Tag: White House
Biden administration announces $5B commitment for research and development of computer...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration on Friday announced the investment of $5 billion in a newly established public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and...
CD1 candidates debate Israel, assault rifles, SCOTUS term limits
EAST PROVIDENCE – The conflict in Gaza, abortion, assault rifles and term limits on the U.S. Supreme Court were among the topics debated Friday...
McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a...
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust...
Impact of U.S. defaulting on its debt will be felt globally
WASHINGTON (AP) – If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America's economy would hardly sink alone.
The repercussions...
Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3T over 10 years
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden's upcoming budget proposal aims to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade, according to an...
Survey: R.I. residents trusted state, local governments more than federal in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents had more faith in their state and local governments than they did in federal lawmakers in handling the COVID-19...
18% drop since 2020 in people with reported medical debt
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million – or 17.9% – between 2020...
Jha: Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11 because country...
WASHINGTON – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health who is the White House COVID-19 Response coordinator, tweeted...
FAA lifts ground stop on flights following computer outage
NEW YORK (AP) – Thousands of flight delays and cancellations rippled across the U.S. early Wednesday after computer outage led to a grounding order...
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and...
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