President Trump announced Tuesday that federal workers can accept a buyout to resign. How many government employees are in Rhode Island?

The 23 state attorneys general involved in the suit will now draft a temporary restraining order, and the Trump administration will need to respond.

A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots.

The resolution was defeated 21-14 after a trio of Senate Democrats denounced the culture of law-breaking and dehumanization they attributed to Trump.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island House passed a resolution congratulating President Donald Trump on his inauguration. The resolution is usually passed every four years congratulating the president and vice president. It outlined key components including border security, energy independence, and America First foreign policy.

President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to pardon defendants charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

A federal judge said he'll likely grant an order barring agencies from withholding federal funds, even though a memo directing the freeze has been rescinded.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell said statements from the White House had undercut its attempt to rescind the memo ordering the spending freeze.

U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the Trump administration from implementing it for now. A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal aid programs, ruling that the courts need more time to consider the potentially far-reaching ramifications of his order.

Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump's health secretary.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles. The vote was 56-42 in Zeldin's favor.

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, acc