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Providence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 13, 2026 · 1m

Rhode Island’s gubernatorial race reaches a fever pitch as Dan McKee and Helena Foulkes clash in tonight’s Democratic primary debate — a must-watch moment for voters. Meanwhile, McKee is poised to name a new Supreme Court nominee, moving beyond Joseph Shekarchi and hinting at a judicial shift. In local news, police dive teams scour waterways in Woonsocket amid an ongoing homicide probe involving a pregnant victim, while a Tiverton man was arrested after a tense domestic violence standoff. Nationally, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces she’ll depart by August’s end, closing…