News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In a win for voter privacy, data security, and election integrity, Rhode Island became the fifth state to defeat the Trump Administration in court after a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- With no clear plan, objective, or exit strategy, President Donald Trump chose to initiate two costly, destabilizing international conflicts: a global trade war and a military operation against Iran. In both cases, Trump turned his... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressional Republicans continue to drag their feet as their Republican-only DHS shutdown drags past 61 days. On March 5, Democrats offered a compromise solution to end the shutdown that mirrors legislation that was approved... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to boost public health and further medical research, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo today announced $18,078,715 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate once again debated and voted on a War Powers Resolution to end the war in Iran. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged his colleagues to rein in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a federal jury in Manhattan found that Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, illegally engaged in monopoly-level control over ticketing, venues, and concert promotion at the expense of fans, artists, teams, and the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo announced that Rhode Island is getting a new injection of $26,226,873 in federal aid from the U.S. Department of Housing and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – April 15 is the deadline for tax filing, and with it comes the high season for tax scams. U.S. Senator Jack Reed is warning Rhode Islanders to be wary of any unsolicited text, phone call, or social media post that claims to be from... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – A late World War II veteran from Johnston is being posthumously recognized for his heroic actions as a soldier in combat. Over eighty years after the late Domenic A. Mastronardi, Jr. helped his fellow soldiers liberate Rome, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran: “I welcome this ceasefire,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY); U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Chris Coons... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – After President Donald Trump posted a reckless threat on social media today ominously warning Iran that "a whole civilization will die tonight" unless Iran does “something revolutionarily wonderful,” U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI),... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after NBC News reported that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth personally intervened in the promotion process of more than a dozen senior officers across all four service branches and other outlets reported on a string of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Trump Administration proposed raising the fiscal year 2027 defense budget by 50 percent, to $1.5 trillion, a figure that includes some $350 billion that Trump wants Republicans to pass on a party-line vote outside the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Amidst Republican’s bitter intra-party divide, the U.S. Senate today held a pro forma session and once again gave its unanimous stamp of approval to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding legislation. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after President Trump announced he is replacing Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General with her chief deputy, Todd Blanche, who previously served as Trump’s personal defense counsel and legal go-between to notorious convicted sex... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – One year ago today, President Donald Trump declared April 2 “Liberation Day” and dubiously proclaimed his tariffs would generate “trillions and trillions of dollars” and “make America wealthy again.” Instead, Trump’s sweeping... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – For the second time in less than 48 hours, the Trump Administration lost in a court of law as a U.S. federal court judge from Rhode Island and the First Circuit Court of Appeals both ruled that the Trump Administration has unlawfully... Read More

WASHINGTON DC – In an effort to strengthen affordable housing options for more Rhode Islanders, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that twenty-four Rhode Island cities and towns will receive a total of $27,752,056 in federal funding through the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to safeguard Americans and strengthen homeland security, all one hundred members of the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate unanimously approved a compromise agreement to fund U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)... Read More