Patrick Kennedy is painting a different – albeit only mildly convincing – picture of his cousin, who is Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Sheldon Whitehouse on Monday downplayed speculation ... and then there’s some very specific things that Rhode Island needs that I want to make sure don’t get overlooked in the Trump ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

Former East End Congressman Lee Zeldin, who championed issues affecting Long Island's coastline as a congressman but has long been critical of federal policies on encouraging electric vehicles and a supporter of President Donald Trump,

Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo wrote a letter to the Trump administration following the president's recent executive orders.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, who will question Kennedy on Wednesday as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, was his friend and roommate at the University of Virginia Law School.

and everything to do with the fact that Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, while not “confirmed as voting for Kennedy” nevertheless “appears to be actively considering it.” Naturally, the reasons why, given the high stakes, are both ...

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, acc

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles. The vote was 56-42 in Zeldin's favor.

Congressional delegation and RIDOT have different views regarding the availability of Washington Bridge funding.

State DOT Director Alviti said the executive orders would halt only “Green New Deal” projects, not the bridge work.