Tag: President Donald Trump
Former U.S. Attorney for R.I. Cunha joins Nixon Peabody
PROVIDENCE – Weeks after stepping down as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha has started a new...
Repairs to Newport’s Cliff Walk remain out of reach
Newport’s Cliff Walk is in a battle against the sea – needing millions of dollars for crucial repairs – and a new conflict in...
Is the Federal Reserve right to again focus on controlling inflation,...
The Federal Reserve Board last month unanimously supported a pause in planned interest rate cuts.
The Associated Press on Feb. 19 reported that Fed board...
On Aquidneck Island, the ripple effect of returning to office
Naval Station Newport was on high alert on Feb. 10, but it wasn’t because of a security threat. It was because the base was...
McKee: R.I. small-business owners need to stay the course amid federal...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday urged Rhode Island's small-business owners to stay the course and strategize amid the current federal funding...
Orsted announces new CEO amid ‘fundamental changes’ in renewable energy industry
PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S, the Danish company that's building a wind farm off the Rhode Island coast, announced on Friday that it will be...
PBN summit: No recession, but inflation will stick around through 2025
PROVIDENCE – It is unlikely that President Donald Trump will be able to quickly rein in the sticky inflation that has slowed economic growth...
Senate confirms Powell for 2nd term as Fed fights inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chairman, giving bipartisan backing to Powell's...
Trump’s $2,000 checks all but dead as GOP Senate refuses aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump's push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks was all but dead Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed an alternative...
Brown virus expert ‘frustrated’ by slow vaccine rollout
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, the world-renowned expert on the coronavirus pandemic, said he is frustrated by the slow rollout of COVID-19...
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