Prison Guard Drives Truck Into Crowd of Peaceful Anti-ICE Protesters

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Aug 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 )

100 Million People Affected by East Coast’s Deep Freeze

VERENA DOBNIK / The Associated Press Jan 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 )

15 States and the District of Columbia Challenge Trump Over DACA Decision

Emily Wells / Truthdig Sep 6, 2017 The lawsuit claims the president's move to rescind the immigration program was motivated by discrimination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rhode Island’s Primary Results Show Us How Independents Are Shaping the 2016 Election

Staff / Truthdig Apr 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 )

Live Blog: Trump Sweeps the East Coast Primaries, Clinton Wins All But Rhode Island

Staff / Truthdig Apr 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 )

Bachmann’s Craziest Comments, Ricin Letter Sent to Bloomberg, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 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 )

Same-Sex Marriage Is Coming to the Ocean State

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 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 )

Controversial 2013 NDAA Now Law, Biden’s Awkward Swearing-In Jokes, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Disappointment in Rhode Island

Staff / Truthdig Jun 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 )

Rep. Patrick Kennedy Says He Won’t Run for Re-Election

Staff / Truthdig Feb 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 )

Give Kennedy His Cracker

Staff / Truthdig Nov 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 )

That’s 5 Down, 45 to Go

Staff / Truthdig May 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 )