of affordable ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s all-Democratic congressional delegation has slammed Republican President Donald Trump’s plan to declare a national emergency to build a wall along the southern border.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed called the move “extreme, illogical, and legally dubious” in an ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A bill that would make Rhode Island and Connecticut eligible for federal funding to protect rivers has cleared the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, says the Senate passed legislation Tuesday that includes his language to designate river ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A new research vessel for oceanographers in New England has been named the RV Resolution.

Rhode Island Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says the Resolution will replace RV Endeavor, a research vessel operated by the University of Rhode Island. The Endeavor is more ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s all-Democratic congressional delegation says they are skeptical of Republican President Donald Trump’s calls for Democrats and Republicans to work together during his second State of the Union speech.

U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says $6 million in federal grants have been awarded to programs to help homeless people in Rhode Island.

The Rhode Island Democrat announced the federal Continuum of Care grants Friday and called on the Trump administration to make the money ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island political, community and religious leaders plan to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state’s annual commemoration of the civil rights leader.

The public is invited to the event, beginning at 4 p.m. Monday at the Ebenezer Baptist Church ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick for the top federal prosecutor in Rhode Island has been sworn in.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Rhode Island says Aaron Weisman took the oath of office Monday. Trump announced Weisman’s nomination in October and the U.S. Senate ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s congressional delegation is calling on President Donald Trump to reopen the federal government.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Jim Langevin (LAN’-jih-vin) and David Cicilline (sihs-ihl-EE’-nee) and U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse met with federal ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says that a bill he co-sponsored to combat Alzheimer’s disease and promote brain health has been signed into law.

The Rhode Island Democrat says Republican President Donald Trump recently signed the Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has approved President Donald Trump’s nomination for the top federal prosecutor for Rhode Island.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed’s office confirmed Wednesday that Aaron Weisman had been approved as U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. Weisman will ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says $3 million in federal funding has been awarded to make freight rail improvements at a major Rhode Island business park.

The Rhode Island Democrat says the money will help the Quonset Development Corporation enhance the movement of ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — More than a dozen Democratic U.S. senators are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to impose a ban on menthol cigarettes and cigars.

The senators — including Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Jack Reed ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A community mental health center in Newport is getting $2 million in federal funding to expand its behavioral health services.

Members of the state’s congressional delegation say the Newport County Community Mental Health Center will use the money to meet the needs of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law renaming a post office in a small Rhode Island community after a local native who died in Iraq.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A piece of a battleship that sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor is heading to Rhode Island for display at an education center.

Tim Gray, founder of the nonprofit World War II Foundation, recently opened the foundation’s Global Education Center in South ...

BOSTON (AP) — Senators from Massachusetts and Rhode Island are asking that fishermen’s interests be considered earlier in the siting process for offshore wind farms.

U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, and Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, of Rhode Island, have ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says he will back a new Senate resolution revoking U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.

WPRI-TV reports the Rhode Island Democrat ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island company has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant for its work to improve the aerodynamic performance of wind turbines.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, says the U.S. Department of Energy awarded funding to East Greenwich-based ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is hosting a financial aid workshop for students who need help paying for college.

The Rhode Island Democrat says the free workshop is designed to help students navigate federal and state financial aid programs, learn about their options and get ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has approved a measure to name the post office in a small Rhode Island community after a native son who died in Iraq.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced Thursday that the full Senate approved the proposal to rename the post office in ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed has criticized President Donald Trump’s canceled visit to a World War I American military cemetery in France, saying it showed an “indifference if not disrespect” to service members.

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CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A 94-year-old veteran from Rhode Island is being honored for his service in World War II more than 70 years ago.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on Friday presented Benjamin “Benny” Carbone with medals he earned for his actions during the war.

Carbone joined the U.S. Army ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has received a $750,000 federal grant to help children affected by substance abuse.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced the grant Monday in Providence. The funds will go toward Family Service of Rhode Island and CODAC Behavioral Health Care. ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Open enrollment has begun on Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange.

