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Who’s in and who’s out of US foreign policy circles after Republicans lose the midterms?
Foreign policy committees in the US Congress are about to receive a complete overhaul Read More
Reed Wins Sixth Senate Term in Rhode Island by Wide Margin
Democrat Jack Reed wins a sixth term in the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island, defeating Republican Raymond McKay and independent Michael Bahry. Read more. Read More
Calling off livestream of execution was right call, members say
Members of Congress expressed relief Thursday after President Donald Trump overturned a Pentagon plan to livestream the execution of a man convicted of a deadly 2009 shooting spree at a Texas Army base. On Oct. 8, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a broadcast interview, announced the department’s p Read More
Longtime Dem senator fends off progressive revolt in bid for sixth term
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., fended off challenges from his left as the longtime US Senator seeks to extend his three-decade tenure in Congress. Read More
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll steps down after just 18 months
Rhode Island Senator and former Army officer Jack Reed said Secretary Hegseth is "cultivating a culture where dissent is punished." Read More
Jack Reed calls for Hegseth 'reckoning' over civilian casualties in Yemen strikes
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) blamed War Secretary Pete Hegseth for the deaths of 153 Yemeni civilians across three different strikes in 2025. Read More
Trump Rips Sen. Reed Over Obama Iran Deal Comparison
Senator Jack Reed, a Dumocrat from R.I., lied when stating the Deal we just made is not as good as the Obama disaster known as the JCPOA, Trump wrote. Reed is either an outright fraud, or incompetent. Read More
Todd Blanche buried over his Ghislaine Maxwell visit while in hearing: 'The deal was in'
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s visit to meet with jailed Jeffrey Epstein accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, which led to her getting moved to a minimum-security prison last year afterwards, became a flashpoint with Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.With Blanche professing that... Read More
Trump 'Terribly Weakened' Ahead Of Xi Summit Over Iran War, Rising Prices, Jack Reed Says
Sen. Jack Reed voices concerns over Trump's readiness for summit with Xi Jinping amid tensions with Iran and economic challenges. Read More
Iran Situation Made Much Worse by Trump, 'He's Floundering'
On this week's broadcast of "Fox News Sunday," Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) said the Iran conflict had been made worse by the actions of President Donald Trump. | Clips Read More
Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, Senate hears
Senator Jack Reed says at hearing that defense secretary failed to give Trump accurate picture of war in Iran Read More
Hegseth clashes for a second day with Democrats in Congress over the Iran war
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Iran war for a second day, while Senator Jack Reed warned he was “dismantling” trust in the US military. Read More
Reed, Rhode Islanders react to strikes in Iran
Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed said Congress must play a central role as U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran escalate, criticizing the Trump administration for a lack of transparency and a clearly defined strategy. Read More
Senator Jack Reed Responds to Trump's Launch of Military Operations in Iran
Sen. Jack Reed, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized President Trump's launch of major combat operations in Iran as lacking congressional authorization and public support. Read More
Senate passes major policy bill authorizing $900 billion for Pentagon
The Senate voted 77-20 to pass the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act authorizing $900.6 billion in Pentagon spending, with Senate Armed Services ranking member Jack Reed praising the bill's investments in readiness and service members. Read More
Senator Jack Reed Announces Bipartisan NDAA to Enhance National Security and Support Rhode Island Jobs
Sen. Jack Reed announced Senate passage of the bipartisan FY2026 NDAA, highlighting its $900.6 billion authorization, a 3.8% pay raise for service members, and submarine funding that boosts Rhode Island's defense economy. Read More
Who's Who in Defense: Jack Reed, Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)
A profile of Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island as he transitions from chairman to ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee for the 119th Congress, with Sen. Roger Wicker taking the gavel. Read More