Tag: Democrats
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep...
NEW YORK (AP) – Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act...
Blame shutdown on citizens who prefer political spectacle
The U.S. was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, the government must deliver services that promote...
Poll: Trump’s approval rating low among R.I. residents
PROVIDENCE – President Donald Trump’s job approval rating among state residents is low, according to a new poll.
The Ocean State Poll, conducted by The Survey Center at the University...
Restaurant owner announces 2026 gubernatorial bid
PROVIDENCE – Another candidate has entered the 2026 gubernatorial race.
Gregory D. Stevens, who owns Pat’s Italian Restaurants in Coventry, Cumberland and Johnston, will join incumbent Gov....
President Trump signs funding bill, ending government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers...
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
PROVIDENCE (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep...
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes...
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more...
Partisan division rules with no end in sight for federal government...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A vote to swiftly end the government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund...
UNH Poll: Foulkes leading McKee in Democratic gubernatorial primary race
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s reelection campaign is off to a slow start.
The University of New Hampshire’s latest Ocean State Poll surveyed 737...



















