Rhode Island's congressional delegation is taking a leading role in urging President-elect Donald Trump to stay true to his promises of uniting the country, and fixing the "broken political system." U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, a Democrat, wrote a letter to colleagues requesting Trump rescind his appointment of Steve Bannon to White House Chief strategist. Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News, has "aggressively pushed stories that promote anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and racism," Cicilline wrote in his letter...
Power struggles inside Donald Trump's transition team are hobbling efforts to form a new government -- including what some say is an effort by the president-elect's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to purge the ranks of loyalists to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.