Tag: President Joe Biden
Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The director of the Secret Service said Tuesday she is resigning following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that...
What to know about SAVE, the income-driven plan to repay student...
NEW YORK (AP) – More than 75 million student loan borrowers have enrolled in the U.S. government's newest repayment plan since it launched in...
Providence County declared eligible for federal disaster relief
PROVIDENCE – The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday announced that applications for federal disaster assistance are now available for those affected by the...
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to...
Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan to provide student loan relief for millions of borrowers...
Are you confident in the solvency of local banks following the...
U.S. regulators closed the Silicon Valley Bank in California on March 10 following a bank run.
According to The Associated Press, it is the...
R.I.’s COVID-19 state of emergency one of a few remaining in...
PROVIDENCE – It has been more than three years since the first case of COVID-19 was announced in Rhode Island by then-Gov. Gina M....
Treasury Dept. now taking ‘extraordinary measures’ on debt
WASHINGTON (AP) – The countdown toward a possible U.S. government default is in the offing, and frictions between President Joe Biden and House Republicans are...
1st lease sale to be held for offshore wind on West...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Biden administration will hold the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy on the West Coast, officials said Tuesday.
The Dec....
Judge rules new DACA program can continue temporarily
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of...