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State senators Thursday voted to lower the signature requirements candidates need to make the ballot in certain races while a bipartisan group of office-seekers asked the Supreme Judicial Court for...

Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation have sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to allow its staff to offer verbal recommendations to veterans on the use of...

House Democrats had one chief goal heading into the 2020 election — expose the starkest gap between their party and the GOP. Now that's been turned on its head.The global coronavirus pandemic that...

Five members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation called on state leaders to pass a universal vote-by-mail law in advance of fall elections during a press conference Thursday."We know the...

At 6 p.m. April 16, Rep. Katherine Clark will host a telephone town hall discussion about how individuals and families can support the mental health needs of themselves and their loved ones during...

The FBI assesses hate crime incidents against Asian Americans likely will surge across the United States, due to the spread of coronavirus disease … endangering Asian American communities," read a...

MaryLou Beaver loves her job. She's spent her 35-year career teaching and advocating for young children. Today, she directs her own child care center."I'm home," said Beaver, who directs the...

Open your window, stand on your balcony and clap.The rounds of applause for health care workers, first responders and grocery store employees that have echoed through cities across the globe came to...

A congresswoman is calling on the government to end a policy prohibiting Washington, D.C. from legal marijuana sales, arguing that the jurisdiction is in particular need of tax revenue from cannabis...

Representative Katherine Clark of Melrose criticized Republican House leaders Thursday for opposing the coronavirus aid package unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi."These are not partisan issues....

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on an emergency aid package related to the growing coronavirus outbreak, with a focus on relief for employees and protections for...

Yesterday, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-08), Congressman David McKinley (R-WV-1), Congressman Glenn Thompson...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., about the aid package that Democrats are working on in response to coronavirus...

There are 41 Massachusetts residents who have tested positive for the new coronavirus, COVID-19.Gov. Charlie Baker will hold a briefing Tuesday to update the preventative steps the state is taking...

ORLANDO, Fla. — No age group was undercounted as much during the last once-a-decade census as children under 5, researchers say. Sesame Street is hoping to use Count von Count to change that.The...

It's only a matter of time before we see a woman in the White House, Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, told an audience of students, staff, and faculty at Northeastern...

WASHINGTON?-?This week, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) [far right] held the House Democratic Leadership's weekly press conference?where they...

WASHINGTON — On February 28, the Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Representative Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement which was entered into the Congressional...

Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Representative Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the U.S. House of Representatives in passing the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, a strong legislative...

Democrats on a House Appropriations Committee subpanel pressed Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson Wednesday on his department's proposal to slash funds for...