Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse

Trump's federal funding freeze fight is back in RI court on Friday. Here's what to expect.

The states ask the court to bar the federal government from withholding what they claim is crucial and planned-for funding as agencies review whether the

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Federal Judge Will Consider Further Blocking Trump Administration From Freezing Funds

A federal judge will consider a request to further block President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars

The Boston Globe · 13h

Federal judge in R.I. to rule on Trump’s funding freeze next week

After hearing arguments Friday, Judge John McConnell Jr. said he will rule within a week on whether to further require the Trump administration to keep federal funding flowing.

The Providence Journal · 10d

Who is Judge McConnell? Meet with RI judge at the center of Trump's spending freeze.

Now McConnell, sitting since 2019 as chief judge of the U.S. District Court, is at the center of a high-stakes legal battle between Democratic states and President Donald Trump’s administration over a federal funding freeze that organizations say is compromising vital work.

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Will Sen. Whitehouse vote to confirm RFK Jr.? 'People just need to kind of chill on that.'

NORTH KINGSTOWN − Rhode Island U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse isn't tipping his hand on how he will vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

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Whitehouse throws cold water on permitting lovefest

The Environment and Public Works Committee's top Democrat said he wouldn't work on a permitting overhaul unless the president ...

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Senator Whitehouse questions legality of Musk’s appointment

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has raised questions about the legality of Elon Musk’s appointment as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, and is demanding answers from the White House ...

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Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha ’98 resigns at Trump’s behest

In a Feb. 17 press release, Zachary Cunha ’98, the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, wrote that he had ...

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Around Newport County: Portsmouth trivia night, Rose Island residency, Neronha talks Trump

Rep. Lauren Carson and Rep. Terri Cortvriend will host an upcoming virtual Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus conversation with ...

Climate impacts raising the costs of home insurance in RI. Here's why.

Experts testify to legislators that insurers are pulling out of coastal areas in RI and raising costs because of risks exacerbated by climate change.

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Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus to host virtual conversation on climate change with Senator Whitehouse

Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) and Rep. Terri Cortvriend (D-Dist. 72, Portsmouth, Middletown) will host an upcoming virtual Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus conversation with U.S. Sen.

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