For a long time, the glue that held together the various constituencies of Fall River politics was the Democratic ward committee. The city’s nine ward committees were little outposts of the party with a presence in every neighborhood of Fall River. Each committee had up to 35 members elected from the surrounding neighborhood, many of […]
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‘It’s going to take a lot of work.’ Sheldon Whitehouse on where Democrats go from here
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island cruised to re-election Tuesday, setting the Democrat up for a fourth term in Washington. As of Wednesday afternoon, with 100% of Rhode Island’s polling stations reporting, Whitehouse led Rhode Island state Rep. Patricia Morgan 59.6% to 40.1%, according to unofficial Board of Elections results. Whitehouse, however, is also […]
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R.I. voters approve new bonds for public projects, but nix constitutional convention
Faced with five ballot questions in a high-turnout election, Rhode Islanders authorized more than $343 million in new bonds to fund a broad swath of public projects and declined the opportunity to host a constitutional convention to revise the state’s constitution. Factoring in the interest the state will pay on the bonds over their 20-year […]
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Steve Bannon says feels ’empowered’ after four months in federal prison
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was back to hosting his daily podcast “War Room” just hours after his release from federal prison.
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Trump set to rally at Madison Square Garden in New York days before election
Former President Trump says ‘we are going to win New York’ despite double-digit losses in previous elections.
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Trump’s ex-chief of staff warns his former boss would rule like a ‘fascist’
John Kelly is one of several Trump-era White House officials to publicly criticize their former boss, arguing that Trump is not fit to hold office again.
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JD Vance’s performance has audience of one: Trump, says former debate opponent
Vance’s former Democratic opponent, Tim Ryan, says the Ohio senator is likely to aggressively attack Harris-Walz during the debate Tuesday night to appeal to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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Vance and Walz debate in New York City on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know
The CBS News vice presidential debate will be the only time Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz get to face off ahead of the 2024 election. Here’s what to expect.
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Trump campaign hack traced to three Iranians seeking to disrupt election, DOJ says
The Justice Department unveiled criminal charges against three Iranian hackers who allegedly compromised Trump campaign accounts and sought to erode confidence in the U.S. election.
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How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results
Donald Trump has echoed a new iteration of a conspiracy theory that has taken root in the GOP that falsely claims there is a plan to bring nonwhite immigrants to the U.S. to replace white voters.
