The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.

Linda Ujifusa, a Portsmouth Democrat, first won election to the Rhode Island Senate in 2022. As a progressive woman, she exemplifies how the General Assembly has changed over the last 10 years.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI was grilled by Democrats while the GOP members made their broad support for him ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection ...

Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting ...

Senate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines ...

The 23 state attorneys general involved in the suit will now draft a temporary restraining order, and the Trump administration will need to respond.

The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.

The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a sweeping directive to pause federal loans, grants and other financial ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island House passed a resolution congratulating President Donald Trump on his ...