AYANNA PRESSLEY

In a virtual fashion, mothers will be walking for peace once again on Sunday. The 25th annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace, which will be live-streamed on the necn Facebook page, takes place this Mother’s Day beginning at 9 a.m. The event was founded by Chaplain Clementina Chery, whose son, Louis D. Brown, was murdered as a teenager. Her...

President Joe Biden should help those struggling under crushing student loan debt by immediately canceling up to $50,000 of debt for federal student loan borrowers, Democratic elected officials said Thursday. Biden can make the move by using existing authority granted to him under the Higher Education Act, said U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Massachusetts Attorney...

Attorney General Maura Healey, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley are calling on President Joe Biden to forgive student loan debt up to $50,000 per borrower.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., spent Tuesday morning volunteering at the East Boston Community Soup Kitchen, where she talked about how the American Rescue Plan will help support people who are struggling.

Boston Mayor Kim Janey on Wednesday vowed to increase COVID-19 testing and vaccinations and close racial equity gaps as she was sworn in as the first Black person and first woman to lead the city. In a ceremony at City Hall, Janey struck an optimistic tone, acknowledging the historic nature of her ascension but also the work needed to recover…

To lessen skepticism within minority communities, the Reggie Lewis Center vaccination site has hired a Black site manager, Black doctors, and volunteers and translators from the community.

Boston is on the cusp of having its first woman and person of color as mayor when Marty Walsh moves to Washington, and three declared mayoral candidates for the 2021 election are also women of color.

Lawmakers in Massachusetts participated in a virtual discussion Saturday that focused on racial disparities with COVID-19 vaccination efforts across the country. Sen. Ed Markey hosted the roundtable and was joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, State Rep. Nika Elugardo, and other local leaders. Markey said these are the leaders who have been advocating for equity and accessibility “at…

State and local leaders hosted a roundtable Saturday to discuss racial disparities with vaccine distribution in Massachusetts. Lawmakers say underserved communities need all the resources they can get.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley are helping to lead a push calling on President Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for Americans who have federal student loans. Here’s why they’re doing it, and what it could mean for the country.

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…

The House has introduced an article of impeachment charging Trump with incitement of insurrection.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.