Rhode Island

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse defended membership in second club that ‘lacks diversity’ and says he won’t resign – but vows to ‘build a more inclusive membership’ on Wednesday. Whitehouse, 65, belongs to the Ida Lewis Yacht Club of Newport – which he did not identify but was confirmed by the club to Fox News. The news … Read more

Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse comes under fire for dismissing his family’s long-term membership at an exclusive ‘all-white’ beach club as a ‘long tradition in Rhode Island’ despite vowing to take up the issue of diversity with it in 2017 Sheldon Whitehouse and his family have been members of the exclusive Bailey’s Beach Club in Newport for … Read more