Category: Washington DC

November 1, 2025

Rhode Island Leaders React to Judge McConnell Reinstating SNAP (Complaints Included): Plaintiff Bonnie Piekarski of The Milagros Project, Congressman Seth Magaziner (Video Statement), Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and More!

Two near simultaneous court decisions … one from Massachusetts … another from Rhode Island … have apparently have the force of law to prompt the Trump Administration to use an existing surplus to fund SNAP. While we…

October 7, 2025

Congressional Check In! Recent Communications from Rhode Island Congressmen Magaziner & Amo

These Posts represent direct communications/press releases from the respective Congressman’s Congressional Office Ranking Members Thompson, Magaziner, and Correa Condemn Trump Administration for Diverting Counterterrorism Agents to Suppress Free Speech Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on…

October 6, 2025

Human Rights Watch: Yemen-Houthis Arrest Dozens Commemorating National Holiday

Arrests Amount to Arbitrary Detention, Enforced Disappearances Press Advisory: Human Rights Watch Houthi authorities arrested dozens of people in the last week of September 2025, as they have in past years, for peacefully celebrating or posting on social…

September 26, 2025

Congressmen Magaziner & Amo Join Health Care Leaders to Call for Urgent Action to Address Health Care Affordability Crisis

Representatives from Health Care, Nursing, Hospitals & Health Insurance Providers Join the Rhode Island House Delegation in a Joint Appearance From the Offices of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner & Gabe Amo Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo…

September 20, 2025

Rhode Island First District Congressman Gabe Amo Issues Statement on Dueling Charlie Kirk Resolutions: Opposition to House Resolution 719 & Sponsorship of House Resolution 746

Representative Gabe Amo has risen in opposition to House Resolution 719, authored by House Speaker Johnson, and instead, sponsored House Resolution 746, authored by Representative Marc Veasey, of Texas. Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on H….

August 14, 2025

The Gabe Amo Congressional Update: Netanyahu in Gaza / Trump’s “Deal” Between Armenia & Azerbaijan / Amo Tours Rhode Island Veterans Home Amidst Trump’s Attacks on Those Who’ve Served / Amo, Ross Lead 88 Democrats in Opposing Trump’s Cuts to EPA Office Keeping Americans’ Air Clean and Water Safe

From the Office of Congressman Gabe Amo – Rhode Island Congressional District 1 Amo Statement on Netanyahu’s Planned Occupation of Gaza City “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must halt his planned occupation of Gaza City. As several Israeli military leaders have suggested,…

July 21, 2025

ACLU of Rhode Island: Broad Nationwide Coalition Sues in Rhode Island to Block Trump Administration’s Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants

From The Rhode Island Chapter of the Amercian Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) New Certification Requirements Threaten Critical Services for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors, LGBTQI+ Youth, and Unhoused Communities Local Woonsocket-Based Non Profit Community Care Associates Is a Plaintiff…

July 6, 2025

ICYMI: Amo Joins MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’ to Ring Economic Alarm About Trump’s Tariffs and Big, Ugly Bill

In an appearance on MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’, Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo sounded off to ring the Economic Alarm about Trump’s Tariffs and the “Big, Ugly Bill”. “Amo shared how Rhode Island manufacturers are hurt by Trump’s dangerous economic policies“…

July 6, 2025

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Should Press US on Immigration Policies-Human Rights Watch

90 Rights Groups Write Soccer Leaders Over Rights Risks For 2026 World Cup FIFA, the world soccer governing body, should press the Trump administration to reverse immigration policies that create serious human rights risks around the 2026 World Cup,…

June 7, 2025

Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ & Global Media Leaders Call for Urgent, Unrestricted Access to Gaza for Journalists

A Statement From The Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ & Global Media Leaders Call for Urgent, Unrestricted Access to Gaza for Journalists More than 130 global leaders of news and press freedom organizations called on world leaders, governments,…

May 3, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Repeal The Alien Enemies Act

1798 Law Incompatible with Human Rights, Refugee Law From: Human Rights Watch The Trump administration is the first in US history to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 outside a context of a declared war. The…

April 21, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Haiti-Escalating Violence Puts Population at Grave Risk

Urgent International Action Needed as Transitional Government Loses Control From: Human Rights Watch Increasing violence in Haiti by criminal groups and clashes with “self-defense” groups are contributing to the dangerous insecurity facing the country’s population, Human Rights Watch said today….

