AYANNA PRESSLEY

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is among the local politicians reacting to news Wednesday that no police officers are facing criminal charges in direct connection to Breonna Taylor’s death. While one officer was indicted for shooting into apartments next to Taylor’s during the March 13 raid in Louisville, Kentucky, the two other officers who fired inside Taylor’s apartment — including...

A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesday that two officers who fired their weapons at the Black woman were justified in using force to protect themselves.

This series has discussed how African-Americans are disproportionately affected by climate change. We talked to experts, including Rep. Ayanna Pressley, about how to fix that.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is criticizing U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the White House approach on preparing for schools to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Three Massachusetts lawmakers are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly outbreak of COVID-19 at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey and Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker Friday requesting the independent investigation into the outbreak of the new coronavirus at the Chelsea facility. At least 31 veteran residents with…

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a series of reforms after an investigation into a coronavirus outbreak that killed dozens at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley took to Twitter on Tuesday to criticize Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to reopen Massachusetts, saying the state isn’t ready and he should re-evaluate his timeline. “MA isn’t ready to ‘reopen,’” Pressley tweeted Tuesday morning. “Policy decisions that offer a false choice between public health & economic recovery will hurt our communities.” “I urge @MassGovernor to re-evaluate...

Massachusetts is currently in the first of a four-phased reopening plan, unveiled by Gov. Charlie Baker Monday.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley is calling out the weaponization of assault victims in politics in light of a former Senate staffer’s sexual assault allegations against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The Boston Democrat made the comments in a personal essay published Monday, in which she also called for Biden to speak more to the “broken systems” allegations like Tara...

When Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass, opened up about her experience living with alopecia and bared her bald head for the first time last month, her words and reveal led many on social media to cheer for her. But the cheers weren’t universal.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley has announced that she will boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. But the Massachusetts Democrat is still set to provide a counterpoint to it — she is going to deliver the Working Families Party’s rebuttal.

Lawmakers from Massachusetts are joining a chorus of voices demanding answers after an Iranian student was deported from the U.S. despite a court order temporarily staying his removal. U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to Customs and Border Protection Thursday expressing concern that Iranian students are being targeted for additional...

A Northeastern University student was deported from Boston’s Logan airport because he has family connections to a terror group, sources told NBC News.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker apologized Monday after he used the word “rant” to describe remarks from U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley at an event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Pressley, a Boston Democrat, had delivered a speech about inequality and the unfinished fight for civil rights at the 50th annual MLK Memorial Breakfast in Boston. “I’m still an abolitionist, because...

Local and state dignitaries gathered Monday morning for the 50th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Boston Convention Center. Rev. Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church, who presided over the wedding of Megan Markel and Prince Harry, made the keynote address. “Lord be with us to renew our strength and committee with the confidence in our hears…

Local and state officials gathered in Boston Monday morning to mark the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast.

One day after an announcement saying she has alopecia, Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley attended a Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in Boston.

One of Massachusetts’ most widely known members of Congress, Ayanna Pressley, revealed for the first time that she has alopecia and is bald in an interview published Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who two years ago became the first woman of color elected to represent Massachusetts in Congress, on Monday announced her campaign for reelection in 2020. “I’m so proud to announce my campaign for re-election in 2020,” Pressley tweeted. Pressley is one of four progressive lawmakers known as the “Squad,” a group that also includes New York…

Boston-area lawmakers and some 2020 presidential hopefuls belted out a Christmas classic for Alison King’s annual tradition.