Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), senior member of the House Committee on the Judiciary and former impeachment manager today was joined by 40 of colleagues in introducing legislation to bar former President Trump from holding federal office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment of the[Read More…]
Markup follows wave of mass shootings involving assault weapons Editorial Note: “A committee markup is the key formal step a committee ultimately takes for the bill to advance to the floor. Normally, the committee chair chooses the proposal that will be placed before the committee for markup: a referred[Read More…]
Are “Jungle Primaries” the answer to reform the calcified Rhode Island Electoral System? State Representative Arthur “Doc” Corvese (D-55) thinks so. Rhode Island Republican State Chair Sue Cienki begs to differ. In a “Jungle Primary”, primary elections effectively create a runoff between the two candidates who receive the most[Read More…]
From The Center For Disease Control On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new variant, B.1.1.529, as a Variant of Concern and has named it Omicron. No cases of this variant have been identified in the U.S. to date. CDC is following the details of this new variant, first reported to the WHO by South Africa. We are grateful to the South African government[Read More…]
America First Legal (AFL) filed a request for investigation with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) regarding Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s appointment of Viola Garcia, President of the National School Boards Association, to the National Assessment Governing Board. Working for weeks with White House[Read More…]
Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), author of H.Res.24, the impeachment resolution charging President Trump with Incitement of Insurrection, issued the following statement on the importance on holding Steve Bannon in Contempt of Congress ahead of today’s vote on H.Res. 730. “The House must vote to hold Steve Bannon in Contempt of Congress for refusing to answer a Congressional subpoena and in doing[Read More…]
AFL CONDEMNS BIDEN EFFORT TO FORTIFY ILLEGAL DACA PROGRAM DURING A RECORD SURGE OF ILLEGAL MINORS Today, America First Legal Vice-President and General Counsel, Gene Hamilton, responded to the Biden Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rule to “preserve and fortify” the unconstitutional and illegal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.[Read More…]
“We are at a very critical moment in our democracy. There are efforts underway in 47 state legislatures to make it more difficult for people to vote, particularly communities of color and other marginalized communities. It’s the most sacred responsibility we have as citizens of this democracy is[Read More…]
“As you can see below, your support has allowed us to launch some of the most important legal battles for the future of the county — Donald Trump Acolyte Stephen Miller, in a message to his supporters VICTORIES MAJOR LEGAL VICTORY: COURT GRANTS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND CLASS CERTIFICATION IN USDA’S[Read More…]
Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Chair U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) and Co-Chair U.S. Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41) introduced a resolution today to acknowledge and apologize for the mistreatment of and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals who served the United States in the Armed Forces,[Read More…]
LaProv! Save the Date: PVDFest-THE Providence Signature Art Festival to Return September 8-10 
Pre K Parents! Families Can Now Register To Be Notified When 2023-2024 RI State Pre-K Lottery Opens 
ACLU OF RI REPORT DETAILS “ALARMING” RATES OF SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS OF K-5 STUDENTS & “EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH” SUSPENSION RATES OF STUDENTS BASED ON RACE AND DISABILITY 
Mayor Smiley: Moody’s Upgrades City of Providence’s Bond Ratings Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson, led a discussion on Hyderabad Türkiye Syria Saudi Arabia Niger & more at The State Department in Washington, DC The Transcript: MR PATEL: Good afternoon, everybody. I am sorry we are a little tardy today. We’ll try to avoid that as best as we[Read More…]
ACLU OF RI REPORT DETAILS “ALARMING” RATES OF SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS OF K-5 STUDENTS AND “EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH” SUSPENSION RATES OF STUDENTS BASED ON RACE AND DISABILITY From The Rhode Island Chapter of the ACLU: The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the significant number of out-of-school suspensions meted out each[Read More…]
Ned Price, State Department Spokesperson, led a discussion on ROK & Japan, Mexican Kidnappings! Russia .. Türkiye .. Syria! at The State Department in Washington, DC The Transcript: MR PRICE: Good afternoon. Welcome back to all of those who were traveling with Secretary Blinken. Welcome to the week[Read More…]
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