AYANNA PRESSLEY

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.

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…

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...

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...

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joins Primary Source live from Washington to discuss her support for Elizabeth Warren, as well as President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley canvassed Monday for presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, speaking with voters in Boston. Our Nestor Mato was with her.

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...

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…