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A reporters raise their hands, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Washington.
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Politics
Politics
Trump White House Seeks Tighter Grip on Message With New Limits on Press
February 26, 2025
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David Folkenflik
People rally at Health and Human Services headquarters to protest the polices of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Washington.
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Politics
Politics
The Trump Administration Sets the Stage for Large-Scale Federal Worker Layoffs in a New Memo
February 26, 2025
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Chris Megerian | Associated Press
Warwick Democratic Rep. Joseph M. McNamara, center, is between Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi in this August 2024 photo.
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Education
Education
Rhode Island House Passes Bill That Would Include Survey Feedback in Evaluating Schools
February 26, 2025
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Alexander Castro
Members of the Rhode Island judiciary are shown at Gov. Dan McKee’s State of the State address on Jan. 14, 2025.
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Politics
Politics
How Old is Too Old for a Rhode Island Judge to Stay on the Bench?
Bill by Providence senator would set retirement age for judges and magistrates, excluding Supreme Court justices, at 75
February 26, 2025
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Christopher Shea
Darin Tripoli, right, owner of Sunshine Vape LLC, testifies in support of a bill that would partially reverse the state’s ban on flavored vape sales during a State House hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.
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Health
Health
Rhode Island Banned Flavored Vapes on Jan. 1. Some Lawmakers Want to Reverse Course
Familiar arguments over smoking cessation versus teenage tobacco use return to the State House
February 26, 2025
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Nancy Lavin
Rhode Island’s congressional delegation — U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and U.S. Reps. Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo — advocated against indirect reimbursement caps on federally-funded scientific research in a letter released Tuesday.
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Politics
Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Wants Answers From NIH
February 26, 2025
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Alexander Castro
Attorney and former Rhode Island House Speaker John Harwood, right, speaks with Rep. Enrique Sanchez, a Providence Democrat, following a pre-conference trial in Kent County District Court on Feb. 24, 2025. Sanchez faces a misdemeanor DUI charge, a case that has now shifted to Superior Court.
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News & Culture
News & Culture
Former Speaker Harwood Now Represents State Rep Charged with Drunk Driving
February 25, 2025
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Christopher Shea
U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner tours Wood River Health Services in Hope Valley with Wood River CEO Alison L. Croke.
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Health
Health
Rhode Island Health Centers Raise Alarm Over Proposed Medicaid Cuts
U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner vowed to push back on Republican plans during a visit to a South County health center
February 25, 2025
Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md.
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News & Culture
News & Culture
Federal Agencies Still Can’t Agree on ‘What Did You Do Last Week?’ Email
February 25, 2025
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NPR News
Screens show the voting on an amended United States-drafted resolution titled ‘The path to peace’ during the 20th plenary meeting of the resumed General Assembly Eleventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Ukraine at U.N. headquarters in New York.
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Politics
Politics
Rhode Island Sen. Whitehouse Lashes Out at Trump Administration Over U.N. Vote on Ukraine Resolution
February 25, 2025
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Janine L. Weisman
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