Their reading material will include history, public policy and even some novels set in RI – and one book with a local tie that was picked five times.

Dem. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse was blasted on social media over a post where he compared Dem. Sen. Alex Padilla's press conference outburst to the work of a late Civil Rights hero.

The EPA announced proposals to significantly loosen Biden-era regulations on pollution from power plants, including mercury ...

The Pine Street Apartments is set to break ground and will be permanent supportive housing for people with medical conditions ...

Sean McMaster, a former lobbyist for Boeing and Transportation Department official, would lead the Federal Highway ...

T. Elliot Gaiser, 35, clerked for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito before becoming Ohio's Solicitor General in 2023.

U.S. senators have reintroduced legislation to preemptively ban commercial octopus farming, claiming the species’ ...

Democrats are grilling Justice Department nominees on whether they'd instruct the president to defy federal courts. So far, few have offered definitive answers.

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), in a statement reacting to the EPA announcement. “Pollutants like mercury and greenhouse gases are harmful, a settled scientific fact for decades ...

Aaron Reitz, who the Senate confirmed to head up the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy less than three months ago, ...

The justices could rule soon to limit district court judges' ability to issue orders that apply nationwide — with major ...