Thursday was the first day for individuals and families to purchase health insurance coverage for 2019.

Residents who need coverage starting Jan. 1 must pick a plan and pay through ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A vigil is planned in Rhode Island to remember the victims of the deadly shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue.

The Providence Journal reports that several groups including the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island will hold the interfaith prayer event and vigil on ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says more than $23 million in federal funding is available to help Rhode Island families and seniors keep warm this winter.

The Rhode Island Democrat says the Trump Administration proposed eliminating the Low Income Home Energy Assistance ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A World War II veteran from Rhode Island who participated in the D-Day invasion has been posthumously awarded several medals he earned for his service but never received.

The medals earned by Elmer Howard Lenzen Jr. were given Wednesday to his daughter, Mary Ann ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is helping to kick off a new apprenticeship program for people who want to help build submarines.

General Dynamics Electric Boat has facilities in Rhode Island and Connecticut. The submarine manufacturer has said it needs to hire many more ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to stump for Rhode Island Democrats.

The Rhode Island Democratic Party says Biden will headline a rally at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence on Sunday, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Biden plans to talk about ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has been awarded federal funding to buy lifts for its buses and repair its maintenance facility in Providence.

The Federal Transit Administration selected 107 projects nationwide to receive grants through an infrastructure ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Providence to stump for Rhode Island Democrats.

State Democratic Party officials say Biden will headline a rally at the Rhode Island Convention Center on Sunday, Sept. 30. The event will be free and open to the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is getting nearly $26 million in additional federal funding for road maintenance and safety projects.

U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced the Federal Highway Administration funding.

The Rhode Island Democrats say the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The cities of Pawtucket and Providence are receiving federal grants to identify and address lead-based paint hazards in public housing.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said Monday that the Pawtucket Housing Authority will receive $1 million and the Providence Housing Authority ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Providence Housing Authority has been awarded nearly $400,000 to provide more rental housing opportunities for low-income people with disabilities.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced the funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island politicians are offering their thoughts on the death of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.

Democratic Sen. Jack Reed, who served with McCain on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that at a time when “divisiveness is too often deployed for ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has been awarded $1.5 million in federal funding to purchase electric buses and convert to a low-emissions fleet.

A Federal Transit Administration program pays for purchasing or leasing zero-emission and low-emission transit ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Providence Fire Department has been awarded nearly $1 million for training and equipment.

The state’s congressional delegation says the department is getting federal funding through a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program.

The money will be ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A letter from George Washington will be read at the nation’s oldest synagogue to celebrate freedom of religion.

The annual reading is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday at the 255-year-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island.

Touro Synagogue holds an important ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A school for U.S. Navy chaplains is returning to Rhode Island.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said Friday the Navy plans to relocate the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center and about 20 jobs from Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina to Naval Station Newport in Rhode ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island lawmakers have offered mixed reactions to the news of longtime FBI agent Peter Strzok’s firing Friday.

Democratic U.S. Rep. David Cicilline tells The Providence Journal he feels Strzok’s firing was “more than a little suspicious” and “very ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The chief elections official in Rhode Island told the state’s two U.S. senators Monday she’s confident the voting systems are secure now, but it’ll cost millions more to guard against hacking and other cyberattacks in the future.

Rhode Island Secretary of State ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says a port in Rhode Island has been awarded a federal grant to get ready for a new barge service.

The Rhode Island Democrat says a short sea shipping route was designated between Rhode Island, Brooklyn, New York and Newark, New Jersey earlier ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC’s “This Week” — Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president; Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.; Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer; Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels.

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WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — T.F. Green Airport is receiving a federal grant to improve runways and protect wetlands near the facility.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the Rhode Island airport more than $725,000 in infrastructure grants. The Democrat says ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Eight Rhode Island fire departments are getting about $765,000 in federal funding to replace aging breathing equipment for firefighters.

U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse say the money will help eight fire departments in Scituate, Foster and Coventry. The ...