WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan lost the second round of balloting for House speaker on Wednesday, failing to convince his Republican detractors to support him to replace the ousted Kevin...
MassLive: Jim Jordan loses second vote for U.S. House Speaker. What Mass pols had to say
For a second day, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, failed to secure the votes he needed to become the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The defeat continues to leave the...
Boston Globe: ‘My heart aches’: War between Israel, Hamas roils Mass.; elected leaders decry attacks on civilians
The outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas this weekend has roiled Massachusetts, where there are many local ties to that part of the world. Residents scrambled for updates from family and...
NBC Boston: Local lawmakers react to ‘unconscionable’ and ‘heinous terrorist attacks’ in Israel
Lawmakers in New England are offering their reactions to the unprecedented attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, where Hamas fired thousands of rockets as dozens of fighters infiltrated...
Colorado Newsline: House minority whip joins Rep. Neguse on tour of Marshall Fire rebuilding efforts in Superior
U.S. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark joined U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse in Superior on Friday to tour Marshall Fire rebuilding efforts with affected residents. The Dec. 30, 2021, wildfire was the...
WBUR: How Rep. Katherine Clark whipped the Democratic votes to oust McCarthy as speaker
Radio Boston talks with WBUR senior political reporter Anthony Brooks about the role Massachusetts representatives played in the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy from his position as...
NPR: Will the Democrats help save Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s job?
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a move by conservative Republicans to oust him. NPR's A Martinez asks Minority Whip Katherine Clark how Democrats will respond.--Original story HERE.
Boston Globe: Following crucial vote, Mass. Democrats call for Ukraine funding
Following Saturday's last-minute passage of a stopgap budget bill that will keep the federal government open for little more than a month, the state's all-Democratic congressional...
Yahoo News: ‘Child care cliff’ could see 3.2 million kids lose child care access as federal funds set to expire
Up to 3.2 million children across the U.S. could lose access to their child care if Congress lets federal funding for child care run out this week.Saturday, Sept. 30, is when $24 billion in...
WBUR: Rep. Katherine Clark blasts GOP colleagues as government shutdown looms
The federal government is on track to shut down on Sunday unless a new budget deal is reached. The White House says President Biden has no plans to meet with Republican House Speaker Kevin...
MSNBC: MAGA extremists have hijacked the House
By Katherine Clark, House Democratic Whip"A Republican speaker of the House, Joseph Cannon, once noted: 'A majority can do anything.'"When House Democrats controlled the majority...
New American Journal: A ‘Disaster’ Nears: Millions of Federal Workers’ Paychecks Would Be on Hold in a Shutdown
More than 3.5 million federal employees and military personnel — many in the Washington, D.C., area but also scattered across the states and around the globe — are bracing for another partial...
The Vanguard: House GOP Cancels Crucial Vote on Advancing Stopgap Government Funding Bill
In a significant turn of events on Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives abruptly canceled a critical procedural vote on Tuesday. The vote was slated to determine the fate of a temporary...
Boston.com: As ‘childcare cliff’ looms, thousands of Mass. children could lose access
Thousands of Massachusetts families could lose access to child care at the end of the month without legislative action. Childcare funding from the American Rescue Plan Act is set to expire on Sept....
Boston 25: Child Care Cliff: Thousands of children likely to lose childcare spots with federal funding ending
A "child care cliff" is looming as federal funding is set to expire by the end of this month to keep tens of thousands of daycare centers open nationwide.Those grants went into effect for the...
WBUR: Congresswoman Katherine Clark on motherhood and why she got into politics
U.S. House Minority Whip and Democratic Congresswoman Katherine Clark joins Radio Boston for a candid conversation about growing up at her grandmother's kitchen table, motherhood and why...
Armenian Weekly: U.S. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark to receive ANCA Eastern Region Freedom Award at Gala
Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) is set to be honored with the Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region's prestigious Freedom Award at the 17th annual ANCA Eastern Region...
Common Dreams: To Avert Looming Childcare Disaster, Murray and Sanders Lead Emergency Funding Bill
Sens. Patty Murray and Bernie Sanders on Wednesday led a group of lawmakers in introducing legislation that would avert a fast-approaching disaster by approving $16 billion in emergency...
ABC: With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more money
Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation's child care industry afloat, saying thousands of programs are at risk of closing when federal pandemic relief runs out...
The Hill: Joy Lee: Deputy communications director, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
Joy Lee departed college with a journalism degree and an eye on broadcast reporting. Instead, she found her way to Capitol Hill — and Democratic leaders have been grateful ever since. As deputy...