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Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down on comparing US Rep. Ayanna Pressley to 'modern grand wizard' of the KKK
GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy defended his comment comparing Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who is Black, to…
Katie Balevic
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It is 'abundantly clear' student-loan payments should not resume next week if the government shuts down, Ayanna Pressley says
Resuming student-loan payments the same day as a government shutdown is "a recipe for disaster," Re…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley says GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy isn't 'occupying any real estate in my mind' after he compared her to 'modern grand wizards' of the KKK
"The verbal assault lobbied against myself and Dr. Kendi is shameful," Pressley told MSNBC on Sunda…
John L. Dorman
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Kamala Harris might trigger Trump's biggest vulnerability
Donald Trump has criticized women in a way that even some of his Republicans have found to cross a …
Brent D. Griffiths
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All the Democrats who have endorsed Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden after he dropped out
After Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Kamala Harris, a host of Democrats also threw …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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Abortion rights and gun control join the wish list of executive orders that midterm-wary Democrats want Biden to issue ASAP
With the midterms fast approaching and legislative options dwindling, congressional Democrats are a…
Warren Rojas
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Biden considering student loan forgiveness is 'a tremendous victory': Rep. Ayanna Pressley
"Any relief that we can provide people in the midst of unprecedented economic hardship...would make…
Katie Balevic
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley clarifies now-deleted tweet in which she appeared to praise Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars
"My life's work has always been about trauma & healing," Pressley wrote on Monday. "I'm a survivor …
John L. Dorman
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Before Will Smith's slap, Rep. Ayanna Pressley was fighting in Congress for those with alopecia like her and Jada Pinkett Smith
The "Squad" member has pushed legislation to support those with alopecia, an auto-immune disease th…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Ayanna Pressley slams 'far-right majority' Supreme Court for reinstating the Boston Marathon bomber's death penalty: 'State-sanctioned murder is not justice'
The "Squad" member, whose Massachusetts district encompasses most of Boston, is the lead co-sponsor…
Bryan Metzger
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Giving babies $1,000 at birth is an 'unprecedented opportunity for financial security,' Ayanna Pressley and Cory Booker say
Baby Bonds is "exactly the type" of program the economy needs right now, Reps. Pressley and Booker …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Democrats press Biden to fulfill his campaign pledge after Breyer's retirement: 'You promised us a Black woman on the Supreme Court'
Biden pledged during the 2020 campaign to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, a pl…
Bryan Metzger
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Ben Affleck says he ruled out a run for Congress in Massachusetts because Rep. Ayanna Pressley 'would have cleaned my clock'
Affleck said he ultimately never ran because he didn't want to be "glad-handing, begging for money,…
Jake Lahut
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Bernie Sanders blasts Joe Manchin over Build Back Better opposition: 'He's going to have a lot of explaining to do to the people of West Virginia'
"Mr. Manchin says he's representing the people of West Virginia. Why don't you do a poll? ... I tol…
John L. Dorman,Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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The $1.7 trillion student debt crisis was caused by 'deliberate policy decisions' that Biden can reverse with loan forgiveness, Elizabeth Warren says
"Mr. President, labor cares about student-loan debt," Sen. Warren said. She's calling on Biden to d…
Ayelet Sheffey
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These 37 House Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against Israel aid
Despite bipartisan opposition, the Israel aid bill garnered a majority and will be taken up by the …
Bryan Metzger
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These 13 House Democrats voted against a resolution to condemn Iran's attack on Israel
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Republicans were teeing up bills "designed purposefully to incre…
Bryan Metzger
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley deleted a tweet thanking Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars
"Shout out to all the men who defend their wives living with alopecia in the face of daily ignoranc…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Canceling $50,000 in student debt would help Americans whose 'only sin was to be born into a family who couldn't write a check for them to go to school,' Elizabeth Warren says
Borrowers "nonetheless got out there and tried to get an education," Warren told MSNBC. She wants t…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's Education Department just dropped a fresh sign that student-loan payments might not resume in May
The department directed student-loan companies to halt outreach surrounding the payment restart dat…