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Panic Buttons Torn From Pressley's Congressional Office Ahead of Riot: Chief of Staff
Panic buttons in the congressional office of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., were removed, without explanation, some time before a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol last week, according to her chief of staff. Sarah Groh told The Boston Globe that, during the Jan. 6 riot, she looked for the buttons in the office as she and her colleagues attempted to barricade…
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley's Husband Tests Positive for COVID
The husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., has tested positive for COVID-19 after last week’s lockdown at the Capitol.
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Pressley Recounts Capitol Attack and Discusses Plans for Trump's Second Impeachment
The House has introduced an article of impeachment charging Trump with incitement of insurrection.
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Jingle Bells: Staying in Political Harmony From a Distance
It’s the time of year when politicians on both sides of the aisle come together in harmony for a holiday song with Alison King, a tradition 2020 couldn’t interrupt — for the most part.
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Warren, Sanders Among New England Politicians to Get COVID Vaccine This Weekend
As the United States continues to roll out the Pfizer vaccine for health care workers and nursing home residents, a number of New England politicians said Saturday they have received their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Washington upon the advice of their physicians. Members of Congress received notice at the end of this week from the Office of the Attending...
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Markey, Warren Receive COVID Vaccine
Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren were among a handful of New England politicians who said they received their COVID-19 vaccinations this weekend.
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Baker Spars With Pressley, Rollins Over Coronavirus in Correctional Facilities
Gov. Charlie Baker insisted that Massachusetts’ Department of Correction is doing a “terrific job” keeping coronavirus under control Tuesday, despite arguments from Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins that prisons act as “petri dishes” for spreading it. “They’ve done a terrific job of keeping prisoners and inmates separated, providing them with PPE, sanitization, all that sort of...
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Pressley Campaigns for Biden in NH as Donald Trump Jr. Stumps for His Father
With election day quickly approaching, the campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are focusing much of their attention on New Hampshire. Donald Trump Jr. was in Manchester Thursday hoping to close a 10-point gap in the polls. Trump mocked the idea that his father’s opponent would be considered a moderate. “You’re not a moderate...
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Campaigns for Biden in NH
A new poll from UMass Lowell shows Joe Biden 10 points ahead of Donald Trump in New Hampshire, where Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., campaigned for the former vice president Thursday.
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‘Justice Is Demanded': Mass. Politicians React to Indictment in Breonna Taylor Case
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...
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Former Officer Indicted in Breonna Taylor Case
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.
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Closing the Climate Gap in Black Communities
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.
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Rep. Pressley Criticizes White House School Reopening Plan
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.
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Lawmakers Call for Independent Probe on COVID-19 Outbreak at Chelsea Soldiers' Home
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…
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Baker Unveils Reforms to Holyoke Soldiers' Home
Gov. Charlie Baker announced a series of reforms after an investigation into a coronavirus outbreak that killed dozens at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke.
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Ayanna Pressley Says Mass. Isn't Ready to Reopen, Urges Baker to Re-Evaluate
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...
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Gov. Baker Releases Reopening Plan
Massachusetts is currently in the first of a four-phased reopening plan, unveiled by Gov. Charlie Baker Monday.
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Rep. Pressley Speaks Out on Allegations Against Biden
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...
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Congresswoman Hits Back at Critics Calling Her ‘Mr. Clean' After Alopecia Reveal
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.