Tag: Joe Biden
Biden’s Commerce pick, Raimondo, voices tough line on China
WASHINGTON (AP) – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee the Commerce Department, took a tough line on China in her...
Gov. Raimondo falling short of her own leadership standards
Since the earliest days of the pandemic, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has shown consistent leadership in tackling the twin public health and economic crises...
Biden to fight climate change in a new way
Joe Biden is preparing to deal with climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before – by mobilizing his entire administration...
President Joe Biden extends eviction and foreclosure moratoriums
PROVIDENCE – In his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders, including one that extends an existing moratorium...
Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’
WASHINGTON (AP) – Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed" as he took the...
Raimondo’s Cabinet appointment garners mostly positive reaction from local leaders
PROVIDENCE – Elected and politically tied officials, company executives and nonprofit leaders on Friday offered both congratulations and criticism to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo...
Raimondo introduced to nation as pick for U.S. Commerce secretary
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Friday was introduced to the nation as President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s choice for commerce secretary, overseeing a...
Raimondo nominated as Biden’s commerce secretary
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has been officially nominated as President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s commerce secretary, Biden announced Thursday.
Raimondo still has two years...
Despite progress, elite boys club remains
Janet Yellen may soon become the first woman to lead the Treasury Department, about six years after shattering another glass ceiling at the top...
Fear of heftier estate tax has R.I.’s wealthy worried
The potential of higher taxes on gifts and estates after Democrat Joe Biden enters the White House in January is giving a lot of...
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