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Petition to make Ayanna Pressley Speaker garners 58K+ signatures
A Change.org petition requesting that Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) be named the next Speaker of the House has received over 58,000 signatures as of Thursday evening. The petition, released last Friday, was set up by the Coalition for Speaker Ayanna Pressley, “progressive activists from across the Read More
Unopposed, Mass. Rep. Pressley takes campaign to the states that could decide Congress
Ayanna Pressley has nobody to beat this year, so she's campaigning in Michigan, Minnesota and Tennessee, with Florida next, to help Democrats win back Congress. Read More
Massachusetts elections are not for sale. Vote no on Question 3 | U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Question 3 would make it harder for working-class people to run and win, while giving those with the deepest pockets an even greater advantage. Read More
Question 3 draws big names on both sides of the issue
Former governors Charlie Baker and Deval Patrick announced their support on the same day that Rep. Ayanna Pressley said she was opposed. Read More
'Fascism Is Not on the Rise, We Are Actively Living It Right Now'
Thursday on MS NOW'S "On the Line," Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said "fascism is not on the rise, we are actively living it right now." Host Alicia | Clips Read More
Mass. Rep. Ayanna Pressley unveils historic relief fund bill for Epstein survivors
Ayanna Pressley is backing a first-of-its-kind bill to create a restitution fund for survivors of sexual violence. Read More
New Rep. Ayanna Pressley bill would give money to Epstein victims
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., on Sept. 15 unveiled her new bill that would establish a restitution fund to give money to victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Read More
Rep. Shontel Brown faces online backlash over debunked lynching claims
Rep. Shontel Brown faces backlash for claiming lynchings of Black Americans are rising, joining Rep. Ayanna Pressley in demanding a federal investigation despite cases ruled suicides. Read More
AOC signs on to Pressley's demand for DOJ probe into Black hangings
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ayanna Pressley demand DOJ and FBI investigate hanging deaths of Black Americans, alleging racial terror and modern-day lynchings. Read More
Dems Demand Probe of Black Hangings Ruled Suicides
Nearly 60 Dems led by Ayanna Pressley demand a federal probe into black hanging deaths as "lynching;" officials ruled most cases suicides. Read More
Ayanna Pressley wins Massachusetts 7th district primary unopposed
Rep. Ayanna Pressley is the unopposed Democratic nominee for Massachusetts' 7th district, facing no Republican challenger despite controversies over her finances. Read More
Pressley: SCOTUS a ‘Co-conspirator’ in Undermining Fair Elections
Saturday on MS NOW’s “Alex Witt Reports,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said the Supreme Court has been a “co-conspirator” with the Trump administration in | Clips Read More
Ayanna Pressley: ‘The Confederacy Is Still Alive and Well - That’s All MAGA Is’
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) compared President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement to the Confederacy. Read More
Judge rules in favor of $2B Springfield court contract awarded to political heavyweights, denies injunction request
A judge has ruled in favor of the $2B state contract awarded to a firm co-owned by Ayanna Pressley’s husband and the head of the state’s Convention Center - denying a request for injunctive relief. Read More
Pressley, Trahan endorse Tram Nguyen in Sixth District primary
Ayanna Pressley and Lori Trahan are the first members of the state’s congressional delegation to pick a side in the state’s only open US House primary this year. Read More
Mailer with AOC, Ayanna Pressley 'misleading' in PVD Council race, Rep. says
While the mailer did not claim endorsements from AOC or Ayanna Pressley, both congresswomen decried their use in his campaign. Read More
Judge hears arguments in lawsuit over $2B state contract awarded to politically connected firm
A judge heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit to stop a $2 billion state contract awarded, in part, to a firm co-owned by the head of the Convention Center and Rep. Ayanna Pressley's husband. Read More
Markey and Pressley’s fare-free transit plan falls short
Ed Markey and Ayanna Pressley should reframe their fare-free transit bill as a $25 billion investment in faster, more reliable service. Read More
Ayanna Pressley says Trump Admin, SCOTUS, GOP are all 'fascist'
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) blasted the Trump administration, Supreme Court and GOP, saying they are all “fascist united in their collective harm.” Read More
Rep. Pressley barnstormed Michigan ahead of key US Senate primary. Why the race matters to Mass.
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley spent the weekend in Michigan, where a pivotal U.S. Senate primary previews a Democratic battles brewing in Massachusetts. Read More