Katherine Clark

Congresswoman Katherine Clark secured a new role as the whip for U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday, elevating the Revere resident to the number-two role in her caucus amid a historic changing of the guard. After winning the support of her colleagues behind closed doors, Clark, who is currently assistant speaker, will join Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Congressman...

Clark, D-Mass., currently assistant speaker of the House, is hoping to be minority whip.

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic deputies announced Thursday they were stepping down, a member of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation has stepped forward to help lead the party in the next session. Rep. Katherine Clark announced her bid to be Democratic Whip, a position that assists party leadership in building support for their agenda, in a letter to colleagues,…

Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., talks about the Build Back Better plan, Islamaphobic comments by Rep. Lauren Boebert about Rep. Ilhan Omar, and other issues in Congress.

New England’s mostly-Democratic legislative delegation reacted Wednesday to the news that a Texas law banning most abortions in the state had taken effect after the Supreme Court failed to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. “Let’s be clear about what just happened in Texas,” Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. “The second-largest state in America...

Three members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation visited a Cambridge day care center Wednesday in what was more than just an opportunity to engage with some adorable babies. Reps. Katherine Clark, Ayanna Pressley and Lori Trahan were hosting Cecilia Rouse, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, to call for the passage of the American Families Plan, which…

A proposal to invest in child care, health care and education programs has strong support from members of the Massachusetts delegation.

It was 2014. Katherine Clark had just won her first election to Congress in Massachusetts. “I can remember coming home from Washington and just sitting in the driveway not knowing who to help first,” she said. With three children at home, a father who had suffered a major stroke and a mother with Alzheimer’s, Clark was feeling overwhelmed. She says…

Millions of families will soon start to receive monthly payments through the federal government’s expanded child tax credit, a part of the American Rescue Plan.

Among the provisions of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill are $40 billion for the devastated child relief bill, something Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Katherine Clark highlighted on a tour of a Framingham YMCA Friday.

A Pittsburgh-area man was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday on charges of threatening two U.S. politicians in 2019, including a congresswoman from Massachusetts.

Five-hundred members of Massachusetts’ National Guard are traveling to Washington this weekend. They’ll join tens of thousands of soldiers in the Nation’s capital securing the city for President-elect Biden’s inauguration.

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.

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...

Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5) would move up two slots on the House leadership depth chart if she’s successful in her new candidacy for assistant speaker. Clark announced her bid Tuesday and, if successful, she would move into the top quartet of House Democrats next session. Clark, of Melrose, was elected as vice-chair of the House Democratic Caucus in 2018 and…

As child care centers in Massachusetts continue to struggle to meet the new COVID-19 guidelines for reopening, a congresswoman has introduced a new bill to financially assist them. Somerville child care center owner Sarah Sian is one of the thousands of providers across the state who has been hit hard financially after being closed due to the pandemic. “We operate…

Massachusetts is changing some rules for child care centers after getting feedback from some facilities that they were struggling to meet the new COVID-19 guidelines for reopening.

A Massachusetts congresswoman hosted a roundtable discussion Thursday to discuss a major issue for parents as the state reopens: reopening child care. “The status quo doesn’t work for families, it doesn’t work for providers, and it is not working as supporting our economy,” said Rep. Katherine Clark, whose district includes Cambridge, Framingham and many of Boston’s northern and western...

State leaders, parents and health experts are discussing options for child care as Massachusetts reopens.

The Massachusetts congressional delegation is working to get the word out about what exactly is in the latest $2 trillion relief package.