American politician Lincoln Chafee has a simple formula for that thing called trust. “Trust,” he said, “is built with ...

The open house will take place Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. It will "give Rhode Islanders a special ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order to criminalize burning the American flag isn’t the first Republican effort to ban the provocative protest. In fact, the party came within a single vote of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has formally notified Gov. Dan McKee of Rhode Island’s designation as a “sanctuary jurisdiction,” demanding that the state eliminate policies ...

2. You don’t exactly need a Ph.D. in political science to figure out that the looming 2026 election played at least some role in Governor McKee’s decision to torch the budget publicly. With a job ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A new poll suggests Gov. Dan McKee is in serious political peril as he prepares to seek reelection next year. The latest “Ocean State Poll” by the University of New Hampshire ...

1. What’s ahead for the Rhode Island Republican Party? As GOP stalwarts gather today to decide the contest for state party chair between incumbent Joe Powers and challenger Jessica Drew-Day, their ...

At a Senate committee hearing, the attorney general avoided answering pointed queries by repeatedly laying into her questioners and casting her responses as a defense of the Trump administration. By ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – In 2011, then-Gov. Lincoln Chafee faced off with federal prosecutors over the fate of Jason Pleau, a career criminal accused of gunning down a gas station manager in a ...

PROVIDENCE − Democrat Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse was quickly declared the winner of Rhode Island's U.S. Senate race by the Associated Press. The AP called the race at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, right after polls ...

PROVIDENCE – After two decades on the front lines of organized labor in Rhode Island, Patrick Crowley has won election as the new president of the 80,000-member strong state AFL-CIO for the remainder ...