All articles tagged with #ayanna pressley
Rep. Ayanna Pressley endorsed Cori Bush in the Missouri primary, breaking with House Democratic leadership for the second time this cycle. The move highlights growing tensions between progressive and moderate wings of the party, particularly regarding Israel policy and corporate influence. Bush faces incumbent Wesley Bell in a Tuesday contest that mirrors similar insurgent-versus-establishment dynamics in Michigan.
A dead body was found Saturday at a two-unit rental property on Malta Street in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood, owned by Conan Harris, husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley. Police described the scene as a death investigation. Neighbors said the home had been raided by police two months earlier and housed tenants, including teenagers; the property was listed for sale. Pressley’s spokesperson offered condolences, and Harris has a prior 10-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. The report notes Pressley’s role in the progressive “Squad” and her asset disclosures, but centers on the death investigation at the home connected to her husband.
Boston homicide detectives are investigating a dead body found near a Mattapan home owned by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s husband; police responded to an 'investigate person' call at 25 Malta St. around 1:52 p.m., with few details released.
Boston police are investigating a death at a Mattapan rental home owned by Conan Harris, husband of U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley. Responders were dispatched after an investigate-person call at 25 Malta St.; the property is owned by Harris and not the couple’s residence. No detailed information has been released as the probe continues, and Pressley’s office has offered condolences.
GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy defended his remarks comparing Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley to the KKK, stating that her comments about the importance of being a voice for one's race were divisive and had the same spirit as the KKK. Ramaswamy argued that his intention was to provoke an open and honest discussion about race in the U.S., while Pressley's team called his comparison intentional and deeply unacceptable.
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stands by his comments calling Rep. Ayanna Pressley part of the "modern KKK" during a campaign stop in Iowa. Ramaswamy argues that his remarks were meant to provoke an open and honest discussion about racial issues in America. Pressley, the first Black woman elected to represent Massachusetts in Congress, responded by calling the comments harmful. Ramaswamy continues to defend his comparison, stating that it is about judging individuals based on their skin color and limiting their freedom of expression.
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stands by his comments calling Rep. Ayanna Pressley part of the "modern KKK," accusing her of racism and comparing her to "modern grand wizards" of the Ku Klux Klan. Pressley's team called the comments harmful, but Ramaswamy insists on the need for an open and honest conversation about race in America, despite facing criticism for his divisive rhetoric.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, responded to Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's comment labeling her as part of "the modern KKK." Pressley's team called the comment "backwards and harmful" and accused Ramaswamy of engaging in bad-faith attacks. Ramaswamy's campaign spokesperson defended the comment, stating that Pressley's views on racial equity were racist. The comment was made during a campaign stop in Iowa, where Ramaswamy criticized progressives for not appropriately supporting racial equity.
Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley has joined the growing calls for California Senator Dianne Feinstein to resign, citing her absence from Senate votes due to shingles as impacting her ability to do the job. Feinstein has already announced she will not run for re-election in 2024, but has so far pushed back on calls for her to resign. If she does step down, California Governor Gavin Newsom would appoint her replacement until the 2024 election.
Steve Kerrigan has been elected as the new chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, with a focus on boosting voter turnout among younger voters, increasing multilingual outreach, and getting more involved in contested down-ballot races. Kerrigan also wants to hold elected officials more accountable to the party’s more progressive platform. Kerrigan takes the reins as Democratic voter enrollment in the state continues to decline, falling to just under 29 percent of registered voters from nearly 36 percent a decade ago.
The Biden administration's support for reinstating the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted of helping to carry out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, has sparked debate over the use of capital punishment. Massachusetts abolished capital punishment in 1984, and public sentiment is against it in the state. Legal experts remain perplexed over the administration's decision to argue in favor of the death penalty, despite President Biden's promise to end it at the federal level. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley has called for the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act to end the federal death penalty in America and write its abolishment into law.