News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to crack down on corruption and prevent the swindling of unsuspecting crypto users, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is sounding the alarm about corruption surrounding the Trump family’s cryptocurrency “meme coins” and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, Illinois was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and took the name Pope Leo XIV, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement congratulating and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past three months, the Trump Administration has surged military personnel to the Southwest Border, Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. southern coasts. The Administration has spent nearly $500 billion and engaged tens of thousands... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As hurricane season approaches, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is leading Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm about President Trump’s attacks on the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced that the Trump administration unfroze $251 million in previously announced federal funding to support critical... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of a key Senate vote, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today urged his colleagues to protect Social Security and oppose the confirmation of Frank Bisignano, a downsizing specialist who President Donald Trump nominated to lead the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Following troubling reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk may have misused his White House position and access to drum up private deals in foreign countries for Starlink, his satellite internet service, U.S. Senators Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After the Trump administration issued a 2026 budget proposal that would eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and other federal agencies that support culture, the arts,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued guidance to eliminate large swaths of the general and flag officer positions in the U.S. military. The directive would eliminate the positions for 20% of active-duty four-star generals... Read More

SMITHFIELD, RI – Nearly 79 years after Seaman Second Class Carmine J. Lombardi joined the U.S. Navy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Mr. Lombardi and his family to salute the 96-year old’s military service and present him with medals he earned at... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump tried and failed in his first term to kill federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CBP) but is now taking another shot at undercutting NPR and PBS stations across the country.  Yesterday... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past 100 days, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s tenure at the Pentagon has been marked by sweeping ideological purges, scandals, and the unjustified firings of senior military leaders. On Thursday, U.S. Senator Jack Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help more Rhode Islanders reduce their home energy costs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is getting an additional $2.6 million through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP),... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – According to the Economic Policy Institute, the gulf in pay between CEOs and average workers is 290 to 1. In an effort to ensure that hardworking U.S. taxpayers are not forced to subsidize lavish executive compensation packages while... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - The enormous black cylinders that begin to take shape in the cavernous manufacturing production facilities at Quonset Point provide the United States with an unparalleled strategic deterrent that helps safeguard the nation and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Earlier this month, the Trump Administration abruptly and arbitrarily removed thousands of international students from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Systems (SEVIS) database, which schools and the federal government... Read More

A virtual gallery of 67 works of art from students across Rhode Island can be found here WARWICK, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the winners of his 2025 High School Art Competition to celebrate student artists across the Ocean State.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee led a joint statement in response to the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As President Trump approaches his first 100 days in office at the end of the month, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo gathered in Providence today to highlight the economic... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As President Donald Trump continues to threaten to illegally fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell unless he prioritizes Trump’s political preferences over responsible economic policy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of... Read More