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Dan Driscoll, an Army veteran and businessman, told senators that he would serve as the soldiers’ secretary of the Army, “not ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with President Trump — and determine whether he should be reduced in rank.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary is publicly facing senators for the first time after weeks of questions from Democrats — and praise from Republicans ...

Reid is the third Republican to enter the nomination contest for lieutenant governor. Seven Democrats are seeking their party ...

Electric passenger vehicles created for regional travel over coastal waters are soon going to be built in Rhode Island.

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — Senator Jack Reed will be in North Kingstown to break ground on a new manufacturing facility.

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's ...

Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Hegseth lacks "the character and the competence" to lead the Pentagon. Reed he has voted to confirm the ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

During the confirmation vote for Pete Hegseth in the Senate this week, Senator Jack Reed railed against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary.

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...