Ilana Novick / TruthdigAug 15, 2019
Activists who were sitting at the entry to the detention facility’s parking lot in Rhode Island are shaken but remain as committed as ever. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
VERENA DOBNIK / The Associated PressJan 7, 2018
After struggling through a large and intense snowstorm, the region is facing brutal cold. New Hampshire's Mount Washington has recorded a wind chill of close to 100 degrees below zero. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigSep 6, 2017
The lawsuit claims the president's move to rescind the immigration program was motivated by discrimination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 29, 2016
Sanders' and Trump's victories in the state underscore the importance of voter turnout and the magnitude of the economic anger that is driving independents to support both candidates at the polls. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 26, 2016
Claiming "it's over," Trump turns attention to "crooked Hillary"; Sanders pledges to stay in the race despite Tuesday's drubbing. Take a look at the final results and watch the victors' speeches. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMay 30, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including the likely next head of the FBI is revealed and a governor up for re-election in 2014 gets set to switch political parties this week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 3, 2013
Rhode Island joined the march of progress Thursday when it became the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The decision marks the culmination of a 16-year effort to expand marriage rights in the heavily Roman Catholic state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 4, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including the start of the 113th Congress, the GOP continues its war against women and two more states weigh legalizing gay marriage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 30, 2011
Same-sex couples suffered a bitter legislative defeat in Rhode Island on Wednesday night when a bill allowing only civil unions -- but not marriage -- passed the state Senate, less than one week after New York granted gays and lesbians the right to marry. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 12, 2010
Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, announced in a video released late Thursday that he won't be seeking re-election this year. Kennedy doesn't address the reasons for his decision in his vague video, but he signals his gratitude to the people of Rhode Island and folds in a nice tribute to his dad while he's at it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 23, 2009
The name Kennedy is just about synonymous with American Catholicism, but (at least) one of the brood is publicly feuding with the church. Patrick Kennedy, son of Ted and U.S. representative of Rhode Island, has been forbidden by his bishop to take communion since 2007. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 7, 2009
Hey, everyone -- same-sex marriage is now legal in Maine! Take that, Miss California! There are rumors that New Hampshire may be next, leaving Rhode Island as the last bastion of heteronormativity in all of New England. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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