...instant check system, only 62 were referred for prosecution," LaPierre declared in his opening statement.Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) looked up the actual statistic. "In 2012 more than 11,700 defendants were charged with federal...

...above the programs during which they air. The bill is headed to the floor for consideration by the full House; Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is said to be ready to introduce a similar measure in the Senate. Yes, I know how to push mute...

...the investigators, prosecutors and members of the grand jury who heard so much evidence,'' Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse said Tuesday. Young, whose father is the highest-ranking black on the Providence force, was in street clothes...

...amendments under consideration would give consumers a fairer shake in dealing with banks - notably, one from Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, R.I., that would enable states to cap interest rates on residents' credit cards. A slew of amendments seek...

...forward within six days or drop the hold by simply handing off the anonymous hold to an anonymous colleague. Sen Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., aptly calls this "hold laundering." In addition, the six-day period is triggered only when...