Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace
The Trump administration fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace on Monday in its latest effort targeting ...
'Courage is contagious': Dems are outnumbered in Congress. What can they actually do?
All four of Rhode Island's congressional delegates are Democrats who regularly denounce actions taken by President Donald ...
Hegseth Closes Pentagon Office Focused on Future Wars
The Office of Net Assessment opened more than 50 years ago and developed concepts for possible conflict with U.S. adversaries ...
Why is a foot doctor being considered for a seat on RI's embattled coastal council? What we know.
A Barrington foot doctor is on track to fill one of several vacancies on the powerful state coastal council after getting ...
Beware a military that serves at a president’s bidding
Clearly President Trump and his cohorts care little about keeping the military free of extremists and protecting civilians in ...
Putin appears intent on retaking Kursk before revealing his response to US ceasefire proposal
Putin consolidating gains, Witkoff on Moscow mission, Rubio faces angry G7 ministers, shutdown showdown moves to Senate, Gitmo migrant camp empty ...
Trump’s Losses Raise a Question: Should One Judge Set National Policy?
Trial-court judges continue to block the president’s agenda with injunctions that apply across the country. Some ...
Some Republican lawmakers have concerns about Elon Musk and DOGE. Here's what they've said
Facing blowback from constituents fearful of job reductions, some Republicans have begun voicing public concerns about Musk — one of President Trump's most influential advisers — and the swift ...
What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Syria did not have free and fair elections under the Assads, and ruling party elites could not check the leader’s power. When citizens mobilized peacefully in 2011 to oust the Assad regime, loyal ...