WASHINGTON — In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump's Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn't "a racist bone in my body." Two days after Trump tweeted that...
Massachusetts Sends 1st Black Woman to Congress
WASHINGTON — Democrat Ayanna Pressley has completed her quest to become Massachusetts' first black woman elected to Congress. Pressley is also the first African-American to serve on the Boston City Council. She sailed through Tuesday's general election to Congress unopposed, two months after unseating 10-term Rep. Michael Capuano in a...
Pressley's Upset Another Win for Fresh Democratic Voices
BOSTON — Ayanna Pressley is all but assured of becoming the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, the latest example of the Democratic Party's embrace of diversity and liberal politics as the recipe for success in the Trump era. The 44-year-old's upset victory against longtime Democratic Rep. Michael...