April 21, 2025

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Issues Safety Advisory for Journalists Traveling to the United States

From The Committee to Protect Journalists: The Committee to Protect Journalists today released a safety advisory covering a wide range of digital, physical, and legal tips aimed at journalists and media workers who plan to visit the United States….

March 25, 2025

Flash: Magaziner’s Bill to Combat Transnational Repression on US Soil Passes Through Subcommittee

From The Office of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner: Magaziner’s Bill to Combat Transnational Repression on US Soil Passes Through Subcommittee Today, the Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence approved U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s (RI-02) Strengthening State and…

March 24, 2025

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Denounces Israel’s Killing of 2 More Gaza Journalists in Return to War

Statement for the Office of The Committee to Protect Journalists – March 24, 2025 The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday’s killing in Gaza of Palestinian reporters Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour by the Israel Defense Forces…

March 21, 2025

Update: Congressman Seth Magaziner In The News! March 21, 2025

From The Office of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner: Ranking Members Thompson & Magaziner Statement on Trump Administration Scaling Back Domestic Terrorism Focus Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Seth Magaziner…

March 12, 2025

Update: Congressman Seth Magaziner In The News! March 12, 2025

Statements From The Office of Congressman Seth Magaziner Magaziner’s Statement on Mass Layoffs at Department of Education Today, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced plans to lay off thousands of employees,…

March 6, 2025

Statement-Congressman Gabe Amo: “America First is rapidly turning into Putin First & America Alone”

Congressman Amo participates in today’s Europe Subcommittee hearing titled “Bridging the Gap: Turkey Between East and West” Vice Ranking Member defends foreign aid for Armenia, calls out Republican silence on Trump siding with dictators over democracy From The Office…

February 26, 2025

Rhode Island Congressmen Magaziner and Amo Reject Republican Budget Proposal-Resolution Passes in Narrow 217-215 Vote

Republicans, in a narrow 215-215 vote, with all but 1 Republican voting Aye, and all Democrats voting Nay, narrowly passed a budget resolution that featured nearly 2 trillion dollars in spending cuts. Republican voting was “disciplined”, despite growing uneasiness with…

February 13, 2025

Rhode Island Congressman Amo: “USAID Didn’t Betray Us, Trump Betrayed Our Nation”

Following President Trump’s Illegal Dismantling of USAID, Vice Ranking Member Amo Advocates for the Agency’s Essential Work at Home and Abroad From The Office of Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo: Today, Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (RI-01) called out the…

February 8, 2025

Statement: Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo Blasts Secretary Rubio’s Failure to Respond

Secretary Rubio missed Amo’s deadline to provide clarity on foreign aid, State Department, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) workforce From The Office of Congressman Gabe Amo: Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (RI-01) released the following statement in…

January 18, 2025

Rhode Island Federal Delegation News: Congressman Gabe Amo to Serve as Vice Ranking Member of House Committee on Foreign Affairs

In a move that signaled his increasing influence on Capitol Hill, and within the Foreign Policy Community, Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo was elected to the office of Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, for the…

January 16, 2025

The Gaza Ceasefire: President Biden’s Speech. The Reactions-From Elected Officials & The Experts!

Reaction to the news of a Gaza ceasefire, as imagined, was swift … and fierce. While Biden Administration supporters universally expressed joy, the reaction from foreign policy observers was more nuanced. Coalition News will continue to add to this roster…